Low-Noise Amplifier Gains 20 To 38 GHz

March 27, 2008

Model XL1010-QT is a RoHS-compliant low-noise amplifier (LNA) from Mimix Broadband with 17-dB small-signal gain ad 3-dB noise figure from 20 to 38 GHz. The broadband amplifier is ideal for multiple receiver applications. Supplied in a 3 x 3 mm plastic QFN package, the internally impedance-matched (to 50 Ohms) LNA includes on-chip electrostatic-discharge (ESD) protection and DC bypass capacitors for ease of use.

According to Paul Beasly, Product Manager for the new LNA, "the XL1010-QT is unique because it offers high frequency, broadband performance in a fully molded QFN package. The device is also fully matched and requires only a single, positive bias supply, making it an ideal low-cost solution for a wide-range of applications." Samples are available from stock.

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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.