Amps Conserve Current For ISM

Skyworks Solutions recently introduced a pair of general-purpose amplifiers—both of which are suitable for low-noise Industrial-Scientific-Medical (ISM) band applications where the current draw must be held in check. Based on GaAs pHEMT technology, the amplifiers can be used over a wide operating voltage range of +1.8 to +5.0 VDC, with both drawing as little as 5 mA current.

Jack Browne

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Aug. 1, 2012

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Skyworks Solutions recently introduced a pair of general-purpose amplifiersboth of which are suitable for low-noise Industrial-Scientific-Medical (ISM) band applications where the current draw must be held in check. Based on GaAs pHEMT technology, the amplifiers can be used over a wide operating voltage range of +1.8 to +5.0 VDC, with both drawing as little as 5 mA current. The lower-frequency amplifier, model SKY67012-396LF, works from 0.3 to 0.6 GHz and is optimized for the 433-MHz ISM band. An operator can adjust supply current between 5 and 15 mA, and can use the amplifier to achieve 0.85-dB noise figure with 16.5-dB gain and +15-dBm output 1-dB compression point at 433 MHz with minimal current consumption. The higher-frequency model SKY67013-396LF runs from 0.6 to 1.5 GHz with adjustable supply current. It can be used to achieve 0.85-dB noise figure with 14-dB gain, as well as +26-dBm output power at 1-dB compression at 900 MHz, when operating with 15 mA current at +3.3 VDC. Each amplifier is supplied in a compact, low-cost 2 x 2 DFN package. For more on how wireless technology providers are meeting the needs of new ISM applications, dont miss a Special Report in the July 2012 issue of Microwaves & RF.

About the Author

Jack Browne

Technical Contributor

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.