Fairview Microwave Inc., a supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, releases a brand new line of solid state GaN (Gallium Nitride) amplifiers. These new GaN power amplifiers offer designers a unique solution of off-the-shelf components, typically requiring months of lead time to acquire. The rugged connectorized amplifier designs from Fairview have the advantage of […]
Amplifiers
Rad-tolerant 36-V instrumentation amplifier hosts differential ADC driver
Intersil today introduced the industry’s first radiation tolerant 36V instrumentation amplifier (in-amp) featuring an integrated differential analog-to-digital converter (ADC) driver. The high-performance ISL70617SEH differential input, rail-to-rail output in-amp delivers the industry’s highest signal processing performance for low-level sensor telemetry data critical to communication satellites. Its high integration and best-in-class performance reduces system size, weight, and […]
Top analog threads on EDAboard.com – June
(editor’s note: Intrigued by the problem? Have a question or optional solution? Then click the “Read more” link and follow the conversation on EDAboard.com or log in to EDAboard and participate in the analog IC forum thread.) Query about VU meters – I bought one today and tried it just now I am probably using […]
Isolated amplifier targets shunt-based current sensing in high-voltage equipment
Texas Instruments today introduced a reinforced isolated amplifier with the highest reliability, lowest power consumption, highest DC accuracy and improved overall efficiency compared to competitive devices. The AMC1301 is the newest addition to TI’s reinforced isolation portfolio, which features the industry’s highest working voltage specifications. With the lowest offset drift of 3 uV/C over the […]
5G power amp research to commence
Signals Research Group, in conjunction with Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc., is conducting a research report on the state of 5G power amplifiers that will involve the products and support of several industry leading component companies currently working on 5G power amplifiers. As one of the most respected and trusted names in technical research reports […]
Digital variable-gain amp for RF base stations sports 38 dBm OIP3 for main gain control
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) (NASDAQ: IDTI), introduced a digital variable gain amplifier (VGA) for radio frequency (RF) base stations featuring its new KLIN™ constant linearity technology at the International Microwave Symposium, IMS2016, Moscone Center in San Francisco. With the KLIN innovation, the IDT ® F1455 family of high-gain, high-linearity transmitter VGAs maintains a high […]
Beamforming IC covers 8 to 12 GHz for X-band radar apps
In booth #2129 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, introduces the UltraCMOS® PE19601, a monolithic phase and amplitude controller (MPAC) solution for beamforming. This new MPAC–Beamforming device covers a frequency range of 8 to 12 GHz, and it expands Peregrine’s MPAC product family into higher […]
X-band GaN-based pulsed power amps integrate monitoring, protection
Diamond Microwave, a specialist in high performance microwave power amplifiers, has announced the launch of a new range of X-band GaN-based pulsed solid-state power amplifiers (SSPA) offering integrated monitoring and protection. The new product range features output power levels up to 300W, and an ultra-compact footprint of only 220 x 150 x 41mm excluding heatsink. […]
Gallery: Electronics in the spotlight at Xponential 2016 unmanned systems exhibition
Though the Xponential unmanned systems exhibition has a reputation for showing off a lot of exotic hardware, there were numerous developments on the electronics front at this year’s event. Themes we noticed included manufacturers paying more attention to the handling of huge data flows generated by optical and thermal sensors that sit onboard UAVs these […]
Top analog threads on EDAboard.com – April
(editor’s note: Intrigued by the problem? Have a question or optional solution? Then click the “Read more” link and follow the conversation on EDAboard.com or log in to EDAboard and participate in the forum thread.) TDA2030 active crossover circuit transistor heating up – I am trying to build the active crossover circuit of TDA2030 (Page 9 […]