ADL8150 Ultra-Low Phase Noise Amplifier from Analog Devices
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Analog Devices is a leader in innovation with its line of RF Microwave Amplifiers. A recent new release is an ultra-low phase noise amplifier ADL8150ACPZN. System engineers are concerned with phase noise, or jitter, because it reduces the integrity of the signal. For example, in radar systems, it increases the noise floor making it more difficult to pick out the desired signal from the background “clutter”. In digital communications systems, high jitter can lead to data errors with misaligned clock edges. In very low phase noise systems it is critical to select amplifiers that do not contribute to degrading the phase noise of the receiver.
The ADL8150 is a self-biased gallium arsenide (GaAs), monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC), heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT), low phase noise amplifier that operates from 6 GHz to 14 GHz. It offers an industry-leading −172 dBc/Hz of phase noise at 10 kHz offset. The amplifier provides 12 dB signal gain, 18 dBm output power at 1 dB gain compression (OP1dB), and a typical output third-order intercept (OIP3) of 30 dBm and a noise figure of 3.6 dB. The amplifier requires 74 mA from a 5 V collector supply voltage but may be operated as low as 3V with a reduced gain and output power. The RF input is ac-coupled, and the RF output requires an external bias tee. The ADL8150 features an RF input and output that are internally matched to 50 Ω facilitating integration into multichip modules (MCMs). The device is housed in a miniature 2 x 2 mm surface mount package and is also available in a bare die format.
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ADL8150 Datasheet and Product Info
