Qorvo Advances Radar Architecture with Reconfigurable Dual-band GaN Power Amplifier MMICs
June 21, 2021 at 08:00 am EDT
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Qorvo announced that it is now shipping the first commercially available family of electronically reconfigurable dual-band (S- and X-band) GaN power amplifiers (PAs). These patented PAs support a revolutionary shift in radar architecture for defense, weather and commercial avionics. The QPA0007 and QPA0004 are the first commercially available GaN PAs that can be rapidly reconfigured for operation between S- and X-bands. This enables a single radar platform to be used across multiple applications, offering precise long-range and short-range capabilities. This eliminates the need for independent systems, saving size, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C). Now designers can dramatically reduce the BOM and footprint by as much as 50% while improving overall performance. The QPA0007 and QPA0004 are available in surface mount technology (SMT) packaging and offer higher saturated power (PSAT) and power-added efficiency (PAE) when compared to traditional switched dual-band solutions. The QPA0007 and QPA0004 are now sampling to qualified customers. These GaN devices are optimized for manufacturability and offered in small 7 x 6 mm and 7 x 4 mm QFN, SMT packages.
Qorvo, Inc. specializes in the design, production and marketing of radio-frequency components and solutions. In particular, the group makes power amplifiers, embedded modules, selector switches, duplexers, power management devices, wireless connection solutions, frequency convertors, oscillators, couplers and optical components.
Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- mobile terminals and electronic devices (76.3%);
- defense and aeronautics equipment, network infrastructures (23.7%).
At the end of March 2022, the group had 7 production sites located in the United States (3), China (2), Costa Rica and Germany.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: the United States (41.5%), China (32.3%), Taiwan (7.4%), Asia (13.4%) and Europe (5.4%).