Hittite Microwave Corporation announces the release of two MMIC based connectorized power amplifier modules which are suitable for broadband instrumentation, test equipment and communications applications from 10 MHz to 15 GHz. The HMC-C037 is a GaAs PHEMT MMIC, 0.5 Watt Wideband Power Amplifier, which operates from 10 MHz to 15 GHz and features an integrated heat sink and EMI filtered DC terminals. The integrated heat sink allows for ease-of-use in a lab environment, since no heat sink has to be designed and specified. The HMC-C037 typically delivers flat 12 dB gain up to 12 GHz, making this device ideal for broadband instrumentation, lab and test equipment applications, as the need for band switching is eliminated. The HMC-C037 also provides up to +37 dBm output IP3 and up to +28 dBm of output power at 1 dB compression. Gain flatness begins at ±0.3 dB from 2 to 15 GHz, while the saturated output power is 0.5 W up to 15 GHz. The HMC-C037 and the HMC-C036 exhibit identical electrical specifications. The primary difference between the two devices is that the HMC-C037 is offered with an integrated heatsink, while the HMC-C036 is offered in a miniature, hermetic module allowing customers with wide-ranging system requirements the flexibility to specify their own mechanical interface.
Hittite Microwave Corporation
Hittite Microwave Corporation
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Chelmsford, MA, 01824
