NXP recently launched a new portfolio of discrete Gallium Nitride (GaN) transistors to expand 5G Massive MIMO coverage. The transistors enable easy deployment of 5G Massive MIMO in urban and suburban areas. NXP’s proprietary RF GaN technology is manufactured in their new Chandler (Arizona) fab and available through RFMW, their specialist RF distributor. This launch provides a GaN portfolio covering the 5G cellular bands between 2.3 and 4.0GHz. A key benefit is that NXP’s GaN technology has a low-memory effect designed to maximizse linearity and reduce Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD) complexity. The portfolio covers 48V driver stages, allowing a single amplifier…
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1. What made you select the Ampleon ART2K0 as a product to feature? As the highest power, 2 Kilowatt flagship of Ampleon’s Advanced Rugged Technology series, the ART2K0 is ideal for many high-power industrial and broadcast designs for its ruggedness. These devices are the “Flux Capacitors” of the RF Power World! 2. What are the key features and specifications of the ART2K0? Tested to 65:1 VSWR, Ampleon’s ART2K0 is suitable for rugged applications and can deliver up to 2KW of RF Power from HF to UHF. 3. What are the common markets and applications of the Ampleon ART2K0? The ART2K0…
RFMW, a specialized distributor of RF and microwave products, today announced the acquisition of Spantech Technology Solutions S.L.U. Spantech represents industry-leading manufacturers of RF, microwave, millimeter-wave components, and satellite communication equipment in Spain and Portugal. The agreement fortifies RFMW’s international presence and enhances their prominent position as a global and technically competent sales and marketing organization. “We are excited about this agreement with RFMW,” comments Michael Chadwick, Director of Spantech Microwave Technology. “RFMW’s products directly align with our focus and customer base. We are confident that RFMW’s acquisition of Spantech will provide customers with best-in-class solutions and support. We are…
RFMW and Renesas will be attending IMS 2022 in Denver from June 21-23. Both companies will be promoting Renesas’: Sub-6 RF front end solutions mmWave and beamforming solutions Timing and synchronization products for radio cards and backhaul Renesas Variable Gain Amplifiers: Renesas offers digitally controlled intermediate frequency (IF) and radio frequency (RF) variable gain amplifiers (VGA) with FlatNoise™ technology, an innovative technology where noise does not degrade as gain is reduced. Renesas’ low-noise devices improve quality-of-service (QoS) and ease signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) requirements of the downstream data converter to reduce system cost. The F0453B is an integrated dual-path RF…
MEMS technology and its applications have taken quite a long time to develop. The origins of Microelectromechanical Systems date back to the mid-1970’s but it took nearly another quarter-century for the first commercial MEMS product to be introduced. This was Analog Devices’ ADXL50 accelerometer , which established the company as the pioneer in turning what had been a promising idea into a commercial product. MEMS sensors and actuators are now widely available from hundreds of vendors, and MEMS accelerometers, for example, have been the universal choice for use in airbag deployment circuits by the automotive industry since the mid-1990s. Digital…
RFMW announces design and sales support for XMA Corp’s 8582-6150-xx series of 2.4mm, 50 GHz Attenuators. The XMA coaxial attenuators are available in standard dB values of 3, 6, 10, 20 and 30 dB and handle up to 1 Watt of power. Low VSWR provides high performance with minimal additional through path insertion loss.
RFMW announces design and sales support for MAST Technologies microwave absorbing materials. The MD10-0008-00-N Engineering Design Kit contains a variety of samples intended to be cut and utilized during the design process for cavity resonance disruption, surface wave attenuation, reflection loss or insertion loss. Featuring RF absorbing elastomers, RF absorbing foam, and Suppress-n-Sink, RF Absorber + Thermally Conductive pad material, the kit provides solutions for a wide range of applications including concealment, electronic enclosures, antenna systems, wireless networking equipment, test and measurement systems, millimeter wave technologies and PIM reduction. Durable elastomeric material is flexible and will not crack, even in…
RFMW announces design and sales support for RF Circulator Isolator, Inc (RFCI) circulators designed to meet the demands of linear power amplifiers in lower 5G band systems. RFCI’s latest brochure outlines available surface mount models ranging from 3100 to 5000MHz. Miniaturized ‘pin-style’ devices are offered in square or round packages with forward power handling of 500 Watts and reverse power handling of 20 or 30 Watts depending on the package. All models feature low insertion loss and high isolation with a wide operating temperature range. Ideally suited for high-volume manufacturing, these circulators are available on tape and reel and may…
RFMW announces design and sales support for a high power Ku-K band MMIC amplifier from Qorvo. The QPA1724 provides 20 W of saturated power from 17.3 to 21.2 GHz for radar applications in both commercial and military markets. Power added efficiency is 27% with 16 dB large signal gain. Small signal gain is 25 dB. For linear power, satellite communications applications, the QPA1724 provides 10 Watts of RF power. Housed in a 7.5 x 6 mm, air cavity, surface mount package.
RFMW announces design and sales support for APA Wireless Coaxial Resonator oscillators (CRO). The R199205SMUA10CR delivers -117 dBc/Hz typical phase noise at 10 KHz offset at its operating range of 1990-2050 MHz. VCC is 10 Volts while the tuning voltage range is 1.0 to 9.0 V. Typical output power is 5 dBm. Packaged in a standard 0.5 x 0.5 inch castellated SMT, the API Wireless R199205SMUA10CR is a form/fit/function replacement for the EOL Qorvo UMX-1132-D16-G.