RF Amplifiers Featured Articles

  1. SSPA Vs. Tube & TWT Technology: Which Is Best? 2/21/2025

    The choice between SSPA and tube amplifiers depends on power and frequency needs. SSPAs offer reliability, efficiency, and compact size, while tubes remain essential for ultra-high-power applications.

  2. Advantages Of GaN RF Amplifiers With High Peak-To-Average Capability 1/24/2025

    Explore how GaN RF amplifiers excel in high peak-to-average capability, offering improved efficiency and linearity over P1dB-rated amplifiers.

  3. MMIC Amplifier Product Families Decoded 11/14/2024

    Explore four MMIC amplifier lines—ADM, AMM, APM, and AKA—each designed for specific RF applications, including high-frequency LO drivers, gain blocks, and low-noise amplifiers.

  4. Measurement of Residual Phase Noise Of Amplifiers at 80 Ghz Using Interferometric Measurement Technique 9/24/2024

    Measuring additive and residual phase noise in power amplifiers for automotive RADAR sensors helps achieve characterization down to -150 dBc/Hz at 80 GHz.

  5. VSWR Conversion To Reflected Power 5/23/2024

    VSWR measures how efficiently RF power is transmitted through a load, with high VSWR indicating poor efficiency. Explore VSWR's relation to return loss, reflection coefficient, and mismatch loss.

  6. Pulse Amplifier Definitions And Terminology 5/22/2024

    Understanding pulse amplifiers is key to efficient performance in various applications. Explore essential terminology like duty cycle, pulse rate, and more to aid in optimizing amplifier use.

  7. Choosing The Right Bypass Caps For Your RF Power Amplifier 5/17/2024

    Explore the pivotal role of bypass capacitors in optimizing RF power amplifier performance, reducing noise, stabilizing DC supply, and mitigating unwanted oscillations in wireless communication systems.

  8. Power Solutions For GaN PAs 11/20/2023

    Learn how PMICs can design and control RF GaN PA technology in various applications and help overcome hurdles in RF Front-End (RFFE) design to help achieve peak performance.

  9. I'm Going As A Nobel Prize Winner For Halloween 10/20/2023

    This year’s batch of Nobel Laureates all seem to be fine scientists, researchers, authors, and leaders who don’t seem to have anything to do with Halloween. But don’t worry, we found some past award winners who do!

  10. Modernizing A Legacy 16-Way Receiver Multicoupler 7/20/2023

    Redesigning a SATCOM 16-way receiver optocoupler from the 90's is no easy task. Discover how it was achieved, despite obsolescence challenges, using advanced RF components for the new design.