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MACOM Achieves Up To 79% Efficiency for Wireless Basestations with New High-power, Plastic-packaged GaN Power Transistors
MACOM Technology Solutions (News - Alert) Inc. ("MACOM"), a leading supplier of
high-performance analog RF, microwave, millimeterwave and photonic
semiconductor products, today announced the newest entries in its MAGb
series of GaN on Silicon power transistors for use in macro wireless
basestations. Based on MACOM's Gen4 GaN technology, the new
MAGb-101822-240B0P and MAGb-101822-120B0P power transistors harness the
clear performance benefits of GaN in rugged, low-cost plastic packaging,
enabling improved cost efficiencies that further distinguish MACOM's GaN
power transistors as the natural successors to legacy LDMOS offerings
for basestation applications.
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Plastic-packaged MAGb power transistors deliver power efficiency up to 79% - an improvement of up to 10% compared to LDMOS offerings - with only fundamental tuning across the 400 MHz RF bandwidth, and with linear gain of up to 20 dB. These transistors provide a compelling alternative to ceramic-packaged devices without compromising RF performance or reliability - thermal behavior is improved by 10% compared to ceramic-packaged MAGb offerings. (Photo: Business Wire)
The new plastic TO-272-packaged MAGb-101822-240B0P and
MAGb-101822-120B0P power transistors provide 320 W and 160 W output peak
power, respectively, in the load-pull system with fundamental tuning
only, and cover all cellular bands and power levels within the 1.8 - 2.2
GHz frequency range. These transistors' ability to operate over 400 MHz
of bandwidth precludes the need to use multiple LDMOS-based products,
further optimizing cost and design efficiencies.
Plastic-packaged MAGb power transistors deliver power
efficiency up to 79% - an improvement of up to 10% compared to LDMOS
offerings - with only fundamental tuning across the 400 MHz RF
bandwidth, and with linear gain of up to 20 dB. These transistors
provide a compelling alternative to ceramic-packaged devices without
compromising RF performance or reliability - thermal behavior is
improved by 10% compared to ceramic-packaged MAGb
offerings.
These power transistors enable the implementation of a simple symmetric
Doherty amplifier design while maintaining excellent RF performance
compared to lesser performing and complex asymmetric Doherty topologies
imposed by LDMOS-based transistors. With MACOM's MAGb
series transistors, Doherty amplifier implementations show the same
level of DPD friendliness as LDMOS-based solutions. MACOM will host
joint demonstrations with Xilinix's DPD solution at IMS 2016.
"DPD is critical to increase the efficiency of power amplifiers fr 4G
and 5G basestation applications and has a significant impact on network
operators' operating expenses and capital expenditures," said Dr. Chris
Dick, Chief DSP Architect at Xilinx (News - Alert). "Our joint demonstration with MACOM
at IMS 2016 will showcase the combined DPD capabilities of MACOM's Gen4
GaN-based MAGb power transistors and Xilinx's
complementary DPD technologies on our 28 nm Zynq® SoC and 16 nm
UltraScale+™ MPSoCs. This joint solution highlights the time-to-market
advantages that can be achieved with a proven, interoperable DPD
solution."
"Our collaboration with Xilinx demonstrates the linearity and ease of
correction of our MAGb, especially with signals that are
known to be challenging to correct using GaN-based solutions like
multi-carrier GSM and TDD-LTE (News - Alert) signals," said Preet Virk, Senior Vice
President and General Manager, Carrier Networks, at MACOM. "We believe
that with the introduction of our new plastic-packaged MAGb
power transistors, we're further extending this price/performance
advantage over competiting LDMOS and other GaN technologies, and
accelerating the evolution to GaN-based PAs for wireless basestations."
MACOM's Gen4 GaN-based MAGb series of power transistors
enable wireless carriers to deploy the latest LTE releases and
significantly reduce system operating expenses at highly competitive
price points, with a scalable supply chain combined with MACOM's highly
experienced applications and design support team. To schedule a private
demonstration of MACOM's MAGb products at IMS 2016, May 22
- 27, San Francisco, contact your local Sales Representative.
Select products in MACOM's MAGb series of GaN power
transistors are sampling to qualified customers today. For more
information about MACOM's GaN solutions for wireless infrastructure,
visit www.macom.com/wirelessinfra.
ABOUT MACOM: MACOM Technology Solutions, Inc. (www.macom.com)
is a leading supplier of high-performance analog RF, microwave,
millimeterwave and photonic semiconductor products that
enable next-generation internet and modern battlefield applications.
Recognized for its broad catalog portfolio of technologies and products,
MACOM serves diverse markets, including high speed optical, satellite,
radar, wired & wireless networks, automotive, industrial, medical, and
mobile devices. A pillar of the semiconductor industry, we thrive on
more than 60 years of solving our customers' most complex problems,
serving as a true partner for applications ranging from RF to Light.
Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM is certified to the
ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental
management standard. MACOM has design centers and sales offices
throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
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