What made you select Marki’s MFBC-0000XPSM family as products to feature? I’ve chosen the MFBA-0000XPSM series of MMIC surface mount bandpass filters due to the repeatability, higher frequency operation and small form factor. It’s not common to find this type of performance and consistency at this size and cost! What are the key features and specifications of the MFBC-0000XPSM family? With center frequencies ranging from 7.90 GHz to 36 GHz, this family of filters features excellent stopband suppression and fast roll-off. They have also undergone extensive testing to show minimal variability over temperature and can even handle up to 10W.…
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Traditional base-station RF power amplifiers often use Laterally-diffused Metal-oxide Semiconductor (LDMOS) devices to meet cost-efficiency requirements. To boost performance, many designers are now exploring alternative design solutions using high-performance GaN devices or GaN on SiC Power Amplifiers. However, several challenges make GaN devices significantly different from your standard LDMOS FET devices. Five considerations for designing with GaN devices include Bias Sequencing, Vgs Drift, Temperature Compensations Requirements, Gate Leakage current requirements and the Thermal Measurement Process for MTTF Calculations. Figure 1: Typical GaN HEMT structure. Source: Semiconductor Today Bias Sequencing Typically, most AlGaN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) RF Field Effect Transistors (FET) devices are on, and full…
March 3rd, 2023 – San Jose, Calif.: RFMW, a specialized distributor of RF and microwave products, today announced the intention to acquire MRC Gigacomp (MRCG) and MRC Components (MRCC) in Germany. Both MRCG and MRCC represent and distribute industry-leading manufacturers of RF, microwave, millimeter-wave components, in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Benelux. The agreement fortifies RFMW’s international presence, with a very impressive footprint across Europe and it enhances their prominent position as a highly skilled, experienced, technical sales and marketing organization. Consummation of the transaction is subject to merger clearance approval and is expected to close on 31st March 2023. “We…
What made you select Renesas’ F6212 as a product to feature? The F6212 is a 16-channel, dual-beam, receive active beamforming, RFIC multi-chip module designed for applications in Ka-Band SATCOM planar phased array antennas. What are the key features and specifications of the F6212? The IC has eight RF input ports, two RF output ports, and 16 (8 per beam) phase/amplitude control channels. The eight input ports may be driven by eight single-polarized elements or four dual-polarized elements of an electronically scanned array (ESA). Enabling precise beam pattern and polarization control, each channel has 6 bits of digital phase gain…
Mobile data demand continues to increase year-over-year and Fifth Generation (5G) systems deliver users high-end performance to meet growing needs. What technologies are helping 5G surpass its 4G predecessor and help consumers and carrier providers alike? The 5 key technologies that enable 5G performance are Dynamic Spectrum Sharing, Carrier Aggregation, Massive MIMO, Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), and access to Millimeter Wave (mmWave) technology. Meeting the Increased Demand for Mobile Data Just how fast is mobile data demand growing? In 2017 Cisco Systems predicted that in 2021, more members of the global population would use mobile phones (5.5 billion) than bank…
1. What made you select this product to feature? How does this product differentiate from others/what value does it offer? Qorvo’s QPA1724 is a 20W GaN-on-SiC power amplifier (PA) that is optimal for wide bandwidth multi-carrier, high data throughput satellite applications. Operating in the Ku-K Band at 17.3 to 21.2 GHz, the QPA1724 delivers twice the power of competing PAs. Offered in a compact, surface-mount package, this PA offers wideband linear power, gain, and high efficiency. 2. What are the key features/specifications of this product? Frequency Range: 17.3 - 21.2GHz PSAT (PIN = 27 dBm): 43 dBm PAE (PIN = 29 dBm):…
Although GaN transistors have been popular in recent years for broadband and high-frequency applications, LDMOS is still the leading technology for high-power amplifier designs from HF to UHF. The sweet spot for rugged LDMOS is below 450MHz, and with the correct thermal design, rugged devices will withstand very high levels of VSWR up to 65:1. Initially designed for broadcast and industrial applications in the mid-nineties, we have seen power levels and breakdown voltages improve with successive generations. Design Limitations As generations of LDMOS advance (Ampleon is now working on Generation 12), I am often asked about even higher-power rugged transistors.…
Industry Leading, Advanced Rugged 2 Kilowatt, 65V LDMOS RF Power TransistorRFMW’s RF Power Business Development Manager, Tim Daniels, recommends Ampleon’s ART2K0FE Advanced Rugged Transistor (ART) for industrial, scientific, and medical applications between HF and 400 MHz. It is an unmatched 65 Volt LDMOS transistor that has a high breakdown voltage, providing excellent VSWR ruggedness of 65:1. High gain and efficiency at high frequencies are achieved with low output capacitance. The ART2K0FE is designed for broadband operation, and high-power applications up to 2 KW and offered in an industry-standard package, air-cavity ceramic SOT539AN for easy integration. Additionally, the ART2K0FE is already…
CML Microcircuits’ CMX90A702 is a highly linear medium power amplifier operating in Frequency Range 2 (FR2) from 26.5 to 29.5 GHz that addresses the needs of 5G New Radio (NR) band n257 and n261. The CMX90A702 is a three-stage GaAs MMIC amplifier delivering +25 dBm (0.3 W) of output power at 1 dB gain compression, 21 dB of small signal gain and +32.5 dBm output third order intercept (OIP3). RF ports are matched to 50 Ω with an integrated DC blocking capacitor at the output. The MPA is easy to monitor with an on-chip temperature-compensated RF power detector and fast-switching…
RF applications are seeking smaller size, weight, reduced power consumption, and better linearity solutions. RF Applications: In satellite communication, high throughput satellites in the geosynchronous Earth orbit, medium Earth orbit, and low Earth orbit form satellite constellations to provide internet connectivity throughout the planet. Satellite communications operate in the K band, which spans from 12 GHz to 40 GHz. Currently, thousands of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites are circling the Earth and delivering broadband Internet access, navigation, maritime surveillance, remote sensing, and other services. In 5G Fixed Wireless Access, 5G infrastructure devices like Small Cells, Femto Cells, Pico Cells, and…