Author: RFMW

RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for the BLF2425M6LS180P, a 180 watt LDMOS transistor from Ampleon covering the industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) band of 2400 to 2500MHz. The BLF2425M6LS180P has applications from solid state heating to RF plasma lamps to RF plasma torches. The BLF2425M6LS180P offers 13.3dB of gain and runs off a 28V supply with efficiencies up to 53.5%. The device is internally matched for ease of use and contains integrated ESD protection. Easy power control is a highlight of these Ampleon solid state devices and enables highly reliable, more efficient and more controllable clean power sources…

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4/3/2015 – San Jose, California: RFMW, Ltd. announced that Josh Levine has been promoted to the position of Director of Operations – Sales and Product Management. Mr. Levine has served in Sales and Product Management roles for the last nine years. As such, he has established a successful track record of developing accounts, supporting sales and improving processes related to product management activities. In addition, Mr. Levine supports RFMW’s premier suppliers with a high degree of competence and professionalism. In recognition of Mr. Levine’s perseverance and skills, he will be overseeing the coordination of RFMW’s worldwide sales operations and worldwide…

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4/2/2015 – San Jose, California: RFMW, Ltd. announces that John Hamilton has been promoted to the position of Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Hamilton has served RFMW in sales, technical support, product management, marketing communications and technical marketing roles for the past 11 years. With over 30 years of experience working for RF and Microwave related OEMs and sales organizations, Mr. Hamilton’s knowledge is shared throughout RFMW to raise the level of technical expertise and provide market and product insight to suppliers, customers, and sales teams. Mr. Hamilton holds degrees in electronic communications, computer and microwave technologies and has held…

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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for an LDMOS power transistor internally matched for broadband operation from 2400 to 2500MHz. Ampleon’s BLF2425M7LS140 provides 140W average CW power with 18.5dB of gain. The BLF2425M7LS140 draws 1.3A from a 28V supply with efficiencies up to 52%. Housed in a ceramic package with solder ears, the BLF2425M7LS140 is a highly rugged transistor for industrial heating applications.  Ampleon provides a range of high power transistors for the industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) band centered at 2450MHz. Ampleon solid state RF amplifiers enable highly reliable, more efficient and more controllable clean power sources for…

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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for the Iso-Attenuator model RFSL2536-A30 from RF Circulator Isolator, Inc (RFCI). RFCI Iso-Attenuators protect active components from distortion or potentially damaging reflected power while providing a convenient, attenuated port for monitoring RF power. As part of a feedback loop, the 30dB attenuated signal allows RF power to be regulated. The RFSL2536-A30 is capable of handling 1000W peak / 200W average forward power and 100W CW reverse power into the on-board, 30dB attenuator. Spanning 1920 to 2125MHz, the RFCI RFSL2536-A30 provides >23dB typical port-to-port isolation while maximum insertion loss is 0.25dB. Offered in a…

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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a two-stage wideband power amplifier supporting Test Instrumentation, EW and Radar applications from 2-18GHz. The Qorvo TGA2214 provides 5 watts of saturated output power with a large signal gain of >14dB. Small signal gain is >22dB. Biased from a 22V supply, the Qorvo TGA2214 draws 450mA of current. PAE measures greater than 20%. Qorvo offers the TGA2214 as a 3x5mm DIE.

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4/1/2015 – San Jose, California: RFMW, Ltd. announces that Mark Millhollin has joined RFMW as a Supplier Business Manager.  Mr. Millhollin will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic business plans for various suppliers on the RFMW line card. Prior to joining RFMW, Mr. Millhollin’s background included Corporate Supplier Manager at Arrow/Richardson RFPD, Director of Supplier Management at Avnet, Americas and Sales Manager at M/A-COM Eurotech. With his background and relationships, Mr. Millhollin will help strengthen RFMW’s position within key suppliers and enhance the sales teams’ ability to effectively promote and support their products through improved upstream and downstream communications.

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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for Ampleon’s BLF25M612G LDMOS power transistor offering 12W average CW output power. The BLF25M612G is designed as a driver amplifier for high power CW applications in the 2400 to 2500MHz ISM band. Operating from a 28V supply, efficiency of the BLF25M612G is rated at 58%. Offering a very high gain of 18dB, this transistor touts excellent ruggedness and thermal stability. Ampleon provides a range of high power transistors for the industrial heating market with devices up to 250W. LDMOS amplifiers offer higher reliability for industrial drying applications requiring minimal down time. These devices…

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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for a 5-bit digital attenuator spanning 1-31GHz. The Qorvo TGL2223-SM offers a 0.5dB least significant bit (LSB) providing 15.5dB of overall attenuation range. The TGL2223-SM is packaged in a ceramic, air-cavity QFN measuring 3x3x1.45mm. Useful in applications such as point-to-point radio, SatCom, EW and radar, the Qorvo TGL2223-SM has measurably low step and attenuation errors. RMS step attenuation error is <0.5dB while RMS attenuation error is <0.9dB.

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RFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for the AT2450A2008AT ultra low profile chip antenna from Frontier Electronics. The AT2450A2008AT serves 2.4GHz applications with bandwidths as wide as 150MHz.  Capable of handling 3 watts of continuous power and up to 5 watts for short durations, the Frontier AT2450A2008AT provides 2dBi gain from a package that measures 5.2 x 2.0 x 1.15mm. The 1.15mm height is 5-20% thinner than competitive products while the high gain is as much as 50% better. For portable and space limited devices, this new antenna from Frontier Electronics offers excellent performance with high gain and a…

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