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Plextek RFI Publishes Details of 28GHz 4-Channel PA IC With Digital Phase Control for 5G
[March 18, 2015]

Plextek RFI Publishes Details of 28GHz 4-Channel PA IC With Digital Phase Control for 5G


CAMBRIDGE, England, March 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

Plextek RFI presented details of 'A 4-Channel 28GHz Power Amplifier with 4-Bit Digital Phase Control for 5G RF Front Ends' at yesterday's prestigious 5G Radio Technology Seminar organised by The IET. A White Paper summarizing the performance of the IC is available for free download from the Plextek RF website.

5G communications technology promises the user the perception of near infinite capacity. This requires a step change in data rates, and will be facilitated by a move to higher transmission frequencies where wider bandwidths are more readily available. New innovative components will be required to meet this demand. The 4-channel power amplifier (PA) IC design that is described offers a compact means of providing beamsteering as an integral part of the PA. Each channel of the IC includes a PA with an output power capability of +30dBm at 1dB compression and an IP3 of +38dBm, and includes an integral 4-bit, digitally controlled phase shifter having an rms phase error of 2.3.



Liam Devlin of Plextek RFI will be presenting more detailed information on the IC design at the next ARMMS RF and Microwave Conference on 20 - 21 April.

About Plextek RF Integration 


Plextek RF Integration is a UK-based design house specialising in the design and development of RFICs, MMICs and microwave/mm-wave modules. We have designed over 80 custom ICs at frequencies ranging from baseband to 100GHz and are a third party design house for Cree, GCS, TriQuint and WIN. Our designs are used in a wide range of applications from test instrumentation to infrastructure equipment and very high volume consumer wireless devices. We have in-house test facilities for both bare die (RFOW) and SMT packaged components. Our microwave and mm-wave module development activity encompasses a wide range of technologies including conventional SMT on laminate substrates, High Density Interconnect (HDI), chip and wire, thin film, thick film and LTCC. Plextek RF Integration is part of the Plextek Group.

Editorial contact details:
Liam Devlin, CEO, Plextek RF Integration
Tel: +44(0)1799-533200
Email: [email protected]
Web:  http://www.plextekrfi.com

PR contact:
Helen Duncan, MWE Media Ltd
Tel: +44(0)7765-250610    
Email: [email protected]


SOURCE Plextek RFI


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