September 20, 2007, Houston, Texas - Mimix Broadband, Inc. introduced today surface mount technology (SMT) packaged, gallium arsenide (GaAs) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) receiver and transmitter devices that cover the 10 to 18 GHz frequency bands. The receiver has a noise figure of 2.7 dB and 20 dB image rejection across the band. The transmitter has a +11 dBm output P1dB, 8 dB conversion gain and 15 dB image rejection across the band. The receiver integrates an image reject mixer, an LO buffer amplifier, and a low noise amplifier. The transmitter integrates a balanced, image-reject mixer, an LO buffer amplifier, and an output RF amplifier. The image reject mixer eliminates the need for an image bandpass filter after the amplifier to remove thermal noise at the image frequency. This receiver and transmitter pair, identified as XR1007-QD and XU1005-QD respectively, is well suited for wireless communications applications such as millimeter-wave point-to-point radio, local multipoint distribution services (LMDS), SATCOM and VSAT applications. "The combination of very low noise figure and high input third order linearity in the XR1007-QD receiver offers excellent performance for a wide variety of applications that require both high levels of sensitivity and power-handling capabilities," stated Paul Beasly, Product Manager. "The XU1005-QD transmitter integrates a balanced, image-reject mixer that also enhances LO to RF isolation along with power-handling capabilities. These two devices offer high levels of integration in SMD technology, thereby providing a high-performance, cost-effective solution for our customers' design requirements." Mimix performs 100% RF and DC testing on these products. The devices come in a 7x7 mm QFN surface mount laminate package, offering excellent RF and thermal properties, and the packages are RoHS compliant. Engineering samples and production quantities are available today from stock. Technical support is also available from Mimix's applications engineers at 281.988.4600. The datasheets and additional product information can be obtained from the Mimix Broadband website at www.mimixbroadband.com.