Microchip power amplifiers, LNAs, prescalers and control products offer superior performance with high gain, high linearity, good efficiency, and low noise. Many Microchip wideband RF products offer a positive gain slope, which acts as a linearity corrector to help overcome system signal losses. This helps enable longer ranges and offer more bandwidth.
Highly Efficient and Linear RF Power Amplifiers
Microchip has a proven track record in providing RF power amplifier solutions across many frequencies and power levels. Microchip RF power amplifier technologies and products support up to 31 GHz, improve SWaP (size, weight and power), are highly efficient and provide a strong linearity characteristic. These PAs support demanding system requirements for mobile applications, commercial infrastructure, and a variety of military and space systems, and also complement a wide range of other solutions.
Part Number | Technology | Minimum Frequency (MHz) | Maximum Frequency (MHz) | Gain (dB) | Power Added Efficiency (%) | Supply Voltage (VDC) | Psat (W) | Package Type | ICP1040-1-350I |  GaN on SiC | 7900 | 11000 | 22 | 40 | 28 | 12 | Plastic SMT |
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ICP1044-1-350I | 7900 | 11000 | 22 | 35 | 28 | 25 | Plastic SMT | |
ICP1240-1-110I | 6000 | 18000 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 10 | Die | |
ICP1240-1-451I | 6000 | 18000 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 10 | Ceramic Flanged | |
ICP1543-1-110I | 12000 | 18000 | 22 | 30 | 24 | 20 | Die | |
ICP2637P-1-351I | 23000 | 31000 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 5 | Plastic SMT | |
ICP2840-1-110I | 27500 | 31000 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 9 | Die |
GaAs MMIC Power Amplifier ICs
Microchip’s portfolio of GaAs MMIC power amplifier IC products targets a variety of applications, including instrumentation, electronic warfare, radar and microwave communications. This portfolio includes broadband power spanning DC to 70 GHz and is based on high-performance process technologies. Microchip offers many distributed amplifier products, including industry-leading MMICs that provide high efficiency, linearity and phase noise characteristics.
Part Number | Technology | Minimum Frequency (MHz) | Maximum Frequency (MHz) | Gain (dB) | Gain Flatness (dB) | Supply Voltage (VDC) | P1dB (dBm) | Psat (W) | Pavg (W) | Package Type | MMA052PP45 |  GaAs | 0 | 24000 | 13.5 | 0.7 | 10 | 26.5 | 0.794 | QFN |
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MMA053PP5 | 0 | 10000 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 29 | QFN | |||
MMA051PP45 | 0 | 22000 | 14 | 0.5 | 10 | 30 | 1 | QFN | ||
MMA155PP5 | 0 | 16000 | 15 | 0.5 | 14 | 31.5 | 2 | QFN |
GaAs MMIC Low Noise Amplifier ICs
Microchip’s portfolio of low noise amplifiers spans up to 30 GHz and deliver best-in-class noise and linearity performance. With multiple product configurations ranging from die solutions to surface mount packaging and QFNs, Microchip’s RF amplifiers also include critical features such as self-biased topologies, RF I/Os internally matched to 50 ohms, and positive gain slope correction. Typically, these are high-performance components designed for use in receiver or transmitter lineups. Microchip’s portfolio of MMIC low noise amplifiers targets a broad range of applications, including test and measurement, 5G, electronic warfare, radar and SATCOM.
Part Number | Technology | Minimum Frequency (MHz) | Maximum Frequency (MHz) | Gain (dB) | Gain Flatness (dB) | Noise Figure (dB) | P1dB (dBm) | Output IP3 (dBm) | Supply Voltage (VDC) | Current (Id) | Package Type | MMA041PP5 | GaAs | 0 | 25000 | 17 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 19 | 36 | 7 | 150 | QFN |
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MMA047PP4 | 5000 | 14000 | 21 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 21 | 34 | 7 | 170 | QFN | |
MMA042PP4/TR | 2000 | 26000 | 18 | 0.75 | 3.5 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 120 | QFN |
MMIC Frequency Divider / Prescaler ICs
Microchip’s portfolio of MMIC prescalers targets a wide range of applications, including electronic warfare, radar, instrumentation, and microwave communications. Microchip’s prescaler devices combine high-frequency operation up to 40 GHz, the flexibility to divide by many ratios, and low additive SSB phase noise, which combine to achieve excellent system noise performance. Additionally, Microchip offers single-ended inputs and outputs to help reduce component count and cost.
Phase Frequency Detector
The PFD1K phase frequency detector from Microchip can be used as a general purpose phase frequency detector with integrated prescalers. It is ideally suited to phase locked loop (PLL) applications. The prescalers can be programmed at a rate greater than 100 MHz, which makes an excellent choice for fractional N digital frequency synthesizers.
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