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15 June 2006

 

TriQuint: switches to amplifiers

TriQuint Semiconductor followed its introduction of two new GaAs switches this week with the launch of new GaAs amplifiers designed for point-to-point radio, wireless base stations, satellite communications, sat-com ground terminals, electronic warfare, instrumentation and frequency multipliers.

TriQuint’s new HPA and LNA releases include the following:

TGA4040-SM is a packaged wide-band, medium-power amplifier for 17-35 GHz applications including point-to-point radio, electronic warfare, instrumentation and frequency multipliers. Designed using TriQuint's 0.15 m power pHEMT production process, it provides a nominal 20 dB small signal gain with 18 dBm maximum output power at 1 dB gain compression. For 2x and 3x multiplier functions the TGA4040-SM provides 15 dBm (typical) output power at 9 dBm P-in. Evaluation boards are available upon request; this part is lead-free and RoHS compliant.

TGA4525-SM is a packaged compact high power amplifier (HPA) MMIC for K-band applications including point-to-point radio, sat-com, and point-to-multipoint communications. Designed using TriQuint's 0.25 m gate power pHEMT production process, it provides nominal 37dBm output TOI. The new HPA also offers 29 dBm of output power at 1dB gain compression from 17-27 GHz with a small signal gain of 22 dB. This product is 100% DC and RF tested on-wafer to ensure performance and compliance. Evaluation boards are available upon request; this part is lead-free and RoHS compliant.

TGA2520 is a HPA MMIC suited for Ku-band satellite ground terminal applications and point-to-point radios. Designed using TriQuint's 0.5 m power pHEMT process combined with the latest 3-metal layer interconnect (3MI) technology, the 2W TGA2520 provides 33 dB gain and fully covers the 12 GHz and 16 GHz bands, while also delivering a high power transmit function within a footprint of less than 3.5mm2. The new product's high gain and high TOI (>40dBm), plus its wide frequency application, make it ideal for point-to-point radios. Each device is 100% DC and RF tested on-wafer to ensure performance compliance.

TGA2602-SM is a packaged high IP3 dual pHEMT discrete low noise amplifier device designed for wireless communications network base station and WiMAX applications, operating from DC-3000 MHz. It provides a noise figure of 0.55 dB when used in a balanced configuration, with a small signal gain of more than 19 dB at 1950 MHz. The TGA2602-SM is available in a surface mount 6-lead 2x2mm QFN package. Balanced evaluation boards are available upon request. This product is lead-free and RoHS compliant.

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