Single-Stage Driver Amplifier covers 250-3,800 MHz range.

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Supplied in Pb-free, RoHS-compliant SOT-89 plastic package, MAAMSS0070 has usable bandwidth of 250-3,800 MHz, making it suited for general-purpose applications in wireless infrastructure. It is fabricated using GaAs MESFET process and offers output P1dB levels of +22 dBm with gain of 12 dB at 2,140 MHz. Specific uses include mobile basestation transceivers, cellular repeaters, WiMax and WiBro customer premises equipment, and medical and test equipment.



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M/A-Com Expands Family of Low-Cost High Dynamic Range Driver Amplifier



New Single-Stage Driver Amplifier Developed for Wireless Applications Including Basestations, WiMAX and WiBro

LOWELL, Mass., January XX, 2007 - M/A-COM, a business unit of Tyco Electronics and a leading provider of wireless radio frequency (RF), microwave and millimeter wave components, today announced a new high dynamic range, low noise, single-stage driver amplifier. The MAAMSS0070 which features a broad frequency range, high linearity, low noise figure, and exceptional reliability making this driver amplifier ideal for general purpose applications in wireless infrastructure such as Mobile Basestation Transceivers, Cellular Repeaters, WiMax and WiBro Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), Medical and Test Equipment.

"With the addition of the MAAMSS0070, M/A-COM provides system engineers with a broader array of high linearity driver amplifier solutions and compliments our existing single-stage driver amplifier offering which includes the MAAMSS0017, MAAMSS0048, MAAMSS0049 and MAAMSS0050," said Gene Ungvarsky, product manager for IC Products, M/A-COM. "We have ensured that the usable bandwidth for this amplifier is very broad, 250 to 3800 MHz, and that it is easily optimized for specific frequency bands through the use of external matching components."

M/A-COM's MAAMSS0070 is fabricated using our high reliability GaAs Metal-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MESFET) process and features output P1dB levels of +22 dBm with gain of 12 dB at 2140 MHz, while achieving high third order output intercept performance and low noise figure over a broad frequency range. All the amplifiers in this family are housed in Pb-free, RoHS compliant SOT-89 plastic packages.

Pricing and Availability

The MAAMSS0070 is available from stock and is priced at $2.61 in quantities of 10,000. Contact M/A-COM's domestic and international sales and distribution channels for exact price and delivery quotes. Datasheets and supporting technical documents are available online at www.macom.com.

M/A-COM, Inc., a business unit of Tyco Electronics, is an established industry leader in the design, development and manufacture of radio frequency (RF), microwave and millimeter wave semiconductors, components and technologies for the wireless telecommunications, automotive, aerospace and military industries. Holding hundreds of patents in the field, M/A-COM is internationally known as an innovator and integrator whose technologies are found in some of today's most advanced signal intelligence and defense systems, as well as in leading automotive navigation, safety, and communications solutions. M/A-COM is also a major supplier of critical communications systems and equipment for public safety, utility, federal and select commercial markets. Headquartered in Lowell, MA, M/A-COM has offices and manufacturing facilities worldwide. Information about M/A-COM can be found on the Web at www.macom.com, a complete, updated listing of all of M/A-COM's RoHs compliant parts is available on the Web at www.macom.com/rohs.

Tyco Electronics is a leading global provider of engineered electronic components, network solutions and wireless systems, with 2006 sales of $12.7 billion to customers in 150 countries. We design, manufacture and market products for customers in industries from automotive, appliances and aerospace and defense to telecommunications, computers and consumer electronics. With over 8,000 engineers and worldwide manufacturing, sales and customer service capabilities, Tyco Electronics' commitment is our customers' advantage.

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M/A-COM, Inc.
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