New Products

TQBiHEMT Foundry Process
TriQuint has released its TQBiHEMT process to full production. TQBiHEMT combines TriQuint’s E/D pHEMT and HBT processes, offering designers one technology to integrate previously incompatible functional blocks onto a single die, reducing part count, saving board space and improving overall system costs. TQBiHEMT enables the optimal integration of high power amplifiers in HBT on the same die as pHEMT low noise amplifiers and pHEMT switches, while remaining a cost effective design solution. Contact Foundry Marketing or Sales for more information.

New 2-Stage 2W Driver Provides Compact Solution for 3G / 4G Infrastructure
The AH323 is a high linearity amplifier in a compact 5x5 mm package. The amplifier provides 2 stages of gain with the added benefit of low return loss (>15 dB I/O), which minimizes any mismatch effects with other stages. This MMIC solution offers a high level of integration with on-chip interstage matching and can be configured for operation in all mobile infrastructure bands from 0.7-2.7 GHz. The device is ideal for 3G/4G base station transceivers, HPAs, or Femtocell applications. Click on AH323 for more information.

Our Latest Cascadable Low Noise Gain Block is Fully Matched
TriQuint has added the TQP3M9009 to its low noise gain block family for high performance 3G/4G infrastructure. This cascadable amplifier is fully matched internally, allowing designers to focus on system level needs. Offering high linearity, the amplifier operates over a broad .05 – 4 GHz frequency range, providing greater than 20 dB gain up to 2.7 GHz. The amplifier offers a one-size-fits-all solution with 39.5 dBm OIP3, 1.3 dB NF and 22 dBm P1dB (all at 2 GHz); industry-standard SOT-89 package. The 0.9 dB NF, 26 dB gain and 40dBm OIP3 at 200 MHz also make it ideal as a Rx chain IF amplifier solution. For details follow the TQP3M9009 link.

Low Noise Gain Block Can Reduce BOMs for 3G / 4G Infrastructure
TriQuint has released a new low noise gain block that offers high gain over a broad .05 – 4 GHz frequency range. The TQP3M9008 is a cascadable amplifier that requires no external matching components and can reduce BOMs. The gain block provides 35.5 dBm OIP3, while still maintaining a low 1.3 dB noise figure, applicable for both Rx and Tx chains. The TQP3M9008 also provides a flat 20 dB gain up to 1.9 GHz (50 ohm input/output impedance; industry standard SOT-89 packaging), performance that makes them ideal for 3G/4G infrastructure as well as any other general wireless applications below 4 GHz. For details follow the TQP3M9008 link.

New 7 W GaN Device Offers High Efficiency, Wide Bandwidth
TriQuint is proud to announce a new packaged GaN device, the T1G6000528-Q3. It offers more than 7 Watts of output power and greater than 50% efficiency across an exceptionally wide bandwidth. The innovative new T1G6000528-Q3 is ideal for narrow and wideband applications, offering exceptional performance from 20 MHz to 6 GHz. The T1G6000528-Q3 offers >9 dB gain at 6 GHz and operates at 28 V. This multifaceted device can be used in professional radio systems, jammers, radar, cellular infrastructure, WiMAX and wideband amplifiers. Contact TriQuint Product Marketing about this new GaN product.

TriQuint Offers New Digital Step Attenuator
The TQP4M9071 is a high linearity, low insertion loss, 6-bit, 31.5 dB DSA with a 0.5 dB step size for 2G / 3G / 4G wireless infrastructure, test equipment and sensors. The DSA has a parallel control interface for attenuation changes and maintains high accuracy over frequency and temperature. External matching components are not required. The TQP4M9071 does not require external AC ground capacitors for operation above 700 MHz. Contact TriQuint Product Marketing for details.

New 2-Stage 0.5 W Driver Offers Higher Integration for 3G/4G Base Stations
The TQP8M9013 is a high dynamic range, 2-stage driver amplifier in a 4x4 mm package for wireless infrastructure. This integrated product can be used across multiple frequency bands, which enables designers to reduce costs through a reusable PCB layout. The amplifier delivers high performance across a broad 0.7 - 3.8 GHz frequency range with +43 dBm OIP3 and +28 dBm P1dB, while drawing 225 mA. Contact TriQuint Product Marketing for details.

Converter Family Expands with Footprint-Compatible Low-Band Version
The ML483 is a high linearity converter combining a passive GaAs FET mixer with an integrated LO driver in an ultra small MSOP-8 package for wireless base stations and repeaters. The RFIC is able to operate across a 0.7 - 1.0 GHz frequency range to achieve +36 dBm input IP3 while drawing a very low 50 mA current from 0 dBm of LO drive level. The ML483 is footprint compatible with its high-band sister product, the ML485. Contact TriQuint Product Marketing for details.

New Packaged High Performance PA for Point-to-Point
The TGA4532-SM is the latest in TriQuint’s family of GaAs MMIC power amplifiers designed for point-to-point microwave applications. TGA4532-SM is a 6 V DC GaAs pHEMT device; quiescent current consumption is 816 mA. The TGA4532-SM’s 4x4mm QFN leadless package offers easy assembly. The device provides best-in-class performance for a 1 W packaged PA (17.7 to 19.7 GHz band) with 23 dB of gain. The TGA4532-SM provides an extremely flat response; it’s an excellent solution for 18 GHz PtP applications. Contact TriQuint Product Marketing for details.

PowerBand™ device family expands with GaN
TriQuint Semiconductor has expanded its revolutionary wideband, high power discrete RF transistor family with the new T1G6003028-SP, a 25 W GaN device operating from 20 MHz to 6 GHz. This PowerBand™ GaN discrete RF transistor delivers high power performance across an exceptionally wide bandwidth while maintaining very high efficiency. The T1G6003028-SP is ideal for commercial applications such as WiMAX and professional radio systems, as well as wideband defense communications systems.

TriPower™ – High-Efficiency 3G/4G Base Station RFICs
Wireless base station manufacturers can now satisfy the ever-increasing demand for 3G/4G high-speed connectivity with a highly-efficient, highly-linear solution. TriQuint's new innovative 120 Watt & 220 Watt TriPower™ RFICs operate with 65% (P1dB) efficiency for lower operational costs. In a systemic Doherty configuration, two TriQuint TG2H214120-FL 120 Watt devices can deliver over 60 Watts of average WCDMA power. TriQuint's new high-efficiency TriPower devices, TG2H214120-FL (120W) and TG2H214220-FL (220W), are the first in a series that will include more frequency bands / power levels. Discover more at: www.triquint.com/tripower or contact: info-tripower@tqs.com

Introducing Highly Versatile Quad-band PA for 3G Chipset
The TQM7M5013 is a 5x5mm quad-band, Linear-EDGE Power Amplifier Module that incorporates an innovative architecture, enabling improved efficiency and resulting in longer talk time for consumers. This highly efficient PAM provides the building blocks for future converged/multi-mode amplifiers. Aligned with a recently released 3G Qualcomm chipset, the TQM7M5013 is highly versatile and designed into more than a dozen platforms that are expected to launch in 2010. Contact TriQuint Product Marketing for more information.

New PAM Family for WCDMA/HSUPA Applications Offers Superior RF Performance
The TRITON Power Amplifier family of highly-integrated modules for WCDMA/HSUPA applications is aligned with Qualcomm's recently announced 3G chipset solutions. The TRITON family is TriQuint's first standard amplifier product line that covers all major WCDMA bands and is capable of multi-mode operation. Optimized for use in specific geographic frequency bands, the TRITON PAM family achieves performance levels unmatched by the competition. Contact TriQuint Product Marketing with TRITON design inquiries or sample requests.

Packaged GaN PA Offers Revolutionary Performance
TriQuint has released the TGA2540-FL, a gallium nitride (GaN) PA offering an unequalled combination of power, efficiency and wideband coverage. The TGA2540-FL comes in a flange package and offers a minimum of 8 W (P1dB) and 40% PAE across the 30-3,000 MHz frequency range. It is ideally suited for defense communications applications such as JTRS and counter-IED EW systems. Classified as XI(c) under International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the TGA2540-FL is available to US-based manufacturers; an export license is required for international shipments. For details and sample requests, please follow the TGA2540-FL link.

New RFoG Amplifier Offers Breakthrough Sensitivity
TriQuint announces a breakthrough new RFoG amplifier for optical receivers as part of the company's new TriAccess™ line. The new amplifier performs with less than half the equivalent input noise (EIN) of current solutions. “We believe TAT7457 will meet a critical need by enabling manufacturers to significantly extend the RFoG system link budget,” said Brian Bauer, TriQuint Product Marketing Manager for Cable and FTTH devices. Contact TriQuint Product Marketing for sample availability and TAT7457 product release details.

‘Green’ Amplifier Meets DOCSIS^® 3.0 Requirements with Less Power Consumption
TriQuint's new TriAccess™ product line includes the TAT7467H, a true differential Edge QAM amplifier covering medium power applications in the CATV band. The TAT7467H includes on-chip linearization for better 3^rd order distortion performance while maintaining low power consumption on a 5 V supply. The device’s power usage, 350-380mA, is up to 50% better than competing solutions and is ideal for satisfying DOCSIS^® 3.0 requirements at ‘greener’ efficiency levels. Contact TriQuint Product Marketing with TAT7467H design inquiries or sample requests.

Low Noise Amplifier is Ideal for FTTH / RFoG Cable Applications
TriQuint’s new TriAccess™ product line includes the TAT6254C amplifier that provides a low noise analog interface to CATV receivers and optical triplexers. The TAT6254C delivers performance margin critical to meeting stringent FTTH link requirements and includes automatic gain control (AGC) to maintain a constant +19 dBmV/ch output (+23 dBmV in the high output mode) to ensure video quality and ease of design. Contact TriQuint Product Marketing with TAT6254C design inquiries or sample requests.

Versatility is Key for New 4W / 4 GHz GaAs RF Transistor
TriQuint's newest GaAs pHEMT discrete transistor, TGF2021-04-SG, is ideal for a variety of applications due to its versatility, offering either narrowband or wideband performance: 20 MHz to 4 GHz. The TGF2021-04-SG operates at 12V and produces 4W (P1dB) with 12dB of gain at 4 GHz. It is well suited as a pre-driver in handheld wireless devices, base station systems or other applications up to 4 GHz. Contact TriQuint Product Marketing for more information.

Greater Output Power Expands Appeal of New RF Transistors
TriQuint has added a 7W device, the TGF2021-08-SG, to its 4 GHz GaAs pHEMT discrete transistor family, offering more output power across the same 20 MHz to 4 GHz range. Like its 4W cousin, the TGF2021-08-SG operates at 12V and is well suited for both wideband and narrowband operation. The 7W TGF2021-08-SG is ideal as a pre-driver and for use in handheld devices as well as base stations or other wireless applications. Contact TriQuint Product Marketing for more information.

New Microwave PA Replaces 2 Narrowband PAs
TriQuint simplifies 3G/4G wireless network RF design with microwave backhaul radio amplifiers including its new TGA4531. The amplifier does the work of two narrowband devices, covering the critical 17-24 GHz frequency range with a single device. Highly linear, the TGA4531 enables manufacturers to meet complex modulation requirements while reducing the overall BOM; the product is also well suited for K-band sat-com applications. TGA4531 provides (nominal) 32 dBm output power at 15 dBm input power, with a small signal gain of 23 dB. Nominal TOI is 40 dBm; noise figure is 6 dB. Contact TriQuint Product Marketing for more information.

New Highly-Linear PA for Microwave Backhaul
Today’s high-capacity backhaul networks demand linear power—performance you’ll find in TriQuint’s new TGA2706-SM. This new 5.5-9 GHz PA supports the increasingly complex modulation schemes typically required by next-generation backhaul radios. The TGA2706-SM offers 29 dB nominal gain, 31.5 P1 dB/33.5 dBm Psat and >40 dBm TOI @ 20 dB Pout/Tone. Samples are available. For more information, contact TriQuint Product Marketing.

New Driver PA is 1st Surface Mount Device for 40Gb/s Opto Market
TriQuint’s new TGA4943-SL is the first surface-mount technology (SMT) modulator driver amplifier for optical networks. In addition to offering surface mount convenience and easy assembly, the TGA4943-SL consumes only 50% the power of other solutions – just 1.7 Watts. The TGA4943-SL provides metro and long haul designers system-critical features such as: low power dissipation, low rail ripple, high voltage drive capability (3 Vpp amplitude adjustable up to 9 Vpp), low output jitter, and low input drive sensitivity (0.4 Vpp – 1 Vpp at Vout = 8Vpp). The TGA4943-SL driver PA is ideally suited for the performance requirements of leading modulation standards for high-speed / high-bandwidth networking: 40Gb/s: DQPSK (2x); 100 Gb/s: DP-QPSK (4x). For more information, contact Product Marketing.

New 10Gb/s PA Delivers Better Performance & Power Economy
The new TGA4956-SM is the latest in TriQuint’s highly-successful series of modulator driver amplifiers for 10Gb/s optical networks. The TGA4956-SM, at only 8x8mm, offers designers a smaller surface mount solution. This new module also provides enhanced performance including lower power dissipation for less waste heat within a system and lower overall power consumption. The amplifier can support both low drive voltage (3Vpp) and high drive voltage (6Vpp) while offering metro and long haul network designers scalable power dissipation for varying output drive requirements (< 0.42 W at Vo = 3 Vpp, <1 W at Vo = 6 Vpp). For more information, contact Product Marketing.

Latest EDGE QAM Amplifier for DOCSIS® 3.0
TriQuint’s new TGA2807-SM offers high-efficiency performance; one device can replace 2 conventional solutions. The new TGA2807-SM is tailored for DOCSIS® 3.0 systems and builds on the successful heritage of TriQuint’s TGA2806-SM & TGA2803-SM. The new device offers ACPR ~2 dB better than previous generations for given bias & power levels; it can be operated at significantly reduced power while meeting DOCSIS® 3.0 requirements. The TGA2807-SM comes in a standard 5x5mm QFN package and is available now. For design questions of other details, contact Product Marketing.

New Mobile Handset PA Duplexer Module Family
The TQM613029, TQM653029, and TQM663029A are TRITIUM II PA-Duplexers™ for mobile phones and support the Cellular, AWS and PCS bands respectively, The design emphasizes size, current consumption and phone layout simplicity and provides the lowest overall current consumption available in the market based on the current sub-urban CDG curve. The 7x4mm modules integrate a single ended transmit, filter, duplexer, high efficiency PA die, RF power coupler, matching and built in voltage regulator functionality eliminating the need for external switch circuitry. (Press Release)

PowerBand™ Has Redefined Wideband RF Technology
TriQuint Semiconductor has created a revolutionary new wideband, high power discrete RF transistor family for broadband applications including radar, signal jammers and wireless communications. TriQuint's new PowerBand™* device family delivers high power performance across an exceptionally wide bandwidth while maintaining very high efficiency.

TriQuint's New AH322 Offers Improved Gain, Efficiency
TriQuint's newly-released AH322 amplifier offers high efficiency operation for power savings and high linearity for infrastructure applications such as MCPAs and repeaters. The new amplifier is designed for 5V operation and provides integrated bias control. The AH322 provides 14 dB gain at 2.14 GHz. Samples and product data for the AH322 are now available.

TriQuint Offers New 4W Base Station Amplifier
TriQuint's new AH420 is a 4W (P1dB) highly-linear amplifier requiring only 5V for operation. The new amplifier is one of the market's few 4W devices, and unlike most 4W solutions, the AH420 provides excellent performance without the expense of higher wattage or a negative supply, allowing customers to maintain a single voltage rail. This can lower overall system costs. This amplifier's high performance makes it ideal for repeater and femtocell applications, with an operating bandwidth from 400 to 2700MHz. Samples of the AH420 are now available.

New GPS Module for Next-Generation Designs
The leader in GPS SAW filtering is bringing a new level of integration to the market with the TQM640002. This high-rejection GPS module incorporates an E/D pHEMT GaAs LNA along with SAW filters in TriQuint's smallest 2-in-1 package. The module's overall 3x3mm form factor makes it ultra-compact, ideally suited for wireless handset applications incorporating GPS. The module is also well suited for PND and automotive location-based designs. There's zero matching required for ‘plug-and-play' simplicity; supply voltage can be either 1.8 or 2.8V for added flexibility. Samples are now available; for details, please contact Product Marketing.

New Packaged VSAT Amplifier
TriQuint's new TGA4906-SM leads the industry with its compact, single-chip design. The new packaged device is a 4 Watt Ka-Band fully monolithic HPA ideally suited for VSAT ground terminal applications. The device offers high-level integration and excellent electrical performance including high efficiency to reduce energy consumption and the need for heat dissipation. For product details please contact Product Marketing.

WiMAX PAs for Ultra-Efficient Systems
TriQuint’s AP561 and AP562 amplifiers deliver greater than 1W linear power at 2.5% EVM, offering 13% PAE to meet the needs of ultra-efficient systems. The AP561 offers 12 dB gain across the 2.3-2.9 GHz band; the AP562 offers 12 dB gain across the 3.3-3.8 GHz band. The high output linear power and efficiency of these devices make them ideal for outdoor customer premise equipment (CPE) applications in WiMAX systems.

WiMAX PAs for BTS Applications
TriQuint’s AH314 and AH315 amplifiers provide very low EVM (error vector magnitude) under high back-off power operating conditions while also offering very good gain flatness: less that 0.2 dB over 100 MHz. The AH314 is a two-stage amplifier with 23 dB gain operating from 2.3-2.9 GHz; the AM315 offers 25 dB gain from 3.3-3.8 GHz. The AH314 / 315 are ideal for WiMAX base transceiver station (BTS) applications requiring linearity margin prior to final stage amplifiers within the system.

GaN Amplifiers
TriQuint’s family of GaN discrete die-level power amplifiers serves a wide range of base station, network infrastructure, defense and aerospace applications. The devices, TGF2023-xx, deliver up to 100W in total output power and offer 55% power added efficiency (PAE) for energy savings and smaller carbon footprints. Visit www.triquint.com for data sheet information. For additional details about GaN discrete devices, contact: grant.wilcox@tqs.com or phone: +1.972.994.3939.

GaN Foundry
TriQuint’s gallium nitride (GaN) Foundry is open for wafer starts in September 2008.  Dr. Gailon Brehm, Product Marketing Director for TriQuint encourages companies interested in GaN designs to meet with TriQuint as a step toward production.  The new service will target communications applications through the Ku frequency band.  GaN-based amplifiers offer inherent advantages compared to other solid-state amplifier technologies including up to 2.5-times the power density of high voltage GaAs devices.  For additional details about TriQuint’s gallium nitride Foundry services, contact: Lisa Howard or phone: +1.972.994.3985.

New Gain Block Family
The need for greater efficiency continues to drive networks applications and TriQuint is pleased to announce a new addition to its 5V gain block amplifier family.  The WJA1021 is highly efficient to help reduce electrical consumption.  The device also requires no external matching components typical to other solutions and can reduce customers’ bill-of-materials.  The WJA1021 provides +37 dBm OIP3 at 2 GHz and is available in a standard SOT-89 package.  It is part of TriQuint’s cascadable gain block family, offering designers flexibility and performance options tailored to individual needs.  View data sheet at: www.triquint.com/prodserv/more_info/proddisp.aspx?prod_id=WJA1021

Highly Linear Converter/Mixer
TriQuint’s new ML485 offers highly linear performance with an integrated gallium arsenide (GaAs) mixer and LO driver amplifier, all in an ultra-small MSOP-8 package.  The device is also lead-free and RoHS compliant – making it a ‘green’ product for next-generation designs.  It offers market-leading linearity (up to 38dBm Input IP3) and integrated design for cellular and 3G/4G wireless base stations and similar applications.  The ML485 integrates a LO buffer amplifier on-chip to provide for operations directly from standard frequency synthesizers, requiring 0 dBm drive, drawing only 40mA of current.  View data sheet at: http://www.triquint.com/prodserv/more_info/proddisp.aspx?prod_id=ML485

TQP13-N GaAs Foundry Process
Building high performance millimeter wave applications has never been more cost-effective.  TQP13-N incorporates optical lithography to greatly reduce the cost of production relative to similar processes based on E-beam gate lithography.  Click here for more information: http://www.tqs.com/prodserv/foundry/docs/TQP13-N.pdf

Project JumpStart
Project JumpStart offers wireless start-ups and new customers of TriQuint and AWR an affordable, low-risk means of bringing wireless design prototypes to market.  Eligible customers will receive a free 90-day lease of AWR’s flagship high-frequency design software, Microwave Office® design suite, and a reduced-rate prototype development quick-turn (PDQ) shared-wafer foundry run using TriQuint’s TQPED 0.5µm pHEMT process.  Click here for more information: http://www.tqs.com/investors/press/dspPressRelease.cfm?pressid=312

Ultra Low Loss/High Rejection GPS SAW
TriQuint has added the 856756, an ultra low loss GPS SAW filter with extraordinary rejection to its already extensive selection of filters used by a majority of the world’s leading makers of personal navigation devices (PNDs).  TriQuint supplies filters to three of the four largest PND manufacturers in the world.  The TriQuint GPS filter portfolio encompasses the needs of all popular chipset design approaches.  For further device details, please e-mail TriQuint Product Marketing.

New Cable SAW Provides 100MHz Bandwidth for
DOCSIS® 3.0 Applications
TriQuint’s newest filter for digital tuner applications, the 856653, enables tuner, modem and set-top box (STB) manufacturers to meet ultra-fast wideband DOCSIS® 3.0 performance for their cable products.  The new filter, created using a new proprietary technique, provides a passband bandwidth of 100MHz at 1250MHz intermediate frequency in digital tuner applications which is needed to support DOCSIS 3.0 channel bonding, a technology that combines four-to-eight DOCSIS channels to significantly increase downstream data rates.  TriQuint’s new filter, believed to be the first SAW device to provide this level of wideband performance, is available now in sample and production quantities.  For additional product details please contact TriQuint Product Marketing.