en.Wedoany.com Reported - At IMS 2026, Mini-Circuits demonstrated RF and microwave technologies covering high-power signal generation and quantum computing applications, highlighting the use of its amplifiers, frequency conversion solutions, and RF building blocks in test, measurement, communications, and quantum computing systems.

At the booth, Product Manager Khawar Hanif demonstrated an S-band upconverter for RF signal generation, integrated with a GaN power amplifier. The demonstration signal chain was built entirely from Mini-Circuits components: the system receives a 1 GHz intermediate frequency (IF) signal, upconverts it using a 4.1 to 4.5 GHz local oscillator, and then drives the integrated GNA-63 GaN power amplifier. This platform delivers over 6 W of output power across its operating range with consistent performance, supporting frequency coverage from approximately 110 MHz to 6 GHz. Hanif noted that a complete solution is being developed as a single-board PCB platform to simplify evaluation and integration, and revealed that future versions aim to achieve output power up to 10 W and even 40 W in additional frequency bands. The GNA-63 is a gallium nitride power amplifier designed for efficient, high-power RF amplification, suitable for signal generation, test systems, and microwave applications requiring broadband performance.

Global Marketing Manager Angelo Andres used a 3D model of a superconducting quantum computer to showcase the company's RF and microwave solutions in the quantum computing field. In the demonstration, Andres explained the complete RF infrastructure required from room-temperature control electronics to the cryogenic environment where qubits operate. He highlighted the product portfolio for quantum computing applications, including connector-style RF and microwave components, surface-mount devices, amplifiers, attenuators, filters, cables, power dividers, custom RF assemblies, integrated subsystems, and rack-mount solutions. These products are used to generate, route, condition, and measure the microwave signals required for qubit control and readout. Mini-Circuits also provides specialized solutions for quantum computing developers, addressing the wide temperature variations in cryogenic quantum systems with low noise, high isolation, phase stability, and reliable operation.