Full E-Band MMIC power amplifier enables 1Gb/s data rates

Optimised to enable fibre-calibre data rates over long distances across 10GHz of available E-Band spectrum, MACOM’s E-Band power amplifiers equip designers of point to point transceivers to maximise design flexibility by eliminating the requirement for two different amplifiers to be used to cover the full 71-86GHz E-Band frequency band.

Providing, what the company claim is, the industry’s highest output power for high-frequency E-Band operation, the MAAP-011106 offers a broad bandwidth and can reduce transceiver design and manufacturing costs via the consolidation of PAs within compact, multi-band systems. The E-Band power amplifier includes an integrated power detector and supports 20dB of small signal gain with variable gain control for flexible performance tuning. Each device is RF tested to ensure performance compliance, and is fabricated using an efficient pHEMT process.

“MACOM’s MMIC design expertise and decades-long innovation in point to point wireless backhaul technology has distinguished us as a leading supplier of power amplifiers across every frequency band,” said David Richardson, Product Line Director, Wireless, MACOM. “With the introduction of our E-Band power amplifier, we’re making it easier for transceiver designers to achieve high linear power and gain control over the full E-Band spectrum, while including the convenience and performance of an integrated output power detector.”

MACOM’s MAAP-011106 E-Band power amplifiers are available for immediate delivery to qualified customers.