Driver Amplifier operating from 1-16 GHz and can be used in wide band application or to drive the high-power amplifier

Overview

RFDA07C Driver Amplifier operates from 1 - 16 GHz and can be used in wide band application or to drive the high-power amplifier. The amplifier provides 24 dB small signal gain and 19.8 dBm of Output P1dB. The input and output are matched to 50 ohms with on-chip DC blocking capacitors. The device is specifically designed to use in point-to-point radios for cellular backhaul Application, 5G RF Transceiver & SATCOM. The technology used to design DA is 0.1um GaAs pHEMT process. Results are shown in datasheet with all parasitics & coupling effects at desired frequency.

Key Features

  • RF Frequency: 1-16 GHz
  • Gain of 24 dB
  • Output P1dB of 19.8 dBm
  • OIP3 of 28.2 dBm
  • Output Saturated Power: 22 dBm
  • Noise Figure @ 2.4 GHz : 2.2 dB
  • Noise Figure @ 5 GHz : 2.1 dB
  • Noise Figure @ 8 GHz : 2.2 dB
  • Noise Figure @ 12 GHz : 2.5 dB
  • Noise Figure @ 16 GHz : 3.5 dB
  • Bias: VDD1, VDD2 = 4 V, VGG1, VGG2 = -0.4 V,
  • ID= 122 mA
  • 0.1um GaAs pHEMT Technology
  • Die Size: 1.15 mm x 1.54 mm
  • This IP is similar in performance with Custom MMIC's CMD295

Benefits

  • Wideband gain
  • 50? Matched RF Input and Output
  • Wideband stability
  • Low cost
  • Low current
  • Porting: IP can be ported to 65nm Si / CMOS node

Block Diagram

Driver Amplifier operating from 1-16 GHz and can be used in wide band application or to drive the high-power amplifier Block Diagram

Applications

  • Satellite Communication
  • Point to point communication system
  • Backhaul Application
  • Microwave Radio
  • Military & Space
  • RADAR

Deliverables

  • Schematic and Netlist
  • Abstract Model (.lib file)
  • Layout View(Optional)
  • Behavioral model (Circuit & EM simulation)
  • Extracted View(Optional)
  • GDSII
  • DRC, LVS, Antenna report
  • Test bench with saved configuration(Optional)
  • Documentation

Technical Specifications

Foundry, Node
Win Semiconductor, 100 nm GaAs pHEMT process
Maturity
IC design and layout is complete, to be fabricated soon
Availability
Now
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