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MMIC Amplifier Boosts K/Ku-Band Satcom Signals

June 9, 2022

Qorvo's MMIC power amplifier is optimized for wide-bandwidth, multi-carrier, high-data-throughput satellite applications.

David Maliniak

Related To: Microwaves & RF

This article is part of our IMS2022 coverage.

Qorvo will be at IMS2020 (Booth #3030) with its new 20-W GaN-on-SiC power amplifier (PA) for defense and commercial satellite applications, including low-earth-orbit (LEO) constellations. The QPA1724 amplifier operates from 17.3 to 21.2 GHz (Ku/K-band) and offers twice the power of competing PAs, it's claimed, along with excellent wideband linear power, gain, and power-added efficiency in a compact surface-mount package. This device is optimized for wide-bandwidth, multi-carrier, high-data-throughput satellite applications.

Some key performance metrics include:

Frequency range: 17.3 - 21.2 GHz
PSAT (PIN = 27 dBm): 43 dBm
PAE (PIN = 29 dBm): 27%
Small signal gain: 25 dB
Bias: VD = 20 V
Dimensions: 7.5 x 6 x 1.6 mm

The QPA1724 is available now and is lead-free, RoHS-compliant, and 100% DC and RF tested to ensure compliance with electrical specifications.

For more information, visit the product webpage.

For more IMS2022 coverage, visit our digital magazine.

About the Author

David Maliniak | Executive Editor, Microwaves & RF

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In his long career in the B2B electronics-industry media, David Maliniak has held editorial roles as both generalist and specialist. As Components Editor and, later, as Editor in Chief of EE Product News, David gained breadth of experience in covering the industry at large. In serving as EDA/Test and Measurement Technology Editor at Electronic Design, he developed deep insight into those complex areas of technology. Most recently, David worked in technical marketing communications at Teledyne LeCroy, leaving to rejoin the EOEM B2B publishing world in January 2020. David earned a B.A. in journalism at New York University.