RFMW announces design and sales support for high power ceramic filters from Sangshin. The Sangshin MBP86RC3550S500B is a small form factor ceramic filter for the n78 Band. With high power capability designed for peak-to-average power requirements of LTE signals, the filter supports 3.5 GHz band, 5G deployments (n78). C-band 5G is the most commonly tested and deployed 5G frequency, popular due to its global availability and the need for operators to identify large blocks of contiguous spectrum in order to operate wider channel widths. With low passband insertion loss (1 dB) and 0.5 dB ripple, the MBP86RC3550S500B is rated…
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RFMW announces design and sales support for P1dB SMA connectors. The P1dB P1CO-SAFE-P030-G068 is an edge mount, SMA female connector for 0.068 inch thick printed circuit boards. With verified performance to 18 GHz, the connector body material is gold plated brass. The center contact pin is 0.031 inch diameter and the overall connector length is 0.559 inch (14.2 mm). The P1CO-SAFE-P030-G068 has been tested and accepted by major semiconductor manufacturers for use on their product evaluation boards where performance and quality are critical
RFMW announces design and sales support for a high gain MMIC amplifier. The Qorvo QPL7442 is a single-ended gain block matched to 50 ohms. Spanning 50 to 4000 MHz, the QPL7442 offers 20 dB of flat gain with 20 dBm output power (P1dB) while drawing only 85 mA from a 5V supply. Using external resistors, the bias is adjustable for optimum performance. Noise figure is 1.2 dB with OIP3 or 33.7 dBm enabling support of cable, satellite and terrestrial TV applications, home gateways, and cable modems. Available in a 2 x 2 mm DFN package
RFMW announces design and sales support for a low noise amplifier (LNA) from Skyworks Solutions. The SKY67183-396LF features ultra low-noise performance of 0.44 dB in key 5G frequency bands. Operational from 400 to 6000 MHz, OIP3 of 28.9 dBm typifies the exceptional linearity needed to meet the challenging requirements of cellular LTE and 5G NR infrastructure applications. Housed in an ultra-compact 2 x 2 mm, plastic, surface mount package, the SKY67183-396LF reduces PCB board space requirements in 5G TDD and FDD infrastructure applications, including small cell, massive MIMO, and macro base stations.
RFMW announces design and sales support for a GaAs MMIC pHEMT, self-biased distributed power amplifier. The Microchip MMA052AA spans DC to 26 GHz with up to 15 dB of positively sloped gain. Ideal for test and measurement instrumentation, the broad bandwidth also supports applications in military and space, wideband microwave radios and microwave and millimeter-wave communication systems. Mid-band P1dB is ½ Watt with noise figure of 3.5 dB and 37 dB OIP3 using a 10V supply drawing 235 mA. Input and output matched to 50 ohms for ease-of-use, the MMA052AA is offered in DIE format measuring 3 x 1.5…
RFMW announces design and sales support for a high-performance, mmWave power amplifier from Qorvo. Offering 10 Watts of linear power for wideband communications systems with < -25 dBc IMD3, the QPA2212D operates from 27.5 to 31 GHz with 22 dB small signal gain. To simplify system integration, the QPA2212D is fully matched to 50 ohms with integrated DC blocking caps on both I/O ports. Saturated output power is 25W with power-added efficiency of 25%. Applications include satellite communications and 5G infrastructure. Offered as a 3.630 x 4.792 mm DIE.
RFMW announces design and sales support for a passive diode protection limiter. The Keysight HMMC-5644 protects sensitive RF front ends from DC to 50 GHz with low distortion. The device can be used as an unbiased 23 dBm limiter or the limiting power level can be adjusted with bias voltage, offering design flexibility where needed. Reliability is a hallmark of Keysight’s MMIC devices as well as long product life cycles. Applications include EW receivers and jammers, radar, satellites and 5G infrastructure. Available in DIE format.
RFMW announces design and sales support for a 5G ready antenna from Cirocomm Corporation. The EHA8A102 Hexaband antenna is designed for remote control applications via cellular services including fleet management and asset tracking as well as remote monitoring and control such as robotics and high performance drones. The embedded design provides wideband performance in traditional LTE bands between 700 MHz and 2.1 GHz, but extends through the 3.5 GHz 5G band and into 5 GHz WiFi bands (5 to 6 GHz). At just 120 x 30 mm, the hexaband antenna offers efficiency in excess of 50% in all bands…
RFMW announces design and sales support for test accessory kits from Rosenberger North America. Designed for mmWave 5G testing applications, two kits offer adapter and cable assembly options along with a calibrated torque wrench. The set is supplied in a sturdy, wooden box to organize and protect the contents. The 5GKT-09-000 kit contains 2.4 mm components for system testing to 50 GHz while the 5GKT-08-000 kit contains 1.85 mm components for system testing to 70 GHz. Ideal for laboratory or field use, both kits can be upgraded to add low loss, phase stable cable assemblies, terminations and attenuators.
RFMW announces availability of a portfolio of field replaceable SMA connectors. The San-tron portfolio is comprised of field replaceable connectors capable of accepting 0.012”, 0.015”, and 0.020” diameter launch pins with 1/2” square, 3/8” square, 1/2” by 3/8”, .500” 2-hole, .550” 2-hole or .625” 2-hole flange configurations. The connectors offer low VSWR of <1.10:1 from DC to 18.0 GHz and <1.15:1 from 18.0 to 27.0 GHz. They feature high-performance gold-plated beryllium copper contacts, polyetherimide (PEI) capture bead, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) insulators and rugged stainless-steel bodies. San-tron field replaceable SMA connectors fully comply with MIL-STD-348.