A robust family of silicon carbide semiconductor devices from Wolfspeed is available with design support from Richardson RFPD. According to Wolfspeed, the E-Series line of SiC MOSFETs represents the industry’s first automotive-qualified, PPAP-capable and humidity-resistant MOSFETs.

A 10W hybrid GaN module from MACOM Technology Solutions is available at Richardson RFPD with full design support. The MAMG-100227-010 is a broadband, two-stage GaN-on-Si hybrid power amplifier module in an air-cavity laminate package.

Availability and full design support capabilities for a versatile low noise amplifier from MACOM Technology Solutions has been announced by Richardson RFPD. The MAAL-011129 is an easy-to-use three-stage low noise amplifier with high gain and broadband 50Ω match.

Availability and full design support capabilities for an evaluation board for wireless power transfer applications from GaN Systems is announced by Richardson RFPD.The GSWP050W-EVBPA evaluation board is designed to support and expedite the innovation of wireless power transfer systems.

A silicon carbide module from Wolfspeed is available at Richardson RFPD with full design support capabilities. Wolfspeed developed the XM3 power module platform to maximise the benefits of SiC, while keeping the module and system design robust, simple and cost-effective.

Availability and full design support capabilities for a portfolio of skived fin heat sinks from Wakefield-Vette has been announced by Richardson RFPD. These standard copper and aluminium skived fin heat sinks offer an alternative to extruded heat sinks for applications that require a thin fin density that cannot be achieved with extrusion technology.

Availability and full design support capabilities for an ultra-low noise amplifier from WanTcom have been announced by Richardson RFPD. At +12V DC operation, the unconditionally-stable WBA0180210A offers 0.27dB noise figure, with 27dB of gain and +10dBm P1dB.

Richardson RFPD has launched GaN & SiC for Power Electronics Tech Hub, a microsite featuring the latest news on gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) innovations, news and product releases. The microsite offers a robust library of GaN and SiC new product features and technical resources, including white papers and videos, as well as links to online purchasing and the option to sign-up for product updates via email.

Availability and full design support capabilities for a new family of 650V GaN E-HEMTs from GaN Systems has been announced by Richardson RFPD. The GS-065-0xx-1-L devices are ideal for low power applications, including charging, power supplies, lighting and appliances.

Availability and full design support capabilities for a new power amplifier from Microsemi have been announced by Richardson RFPD. The MMA053AA is a gallium arsenide (GaAs) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) pHEMT distributed power amplifier die that operates between DC and 8GHz.

Availability and full design support capabilities for a new ultracapacitor cell from Maxwell Technologies have been announced by Richardson RFPD. The Maxwell 3-volt (3V), 3400-farad (3400F) cell has been designed to be the highest energy, highest power workhorse of its ultracapacitor portfolio.

Availability and full design support capabilities for a new modular software-defined radio (SDR) kit from Analog Devices has been announced by Richardson RFPD. The ADI-DPD-DEVKI is a small cell development kit with a scalable RF front end board. It is optimised for FDD-LTE Bands 14 and 28 but scalable to other bands and configurations. 

Availability and full design support capabilities for a new tuneable bandpass filter from NewEdge Signal Solutions have been announced by Richardson RFPD. The SAX270 electronically-tuneable bandpass filter is designed for the extended UHF band in tactical communications applications.

The mangOH open source platform from Sierra Wireless is available from Richardson RFPD with full design support. The mangOH Red boards are reference designs built specifically to bring interoperability between various cellular sensor, wireless and wired technology providers.

Availability and full design support capabilities are for two evaluation boards from GaN Systems have been announced by Richardson RFPD. The power amplifiers are designed for the growing wireless charging market and feature gallium nitride (GaN) technology that enables smaller, lighter, lower-cost, and more efficient power systems.

Richardson RFPD has become an adopter member of the LoRa Alliance. The nonprofit technology association promotes and collaborates on an open, global standard (LoRaWAN) for low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) IoT connectivity.

A 4G/LTE embedded cellular module from Sierra Wireless is available from Richardson RFPD with full design support capabilities. The EM7565 offers global 4G/LTE coverage on 24 LTE bands. It provides uplink speeds up to 150Mbps, downlink speeds up to 600Mbps, and support for carrier aggregation and 256 QAM.

Availability and full design support capabilities for a diode for MRI applications from MACOM Technology Solutions has been announced by Richardson RFPD. The MADP-009989 diode was designed to protect MRI receivers from high RF energy fields, including long RF pulses and RF spike pulses present in most MRI machines.

A multi-function RF receiver and multi-function RF transmitter from Analog Devices is in stock at Richardson RFPD. The ADRV9008-1 is a highly-integrated, dual RF, agile receiver offering integrated synthesisers and digital signal processing functions.

Availability and full design support capabilities for a new series of gate driver modules from Tamura have been announced by Richardson RFPD.  The DM Series of gate driver modules features built-in DC-DC converters and drive circuits, making it possible to drive using only a few external components.