M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. announced the release of a high power pulsed amplifier designed for Civil Air Traffic Control and Weather Radar applications. The device can be used individually, or in a complete MACOM chipset solution. The MAAP-011022 is a balanced high power amplifier covering 2.7-3.0 GHz in a 6mm PQFN 28-lead SMT package.

The device boasts 7 W of pulsed power, 23 dB small signal gain and is designed to provide the customer with very rugged performance under load mismatch. The MMIC's balanced architecture enables a very robust solution with excellent return loss across the frequency band and high performance under demanding VSWR load conditions. With +10 V bias operation and fifty OHMS impedance, this IC utilizes one of MACOM's highly advanced 0.5µm pHEMT processes to enable increased integration at the MMIC level.

The MAAP-011022 is encapsulated in a halogen-free, environmentally friendly mold compound. It is RoHS compliant and 260° reflow compatible, operating at an 8% duty cycle. The device provides a fully matched, SMT solution with highly rugged balanced configuration that the company believes will perform well under demanding conditions.

Production quantities and samples of MAAP-011022 are available from stock.