Amplifier Boosts 5 To 20 GHz

March 24, 2010

Model AVA-24+ is a RoHS-compliant broadband microwave amplifier from Mini-Circuits with frequency coverage of 5 to 20 GHz. It features 12 dB typical gain with 0.8 dB gain flatness through 18 GHz with typical reverse isolation of 37 dB. The monolithic amplifier is housed in a 3 x 3 mm QFN type package and includes integrated impedance matching, DC blocking, and bias circuitry. It delivers +18.0 dBm typical output power at 1-dB compression through 16 GHz when operating from a single +5-VDC supply. The unconditionally stable amplifier has an output third-order intercept point of +26.5 dBm at 10 GHz and +23.8 dBm at 20 GHz.

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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.