The AWS-0101 from Anokiwave is a Silicon quad core IC that operates from 8.5-10.55 GHz. It supports four radiating elements, single beam transmit, and dual beam receive and includes all requisite beam steering controls for 6 bit phase and gain control. The IC provides 13 dBm of Tx power with a gain of 20 dB and has a 4 dB noise figure on the receive side. It has features like gain compensation over temperature, temperature reporting, and beam switching using eight on-chip beam weight storage registers. The ADS-0101 is available in a QFN package that measures 7 x 7 mm and is ideal for commercial & weather RADARs and 5G phased array applications. It requires a DC supply of 1.8 V.
