26-35 GHz Wideband Balanced Driver Amplifier Delivers High Gain at High Frequencies

We've added a new amplifier to our expanding product offerings, the CMD243 26-35 GHz low noise driver amplifier.

The CMD243 is a wideband self-biasing GaAs MMIC balanced driver amplifier that offers 15.5 dB of gain with an output P1dB compression point of +21 dBm. The amplifier operates from a single 5 volt supply and draws just 90 mA typical. The balanced design provides good VSWR matching, along with improved stability and gain flatness.

The amplifier is a 50 ohm matched design, which eliminates the need for external DC blocks and RF port matching. Applications for the CMD243 include military, space and communications systems where small size and high linearity are necessary.

High Performance Broad Range Distributed Amplifier MMICs offer Positive Gain Slope

We've added two new Broad Range Distributed Amplifiers to our portfolio, the DC-22 GHz CMD240 and 2-22 GHz CMD241. Both new products feature a unique positive gain slope, which eases the design of broadband systems by eliminating equalizer circuits or added amplifiers to compensate for the typical negative gain slope of most amplifiers.

The CMD240 is an ultra-wideband GaAs MMIC Broad Range Distributed Amplifier that operates with a low noise figure, low current consumption, and high linearity in a small die size. From DC to 22 GHz, this amplifier delivers over 15dB of gain with a mid-band noise figure of 2.2 dB, output 1 dB compression point of 19 dBm and output IP3 of 28 dBm at 10 GHz with a 5 volt supply.

The CMD241 is a wideband GaAs MMIC Broad Range Distributed Amplifier that operates with a low mid-band noise figure of 2.3 dB, an output IP3 of +28 dBm, a low supply current of 74mA in a small die size. The CMD241 offers over 13 dB of gain with a maximum RF input power of +20 dBm.

Both amplifiers are 50 ohm matched designs, eliminating the need for RF port matching and can operate off a 3 to 8 volt power supply. The CMD241 also has on-chip blocking capacitors. Applications for the CMD240 and CMD241 include military/commercial communications and instrumentation.

Both amplifiers will be offered in QFN packages later in the summer.