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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a 17W Psat amplifier supporting Radar applications in the 10-11GHz frequency range. The Qorvo TGA2625-CP offers >40% PAE and up to 28dB of gain. Capable of operating in both pulsed and CW modes, the TGA2625-CP draws 365mA from a 28V bias. Qorvo packages the TGA2625-CP in a copper base, flange SMT package measuring 15.2×15.2mm for superior thermal management.

RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for the TGA2624-CP, 9 to 10GHz power amplifier from TriQuint (Qorvo). The TGA2624-CP offers 16W of saturated output power with 27dB of gain and can be used in both pulsed and CW operation for marine and weather radar applications. Capable of operating from a 28V bias with 365mA of quiescent current, the TGA2624-CP comes in a copper base package measuring 15.2×15.2mm for superior thermal management.

RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for the TGA2618-SM, 16 to 18GHz Low Noise Amplifier from TriQuint (Qorvo). The TGA2618-SM  offers a noise figure of 2.3dB for use in both commercial and military radar as well as satellite communication systems. Capable of operating from a 3V bias with 30mA of quiescent current, P1dB of the TGA2618-SM measures 6dBm. Small signal gain from three stages of internal amplification is 28dB. Qorvo offers this LNA in a 4x4mm QFN package.

RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for the Iso-Attenuator model RFSL2308-A30 from RF Circulator Isolator, Inc (RFCI). RFCI Iso-Attenuators combine protection for active components from distortion or potentially damaging reflected power with a convenient, attenuated port for monitoring RF power or providing a feedback loop. The RFSL2308-A30 is capable of handling 1000W peak / 200W average forward power and 100W CW reverse power into the on-board, 30dB attenuator. Spanning 2200 to 2400MHz, the RFCI RFSL2308-A30 provides >25dB typical port-to-port isolation while typical insertion loss remains <0.25dB. Offered in a 25.4×31.8x9mm drop-in, tabbed package, the RFSL2308-A30 is a robust alternative…

RFMW Ltd. and API Technologies Corp.  today announced a worldwide distribution agreement effective February 1, 2015. API Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:ATNY) (“API”) is a leading provider of high performance RF, microwave and millimeterwave solutions. RFMW Ltd. is a specialized distributor providing customers and suppliers with focused distribution of RF and microwave components as well as specialized component-engineering support. Under the agreement, RFMW will be an authorized distributor of a full range of standard, customizable and fully custom RF, microwave, and microelectronics products. Featured products include antennas, RF and microwave amplifiers, high performance filters, thin film chip resistors, mixers, and passive components…

RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for twenty new surface mount isolators from RFCI. Available at popular base station frequencies from 728 to 2690MHz, these pin-style, surface mount isolators offer 500W peak forward power handling and 20-80W reverse power handling depending on package size and termination. A quick reference flyer provides additional information and links to detailed specifications. Insertion loss for all listed devices is 0.22dB. RFCI offers industry standard packaging for these clockwise rotation circulators. Counter clockwise rotation is available as well as customer specific bandwidths. RFCI has an extremely broad range of surface mount, drop-in and coax…

RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for the TGF2929-FL & TGF2929-FS GaN transistors from TriQuint (Qorvo). These 28V devices offer 107W P3dB for applications in Radar, professional or military communication systems and avionics. Covering frequencies up to 3.5GHz, the TGF2929-FL & TGF2929-FS are input prematched for S-Band. TriQuint (Qorvo) offers the TGF2929-FL with a flange mount and the TGF2929-FS as an earless version package. Both transistors utilize low thermal base material for efficient heat transfer with PAE >50%.

RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for the 5SQ series of Tunable Inductors from Frontier Electronics. The 5SQ series offers the highest Q in the industry (Q=100 for the 5SQ-08). Low insertion loss minimizes roll-off near the cut-off frequency in low-pass, high-pass and band-pass filter applications. Diplexer designs benefit from the low insertion loss as well and experience very good stability over temperature. Additional applications include tuner circuits and oscillators. The 5SQ series tunable inductors have an impressive reliability history with zero field failures among the 50 million pieces already shipped by Frontier Electronics. Inductance ranges from 0.0275uH (5SQ-01A)…

RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for the CT2010D from EMC Technology. The CT2010D Diamond Termination offers 300W CW power handling in a chip size (2.67 x 5.21mm), SMT package. EMC Diamond Rf Resistives® offer high performance in compact packages. EMC’s CVD Diamond terminations surpass BeO and AlN terminations with operation up to 30GHz. The CT2010D VSWR is specified at 1.30:1 max. for applications to 6GHz and 1.40:1 max. for operation from 6-12GHz. Typical VSWR is <1.20:1. EMC diamond chip terminations are wire bondable or solderable with pure gold input pads. Made with a rugged, passivated TaN film, they…

At RFMW, our customers continually ask for the latest RF components and the latest technology. Often, a design engineer will come across a news article highlighting our suppliers’ products targeting mobile handset applications. Our suppliers offer some the smallest, the best performing and highest levels of integration in the industry. For mobile handsets, they are also price sensitive and low cost – everything a design engineer wants. When a design engineer anxiously contacts us to get samples or evaluation boards or pricing, we generally try to steer them away from these parts. WHY, you ask. It sounds like an easy…