High Performance, Low-Cost K Band, Low Noise GaAs FET Transistor
New ultra low cost plastic package maintains best-in-class performance
Renesas Electronics and California Eastern Laboratories (CEL) are now shipping a new K Band GaAs Field Effect Transistor (FET), the NE3520S03.
Key Features
The NE3520S03 is an N-Channel GaAs hetero junction FET primarily for super K band, 20GHz low noise amplifier (LNA) designs such as DBS LNBs for satellite TV receivers.
This new Low Noise FET has been designed with an ultra low-cost plastic package, while maintaining best-in-class 20GHz performance previously obtained only with high cost ceramic packages.
Technical Information
Noise Figure / Associated Gain: 0.65 dB / 13.5dB (typical at @ 20 GHz, 2V, 10mA)
Package Type: Micro-X plastic (S03) package
Package Size: 2.6 mm x 2.6 mm x 1.5 mm
Pricing and Availability
The NE3520S03 is in production now. Pricing is $1.16 at 100K quantity.
For more information on the new NE3520S03, please visit: Renesas Small Signal GaAs FET – NE3520S03
Please contact Joe Grimm at joe.grimm@cel.com for more information or to arrange a detailed technical briefing.
About CEL
California Eastern Laboratories (CEL) is the exclusive sales and marketing partner in North America and Latin America for products made by the Compound Semiconductor Devices Business Division (CSDBD) of Renesas Electronics Corporation, formerly NEC Electronics Corporation. These products include RF components and RFICs, optocouplers, solid state relays, and lasers and detectors for fiber optics .
CEL serves designers, OEMs and contract manufacturers in the RF & Wireless, Mobilecomm, Multimedia, Broadband Communications, Industrial Control, and Automated Test Equipment (ATE) markets. With over 50 years experience in high frequency design, customer support and fulfillment, CEL is ideally positioned to provide its customers with solutions tailored to meet their specific needs.
CEL maintains extensive inventories and provides engineering and applications assistance at its technical centers in Santa Clara, CA. and Wauconda, IL. The company supports customers through sales offices, sales representatives and distributors in numerous locations. For more information, visit www.cel.com.
SOURCE: California Eastern Laboratories