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Pulse Research Lab is an independent lab
established in 1990 by David Kan. Its main goal is to
provide high performance yet affordable
Mini Modular Instruments and
prototyping tools to
professional electrical engineers, physicists and technicians for design, testing, and
prototyping. With this goal in mind, PRL's product development adheres to a few key
guiding principles:
- Focused Functionality:
With corporations becoming more cost conscious, engineers
and physicists are authorized to pay for only what they need. PRL's product line consists
of mainly single-function, instrument-like
Mini Modular Instruments, each performing an
instrument-like function but at the cost of a component. Thus, PRL can offer a self-contained,
Dual Channel 3 GHz Frequency Divider module for under $600, a
1 GHz, 1:4 ECL
Fanout Buffer for under $700, a dual channel,
300 MHz ECL to TTL Level Translator for
around $400, etc. PRL is about cost efficiency and high performance laboratory
tools.
- High Performance:
Electronic design will continue to demand going faster and cheaper with less
power and less noise. PRL's expertise has been just that since the inception of
Pulse
Instruments Co. (our parent company) over 20 years ago. Our Custom Circuit Kits have plated-through holes and
ground planes on the component side for reliable, low impedance connections,
50 Ω
microstrip
transmission lines for impedance matching, extruded aluminum enclosures for shielding and
model-specific end plates. These custom circuit kits have been used successfully for
producing circuits with sub-nanosecond rise times. Many of our
MMI's can be clocked in the
GHz range and have output rise times less than 120 ps. PRL is about high speed.
- Convenience:
PRL’s products are designed to enhance your ability to do creative brain work. For
example our Custom Circuit Kits
are complete, with an extruded aluminum enclosure, a printed circuit board with ground plane on the
component side and plated through pads on 100-mil centers, PC-mount I/O connectors, a
power jack with mating cable, two model-specific end plates and mounting
screws. You don't
need to drill holes for mounting connectors, make boxes for shielding sensitive circuits,
or wrap foil around bare boards for high frequency applications.
- Innovation:
Our customers tell us, "That's the best idea I've
heard in twenty years." We listen to our customers and provide solutions. PRL is
about solving problems.
Here at PRL, we continue to search for new and exciting
ways to make your time more productive. Please stop by often, as we will have new products
coming out frequently. We hope to become your favorite source for solutions, so please
help us by providing feedback. Some of our best products have come from ideas submitted by
customers. If you have a problem, it's likely that lots of other engineers have a similar
problem. We can help.
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