MACOM has announced that they have started sample shipments of their highly integrated E-Band transceiver and receiver (Rx) modules, the MAMF-011057 and the MADC-011014, designed to enable the emerging wideband cellular backhaul and 5G millimeterwave market needs. Helping to accelerate the evolution to higher capacity backhaul, these surface mountable E-Band Tx and Rx modules simplify the design and manufacturing of low cost E-band point to point radios. This E-Band module solution was featured in a 5G millimeterwave product demo at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2016.
The MAMF-011057 is a transceiver featuring a balanced IR mixer, x8 LO multiplier, envelope detector, RF buffer amplifier, RF power amplifier and output power detector in a small form factor surface mount module. It operates from 71 to 86 GHz and is designed to be used in direct conversion applications. The output of the Tx module has a WR12 interface.
The MADC-011014 is a receiver module integrating a balanced IR mixer with an x8 LO multiplier and LNA into a small form factor surface mount module. This device operates from 71-86 GHz and is designed to be used in direct down conversion applications. The RF input to the Rx module is a WR12 interface.
MACOM complements these E-Band modules with a series of low phase noise voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) matched to the module requirements for a total solution.
MACOM believes these Tx and Rx modules greatly simplify the design of Wireless Backhaul E-Band radios and that their high integration levels help reduce overall E-Band radio BOM costs. They anticipate that these modules will play a key role in lowering E-Band cost of ownership and growing the footprint of E-Band radios within the Network Operator Wireless Backhaul space.
