Elite RF is a leading RF power amplifier manufacturer in USA. The company been seeing a rapid increase in market demands for wideband RF power amplifiers that can operate from 20 MHz to 6 GHz. The company has invested significant resources over the past year to develop these Class AB linear power amplifiers with different power gains to cater to a wide segment of the market. These amplifiers are designed for CW signals and are fabricated on GaN (Gallium Nitride, a wide band-gap semiconductor with high thermal conductivity) on SiC (Silicon Carbide) wafer substrates.
Before we move further, here are some definitions of the attributes used in the RF industry:
Psat: The maximum RF or microwave power that an amplifier can produce for a given frequency, output load and bias condition; and is measured in Watts
P1dB: The output power when the amplifier is at 1dB (decibels) compression point and is measured in Watts
Gain: Ratio of output power to the input power which is unitless measurement. The logarithmic value of this ratio is represented in dB which is more general form of expression
The engineering team can tweak these wideband power RF amplifier design to desired outputs by implementing few modifications. Elite RF has over 250+ documented designs of CW RF amplifier and pulsed RF amplifier and hence has been able to deliver products to their customers in shortest time.
Some of the modules with different output levels are listed below:
MB.026.0G363228 has 32 dB gain with Psat of 4 Watts and P1dB at 2 Watts, operates at 28VDC
MB.026.0G434050 has 40 dB gain with Psat of 20 Watts and P1db at 10 Watts, operates at 50VDC
Many of the combinations are possible with design changes and power gains of up to 50 dB can be obtained. Delivering output power levels at higher frequencies like 6 GHz is more challenging, and this is where over 100+ years of RF designing experience comes into play which forms the pillar of the company. The compact design (6 in x 4 in x 1 in) makes it suitable for integration into a bigger system.
All these power modules come with integrated heatsinks and cooling systems to dissipate the heat efficiently that ultimately increases the lifespan of the product.
Eliter RF is also seeing more engineers using their RF calculators and impedance calculators. Their website constantly serves the engineering community with useful information who are constantly looking for such handy tools to make their lives easier.
