The Vital Role of RF Technology During a Pandemic
by Eric Creviston, President, Qorvo Mobile Products Life has certainly changed for all of us in the past few months. In the age of COVID-19, we are staying distant from […]
Advances in Heterogeneous Integration for RF SiP Packaging
by Kevin Anderson, Qorvo Infrastructure and Defense Products The development and implementation of RF component packaging technology is facing pressure on several fronts. These include ever-increasing demands for reduced size, […]
Low Noise Amplifier
The CMD316C3 is a broadband (6 to 20 GHz) MMIC low noise amplifier housed in a leadless 3x3mm surface mount package. It delivers greater than 20 dB of gain with […]
Sub-Harmonic x2 Mixer
The CMD303C3 is a sub-harmonically pumped mixer with an integrated LO amplifier housed in a leadless 3x3mm surface mount QFN package. It can be used as an upconverter or downconverter. […]
Ka-Band SATCOM Trends and Power Amplification Challenges
by Qorvo The ever-expanding appetite for data is driving strong growth in satellite communications (SATCOM), especially in higher-frequency bands. But, instead of concentrating on the lower frequency ranges, many companies […]
Driver Amplifier
The CMD305C4 is a broadband (6 to 16 GHz) MMIC driver amplifier housed in a leadless 4x4mm surface mount package. The device delivers 18.5 dB of gain and +21 dBm […]
High Performance GaN PAs for SATCOM and Radar Applications
The QPA2610, QPA2611, and QPA2612 are part of a three amplifier, pin compatible family. These high performance GaN-on-SiC PAs are packaged in a small 5x5mm plastic overmold QFN, with tight […]
RFMW Announces Global Distribution of Custom MMIC (Qorvo)
RFMW announces Global distribution of Custom MMIC products beginning immediately. Qorvo’s recent acquisition of Custom MMIC folds their portfolio of high performance MMIC devices into an expanding list of customer […]
Solving 5G mmWave Phased Array System Efficiency Challenges with the Qorvo QPF4010
by David Schnaufer, Technical marketing communications manager & David Rahn, Senior product line manager, Qorvo 5G deployments are in full swing worldwide. In the U.S., 5G is being rolled out […]
Advancements in High Frequency Plastic Air Cavity Packaging
by Helen Leung and Erik Sauve, Custom MMIC RF and microwave design engineers are continuously pushing the development of Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMICs) to higher frequencies. New advanced packaging […]