What made you select the Qorvo UJ4SC075009B7S as product to feature? How does this product differentiate from others and what value does it offer?Qorvo’s UJ4SC075009B7S is an AEC-Q101 Qualified 750 V, 9 mΩ Gen 4 SiC FET. Its distinctive stacked cascode circuit configuration integrates a normally-on SiC JFET alongside a Si MOSFET, resulting in a normally-off SiC FET device. The stacked design also creates more space for larger die allowing for lower RDS(on) performance in the same package size, and the 750V rating offers enhanced voltage transient margin over similar 600 – 650V rated devices. The gate-drive characteristics allows for…
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Article by RFMW CEO Joel LevineIn 2024, the RF and microwave industry remains at the forefront of telecommunications, defense, and aerospace, where the demand for higher frequencies and bandwidths is soaring. The deployment of 5G and increasing reliance on satellite communications will have significant impacts throughout the year. The industry also faces challenges, including needing cost-effective, miniaturized, and energy-efficient components. Rather than attempting to cover every application, I’ve decided to focus on some of the important and some, like quantum, that are years away from realization but will be a massive market for us when they arrive.Reconfigurable SurfacesThe evolution of…
What made you select the XMA Cryogenic IR Filters as featured products? How do these products offer value ? With expertise in coaxial cryogenic product design and assembly, XMA has created a family of repeatable and reliable infrared filters perfect for cryogenic applications. These Eccosorb filters remove disruptive IR signals while maintaining signal integrity in the desired pass bands. Moreover, XMA’s manufacturing expertise and use of machined Eccosorb saves time for quantum technologists and enables consistent results from one signal line to the next. Finally, with premium gold-plated copper housings and thermalization-driven mechanical designs, these IR filters are the ideal solution…
For more than a decade, Modelithics and Qorvo have joined forces to offer designers complimentary access to cutting-edge, highly accurate models for an expanding range of high-power GaN transistors. The evolving Modelithics Qorvo-GaN Library, established through this collaboration, caters to simulation-driven design processes for GaN power amplifiers (PAs) spanning output power specifications from 5W to exceeding 1500W.This on-demand webinar recording through Microwave Journal outlines the accessibility, contents, and advanced features of the Modelithics Qorvo-GaN Library. Additionally, it showcases an example utilizing one of the latest entries in the GaN model collection. View On-Demand Webinar Recording Get StartedFor more information on…
The Experts have spoken! At the end of each year, our team reviews countless products on our line card to find the select few that truly stand out from the crowd in innovation and excellence. We are excited to announce RFMW’s Top 10 most innovative RF and power management products selections for 2023. Be sure to keep your eye on these selections as we move into 2024.RF and Microwave ProductsAmpleon ART2K0TFEWith great power comes great amounts of heat! The Ampleon ART2K0 is an LDMOS that uses Advanced Rugged Technology (ART). As a 2KW RF power transistor, it has transformed the ISM, broadcast…
What made you select the Qorvo ACT43950 as product to feature? How does this product differentiate from others and what value does it offer?The Qorvo ACT43950 is a high voltage DC-DC constant-current (cc) regulator intended for battery and capacitor charging applications. This device has a wide input voltage range of 180V – 400V with fully programmable output setpoints of constant-current targets, along with full-charge and refresh-charge voltages. Employing a Qorvo proprietary hysteretic mode control, the device offers high conversion efficiency and stable charging. Additionally, the regulator provides circuit blocks for over-voltage, under-voltage, over-temp and IC pin open/short errors. Lastly, the…
Traditional base-station RF power amplifiers (Figure 1) utilize a variety of different technologies and operating conditions to balance different performance parameters. One of the most common challenges in achieving optimal performance involves finding the balance between linearity and efficiency. The key drivers for balancing linearity with efficiency, in order of importance, are: Determining between GaN, LDMOS, or SiGe as the optimal technology for your device. The specific class of device operation, ranging from Class A, AB, C, or E. Considering the configuration of circuit topology (Single-Ended, Push-Pull, or Doherty). The strategic management of back-off ratios from the P1dB compression point.…
Tampa, Florida (November 07, 2023) – Modelithics, the industry leader in providing innovative and high-quality standardized model libraries and custom modeling services for RF, microwave and millimeter-wave electronic devices, is pleased to collaborate with RFMW, a specialty electronics distribution company focused on serving customers that require RF, microwave, and power components and semiconductors, to expand the resources readily available to engineering designers and suppliers. The RFMW and Modelithics collaboration offers engineering designers rapid access to obtain device components and technical information. This technical information includes device datasheets as well as highly accurate simulation models for industry-leading suppliers of RF, microwave…
What made you select the XMA Cryogenic Attenuators as featured products? How do these products offer value ? The Cryogenic line of Attenuators from XMA is the epitome of purposeful design. By understanding how the resistive attenuation generates heat in the Quantum Computing environment of millikelvin temperatures, they have chosen materials and structures which disperse the heat through attenuator body rather than the coaxial lines. These components dissipate the generated heat into the immediate environment rather than off-loading it into the coaxial cables to be carried to other chambers and interfering with the Quantum Processor. Learn more about Quantum Computing and…
What made you select MRC Component’s MRC Rolls as a product to feature? Why is it important that MRC Rolls Suppress Harmful Interference Currents?I selected MRC Rolls to feature because they provide a significant cost and implementation benefit for customers who need to suppress harmful interference currents and reduce radiated emissions.Electric and magnetic fields, or electromagnetic fields (EMF), are linked together and form electromagnetic waves. Activities such as power generation produce EMFs and radiate emissions as a side effect of generation. However, very strong electric and magnetic fields endangers health and life, therefore it is necessary to limit the range…