MGFK47G3745.

The MGFK47G3745, featuring industry-leading output power of 50W, linear gain of 9dB and power added efficiency of 30%, is expected to reduce the number of high frequency amplifiers by half and contribute to greater power saving and downsizing for power transmitter equipment. Mitsubishi Electric will begin shipping samples on October 1.

In recent years, the use of gallium arsenide (GaAs) amplifiers in microwave power transmitters has been increasingly replaced with gallium nitride (GaN) amplifiers due to their high breakdown-voltage, power density and saturated electron speeds.

Satellite-based communication, especially in the Ku-band, enables communication to be established under adverse conditions, such as during natural disasters, and in areas where communication facilities are hard to build. Mobile earth-based stations require in-vehicle portability and must be easy to install, so power-saving measures and downsized power transmitters are highly useful in helping to minimize the size of earth stations. Going forward, Mitsubishi Electric expects to expand its lineup of Ku-band satellite earth stations.

Advantages of GaN HEMT Ku-band amplifier
High output power, efficiency and gain

• High output power of 50W at 24V high-voltage operation
• High power added efficiency of 30%, 10 points greater than the predecessor MGFK44A4045 model
• High linear gain of 9dB achieved with new high-voltage gate structure and optimized layout

Low Distortion

• Output power meeting 3rd-order Inter Modulation (IM3) = -25dBc of 43dBm
• Internally impedance-matched

Fig. Simplified schematic of amplifier