23 April 2015

MACOM to demo Gen 4 GaN-on-Si portfolio at IMS

In booth #2839 at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2015) in Phoenix Convention Center (19-21 May), M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog RF, microwave, millimeter-wave and photonic applications) will showcase its gallium nitride (GaN) RF product portfolio, including products using the firm's new Gen 4 GaN-on-silicon process, optimized for linearity in commercial and industrial, scientific & medical (ISM) applications.

In addition, MACOM will demonstrate its family of GaN-on-Si input-matched, broadband, integrated amplifiers operating over multi-octave bandwidths, showcasing their ease of use for a variety of commercial, industrial, defense and ISM applications including wireless power.

The firm will also demonstrate a high-performance, compact, S-band GaN-on-silicon carbide pallet for air-traffic control radar applications; the firm's static multi-function phased-array panel (MPAR) to support existing challenging civil and military radar applications; and the XL1010-QT versatile low-noise amplifier (LNA) for police radar detector applications.

In addition, MACOM will demonstrate what are claimed to be the industry's first E-band SMD amplifier modules, delivering the performance needed for future high-capacity, high-modulation cellular backhaul radios (showcasing the output power, spectrum and spectral mask conformance of an E-band radio containing MACOM's new E-band TX SMD module).

Also at IMS, MACOM experts will participate the following sessions:

17 May (1–5pm) Workshop WSM-1 (Session 'Current Trends in GaN Packaging'):
'High Power Plastic Packaging with GaN'.

20 May (2:50pm, room 132ABC) Technical Session WE3A-5:
'AlGaN/GaN HEMT Nonlinear Model Fitting Including a Trap Model'.

21 May (1pm, hall 6) Interactive Forum (THPM):
'Active Bias Control for Improved Pulse Droop Performance of GaN HEMT Transistor';
'A 120 Watt GaN Power Amplifier MMIC Utilizing Harmonic Tuning Circuits For S-band'.

20 May (3:30–3:45pm, pavilion show floor), Microapps:

'Simple LNA Solutions for Radio and Wireless Applications'

Tags: M/A-COM GaN-on-Si

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