News: Microelectronics
16 August 2021
Qorvo launches 125W GaN power amplifier module for S-band radar
Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has introduced a 125W power amplifier module (PAM) designed to support S-band (3.1-3.5GHz) commercial and defense radar applications.
Sampling now for qualified customers, the new QPA2513 PAM is a two-stage 50Vd gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) power amplifier solution that is internally matched to 50Ω and features high gain (30dB) and power-added efficiency (62%) in a 70% smaller (25mm x 12.5mm) surface-mount package than competing two-stage solutions, it is reckoned. Because of its performance, the QPA2513 is said to significantly reduce overall system power consumption.
In addition, the QPA2513 has been designed to reduce size, weight and power (SWaP) at the system level, making system design, board assembly and testing easier, and reducing system-level manufacturing cycle times, the firm adds.
