Toshiba adds 4W C-band microwave power MMIC for RF-microwave pre-amplifier apps

ANAHEIM, USA: Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. (TAEC) and its parent company, Toshiba Corp., are adding a 4 watt (W) C-Band gallium arsenide (GaAs) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) for satellite applications.

Developed by Toshiba Corp. (Toshiba) the new MMIC, along with other new products, will be shown in TAEC's booth, #813, at the 2010 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, which will be held May 25-27 in Anaheim, California.

The 4W MMIC, TMD0608-4, operates in the 5.65 to 8.50 GHz(1) range. With this broad bandwidth, a high gain of 27dB throughout the operating range, and 50 ohm internal matching, the device is well suited for use as a pre-amplifier in C-Band satellite and terrestrial communications.

The TMD0608-4 has output power at 1dB gain compression point (P1dB) of 35.5dBm (typ.), power gain at 1dB gain compression point (G1dB) of 27dB (typ.), and is housed in a hermetically sealed package.

Homayoun Ghani, business development manager, Microwave, Logic, and Small Signal Devices, in TAEC's Discrete Business Unit, said, "Use of a broad band, internally matched amplifier can reduce the varieties of board design for different C-Band requirements, save board space by minimizing the number of discrete amplification stages, and increase design reliability due to a reduced part count."