ANADIGICS, Inc., a world leader in radio frequency (RF) solutions, announced that the company has introduced a new product family of voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs). Point-to-point wireless backhaul networks provide reliable access to high-speed data and voice services without fiber optic infrastructure connectivity. According to a recent report by iGR, the North American market for wireless backhaul metrocells is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 146 percent over the next five years. The company’s new VCO solutions are optimized for these applications and offer outstanding output power and phase noise performance at the industry’s highest order quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM).

“Point-to-point wireless backhaul networks solve the placement, zoning, and construction challenges associated with traditional infrastructure equipment, which requires fiber optic and telecom connectivity,” said Tim Laverick, senior vice president of Infrastructure Products at ANADIGICS.  “By leveraging our advanced design capabilities and unique wafer process technologies, we have developed a new family of wireless infrastructure catalog products that expand our market reach into point-to-point applications. ANADIGICS’ VCOs deliver outstanding performance and integration in support of higher QAMs and enable stable, high-throughput connectivity in the newest generation of wireless backhaul devices.”

ANADIGICS’ new voltage-controlled oscillators utilize the company’s leading HBT process to deliver outstanding phase noise and output power. These products also feature integrated divide-by-2 and divide-by-4 with internal resonators.This level of performance and integration is offered in a compact 5 x 5 mm, 32-lead package with an industry-standard pinout. The AMV8901, AMV8902, AMV8903, AMV8904, AMV8905, AMV8906, AMV8907, AMV8908 and AMV8909 are the first solutions being offered in this new catalog product family.

ANADIGICS Voltage-Controlled Oscillator Family Key Facts and Highlights:

  • Outstanding output power and exceptionally low phase noise to support higher-order QAM requirements
  • Wide tuning ranges to ensure exceptional performance across prominent frequency bands
  • Compact 5 x 5 mm QFN package with integrated divide-by-2, divide-by-4, and resonators to reduce board space requirements
  • Industry-standard pinout with 5 V and 220 mA supply to simplify RF systems design and speed time-to-market

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