Medium-power driver amplifier delivers high gain, output power

ANALOG DEVICES HMC1131 medium-power, distributed driver amplifier operates between 24 and 35GHz and provides 22-dB of gain, +35-dBm output IP3 and +24 dBm of output power at 1-dB gain compression. Device reduces the number of components required to achieve the desired output power and small signal gain, which lowers development costs and design time by enabling simpler transmit line-ups and higher integration. Based on a GaAs (gallium-arsenide) pHEMT (pseudomorphic high-electron mobility transistor) design, device is suitable for civil and defense communications systems, including point-to-point and point-to-multi-point radios and VSAT and SATCOM applications. Device is capable of supplying +25 dBm of saturated output power with 16 percent PAE and is housed in a compact, leadless 4×4 mm ceramic surface-mount package. http://www.analog.com