GaN power amps to boost satellite communications
ProductSeptember 08, 2015
A family of GaN power amplifiers from Qorvo is intended for use in military satellites and commercial very small aperture terminal (VSAT) ground stations. The Ku- and Ka-band power amps are fabricated using Qorvo's already-released QGaN15 process technology, for reliable operation.
A family of GaN power amplifiers from Qorvo is intended for use in military satellites and commercial very small aperture terminal (VSAT) ground stations. The Ku- and Ka-band power amps are fabricated using Qorvo's already-released QGaN15 process technology, for reliable operation.
The Ku-band TGA2239-CP is a 35-W, 28-V power amp that tests at 30 dB linear gain and 34 percent power-added efficiency. In Ka band, the TGA2594-HM gives the designer 4 W of saturated output power and 25 dB linear gain in a hermetic quad-flat no-lead (QFN) package; power efficiency for this amp stands at 25 percent.
The Ka-band TGA2595-CP, says the company, provides designers with 8 W of saturated output power and 21 dB of linear gain in a thermal-resistant Cu-base bolt-down package, with power-added efficiency at 22 percent.
Qorvo, Inc. was formed in early 2015 following the merger of RFMD and TriQuint.
