Richardson RFPD, Inc., an Arrow Electronics company, announced the availability and full design support capabilities for a new reference design from NXP Semiconductors.

The A3G26D055N-100 is an orderable reference design for NXP’s A3G26D055NT4, a 100 to 2690 MHz, RF power discrete GaN HEMT housed in a DFN 7 mm x 6.5 mm over-molded plastic package. It has an unmatched output allowing for wide frequency range utilization. The transistor is designed for cellular base station applications requiring wide instantaneous bandwidth capability.

Typical performance: 

Frequency (MHz)

Pout
(W)

Gain
(dB)

IRL
(dB)

Drain Efficiency
(%)

ID
(A)

100

14.8

11.7

-2.5

85.7

0.540

1000

11.9

10.7

-7.9

64.4

0.580

2000

11.7

10.7

-5.2

54.8

0.670

2500

10.9

10.3

-4.9

52.9

0.640

VDD = 48 Vdc, IDQ = 45 mA (VGG = ~ -2.7 Vdc), Pin = 1 W, CW

The A3G26D055N-100 circuit optimizes the device from 100 to 2500 MHz, with 12 W CW and 11 dB gain by utilizing half of the device. The compact circuit (7 cm x 5 cm) is available for order from Richardson RFPD, and the circuit information is licensable from NXP.