RF Amplifiers News

31. 2.1GHz 5W GaN Doherty Power Amplifier 1/31/2013

    RFHIC telecommunications amplifier model RTP21005-11 employs GaN (Gallium Nitride) technology to provide 37dBm of average output power from 2110-2170MHz.

32. 140V Precision Op Amp Features 3pA Bias Current, 3.5µV_P-P Noise For High Gain Applications 1/30/2013

    Linear Technology announces the LTC6090, a precision operational amplifier that operates on a supply voltage up to 140V (or ±70V). Its combination of rail-to-rail output, 3pA (typical) input bias current, 1.6mV maximum input offset voltage and 3.5µVP-P low frequency noise delivers the precision required for high performance ATE, piezo driver, and DAC buffer applications.

33. Fully Differential IF 15dB RF/IF Amplifier Achieves 50dBm OIP3 1/28/2013

    Linear Technology announces the LTC6430-15, a 15dB amplifier, which achieves high dynamic range in a 100Ohm differential environment from 20MHz to 1GHz and beyond. Two performance grades are available: at 240MHz, the A-grade OIP3 is typically 50dBm and is fully tested and guaranteed to be a minimum of 47dBm.

34. New Harris Corporation Power Amplifier Extends Applications For Wideband Networks 1/22/2013

    Harris' new UL-Band power amplifier combines with the Falcon III AN/PRC-117G to provide continuous UHF and L-Band frequency coverage from 225 MHz to 2 GHz. The Department of Defense concentrates data transmission in the 225 to 450 MHz range, reducing the spectrum amount available in this frequency band.

35. MMIC Amplifiers Offer High Output Power And Positive Bias 12/19/2012

    Custom MMIC, a developer of performance-driven monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), has added three new GaAs MMIC power amplifiers covering 5 to 11 GHz to their growing standard product library.

36. Richardson RFPD Introduces Pair Of GaAs Hybrid Amplifiers From ANADIGICS 12/10/2012

    Richardson RFPD, Inc. recently announces immediate availability and full design support capabilities for two new GaAs hybrid amplifiers from ANADIGICS.

37. Electromagnetic Simulation Tools Accelerate Design Of Microwave Amplifiers 12/6/2012

    An automated simulation-based design cycle has become a fundamental part of the success of one of today's leading designers of travelling wave tube (TWT) microwave amplifiers.

38. Agilent Technologies Ships New ADS Software To Further Advance Single-, Multi-Technology Design Of RF Power Amplifiers 12/5/2012

    ADS 2012 features new capabilities that improve productivity and efficiency for all applications the system supports and breakthrough technologies applicable to GaAs, GaN and silicon RF power-amplifier multichip module design.

39. ANADIGICS Introduces New Small-Cell Wireless Infrastructure Power Amplifier 11/27/2012

    ANADIGICS, Inc., a world leader in radio frequency (RF) solutions, recently introduced the AWB7129 small-cell power amplifier (PA). The AWB7129 is optimized for Band 8 WCDMA and LTE applications, including picocells, enterprise-class femtocells, and high performance customer premises equipment (CPE).

40. Samsung Galaxy Appeal Indicates Shift From GaAs To CMOS Power Amplifiers For 3G Handsets 11/26/2012

    The Samsung Galaxy Appeal is one of the first mass produced phones to ship with a high performance 3G CMOS PA.  Despite an historical presence from CMOs in the 2G handset market concerns over performance have severely limited its progress in the 3G domain.