Pulsed amplifier for weather radar

MACOM has a high power pulsed amplifier designed for

 Civil Air Traffic Control and Weather Radar. The device

 can be used individually, or in a complete MACOM 

chipset solution.

The MAAP-011022 is a balanced high power amplifier 

covering 2.7-3.0 GHz in a 6mm PQFN 28-lead SMT 

package.

It has 7 W of pulsed power, 23 dB small signal gain and 

is designed to provide rugged performance under load 

mismatch.

The MMIC’s balanced architecture enables a robust 

solution with excellent return loss across the frequency 

band and high performance under demanding VSWR 

load conditions.

With +10 V bias operation and fifty OHMS impedance, 

this IC utilises one of MACOM’s highly advanced 0.5µm 

pHEMT processes to enable increased integration at the 

MMIC level.

The MAAP-011022 is encapsulated in a halogen-free, 

environmentally friendly mold compound. It is RoHS 

compliant and 260° reflow compatible, operating at an 

8% duty cycle.

MACOM MAAP-011022 – Functional block diagram