Friday, June 14, 2013

Northrop Grumman develops GaAs E-band high-power monolithic microwave ICs

USA: Northrop Grumman Corp. has developed new gallium arsenide (GaAs) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) high-power amplifiers operating in the E-Band communication frequency spectrum.

The APH667 and the APH668 are GaAs-based broadband, three-stage amplifier devices that operate from 81 – 86GHz and 71 – 76GHz respectively.

In 2004, Northrop Grumman became the first company to provide commercial availability of E-Band semiconductors. These new products are an example of Northrop's ongoing effort to push the boundaries of robust GaAs technology, said Frank Kropschot, GM, Microelectronics Products and Services, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems.

"Customers typically combine several MMIC products in this frequency band to achieve higher output power. The APH667 and APH668 will allow them to dramatically reduce the number of components required to reach those goals, simplifying the product's architecture and enhancing the performance."

Pre-production quantities of the APH667 and APH668 will be available in the third quarter of 2013 with production quantities available in fourth quarter of 2013.

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