RFMW announces design and sales support for a Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) mixer from Qorvo. The QPX0004D, 24 to 34 GHz I/Q Mixer can be configured as an image reject mixer, a single sideband upconverter, or a QPSK modulator/demodulator. Provided as DIE, the device utilizes two double balanced mixer cells and a 90⁰ hybrid on the LO port. An external 90⁰ hybrid on the IF port is required to complete the image rejection or sideband suppression. The QPX0004D is a much smaller alternative to higher cost hybrid I/Q mixers and single sideband upconverter assemblies. LO/RF isolation is > 30 dB with IF frequency range of DC to 7 GHz.

RFMW announces design and sales support for a GaAs pHEMT/MESFET amplifier. The Qorvo QPA4428, 75-ohm push-pull RF amplifier delivers over 28 dB of flat gain with low, 4.5 dB noise for broadband CATV hybrid modules, DOCSIS 3.1 amplifiers and nodes, or head end CMTS equipment up to 1218 MHz using a single 24V supply. This IC offers low noise and low distortion at high efficiency consuming only 7 W in a 5×7 mm QFN package. Its compact size and low Θjc enable integration that is ideally suited for hybrid modules.

RFMW announces design and sales support for a MMIC amplifier from Ampleon. The BLM9H0610S-60PG is a dual section, 2-stage power MMIC using Ampleon’s state of the art GEN9 HV LDMMIC technology. Designed for broadband operation, this multiband device is perfectly suited as a general purpose driver or small cell final stages in the frequency range from 600 to 1000 MHz. The BLM9H0610S-60PG delivers > 35 dB of gain and >60 Watts at P1dB power from a 48 VDS supply. It can also deliver 2.4 W PAV with a – 45 dBc ACPR (5M), 3GPP, single carrier, W-CDMA test signal. On-chip matching and integrated ESD protection simplify design considerations yet biasing of individual stages is externally accessible for circuit optimization. High section-to-section isolation enables multiple configurations such as push-pull, quadrature, Doherty or even single ended. Available only in a Gull wing, surface mount package.

RFMW announces design and sales support for high-performance, mmWave, 5G front end modules from Qorvo. The QPF4006 MMIC mmWave FEM operates from 37.0 to 40.5 GHz with integrated LNA+TR SW+PA. The receive path (LNA+TR SW) is designed to provide 18 dB of gain and a typical noise figure of <4.2 dB. The transmit path (PA+SW) provides 23 dB of small signal gain and a saturated output power of 33 dBm. Supporting 5GNR communications, the frequency coverage and operational flexibility allow support of point-to-point communications and 5G repeaters. Typical Tx EVM at 24 dBm Pout is 4%. The QPF4006 is offered in a small 4.5 x 4 mm surface mount package with embedded copper slug allowing operation at the extreme case temperatures needed in phased array applications.

RFMW announces design and sales support for APA Wireless coaxial resonator oscillators (CRO). The R2450SMUA8CR delivers -120 dBc/Hz typical phase noise at 10 KHz offset at its operating range of 2450 MHz. VCC is 8 Volts while the tuning voltage range is 0.5 to 4.5 V. Typical output power is 7 dBm. Packaged in a standard 0.5 x 0.5 inch castellated SMT, the API Wireless R2450SMUA8CR is a form/fit/function replacement for the EOL Qorvo UMX-634-D16-G.