RFMD GaN Power Amplifiers Featured in Microwave Product Digest

Wideband GaN Power Amplifiers for Software-Defined Radios
By David Aichele and Karthik Krishnamurthy was published in the May, 2011 issue of MP Digest.

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RFHA1000
RFHA1003
RFHA1004
RF3826
RF3833

RFMD High-Power GaN Power ICs (PIC)

RFMD's GaN Power ICs (PICs) are wideband power amplifiers designed for continuous wave and pulsed applications such as military communications, electronic warfare, wireless infrastructure, radar, two-way radios, and general purpose amplification.



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RFMD Attenuators Featured in Microwave Product Digest

 RFSA2013 and RFSA2023 Broadband High Performance Voltage-Controlled Attenuators
By Darrin Walraven was published in the June, 2011 issue of MP Digest.

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RFSA2013
RFSA2023

2011 RFMD Product Selection Guide

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RFMD Introduces Wide-Band GaAs MMIC Distributed Amplifiers to 35GHz

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2010 Wired Broadband Product Selection Guide

150 Wired Broadband Products Market Leading Hybrid Amplifier Portfolio Power Doublers and Push‑pull Amplifiers to 1000 MHz Optical Receivers Linear and Low Noise Amplifiers 5 MHz to 210 MHz Linear Amplifiers Frequency Converters, Passives Splitters, Couplers, and Transformers

RFMD Expands their RF Passive Offering for CATV Applications - Offers New Kit

Designed for applications requiring cost-effective, very small, broadband devices, the Wired Broadband kit includes samples of 21 different part numbers including splitters, couplers, transformers and amplifiers. CATV OEMs require RF passives in head end, forward and return path applications. The devices in this kit address those needs.

Click here to review the kit contents along with links to data sheets.

RFMD's short form overview of the Mini-RF passive components (0.8MB)

RFMW offers RFMD Amplifier Designers Kit

Featuring 30 different LNAs, Gain Blocks, Buffer and Driver Amplifiers, this kit includes unpopulated evaluation boards for quick and easy prototyping.

To review the contents of this kit and links to the data sheets, see the selection table or contact your local RFMW salesperson.

RFMD Integrated RF Synthesizer and VCO with Mixers for RF Front Ends

Designed to reduce the development time, risk and solution size of RF front end circuits in modern radios, the RF205x family of products from RFMD provides a highly integrated, yet flexible solution. These devices use a unique system partitioning-a vertical slice through an RF section-that combines a high-performance fractional-N PLL, low phase noise VCOs, LO buffers and high-linearity RF mixers.

RF205X Brochure (1MB)
RF250X Family Application Note: Matching Circuits and Baluns
RF205X Frequency Synthesizer User Guide
White Paper: A New Level of Integration in RF Components Article

Compact L- and S-Band GaN High Power Amplifiers

This white paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of competing PA technologies for radar applications and shows how GaN amplifiers are shaping the future of radar. A follow up section discusses specific GaN solutions in current production as well as proposed solutions for future development.

Wideband 400W Pulsed Power GaN HEMT Amplifiers

A white paper provides details on the development of a 2.9 to 3.5 GHz GaN HEMP amplifier with 400 W pulsed output power. Overcoming the difficulties of designing for broad band operation are discussed.

Wideband Low Noise Amplifiers for 3.3 Volt Operation

Published in the September 2010 issue of Microwave Product Digest, this article covers the critical system parameters in the implementation of low noise amplifiers in radio recievers.

Next-Generation, GaN-based Power Amplifiers for Radar Applications

Published in the Jan, 2009 issue of Microwave Product Digest, this article covers advancements in Radar technology and compares various amplifier technologies. It highlights the RF3928, 300W S-Band amplifier and future developoment of 500W L-band devices.