Tiny SiGe:C MMIC Amp Drives 0.25 To 2.60 GHz

Feb. 12, 2009

Model UPC3236TK is a medium-power monolithic-microwave-integrated-circuit (MMIC) amplifier from California Eastern Laboratories and NEC fabricated on silicon-germanium-carbon substrates. It provides 38 dB of flat gain from 250 MHz to 2.6 GHz with typical noise figure of 2.6 dB. Housed in a RoHS-compliant TK surface-mount package measuring just 1.3 x 1.5 x 0.55 mm, the amplifier provides +11 dBm typical output power at 1-dB compression, with saturated output power of typically +15.5 dBm. It draws 24 mA typical current from supplies of +4.5 to +5.5 VDC.

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Jack Browne

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.