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5-V InGaP/GaAs Amplifiers Satisfy Broadband RF And IF

June 13, 2007

The quick evolution of next-generation communications is making system requirements increasingly complicated. The WJA broadband amplifier family was designed to exceed those requirements. The devices offer up to 20 dB of gain and output third-order intercepts to +43 dBm while consuming just 60 to 90 mA from a +5-V supply. The first WJA amplifiers to be introduced are the RF (WJA10xx) and IF (WJA15xx) amplifier series. The WJA series can be operated from a +5V supply. The amplifiers boast +20 dBm of output power at 1-dB compression, 15 and 20 dB of power gain, and an output third-order intercept of +35 to +43 dBm. With built-in active biasing circuitry, designers can reduce the performance variations over temperature. The WJA10xx and WJA15xx broadband products are housed in a small, RoHS-compliant, SOT-89 surface-mount package. The amplifiers are sampling with production scheduled for July.

WJ Communications, Inc., 401 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, CA 95134; (408) 5776200, Internet: www.wj.com

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Nancy Friedrich | RF Product Marketing Manager for Aerospace Defense, Keysight Technologies

Nancy Friedrich is RF Product Marketing Manager for Aerospace Defense at Keysight Technologies. Nancy Friedrich started a career in engineering media about two decades ago with a stint editing copy and writing news for Electronic Design. A few years later, she began writing full time as technology editor at Wireless Systems Design. In 2005, Nancy was named editor-in-chief of Microwaves & RF, a position she held (along with other positions as group content head) until 2018. Nancy then moved to a position at UBM, where she was editor-in-chief of Design News and content director for tradeshows including DesignCon, ESC, and the Smart Manufacturing shows.