Published date: 16 August 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 4 September 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

Location of contract

TW11 0LW

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_216832/792282

Published date

16 August 2019

Closing date

4 September 2019

Contract start date

30 September 2019

Contract end date

30 September 2020

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The E-band 1.35 mm coaxial connector has been recently introduced to support applications like 5G and 77 GHz automotive radar sensors. However, there is currently no traceability established for E-band connector measurements. This project will go beyond the state of the art by establishing both dimensional traceability and electrical traceability for E-band connector measurements, allowing industry to perform traceable measurements with known uncertainty.

This new 1.35 mm coaxial connector is designed to exploit the WR12 60 - 90 GHz frequency range. This connector is currently being standardised by International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for use up to 90 GHz. Establishment of measurement traceability is needed to accelerate the adoption of E-band connectors.

The NPL's current VNA setup, a PNA-X with a 1.85 mm connector, can measure s-parameters at a maximum frequency of 67 GHz. Therefore, the WR12 Vector Network Analyzer Extender Heads are an essential purchase for this project, as they will enable our PNA-X to operate in the full 60 to 90 GHz band. They can also be used in the antenna extrapolation range with our LO/IF distribution unit to perform antenna gain, polarisation and pattern measurement.

These heads are required to be compatible with the Keysight PNA-X, which will interact with the heads to access and measure at the frequencies in the E-band.

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About the buyer

Address

National Physical Laboratory, Hampton Road
Teddington
TW11 0LW
England

Email

charley.choules@npl.co.uk