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News Release from: Avago Technologies | Subject: AMMP series
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 23 July 2004
MMICs packaged for surface-mount
production
The AMMP series of millimetre-wave integrated circuits is packaged in an innovative 5 x 5mm low-cost surface-mount package compatible with automated assembly techniques.
The AMMP series of millimetre-wave integrated circuits is packaged in an innovative 5 x 5mm low-cost surface-mount package compatible with automated assembly techniques These packaged parts allow customers to move the entire radio frequency (RF) block diagram to lower-cost, surface-mount manufacturing rather than continue with more costly chip and wire assembly manufacturing that requires complex tuning and assembly processes
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The AMMP series of packaged millimetre-wave IC devices are compatible with high-volume, surface-mount PCB assembly processes, including pick-and-place and reflow soldering.
The backside of the surface-mount ceramic package is both RF and DC ground, which helps simplify the assembly process and reduces assembly-related performance variations and costs.
The initial products to be offered include the following devices.
The AMMP-5618 is a 6 to 20GHz general-purpose amplifier with 19dBm output power and 13dB gain.
It includes an efficient two-stage amplifier designed for use as a cascadable intermediate gain block for applications, including LO buffer or transmit driver amplifier.
The AMMP-6530 is a 5 to 30GHz image reject mixer (5 to 30GHz LO and RF, DC-5 GHz IF) featuring -7dB conversion loss and 15dB image suppression.
The design combines passive FET mixing and integrated Lange coupler.
The AMMP-6420 is a 6 to 18GHz high-gain 1W power amplifier.
It features partial input and output match to 50ohm and unconditional stability.
Gate voltage can be optimised for linear or saturated operation, and a reference and output detector provides output power detection over a 15dB range.
The AMMP-6220 is a 6 to 20GHz low-noise amplifier featuring 2.2dB noise figure and 23dB gain.
The amplifier has fully integrated input and output DC blocking capacitors, bias choke, and single supply self-bias.
The AMMP-6120 is a 6 to 20GHz times-two frequency multiplier.
This device takes a 3 to 10GHz input signal and doubles it to 6 to 20GHz with integrated amplification, matching, harmonic suppression and bias network.
Samples of the AMMP series packaged millimetre-wave ICs are available now through Agilent's direct sales channel.
Production quantities and full availability through Agilent's worldwide distribution partners is expected in the fourth quarter of 2004. Request a free brochure from Avago Technologies ...
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