RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for pSemi’s tuning control switch. The PE613050 is a single-pole, four-throw (SP4T) switch designed to improve front-end performance in radios using multiple antennas supporting a variety of wireless protocols. Utilizing this switch, dynamic impedance tuning techniques may be employed to fine tune RF signals for maximum signal transfer and optimized efficiency. Operating from 100MHz to 3GHz, the PE613050 exhibits very low ON-resistance of 1.6 ohms and low insertion loss (0.25dB @ 900MHz). Capable of handling almost 8 Watts of RF power, this open-reflective switch supports RFID readers, bypassing applications, tunable matching network and…
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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a high-power GaN transistor from Qorvo. The QPD1025 offers 1862 Watts of P3dB RF power from 1000 to 1100MHz, satisfying IFF transponders and other avionics applications. 65V operation offers higher efficiency (77.2% PAE) compared to LDMOS transistors for improved system performance. The QPD1025 provides 22.5dB of linear gain and is input pre-matched for ease-of-use. Capable of both CW and pulsed operation, it’s available in an ‘eared’ package as the QPD1025L.
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a high power, LDMOS-based pallet amplifier. The Ampleon BPC10M6X2S200 offers 200W of pulsed or CW RF power from 423 to 443MHz for ISM band implementations in plasma lighting, RF cooking/defrosting, industrial heating and medical applications. Operating from a 28V supply, this amplifier includes a pre-driver (BLP35M805), final amp (BLC10M6XS200) and an integrated directional coupler with detectors to control forward and reflected power. The BPC10M6X2S200 is matched to 50 ohms on both input and output, eliminating the need for external matching components for reduced design time and cost as well as reduced PCB…
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a Wi-Fi 802.11a/n/ac/ax front end module. The Qorvo QPL7210 provides a complete integrated receive solution in a single placement FEM, minimizing layout area as well as reducing design complexity and external component count. The QPL7210 integrates a 2.4 GHz low noise amplifier (LNA), an LNA bypass and high selectivity receive BAW filter for wireless coexistence. Integrated filtering also includes 2nd and 3rd harmonics and 5GHz rejection for dual-band dual-concurrent operation. Offered in a 3.0×3.5 mm package.
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for the Delta Electronics Manufacturing VITA 67 series connectors targeted for applications requiring robust mechanical and environmental performance in a small package. Supporting RF frequencies up to 40GHz, VITA 67 connectors are ganged into a housing to provide 4, 8 or more position interfaces for motherboard / daughterboard solutions in Hi-Rel, high density Aerospace and Defense applications, high speed cable applications and constricted space applications as found in Avionics platforms. Using SMPM connectors on the front side, the back-side interface is customer specific from SMPM or DM45 to .047 or .086 cable. Delta…
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for dipole antennas with integrated gooseneck transmission lines and internal bandpass filtering. The Southwest Antennas’ 1001-147 includes a 3-pole, bandpass filter to reduce interference from co-located radios operating outside the antenna’s 1.98 to 2.20GHz operational frequency range. The half-wave dipole antenna has a gain of 2.2dBi and comes equipped with a non-rotating TNC male connector. The internal filter can handle 8W CW RF power. The 1001-147 antenna with integrated RF gooseneck is ideal for handheld video receivers, portable radio systems or any other mobile communication platform. The RF gooseneck can be threaded through…
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a compact RF signal generator IC from Ampleon. The BLP25RFE001 is covers 433MHz, 915MHz and 2.45GHz RF Energy ISM bands commonly used in industrial heating or microwave cooking applications. With a 3.3V supply and an output power of up to +24dBm, this RF Energy signal generator IC can be controlled using an industry standard SPI bus. The BLP25RFE001 incorporates an on-board, die, temperature sensor, 20dB of amplitude control, a switch for Pulse Width Modulation and a 360 degree phase shifter (programmable in 1.4 degree steps) to allow phase control. Devices can be…
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a DOCSIS 3.1 compliant return path amplifier. The Qorvo QPB3321 is an HBT, single-ended, RF amplifier IC operating from 5-210MHz. Designed to provide a low noise, high gain option, it uses an 8V power supply to provide lower overall power dissipation. 5V operation is possible in applications with reduced linearity and gain requirements. Typical gain is 17.5dB in 8V operation. Applications range from Head-End CMTS equipment and post amplifiers for return path optical receivers to residential amplifiers and splitters. The QPB3321 is packaged in a convenient SOIC8 package and features an externally…
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for an integrated Edge QAM amplifier module from Qorvo. The RFAM3620 employs GaAs pHEMT die, GaAs MESFET die, a 20 dB range variable attenuator and a power enable feature. Offering 36dB minimum gain, the RFAM3620 serves head end equipment, downstream RF modulators, DOCSIS 3.1 nodes, system amplifiers and line extenders from 45 to 1218MHz. Powered from a 12V supply, it draws 510mA. With superior return loss performance (15dB) and low noise figure (3dB), it’s offered in a 11x11mm package.
RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a 75 ohm Digital Step Attenuator (DSA). The Qorvo QPC3614 offers 6-bits of attenuation with 0.5dB LSB step size providing 31.5dB of attenuation range from 5 to 1500MHz. Featuring overshoot-free transient switching between attenuation steps, the QPC3614 is ideal for 75 ohm applications such as optical nodes, point-to-point, MDU amplifiers, pre-amplifier attenuation, inter-stage attenuation, return attenuation, AGC and tilt control. High linearity (IIP3 >65dBm), fast switching speed of <500nS and low insertion loss of 1.2dB typify performance. The attenuator features three control modes: serial, latched parallel and direct parallel. Qorvo offers this…