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Buffer amplifiers deliver 19-dBm P1dB

The XB1007-QT and XB1008-QT QFN-plastic buffered amplifiers cover 4 to 11 GHz and 10 to 21 GHz, Both devices deliver a 19-dBm P1dB compression point and 30-dBm OIP3. The XB1007-QT has 23-dB ...
EDN

GaAs MMIC PA, driver produce 2-W at 46-GHz

According to Mimix, the PA's balanced design also gives you good output matching across the 43.5-GHz to 46-GHz band. It also exhibits a small-signal gain of 12-dB, with a +31-dBm P1dB compression ...
Electronic Design

What’s The Difference Between The Third-Order Intercept And The 1-dB Compression Points? (.PDF download)

There are two key measurements in determining power amplifier quality, efficiency, and linearity: the third-order intercept (abbreviated TOI or IP3) point and the 1-dB compression (P1dB) point ...
Electronic Design

Rating Power Amplifiers for RF Immunity Testing

Over the years, tutorials have appeared in EMC journals explaining how to estimate the power required from a power amplifier intended for use in an RF immunity test system. Little material, if any, ...