M/A-COM Announces New Family Of High Power, Broadband Amplifiers

M/A-COM, a business unit of Tyco Electronics, announced a new family of high power broadband amplifiers. The four new amplifiers, MAAPGM0074-DIE, MAAPGM0076-DIE, MAAPGM0077-DIE and MAAPGM0078-DIE can be used in various applications including communications and military electronic systems. The power levels, up to 16 Watts, are especially high for multi-octave GaAs MMICs covering frequency bands from 0.7 to 8.0 GHz.

MAAPGM0074-DIE covers 2.0 to 8.0 GHz with an output power level of 8 watts. Other typical performance parameters are gain of 14 dB and VSWR’s of 1.7:1 input and 2.2:1 output. It requires +10 V and negative supply voltages and uses 3.5 A under compression.

MAAPGM0076-DIE covers 1.3 to 2.5 GHz with an output power level of 16 watts. Other typical performance parameters are gain of 25 dB and VSWR’s of 1.3:1 input and 1.6:1 output. It requires +10 V and negative supply voltages and uses 5.2 A under compression.

MAAPGM0077-DIE covers 0.7 to 2.5 GHz with an output power level of 13 watts. Other typical performance parameters are gain of 23 dB and VSWR’s of 1.7:1 input and 1.6:1 output. It requires +10 V and negative supply voltages and uses 4.9 A under compression.

MAAPGM0078-DIE covers 2 to 6 GHz with an output power level of 12 watts. Other typical performance parameters are gain of 20 dB and VSWR’s of 1.4:1 input and 2.3:1 output. It requires +10 V and negative supply voltages and uses 4.1 A under compression.

The amplifiers are fabricated using M/A-COM’s MSAG (multi-function self-aligned gate) process, which features a polyimide coating and no air bridges to produce a rugged chip for high assembly yields. The MTTF is one million hours at a 170°C junction temperature.

Price and Availability
The MAAPGM0074-DIE, MAAPGM0076-DIE, MAAPGM0077-DIE, MAAPGM0078-DIE, as COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) solutions, are available today as a bare die and from stock in low quantities for engineering development. Lead times on higher quantities start at 12 weeks. Ceramic packaged versions of the amplifiers will be available in mid-2006.