TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. a leading RF solutions supplier and technology innovator, has introduced complete, cost-effective Ka-band gallium arsenide (GaAs) RF chipsets to support key requirements in very small aperture terminal (VSAT) satellite communications systems. The family includes a variable-gain driver amplifier, a 1 Watt GaAs monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifier, a subharmonic upconverter and a highly-integrated block downconverter.
Technical Details:
TGA4541-SM- Highly-linear 28 to 31 GHz variable gain GaAs MMIC driver amplifier; +23dBm P1dB RF output power; 33dB gain; 31dBm OIP3; and 30dB gain attenuation range; power supply is 5V at 330mA. It is available in a 40-lead 6x6mm QFN.
TGA4539-SM- 28 to 30 GHz GaAs MMIC amplifier; 30dBm (1W) P1dB RF output power; 20dB gain; +33dBm OIP3; power supply is 6V at 420ma. It is available in a 20-lead 5x5mm QFN.
TGC4408-SM- GaAs MMIC block downconverter; 18.3 to 20.2 GHz input; 950 to 1950 MHz IF; 8.5dB conversion gain; -6dBm input IP3; 6.5dB noise figure; phase noise is -73dB/Hz at 10kHz offset and -126dB/Hz at 1 MHz offset; power supply is +5V at 305mA. It is available in a 32-lead 5x6mm QFN package.
TGC4407-SM- GaAs MMIC subharmonic upconverter with integrated local oscillator buffer amplifier; 21.5 to 32.5 GHz input; 11 to 16 MHz subharmonic LO frequency; DC to 7 GHz IF; -9dB conversion gain; LO input power is 0 to +7.5dBm; 13dBm input IP3; power supply is +5V at 65mA. It is available in a 16-lead 3x3mm QFN.
All four devices are currently in production and supporting evaluation boards are available. Contact TriQuint for product details or go to www.triquint.com/sales to locate a sales representative or distributor. Please visit our website for product updates and to register for TriQuint’s quarterly newsletter.
