LNAs Cut Noise From 1 To 18 GHz

May 27, 2010

Perhaps better known for their power amplifiers, CTT is also introducing LNAs at this year's IMS exhibition. The firm's AMX/0118-30xx series of LNAs features single units capable of covering more than four octaves, with gain ranging from 11 to 28 dB from 1 to 18 GHz. The noise figures for these models is only 3 dB with output power at 1-dB compression ranging from +6 to +16 dBm in the different models. They feature carefully designed input and output matching circuits and GaAs pHEMT device technology. The compact LNAs are available as a drop-in package or with SMA connectors. The amplifiers are suitable for radar imaging, spread-spectrum radios, and other wideband applications.

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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.