New 6-Bit GaAs serial/parallel module driver from M/A-COM Tech
M/A-COM Technology Solutions has unveiled a new 6-Bit addition to its family of digital phase shifters for communication antenna and radar applications.
MAPS-011007
The MAPS-011007 is a GaAs pHEMT 6-Bit 1.2GHz to 1.4GHz digital phase shifter with an integrated CMOS driver. Housed in a 4mm 24-Lead PQFN Package, the phase shifter provides 360° phase shift range with a step size of 5.6°. The package provides a smaller footprint than is typically available for a digital phase shifter with an internal driver.
The device is ideally suited for applications where high phase accuracy with minimum loss variation is required. The design has been optimised to minimise variation in attenuation over the phase shift range, and facilitates easy implementation.
The GaAs pHEMT 6-Bit phase shifter meets the high performance requirements of communications and radar system manufacturers, optimising for fast switching speed, low phase error, and serial or parallel control capability. Its insertion loss is 3.8dB, with a low 0.4dB RMS attenuation error over the 1.2 to 1.4 GHz frequency range.
“The MAPS-011007 was specifically designed for L-Band Radar and Communication applications,” says Kevin Harrington, Product Marketing Manager. “It’s ideal for customers looking for the lowest RMS phase and attenuation error from 1.2GHz to 1.4GHz.”
Production quantities and samples of the MAPS-011007 are available from stock.
