RF & Wireless Wireless
RF & Wireless Wireless Antenna Control Solutions With New Impedance Tuners for Smartphones and Mobile Devices RFMD unveiled its first impedance tuner, the RF1105, further expanding the Company‘s industry-leading portfolio of antenna control solutions. RFMD‘s programmable RF1105 functions as a tuner sub-system across all LTE frequency bands up to 2.7 GHz, providing antenna feed matching over a wide frequency range. This simplifies antenna design and enables smartphone and mobile device OEMs to optimize antenna power and sensitivity while also maximizing battery life. As frequency bands proliferate, cellular antennas are required to operate over wider bandwidths, greatly increasing the need for RFMD‘s impedance tuners. According to industry analyst firm Strategy Analytics, the proliferation of multi-band LTE devices is expected to drive phenomenal growth in shipments of antenna tuning components, reaching 1.8 billion units per year by 2018. Due to its unique topology, the RF1105 offers broad symmetric tuner gain and linear performance for optimal power transfer to the antenna, improving total system efficiency, even under the most adverse operating conditions in multi-band LTE and HSPA+ applications. Like RFMD‘s antenna tuners, its impedance tuners improve RF system efficiency between the transceiver and the antenna element. While RFMD‘s antenna tuners optimize radiated efficiency by adjusting or tuning an antenna‘s resonant frequency, its impedance tuners optimize power transfer to the antenna. Farsens Presents the Magneto, a Battery Free RFID Magnetometer Tag The Magneto from Farsens S.L., San Sebastián, Spain, is a battery free RFID sensor tag capable of transmitting a unique identifier and the associated magnetic field measurement data to a commercial EPC C1G2 reader without the need of a battery on the sensor tag. The device features a LIS- 3MDL magnetometer from ST Microelectronics with a measurement range from ±4 gauss to ±16 gauss. The tag comes in a variety of antenna designs and sizes to adapt the performance to the required application in the 860-960 MHz band. The reading distance for the battery free magnetometer tag is around 1.5 meters (5 feet) and it can be embedded in a wide variety of materials such as plastics or concrete. Evaluation kits are available. ■ Farsens S.L. www.farsens.com Both are part of RFMD‘s portfolio of antenna control solutions, which also includes high-performance routing switches that optimize antenna selection and control and enhance cellular data throughput rates. RFMD‘s impedance tuners provide a dynamic matching environment and can be programmed to offer optimal performance across multiple conditions and Products New Xinger III Femto-Sized 3 dB Hybrid Coupler from Anaren R i c h a r d s o n R F P D , I n c . announces a new 3 dB hybrid coupler from Anaren. The low profile, high performance X3C25F1-03S has been miniaturized to a 3 x 5 mm footprint without sacrificing electrical performance. It is designed for Small Cell, LTE and WIMAX applications, specifically balanced power and low noise amplifiers, plus signal distribution and other applications where low insertion loss and tight amplitude and phase balance is required. It can be used in high power applications up to 25 watts. usage cases. With the RF1105, smartphone OEMs can design antennas for optimal radiated efficiency while also reducing the potential tradeoffs associated with fixed matching components. It is sampling now with lead customers, and volume production is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2014. ■ RF Micro Devices www.rfmd.com Key features: • Frequency range: 2.3 GHz to 2.7 GHz • Power: 25W • Isolation: 26 dB • Insertion loss: 0.15 dB • VSWR: 1.12:1 • Phase: 90 º • Amplitude balance: ±0.3 dB • Footprint: 3.18 mm x 5.06 mm (0.200“ x 0.125“) The new device has been subjected to rigorous qualification testing and is manufactured using materials with coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) compatible with common substrates such as FR4, G-10, RF-35, RO4003 and polyimide Richardson RFPD‘s design advisors provide extensive technical expertise and design-in assistance for Anaren products, including this new hybrid coupler. To find more information, or to order the device today on the Richardson RFPD website, please visit the Anaren Xinger III Femto Coupler Family webpage. The device is also available by calling 1-800-737-6937 (within North America); or please find your local sales engineer (worldwide) at Local Sales Support. To learn about additional products from Anaren, please visit the Anaren storefront webpage. ■ Richardson RFPD, Inc. www.richardsonrfpd.com 42 hf-praxis 3/2014
RF & Wireless Products RFMW offers 285 W GaN Transistors from TriQuint RFMW Ltd. announces design and sales support for TriQuint’s T1G2028536, a 285 W GaN transistor available in a low thermal resistance, solder mount package as the T1G2028536–FS or flange mount package as the T1G2028536–FL. Both the -FS and -FL house the transistor in a ceramic NI-780 enclosure. Operating from DC to 2 GHz, the T1G2028536–FS and T1G2028536- FL provide 18dB of linear gain at 1.2 GHz and operate from a 36 V source drawing 576 mA. Applicable to commercial and military radar, both T1G2028536–FS and T1G2028536-FL are input prematched for L-band operation. Additional applications include professional and military communications, wideband amplifiers and avionics. Both devices boast efficiency ratings up to 65% in optimized circuits. ■ RFMW, Ltd., info@rfmw.com www.rfmw.com New 30 dB Attenuator from Wavelex Richardson RFPD, Inc. announces immediate availability and full design support capabilities for a new 30 dB, SMA-connectorized attenuator from Wavelex. The WAT06E precision attenuator operates from DC to 6 GHz, with 50 Ohm impedance, with up to 30 dB attenuation, and features 20 W continuous wave (CW) RF power handling and 1.2:1 VSWR. It is ideallysuited for wideband power attenuation, high power measurement, high power IP measurement, and RF bench test applications. The new attenuator is packaged with precision machine housings in Wavelex‘s IP-11 package. Wavelex products are 100% production-tested on all minimum and maximum electrical specifications. Richardson RFPD‘s design advisors provide extensive technical expertise and design-in assistance for all Wavelex products, including the WAT06E. To find more information, or to order this device today on the Richardson RFPD website, please visit the WAT06E webpage. The device is also available by calling 1-800-737-6937 (within North America); or please find your local sales engineer (worldwide) at Local Sales Support. To learn about additional products from Wavelex, please visit the Wavelex storefront webpage. ■ Richardson RFPD, Inc. www.richardsonrfpd.com New 75-Ohm, 5-2200 MHz, RF SPDT Switch from Peregrine Richardson RFPD, Inc. announced immediate availability and full design support capabilities for a new absorptive 75-Ohm RF single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) switch from Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation (Peregrine). The PE42721 is manufactured on Peregrine’s UltraCMOS process, a patented variation of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology on a sapphire substrate, offering the performance of GaAs with the economy and integration of conventional CMOS. Peregrine’s HaRP technology enhancements provide for new RF architectures and unmatched linearity in RF front end solutions. The PE42721 operates from 5 to 2200 MHz and is highly linear, delivering high isolation and low insertion loss performance. It supports +1.8 V control logic and offers high ESD protection. Additionally, no blocking capacitors are required if DC voltage is not present on the RF ports. It is pin-compatible to Peregrine‘s PE42750 and is designed to support higher data rates in CATV applications, including CATV signal switching and distribution, DTV, multi-tuner digital video recorders (DVRs) and set-top boxes. ■ Richardson RFPD, Inc. www.richardsonrfpd.com 2110-2170 MHz single junction surface mount package Skyworks Solutions, Inc. introduces a 2110- 2170 MHz single junction, robust lead isolator in an industry leading, small footprint, 11 x 11 mm surface mount package. The SKYFR-000727 is ideally suited for various wireless/cellular infrastructure applications including small-cell designs where space constraints exist. Designed for automated SMT placement, the isolator’s insertion loss is less than 0.30 dB over an operating temperature range of –40 °C to +100 °C. In addition, it is beryllium oxide free. ■ Skyworks Solutions, Inc. www.skyworksinc.com. TriQuint 6-bit, SMT Phase Shifters for EW and Radar from RFMW RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for two new 6-bit phase shifters from TriQuint. Both the TGP2105-SM and TGP2107-SM offer 360 degree coverage with 5.625 degree LSB. Supporting X and Ku bands, the TGP2105-SM and TGP2107- SM span 6-18 GHz and offer 41 dBm and both phase shifters P1dB compression points >25 dBm. The TGP2105-SM requires no negative rail while the TGP2107-SM does not need a reference voltage. Together, the TGP2105-SM and TGP2107-SM offer many options for wideband application in Radar, EW or Satellite Communications. Unpackaged DIE are available for chip and wire requirements as the TGP2105 and TGP2107. ■ RFMW, Ltd., info@rfmw.com www.rfmw.com hf-praxis 3/2014 43
