MMIC Amp Drives 6 To 18 GHz

May 28, 2009

Model MMA-061827 from MWT is a broadband GaAs monolithic-microwave-integrated-circuit (MMIC) amplifier with 8 dB typical small-signal gain from 6 to 18 GHz. It provides +27 dBm minimum output power at 1-dB compression with typical output power of +29 dBm. The typical noise figure is 5.5 dB while the saturated output power is +30 dBm (1 W). The amplifier exhibits typical input/output return loss of 10 dB (typical VSWR of better than 1.50:1). It is ideal for broadband applications in electronic-warfare (EW) systems. It draws 380 mA current from a +8-VDC drain-source voltage. It is rated for a mean time to failure of more than 100 years at an ambient temperature of +85C.

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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.