RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a 50W, surface mount, directional coupler serving 14.5 – 19.7GHz applications. The EMC Technology DN05Z15F provides a 15dB coupling factor with only 0.5dB insertion loss in the main band of 15-19GHz. Directivity is a strong, 28dB min. Maximum VSWR in the DN05Z15F main band is 1.3:1. As a purely passive device, reliability is assured. The DN05Z15F operating temperature is -55 to +85 degrees Celsius. EMC passive couplers offer highly repeatable, low loss alternatives to microstrip-on-PCB solutions. SMT devices bypass the challenge of transitioning from coplanar waveguide transmission lines to edge-coupled lines commonly…
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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for NXP’s BGA6130, a single stage MMIC amplifier offering 1W (30dBm) output power. Driven from a single, 3.6V supply, the BGA6130 draws only 70mA of current. Typical gain is approximately 15dB and efficiencies >55% are achievable. The NXP BGA6130 features a simple quiescent current adjustment allowing class AB operation and a logic-level shutdown control to reduce supply current to 4 microamps. Activating the power down feature greatly enhances receiver sensitivity in transceiver applications. Ideal for ISM applications at 434 and 915MHz, this externally matched amplifier also serves WLAN, WiFi and small cell designs.…
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for ten new surface mount circulators from RFCI. Available at popular base station frequencies from 728 to 2690MHz, these pin-style, surface mount circulators offer 500W peak forward power handling and 80-100W reverse power handling depending on package size. 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 isolators and…
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a temperature compensated voltage controlled attenuator. RFMD’s RFSA2013 provides a linear attenuation slope versus control voltage with very little sensitivity to temperature changes. PIN diode designs suffer from large attenuation shifts over temperature. The RFMD RFSA2013’s integrated temperature compensation overcomes this issue. Built on SOI technology, linearity exceeds that of FET based designs. IIP3 linearity of the RFSA2013 is >50dBm. SOI also provides superior, class 1C ESD protection. With insertion loss of 2.6dB and attenuation range of 30dB, this revolutionary attenuator serves 5V applications were temperature variations are a design concern. For…
RFMW, Ltd. announces an application note detailing the fundamentals of phase shifters including theory of operation, critical parameters, and applications for test and measurement. Telemakus offers USB controlled phase shifters covering 1-8GHz with 12-bit DAC resolution and greater than 400 degrees of phase control. Models extending the frequency coverage to 18GHz are discussed. The application note outlines key phase shifter parameters and how the Telemakus phase shifters provide a highly useful function in the world of RF and Microwave test and control. Telemakus USB controlled products weigh less than an ounce and are provided with a 3 foot, high retention-force…
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a 2.4GHz, Smart Energy, Front End Module (FEM) from Skyworks Solutions. The SE2438T-R is fully integrated for ZigBee applications including embedded lighting controls were high temperature (+125 degree C) operation is needed. The Skyworks SE2438T-R contains integrated inter-stage matching, harmonic filters, 1.6-3.6V CMOS compatible digital control and a fully matched input balun for ease of use and maximum flexibility. Capable of 16dBm from its integrated power amplifier, the SE2438T-R supports smart meter applications as well. Skyworks offers this FEM in a 3x3mm QFN package.
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a DOCSIS 3.1 compliant single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) switch from Peregrine Semiconductor. The PE42722 operates from 5 to 1794MHz. This reflective switch is designed for use in cable modems and set top boxes but has a wide variety of additional applications. Insertion loss is rated at 0.3dB while offering up to 50dB of isolation. Second harmonic performance is -119dBc at 800MHz with a 65dBmV transmit input while the PE42722 third order performance is -138dBc. Peregrine’s PE42722 is offered in a 5x5mm QFN package.
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a Ku-band SPDT switch capable of handling 5W RF power. The TriQuint TGS4310 offers >20 isolation with a low insertion loss of <1.7dB. Designed for use by Ku-band system providers, the TGS4310 supports Radar, instrumentation and communication applications. Reflective in nature, the TGS4310 requires little control current thereby lessening the impact on system power budgets. TriQuint offers this switch in a 1×2.14mm die size.
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a 6GHz GaN SPDT switch supporting commercial and military Radar, communications, EW, and general purpose applications handling pulsed power levels up to 100W. The TGS2355-SM from TriQuint is packaged as a 5x5mm, air cavity QFN. Also available in DIE for hybrid applications, the TGS2355 offers similar performance. TGS2355-SM insertion loss is <1.1dB yet typical isolation is >40dB. Switching speed for both the TGS2355-SM and TGS2355 is in the order of 50nS. Both switches are built on TriQuint’s proven TQGaN25 technology.
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a 6GHz GaN SPDT switch supporting communications, EW, Radar and general purpose applications handling power levels up to 40W. The TGS2354-SM from TriQuint is packaged as a 4x4mm QFN while the TGS2354 offers similar performance in DIE for hybrid applications. TGS2354-SM insertion loss is <0.8dB yet maintains an isolation of >26dB. Switching speed for both the TGS2354-SM and TGS2354 is in the order of 50nS. Both switches are built on TriQuint’s proven TQGaN25 technology