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Driver Amp Boosts 250 To 3000 MHz

Dec. 29, 2010

Model MAAM-009563 is a two-stage driver amplifier from M/A-COM Technology Solutions that provides typical gain of 19.5 dB from 250 to 3000 MHz. It also features excellent linearity over that frequency range, with an output third-order intercept point of +47 dBm. The RoHS-compliant component is designed for use with external matching components, to achieve an optimum instantaneous bandwidth of 200 MHz over its full possible operating range.

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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.