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Psat Amplifier: TGA2621

TGA2621RFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for a 1 W (30.5 dBm) Psat amplifier covering radar and satcom applications from 16 to 18 GHz. The TGA2621 can be used as a general purpose amplifier drawing 400 mA from a 6 V supply. PAE for the TGA2621 is 28% while small signal gain is 26.5 dB. Qorvo offers this amplifier as a 2 x 2.5 mm DIE.


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GaN Driver Amplifier: TGA2597

TGA2597RFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for a 2 to 6 GHz GaN driver amplifier from Qorvo. The TGA2597 provides a saturated output power of 31.5 dBm with >31% PAE. Small signal gain of the TGA2597 is greater than 24dB with large signal gain >13.5 dB. Qorvo offers the TGA2597 for radar, EW and communication applications requiring low current (40 mA) from a 25 V supply. 


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Two-Stage Power Amp: TQP9107

twoampRFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for the TQP9107 from Qorvo, the new company name for the merger of TriQuint and RFMD. With two stages of amplification, the TQP9107 offers 35.5 dB of gain with 31.4 dBm output power. Covering 700 to 960 MHz, the Qorvo TQP9107 serves small cell and repeater applications, DAS and booster amp applications for bands 5, 8, 12 and 13. Power added efficiency is rated at 31% with OIP3 of 46 dBm.


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Hyperabrupt Junction Varactor Diode: SMV1275-079LF

sc79RFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for the SMV1275-079LF hyperabrupt junction varactor diode from Skyworks Inc. specifically designed for battery operation. The specified high capacitance ratio and low series resistance make the SMV1275-079LF appropriate for low phase noise voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) used at frequencies in wireless systems up to and above 2.5 GHz.


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GaN Power Amplifier: TGA2622-CP

TGA2622-CPRFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for a 35 W GaN power amplifier designed for weather and marine radars in the X-band (9 to 10 GHz). TriQuint’s TGA2622-CP offers power added efficiency of >43%. Operating from a 28 V supply, it draws only 290 mA. The TGA2622-CP offers high power in both pulse and CW operation thanks, in part, to TriQuint’s Cu-base packaging offering superior thermal management.


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Multi-Stage GaAs Power Amplifier: TGA2621-SM

TGA2621-SMRFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for the TriQuint TGA2621-SM, a multi-stage GaAs power amplifier for Radar and SatCom applications. The TGA2621-SM offers saturated output power of >30 dBm with a small signal gain of over 24 dB. Used as a final stage or driver for higher power amplifiers, the TriQuint TGA2621-SM draws 500 mA from a 6 V supply and offers >23% PAE


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Psat GaN Driver: TGA2627-SM

TGA2627-SMRFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for the TGA2627-SM. This 32 dBm Psat GaN driver has a push-pull internal configuration that provides low harmonic content of <40 dBc over the 6 to 12 GHz frequency span. Small signal gain is rated at >27 dB. The TGA2627-SM is compatible with TriQuint’s high power amplifiers, easing the burden of multiple bias supplies.


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Driver Amplifier: TGA2731-SM

TGA2731-SMRFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for a 1.25 W driver amplifier serving radar, communication and test instrumentation applications from 2.7 to 4 GHz. The TriQuint TGA2731-SM contains an integrated attenuator and power detector. Self-biasing circuitry allows operation from a single, 6 V supply. The TGA2731-SM’s linear power gain is >24dB.


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Digital Variable Gain Amplifier: TQC9312

TQC9312RFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for a fully integrated, 50 ohm digital variable gain amplifier from TriQuint. The TQC9312 combines an amplifier + DSA + amplifier into a module that includes matching circuits, bias chokes, bypass and blocking capacitors making the TQC9312 a drop-in solution requiring no external components.


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