The wireless market is driving toward higher function integration to reduce size and cost for typical portable applications, and Fujitsu has developed its Super Analog family specifically to meet these critical requirements. The Super Analog products include three new multi-function RF devices -- the MB54501, a front-end IC; the MB54502, a dual low noise amplifier; and the MB54503, a power amp. Each operates on a 3 volt power supply and all feature optimized performance capabilities. They can be used individually or together, depending on the requirements of a specific design.
Now available in samples, the new Super Analog ICs include the following: -- the MB54501, a low noise amplifier(LNA)/mixer that operates to 1.1 GHz using a 3 volt supply. The MB54501 achieves a supply current of 6.0mA, typically. LNA gain is typically 14dB; mixer gain, typically, is 15dB. Noise figures generally approximate 2.2dB and 5dB. -- the MB54502, which provides dual low noise amplifiers (LNAs) that operate to 1.1 GHz with a 3 Volt supply, achieving typical supply current of 2.2mA for each independent LNA. Gain is 14dB, noise figure is only 2.2dB, and a 1dB compression point of -6dBm.
SUPER ANALOG RF ICS READY FROM FUJITSU 2/-- the MB54503 contains a two-stage medium power amplifier that also operates to 1.1 GHz, with a 3.6V supply. The MB54503 achieves a typical supply current of 26mA. Other typical performance characteristics include a gain of 25dB and an output level of +13dBm. It is ideal for use as a driver for the power amps found in most wireless communications transceivers.
The MB54501 integrated front-end, MB54502 LNAs, and MB54503 power amp are available in 16-pin SSOPs. Samples of all three devices are available now. "The Super Analog family has been developed to provide a high level of integration of typical RF transceiver building blocks into a monolithic solution," said Dennis Burman, marketing manager, Telecommunications Products. "The design basis for the family also provides a very low risk roadmap to a highly-integrated semi-custom solution using Fujitsu's advanced BiCMOS RF technology for high-volume, cost-sensitive applications." Pricing for the new Super Analog RF ICs begins at $2.90 each in 1,000-unit quantities.
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