RF Micro Devices Develops Switchable Low Noise Amplifier/PA Driver Amp
New 3V Component Features Low Noise, High Dynamic Range, Adjustable Bias Current and Integrated Bypass Switch
Greensboro, NC. RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD), a leading provider of proprietary radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for wireless communications applications, announces the availability of the RF2366 - a new GaAs HBT switchable low noise amplifier/PA driver amp for digital cellular applications.
With its operating range of 150MHz-2500MHz, the RF2366 functions as an outstanding front end low noise amplifier. When the IC is used as a LNA, the bias control can be set externally. When used as a PA driver, the component can operate directly from a single-cell Li-ion battery. The RF2366 s design incorporates adjustable bias current and a power-down feature that can be used to turn the device completely off. The RF2366 integrates a low loss bypass switch for extended dynamic range.
Operating from a single 3V (2.5V-6.0V) power supply, the RF2366 features a high intercept point and low noise figure. Typical applications for the RF2366 include use as a LNA or PA driver amp in CDMA PCS or cellular systems. The device is specified as a LNA for systems designed to meet IS-98B single tone and IMD requirements.
Manufactured using an advanced gallium arsenide heterojunction bipolar transistor technology (GaAs HBT) and offered in an industry-standard SOT23-6 plastic package, the RF2366 is available for immediate shipment from RFMD, priced at $0.81 per device, in order quantities exceeding 10,000. Fully assembled evaluation boards for both LNA and driver amp modes are also available from RFMD.
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RF Micro Devices, Inc., an ISO 9001-certified manufacturer, designs, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary RFICs for wireless communications applications such as cellular and PCS phones, cordless phones, wireless LANs, wireless local loop handsets, industrial radios, wireless security systems and remote meter readers.
The company offers a broad array of products -- including amplifiers, mixers, modulators/demodulators, and single-chip receivers, transmitters and transceivers -- representing a substantial majority of the RFICs required in wireless subscriber equipment. The company s strategy is to focus on wireless markets by offering a broad range of standard and custom-designed RFICs in order to position itself as a "one-stop" solution for its customers RFIC needs. RF Micro Devices, Inc. is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol RFMD.
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Contact:
RF Micro Devices, Greensboro
Michael Coady
Tel: 336/664-1233
RF Micro Devices, Greensboro
Michael Coady
Tel: 336/664-1233
E-mail: jmcrae@rfmd.com
Web site: http://www.rfmd.com
