The MAAL-011141 from MACOM is a wideband low noise distributed amplifier that operates from 100 MHz to 26.5 GHz. The amplifier provides 17.5 dB of linear gain, 16 dBm of P1dB and 1.4 dB of noise figure at 8 GHz. The input and output are fully matched to 50 ? with a typical return loss of more than 15 dB. It has an active termination circuit to achieve a lower noise figure at the lower end of the frequency range than is possible using traditional resistive termination techniques.
The amplifier has been fabricated using a GaAs pHEMT process which features full passivation for enhanced reliability. It can be used as a low noise amplifier stage or as a driver stage in higher power applications, and is ideally suited for Test and Measurement, EW, ECM, and Radar applications.
