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This section provides an overview for double balanced mixers as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 9 double balanced mixer manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked double balanced mixer companies as of December, 2024: 1.Bracke Manufacturing, LLC, 2.Rimarck, 3.Marki Microwave.
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Double-balanced mixers are a type of passive mixer circuit.
A mixer circuit is generally a circuit that outputs the multiplied value of two different frequency signals, with the sum and difference frequencies of the two signals as its output signal components. Double-balanced mixers are also called DBMs, from the English acronym, or double-balanced modulators. Double-balanced mixers have a two-input, one-output configuration for the mixer circuit and consist of two transformers and four diodes.
Double-balanced mixers are often used in modulation circuits for wireless communications as mixer circuits. In recent years, wireless communications, including smartphones, have become increasingly popular, and modulation by mixer circuits plays an important role in wireless communications.
The mixer circuit consists of only a diode and a transformer and can be operated with a relatively simple mechanism. By changing the direction of inputs and outputs, it can be used as either the receiving side or the transmitting side of a modulation/demodulation circuit.
Double-balanced mixers are mixer circuits, generally used as multipliers, that consist of two inputs and one output, and output the sum and difference of the frequencies of the two input signals.
If the frequencies of the two input signals are f1 and f2, respectively, the output signal frequencies are f1+f2 and f1-f2 (when f1>f2). When using double-balanced mixers as a modulation circuit, if f1 is the carrier wave and f2 is the low-frequency signal, an amplitude modulation signal in which f2 is superimposed on f1 can be output.
The mechanism by which the two sum and difference frequencies are output is as follows: When two frequencies f1 and f2 are used and α = 2πf1 and β = 2πf2, multiplication of the two single frequencies yields the following equation.
sinα×sinβ=1/2{cos(α-β)-cos(α+β)}
Here, α-β=2π(f1-f2) and α+β=2π(f1+f2), indicating that the frequency components are divided into a sum and a difference. Therefore, when the two AC signals are input and multiplied by the mixer circuit, the sum and difference of the input frequencies are output.
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Incorporated in 1965, Analog Devices, Inc. designs, manufactures, tests, and markets integrated circuits (ICs), software, and subsystems that leverage analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing technologies. The company provides data converter products, power management and reference products for power conversion, driver monitoring, sequencing, and energy management applications in the automotive, communications, industrial, and high-end consumer markets. In addition, the company provides digital signal processing and system products for high-speed numeric calculations. It serves clients in the industrial, automotive, consumer, instrumentation, aerospace, and communications markets.
Narda-MITEQ, founded in 1953 as Nassau Research & Development Associates (Narda) and currently a subsidiary of J.F. Lehman & Company, is an American manufacturer headquartered in Hauppauge, New York, specializing in radio frequency (RF) and microwave products. Catering to both commercial and military applications, the company offers both active and passive components, including microwave and RF products and sub-systems, as well as adapters, power dividers, and waveguide products. The company also offers products for satellite communication (SATCOM) and hardware for space-flight missions. Moreover, the company supplies integrated microwave assembly (IMA) products and subsystems, as well as customized components, assemblies, and systems.
Marki Microwave Inc., founded in 1991, is an American manufacturer headquartered in Morgan Hill, California, developing performance shattering radio frequency and microwave components. The company's broadband microwave products support multiple form factors such as bare die, connectorized, and surface mount solutions for radio frequency block diagrams. Some of its featured products include double-balanced mixers and surface mount limiters. The company has also expanded its business by acquiring Precision Millimeter Wave LLC. to engage in the waveguide industry.
Pasternack headquartered in Irvine, California, is part of the Infinite Electronics family of brands, established in 1972 by Murray Pasternack, as a supplier of RF and Microwave components. The company retails various types of products, including connectors, switches, cables, couplers, and filters. They have over 40,000 in-stock products and have partnered with 19 international distributors serving customers in over 35 countries. The company offers contract assembling, where they assemble custom Cables for same-day shipping. The company earned the ISO 9001 certification in 2015 and offers expert technical support and 24/7 customer service.
Sagami ELEC Co Ltd, established in 1956 at Yokohama, Japan is a manufacturer of electronic components for various inductor coils. The company since inception specializes in manufacturing various advanced coils for inductors and transformers and AC/DC converters. Some of their products include SMD power inductors, metallic magnetic inductors, Wire-wound chip inductors, ZETA transformers and Pulse drive transformers for automotive equipment. These electronic components find multiple applications in TV & monitor, portable audio, camera, car navigation and Smartphones.These equipment come with enhanced performance, firm lifespan, magnetic flows and uninterrupted power supply to the sources.
NXP was established in 2006 as a spinoff from Phillips and is headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The company is a co-founder of NFC communication and designs and manufactures semiconductors that serve the automotive, industrial, mobile, and smart home industries. The company’s automotive products include driver assistance transceivers, sensors, and security systems. For industrial markets, the company produces RFID readers, processors, and microcontrollers. For communication infrastructure, the company produces RF mixers, diodes, and low-noise amplifiers for wireless LAN networks. The company also produces peripherals, power management chips, communications chips, and interface devices.
Emhiser Micro-Tech was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Nevada, United States, as a supplier of ceramic resonator VCOs designed for narrow-band applications with very low phase noise. EMT persistently challenges the conventional practices linked to commercial VCO producers by creating, manufacturing, and promoting a product that ensures comprehensive quality, dependability, and customer contentment. The organization acknowledges the challenges inherent in the customer experience and is engrossed in delivering customer service, fostering loyalty, and offering a dependable product.
Ranking as of December 2024
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bracke Manufacturing, LLC |
23.3%
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| 2 | Rimarck |
14.0%
|
| 3 | Marki Microwave |
11.6%
|
| 4 | Pasternack |
11.6%
|
| 5 | L3 Narda-MITEQ |
9.3%
|
| 6 | NXP Semiconductors |
9.3%
|
| 7 | Analog Devices, Inc. |
9.3%
|
| 8 | Emhiser Micro-Tech |
7.0%
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| 9 | SAGAMI ELEC CO., LTD. |
4.7%
|
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the double balanced mixer page as of December 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
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*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
|
United States of America
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4 | 57.1% |
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Netherlands
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2 | 28.6% |
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Japan
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1 | 14.3% |
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