Qorvo has announced the availability of the RFPD3580 power doubler amplifier with low power consumption and high output capability for cable TV (CATV) DOCSIS 3.1 systems. The RFPD3580 hybrid power doubler amplifier module features advanced gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN on SiC) and gallium arsenide (GaAs) process technologies. It operates from 45 MHz to 1.218 GHz has excellent linearity and return loss performance with robust reliability. The amplifier consumes only 18 Watts of power and is unconditionally stable under all terminations.
DOCSIS 3.1 increases bandwidth to 1.218 GHz, supports higher data rates and more digital content. A new DOCSIS 3.1 Hybrid Fiber Coaxial (HFC) architecture, Fiber Deep (Node+0) is designed to reduce the number of PAs, but puts higher performance demands on the power doubler amplifier. This high performance power doubler has been designed to meet output requirements for this new architecture at the lowest power consumption.
Qorvo has shipped over 2 million CATV GaN units and is now expanding its portfolio of DOSCIS 3.1 solutions to help cable operators and MSOs optimize available spectrum and increase throughput across their networks to better support increasing subscriber demand for new and improved broadband services. The Qorvo DOCSIS 3.1 product portfolio includes more than 60 products, including power doubler amplifiers, push-pull amplifiers, pre-driver gain blocks, attenuators, and switches. The DOCSIS 3.1 products are packaged in SOT-115J, multi-chip module (MCM), and standard monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) packaging, including QFN, SOT89, and SOIC.
Qorvo will be exhibiting at the SCTE 2015 Cable-Tec Expo in New Orleans, LA, from October 14, 2015, through October 16, 2015.
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