In an industry where staying ahead of the curve is crucial, it can be hard to remain at the forefront of innovation. Our expert team at RFMW understands the intricacies of RF and microwave design. As experienced technical sales professionals, they’ve curated a comprehensive resource to address your most pressing design questions. 1. What are the Main Considerations for selecting an RF Switching Solution? There is no single switch solution that can satisfy all the various requirements of every RF application. Selection depends on performance factors like frequency range, power handling, linearity, switching speed, insertion loss, isolation, power…
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What made you select the Nuvotronics high-performance mmWave packaging? How are these products different from others on the market? My June Expert Product Pick is a family of ten products which I believe are going to prove invaluable to those designing high performance mmWave front ends using MMIC devices. Cubic Nuvotronics has recently released a family of game changing, high-performance air cavity packages for MMIC die sizes ranging from 1mm to 5mm square. These packages deliver best-in-class RF and thermal performance and have been optimized from the ground up, for mmWave applications. What are the key features and specifications of…
What made you select the PAC52711 Intelligent Motor Control IC as a product to feature? How does this product differentiate from others and what value does it offer?The new PAC52711 70V BLDC intelligent motor control IC expands Qorvo’s broad portfolio of feature-rich Power Application Controller® (PAC) products by adding new features like VDS sensing, Cycle By Cycle (CBC), Enhanced Sample And Hold (S&H), Windowed Watchdog Timer, hardware based nBRAKE and nDRVDIS for safety-based applications with external safety MCU support. The device integrates a 50MHz Arm Cortex M0 core with 32kB of Flash and 8kB of SRAM.Additional PAC52711 features include a…
Soft magnetic cores play a crucial role in RF applications. Traditionally, materials like silicon steel, ferrite, and amorphous cores have dominated the solutions available. However, a promising alternative has emerged in the form of nanocrystalline cores, vs these conventional soft magnetic cores, offering a paradigm shift in performance and efficiency. Nanocrystalline Core Basics and Properties Nanocrystalline materials are characterized by extremely small grain sizes, typically in the nanometer range. These materials boast remarkable properties compared to conventional soft magnetic cores. Exhibiting significantly lower losses with a staggering 1000 times reduction compared to Silicon Iron (SiFe) cores, nanocrystalline cores feature high…
Why did you pick Narda-MITEQ LNA series of Low Noise Amplifiers as the featured product for the month? Narda-MITEQ’s low-noise amplifiers have been a popular choice for customers designing front-end modules and high-end receivers. Within the standard LNA series of amplifiers Narda-MITEQ offers a wide selection of design options, and many models are available from stock to accelerate development and prototyping efforts. The LNA series of Low Noise Amplifiers includes over 150 different models, making it easy for system designers to select the right combination of bandwidth, gain, and output power. What are the selection criteria of Narda-MITEQ Low Noise Amplifiers?…
What made you feature the Knowles ST & SM series MLCC assemblies? How does these products differ from others and what value do they offer? Knowles – Novacap ST & SM series MLCC capacitor assemblies combine high voltage and high capacitance and are available in C0G and X7R dielectrics. The ST-series (commercial) and SM- series (high reliability) assemblies can be made with up to 5 same sized, stacked chips with various lead configurations to safeguard against thermal and mechanical stresses. Lead options include straight, L-lead, J-lead, L-tab, and J-tab. Assemblies include voltages from 50V to 500V and capacitances from 10pF…
Forward on the importance of quality PDK Tools for RF BAW Filter Design by Colin Field, Supplier Business Manager at RFMW Hardware designers face a perpetual challenge in the RF industry: to create solutions that are smaller, more powerful, and more capable than previous generations of equipment. While high-performance integrated radio front ends and high-speed digital technologies have historically borne the burden of industry demands, the electromagnetic spectrum in which such radios operate is becoming increasingly congested, heightening the need for high-performance, small-form-factor RF filtering. Significant progress has been made, particularly in sub-3GHz bands where SAW technology offers standard solutions…
What made you select Qorvo’s QPA0017 25W Ku-Band GaN Power Amplifier? How does it differentiate from others/what value does it offer? Qorvo recently introduced the QPA0017, a Ku-Band power amplifier in a compact 7.5 x 6 mm SMT package. The device targets the 13.75 to 14.5 GHz satcom band, providing 12.5 Watts of linear power with third-order intermodulation distortion products of 25 dBc. The QPA0017 can deliver up to 25 Watts of saturated output power with 35% power-added efficiency. For small-signal operation, gain is 30 dB. Additionally, the QPA0017 offers an extended operating frequency range of 12.75 to 15.35 GHz,…
What made you feature the Qorvo 1200V SiC Power Modules? How does these products differ from others and what value do they offer? Qorvo’s first SiC module products are housed in an industry standard easy-to-use E1B package. The modules utilize a unique cascode architecture that pairs a high performance normally-on SiC JFET with a cascode optimized low voltage, low RDS(on) Si MOSFET, producing a normally off device with reduced conduction and switching losses for maximized efficiency. The silicon-like gate drive characteristics allows for the use of standard unipolar gate drive levels compatible with Si IGBTs, Si FETs, SiC MOSFETs or…
The demand for low-cost, high-performance, and reliable components continues to fuel innovation in RF power transistors. TO270 packaging for wideband, unmatched LDMOS drivers is one notable solution driving down costs and enabling the seamless advancement of wireless technologies across various applications, from telecommunications to industrial, scientific, medical (ISM), and beyond. Available now at RFMW, TO270 packaged, wideband, unmatched LDMOS transistors from Ampleon offer a compelling blend of performance and cost-effectiveness. This comprehensive portfolio is further complimented by our expert design recommendations and application support, providing invaluable guidance for PA designers to achieve development success. Understanding TO270 Packaging TO270 packaging represents…