Articles by Richardson RFPD / Arrow RF & Power

Two SP4T RF Switches: PE42542 / PE42543

PE42542Richardson RFPD Inc. announced the availability and full design support capabilities for two SP4T RF switches from Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation. The PE42542 and PE42543 are HaRP™ technology-enhanced absorptive SP4T RF switches that operate from 9 kHz to 18 GHz and are designed for use in test/ATE, microwave and other wireless applications.


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Three 20 W Power Amplifiers

Wavelex_20W_PA_PR_PhotoRichardson RFPD Inc. today announces immediate availability and full design support capabilities for three new 20 W power amplifiers from Wavelex. The new 50-ohm, unconditionally stable PAs operate from a single DC power supply and cover down to 820 MHz and up to at least 890 MHz. They feature infinite load VSWR protection and a minimum of 50% power added efficiency, and they are SMA-connectorized.


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Three 20 W Power Amplifiers

Wavelex_20W_PA_PR_PhotoRichardson RFPD Inc. announces immediate availability and full design support capabilities for three new 20 W power amplifiers from Wavelex. The new 50-ohm, unconditionally stable PAs operate from a single DC power supply and cover down to 820 MHz and up to at least 890 MHz. They feature infinite load VSWR protection and a minimum of 50% power added efficiency.


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DAC and Two ADCs Converters

ADI_Q4_Select_PR_PhotoRichardson RFPD Inc. announced the availability and full design support capabilities for three converters from Analog Devices Inc. The new devices include a digital-to-analog converter (AD9144), an analog-to-digital converter (AD9625), and a dual analog-to-digital converter (AD9680). All of the devices are suitable for a range of applications.


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Three 16 W Power Amplifiers

three 16 W power amplifiersRichardson RFPD Inc. announces immediate availability and full design support capabilities for three 16 W power amplifiers from Wavelex.  The 50-ohm, unconditionally stable PAs operate from a single DC power supply and cover 1805 to 1880, 1930 to 1990, and 2110 to 2170 MHz frequency ranges - common bands for test and measurement applications.


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High Power Amplifier: 2175/BBS2E4ARR

Empower_High_Power_Amplifier_PR_Photo (2)Richardson RFPD Inc. announced the availability for a new solid state broadband high power amplifier from Empower RF Systems, Inc. The 2175/BBS2E4ARR  is suitable for multi-octave bandwidth, high-power continuous wave, modulated, and pulsed applications. It utilizes high-power LDMOS devices that provide wide frequency response, high gain, high peak power capability, and low distortions.


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Digital Step Attenuator: PE43205

Peregrine_pe43205_PR_PhotoRichardson RFPD Inc. announced the availability and full design support capabilities for a new fast switching 2-bit RF digital step attenuator from Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation. The broadband PE43205 operates from 35 to 6000 MHz, covers an 18 dB attenuation range in 6 dB and 12 dB steps, with 29 ns switching time.


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Power Limiter ICs: PE45140 / PE45450

Peregrine_Wideband_50W_Limiters_PR_PhotoRichardson RFPD Inc. announced the availability of two power limiter ICs from Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation. The PE45140 and PE45450 are HaRP™ technology-enhanced RF power limiters with symmetric RF ports that limit incident power up to 50 W.  They offer wideband frequency range, maximum power handling of +47 dBm pulsed (50 W) and +40 dBm CW (10 W).


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Power Amplifiers: WPA09-35B / WPA09-53A

WPA09-35B and WPA09-53ARichardson RFPD Inc. announces immediate availability and full design support capabilities for two 24 W Psat (20 W P1dB) power amplifiers from Wavelex. The 50-ohm PAs operate from 925 GHz to 960 GHz, offer high gain, low gain flatness, and high power added efficiency. They are ideally suited for GSM, mobile infrastructure, and fixed wireless communication applications.


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