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3-stage GaAs amplifier operates from 80 to 100GHz
A new power amplifier from M/A-COM Technology Solutions is available at Richardson RFPD. The MAAP-011199 is a balanced 3-stage gallium arsenide (GaAs) pHEMT MMIC power amplifier that operates from 80 to 100GHz and typically provides +24dBm of saturated output power. The power amplifier’s balanced architecture results in excellent input and output match to 50Ω across the entire 80–100GHz frequency band, and the multi-stage design...
32.768kHz smd tuning fork crystals
The sub miniaturisation of the ubiquitous 32.768 kHz ‘watch crystal’ continues with package sizes reduced to (2.0 x 1.2) mm and very low profile. Available from TFC, smd tuning fork crystals are a low cost crystal with an ultra-low profile of 0.9mm and three standard packages of 2.0 x 1.2mm, 3.2 x 1.5mm and 4.2 x 1.5mm.
15W RF power amplifier module suits VHF transmitters
NuWaves Engineering has announced the release of an upgraded broadband RF power amplifier (PA) for VHF to S-band transmitters and data radios, the NuPower 11C01A model,featuring high power efficiency and multi-octave operation in a compact package.
Gan power amplifiers designed for marine radar
Availability and full design support capabilities are now being offered by Richardson RFPD for two new X-band GaN power amplifiers from Qorvo. The TGA2622-SM and TGA2624-SM operate from 9GHz to 10GHz and are offered in 7 mm x 7 mm air-cavity, laminate-based QFN packages.
Imec develop complete low-power WiFi HaLow radio solution
At this week’s Design Automation Conference (DAC 2016), nanoelectronics research center imec, Holst Centre (initiated by imec and TNO), and WiFi IP provider Methods2Bussiness will present a complete WiFi HaLowradio solution. The low-power, long-range radio solution uses 10 times less power than state-of-the-art orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) radio solutions on the market. It can be used for a broad range of applications r...
Mixer family covers frequencies from 1GHz to 50GHz
Now available from Link Microtek is one of the most extensive mixer product lines on the market. Manufactured by L-3 Narda-MITEQ, the family of mixers comprises more than 400 standard models, offering a wide variety of configurations for operating frequencies from 1GHz all the way up to 50GHz.
50W GaN amplifier enables smaller footprint
Availability and full design support capabilities for a new 2.8–3.2GHz 50W GaN Amplifier from Qorvo are announced by Richardson RFPD. The QPA1000 is a high-power, S-band amplifier fabricated on Qorvo’s QGaN25 0.25um GaN on SiC production process. The device provides greater than +47 dBm of saturated output power and greater than 24dB of large-signal gain, while achieving more than 58% power added efficiency.
AFE IC bridges the gap between RF & DSP
CML Microcircuits announces that it has added a wideband mode to the CMX983 AFE IC that bridges the gap between a digital radio’s RF section and the DSP/FPGA. The 50kHz wideband mode opens up new high speed data application areas in satellite and terrestrial wireless telemetry systems.
Radio module certification reduces time-to-market
u-blox's ELLA‑W1 and ODIN-W2 short range radio module series have been certified by the National Communications Commission (NCC), an independent statutory agency regulating the information, communications and broadcasting industry in Taiwan.
GaN RF power transistors suit cellular base stations
NXP Semiconductors has announced an expansion to its portfolio of 48V GaN RF power transistors optimised for Doherty power amplifiers for use in current and next-gen cellular base stations. The four new transistors collectively cover cellular bands from 1,805 to 3,600MHz, meeting the needs of wireless carriers for superior performance at higher frequencies.