Custom MMIC, a developer of performance-driven monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs), has released the CMD173P4, a GaAs MMIC distributed amplifier operating from DC to 20 GHz.
Ideal for use in microwave radio systems, telecom infrastructure, test instrumentation and military electronic warfare subsystems, the CMD173P4 delivers greater than 15 dB of gain with a corresponding output of 1 dB compression point of +18 dBm and noise figure of 2 dB at 10 GHz. Housed in a leadless 4 x 4 mm plastic surface mount package, the CMD173P4 utilizes an on-chip pinch off tracking circuit to ensure consistent performance over temperature and process variation, the company said. The CMD173P4 is a 50 Ohm matched design that requires some off-chip components to complete the bias network, which is typical of this amplifier topology.
