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Analog Devices - Press Release 2-5-2008
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Analog Devices' High-Performance RF Driver Amplifier Reduces Power,
Size and Cost of WiMAX and Wireless Applications
ADL5321 driver amplifier offers the industry's best combination of performance
and low power, while reducing design complexity and board area in the
2.3 GHz to 4.0 GHz frequency range.
NORWOOD, Mass.--Feb. 5, 2008--Analog
Devices, Inc. (ADI), manufacturer of amplifier ICs for the entire radio
frequency (RF) signal chain, today introduced the ADL5321, a new high-performance,
low power RF driver amplifier that brings together the industry's best
combination of power and performance in 2.3-GHz to 4.0-GHz wireless
infrastructure designs for LTE, WiMAX and WiBro applications. The ADL5321
increases signal linearity, and consumes less power, relative to competing
RF amplifiers. When implemented in a system, such as a base station,
radio, or satellite equipment, the ADL5321 eliminates up to four external
passive components, which eases design complexity and enables RF designers
to more quickly bring cost-effective, highly-efficient wireless infrastructure
equipment to market.
With an output OIP3 of 40 dBm and output
compression point of 25 dBm at 2600 MHz, the ADL5321 driver provides
the highest linear output drive level for a given transmitted output
power. Consuming just 84 mA, which is a 30% to 50% power savings over
competing devices, the ADL5321 also features on-chip active bias circuitry,
which further reduces the external component count. The driver amplifier's
Class 3A, +/- 4 kV, ESD (electrostatic discharge) rating also provides
an exemplary degree of robustness for high volume manufacturing.
For lower frequency applications the ADL5321 has a companion product,
the ADL5320, which operates across a 400 MHz to 2700 MHz frequency range.
The ADL5320 also offers the advantageous combination of high performance
and low power consumption. Both driver amplifiers complement ADI's growing
RF amplifier portfolio, which also includes low noise amplifiers (LNA),
intermediate frequency amplifiers (IFA), gain blocks, and power amplifiers
(PA).
Combined with ADI's industry-leading RF power detectors,
modulators, demodulators, mixers and synthesizer products, the ADL5321
allows designers to implement complete signal chain solutions, simplifying
the design process, streamlining supply chain logistics and shortening
time to market. When coupled with ADI's other RFICs, the ADL5321 enables
the design and implementation of advanced RF radio architectures for
a wide range of performance-driven applications.
Availability
and Pricing
The ADL5321 is sampling now with production quantities
available in May 2008. The device is priced at $2.55 per unit in 1,000-piece
quantities and is available in a 3-pin SOT-89 (small-outline transistor)
package. For more information, visit
http://www.analog.com/pr/ADL5321.
ADI RF IC Portfolio Covers Entire RF Signal Chain
Using
a unique combination of design skills; system understanding; and process
technologies, such as RFCMOS, GaAs, and SiGe; Analog Devices offers
a portfolio of radio frequency (RF) ICs covering the entire RF signal
chain. The portfolio features a full range of industry-leading high-performance
RF function blocks and highly integrated single-chip transceiver solutions.
The RF function blocks include direct digital synthesizers (DDS); phase-locked
loop synthesizers (PLLs); TruPwr(TM) RF power detectors and logarithmic
amplifiers; X-AMP(R) variable gain amplifiers (VGAs); RF amplifiers
including drivers, low noise amplifiers (LNAs), Intermediate frequency
amplifiers (IFA), gain blocks, and power amplifiers (PA); mixers; and
direct conversion modulator and demodulator products.
About Analog Devices
Innovation, performance,
and excellence are the cultural pillars on which Analog Devices has
built one of the most long-standing, high-growth companies within the
technology sector. Acknowledged industry-wide as the world leader in
data conversion and signal conditioning technology, Analog Devices serves
over 60,000 customers around the world, representing virtually all types
of electronics equipment. Celebrating more than 40 years as a leading
global manufacturer of high-performance integrated circuits used in
analog and digital signal processing applications, Analog Devices is
headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, with design and manufacturing
facilities throughout the world. Analog Devices' common stock is listed
on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "ADI" and is included
in the S&P 500 Index. For more information, please visit ADI's website
at www.analog.com.
X-Amp and TruPwer are trademarks of Analog Devices, Inc. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
MULTIMEDIA
AVAILABLE:
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=5602438
CONTACT: Analog Devices, Inc.
Sue Martenson, 781-937-1989
sue.martenson@analog.com
or
Porter Novelli
Jessie Hennion, 617-897-8200
jessie.hennion@porternovelli.com
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