Gain Blocks Drive 30 MHz To 6 GHz

Dec. 19, 2013

A line of gain blocks provides efficient amplification from 30 MHz to 6 GHz.

A four pack of gain blocks in SOT-89 housings developed by Analog Devices is available from Richardson RFPD for applications from 30 MHz to 6 GHz. All four consume 55 mA at +5 VDC and can handle operating temperatures from -40 to +105°C. Model ADL5544 provides 17.4-dB gain with +34.9-dBm output third-order intercept point (OIP3), 2.9-dB noise figure, and +17.6-dBm output power at 1-dB compression. Model ADL5545 offers 24.1-dB gain with +36.4 dBm OIP3, 2.9-dB gain, 2.9-dB noise figure, and +18.1-dBm output power at 1-dB compression. Model ADL5610 achieves 18.4-dB gain, +38.8-dBm OIP3, 2.2-dB noise figure, and +20.4-dBm output power. Model ADL5611 delivers 22.2-dB gain with +40-dBm OIP3, 2.1-dB noise figure, and +21.0-dBm output power.

Richardson RFPD, 40W267 Keslinger Rd., P.O. Box 307, LaFox, IL 60147-0307, (800) 737-6937, (630) 208-2700.

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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.