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Wolfspeed extended its family of 50 V unmatched GaN HEMT RF power transistors by adding a 250 W device with a frequency range up to 3 GHz and the highest efficiency of any comparably-rated GaN device available.

Skyworks introduced the SKY12239-11, a voltage-controlled variable attenuator (VVA) with broadband, flat attenuation and a high third-order input intercept point (IIP3). The device was designed to cover 10 MHz to 1.5 GHz and was optimized for use as a wide dynamic range, ultra-low distortion attenuator.

Unable to meet market demand for SiC power devices, Cree is doubling Wolfspeed's capacity for producing SiC wafers, diodes and MOSFETs. Cree also released the latest quarterly financial results for the business.

Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LTC5552, a double balanced mixer that features wideband matching from 3 to 20 GHz.

Qorvo published a free, downloadable calculator supporting a wide range of RF matching circuit tasks. MatchCalc™ provides ideal component values for matching S1P or S2P files to the desired system or reference impedance. MatchCalc offers capabilities not available in other downloadable tools and frees RF designers to work remotely.

Silicon foundry TowerJazz is targeting the automotive market — especially advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving — with its portfolio of advanced RF and high performance analog (HPA) manufacturing processes.

Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. announces two new executives. Keith Bargroff was promoted to serve as the vice president of engineering, and Sumit Tomar was hired as the vice president of product marketing.