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PE42525

High Frequency, Silicon on Insulator Switches: PE42525 / PE426525

RFMW Ltd. announces a pair of Peregrine Semiconductor, high frequency, SOI switches. The PE42525 and PE426525 are SPDT switches operating from 9 KHz to 60 GHz. Both switches offer fast, 8 nS switching time and high input linearity of 48 dBm IIP3. The PE42525 finds applications in test & measurement, microwave backhaul and communications systems and the PE426525 is targeted towards harsh industrial applications. 


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12 Amp Pulsed Switch: 392P0000

15th 392P0000RFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for the 392P0000, 12 Amp pulsed switch from XSYSTOR Inc. The 392P0000 MOS type switch is placed between the drain choke of the GaN transistor and power supply. It works with XSYSTOR 100 and 200 series controllers to protect, operate, and modulate the GaN device. The unit is rated for drain voltages from 28 to 80 V with very-low Rds ON.


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High Isolation, Absorptive Switch: RFSW6024

14th RFSW6024

RFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for a high isolation, absorptive switch. The Qorvo RFSW6024 supports WIFi, LTE, 4G and general purpose wireless infrastructure from 5 to 6000 MHz. This SPDT switch offers 60 dB of isolation at 2 GHz and IIP3 of 66 dBm. Absorptive, it can handle a max CW input of 36 dBm. Insertion loss is only 0.75 dB and switching speed is 250 nS.


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Plastic GaN Transistor: TGF2978-SM

8th TGF2978-SMRFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for a plastic GaN transistor from Qorvo. The TGF2978-SM provides 20 W of saturated power from 8 to 12 GHz for various applications including marine and weather radar, military radar and avionics. Operational to very low frequency, the recommended bias voltage is 32 V. The TGF2978-SM provides >46% PAE and small signal gain of >11 dB at mid X-band frequencies.


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RFSA3623

Digital Step Attenuator: RFSA3623

RFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for a digital step attenuator (DSA). The Qorvo RFSA3623 offers 6-bits of attenuation with 0.25 dB LSB step size providing 15.75 dB of attenuation range from 5 to 6000 MHz. Featuring overshoot-free transient switching between attenuation steps, the RFSA3623 is ideal for wireless infrastructure, military radio, land mobile radio and access points.

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0.5 W Power Amplifier: TQP9424

2nd TQP9424

RFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for Qorvo’s TQP9424, a 0.5 W power amplifier for small cell radios. Spanning the 2300 to 2400 MHz frequency band, this internally matched amplifier covers band 30 and band 40 wireless infrastructure applications. The TQP9424 has 36 dB of gain and -47 dBc ACLR at 27 dBm.  Recommended supply voltage is 4.5 V with 470 mA current draw.


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“Cloverleaf” Configuration of Omni Antennas: 1032-024 and 1032-025

1st 1032-024RFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for Southwest Antennas’ “cloverleaf” configuration of omni antennas. These antennas are 3 x smaller than existing solutions yet maintain similar antenna gain, efficiency and excellent radiation pattern control over the entire operational frequency band. Model 1032-024 is a right hand circular polarized (RHCP) Omni cloverleaf antenna with 2.3 to 2.5 GHz frequency band coverage and 1.2 dBi gain. Model 1032-025 is a left hand circular polarized (LHCP) antenna.


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Plastic GaN Transistor: TGF2977-SM

TGF2977-SMRFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for a plastic GaN transistor from Qorvo. The TGF2977-SM provides 5 W of saturated power from 8 to 12 GHz for various applications including marine and weather radar, military radar and avionics. Operational to very low frequency, the recommended bias voltage is 32 V. The TGF2977-SM provides >50% PAE and small signal gain of >13 dB at mid X-band frequencies.


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Broadband Amplifier: TGA2976-SM

TGA2976-SM

RFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for a broadband amplifier designed to support electronic warfare, defense communications and L-Band radar. The Qorvo TGA2976-SM provides 10 W of saturated power with an input power of 0.5 W. While large signal gain is 13 dB, small signal gain is >20 dB. Supporting applications in frequencies from 100 to 3000 MHz, the TGA2976-SM requires a 40 V bias with 360 mA of current.


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Digital Step Attenuator: RFSA3523

RFSA3523RFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for a digital step attenuator (DSA). The Qorvo RFSA3523 offers 5-bits of attenuation with 0.5 dB LSB step size providing 15.5 dB of attenuation range from 5 to 6000 MHz. Featuring overshoot-free transient switching between attenuation steps, the RFSA3523 is ideal for wireless infrastructure, military radio, land mobile radio and access points.


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