RF & Microwave Solutions
Richardson RFPD supports the broadest, most advanced RF, microwave, and mmW active, passive and interconnect products available today. Our capabilities encompass multiple levels of integration, including discretes, RFICs, multifunction modules, fully-integrated transceivers and SoMs. Our solutions and support enable customers’ RF designs, from antenna to data converters—no matter the circuit, link budget or time-to-market constraints.
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Featured Development Kits
Development kits are a great way to evaluate the latest technologies and start a design. Richardson RFPD FAEs can help you set up a development environment with the latest tools and development kits.
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B&S on Aerospace & Defense Podcast: Software Defined Radio Challenges and Applications
Richardson RFPD joins the conversation to lend expertise of software defined radios including the design tradeoffs in architectures, various applications…
Architecture for 5G FR2 mmWave RF
This application note brings together available components from Richardson RFPD’s product line to provide a complete RF solution suitable for low-cost CPE units.
Protecting Sensitive Electronics Power Circuits from EMI
This whitepaper reviews some of the current trends in military,
aerospace, and industrial systems that are increasing the threat
from EMI, examines…
B&S on Aerospace & Defense Podcast: Software Defined Radio Challenges and Applications
Richardson RFPD joins the conversation to lend expertise of software defined radios including the design tradeoffs in architectures, various applications…
Architecture for 5G FR2 mmWave RF
This application note brings together available components from Richardson RFPD’s product line to provide a complete RF solution suitable for low-cost CPE units.
Protecting Sensitive Electronics Power Circuits from EMI
This whitepaper reviews some of the current trends in military,
aerospace, and industrial systems that are increasing the threat
from EMI, examines…
BytePipe x9002 Digital Pre-Distortion
This application note describes how to use the BytePipe x9002’s internal Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD) function
to linearize Richardson RFPD’s RadioCarbon RFFE.
New Wideband RF GaN Transistor for Aerospace and Defense Communications
In the defense industry, communication is not just necessary it’s a lifeline. NXP’s RF transistors are proven rugged and reliable in the harshest of environments.
Optimizing a GaN-on-SiC-Based RF Amplifier with Wolfspeed and RadioCarbon
This white paper reviews component selection, design in a simulated environment, and implementation of the simulated circuit into hardware.
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Featured RF Applications
5G Applications
We fully support a wide range of devices for 5G, from Sub-6GHz Massive MIMO (mMIMO) to mmWave. These products cover the RF transceiver, Beamforming IC’s, RF Front End (RFFE) components.
Avionics
Radar
Components for Lab Bench Test
Richardson RFPD offers a wide range of test components for the lab test bench, from LNAs and broadband test amplifiers to high performance test cables, adapters, attenuators, terminations, coaxial switches, and lab kits.
Components for Test Equipment
Semiconductor Test
All RF Semiconductor Manufacturers require some level of RF test. To reduce manufacturing costs and improve yield, semiconductor devices are tested after being fabricated to prevent defective devices ending up with the consumer.
