MicroWave Technology Inc.
An IXYS Company 4268 Solar Way Fremont, CA 94538 Phone: +1 (510) 651 6700 Fax: +1 (510) 651 2208
MicroWave
Technology Inc. (MwT), An IXYS Company, Launched a Family of High Linearity
Power Amplifiers and Drivers for WiFi and WiMax Applications
March 06, 2006, Fremont, CA, MicroWave Technology Inc. (MwT), An IXYS
Company (NASDAQ tick symbol: SYXI), released a family of eight high
linearity power amplifiers (PAs) for WiFi (802.11) and WiMax (802.16d/e)
standards for all three frequency bands, 2.4 – 2.7 GHz, 3.3- 3.7 GHz, and
4.9 – 5.9GHz. The power
amplifiers of the “WPS” series have P-1dB up to 36 dBm with IP3 as high as
50 dBm and EVM (Error Victor Magnitude) less than 2% at 29dBm output power
level under 64QAM modulation schedule with 256 WiMax carriers. The typical
gain across the bands is 14 dB. The power amplifiers have over 100 years of
Mean-Time-Toward-Failure (MTTF) at 150C junction temperature and are
available in both Pd-free surface mount leadless 02 packages and flange
packages.
MwT also offers MPS series products as high linearity drivers suitable for
driving the WPS power amplifier series for the same WiFi and WiMax frequency
bands. Those drivers have P-1dB of 29dBm with IP3 of 45 dBm and EVM (Error
Victor Magnitude) less than 2.5% at 22dBm output power level under WiMax
modulation scheme. The typical gain across the bands is 13 dB. In
additional, MwT recently released
seven FET products in the SOT89 and QFN packages, MwT-1789HL, MwT-1789NL,
MwT-1789SB, MwT-17Q3, MwT-22Q4, MwT-A989, and MwT-A989SB for generic linear
power and low noise applications. Those packaged FET’s deliver superior high
dynamic range performance from 0.9 to 4.0 GHz. The MwT-1789SB and MwT-A989SB
are internally self-biased.
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“Utilizing our proprietary semiconductor device technologies, these new
WiMax and WiFi PAs represent MwT power amplifier products with the best in
class linearity performance,” said Dr. Greg Zhou, GM of MwT, “We continue to
leverage our high linearity device technology and design capability to
address the 802.11 WiFi and the emerging 802.16d/e WiMax base station
applications. We have expanded our linear power amplifier products to offer
our customers the best solutions for all three frequency bands with higher
output power levels in compliance to the EVM specifications”.
As a part of its
growth strategy, IXYS is committed to develop and expand high performance
power amplifier products and solutions in the wireless telecommunication
space.
Samples of the: ‘WPS’,
‘MPS’ and ‘MwT’ type products, and the corresponding evaluation boards are
available now. Please contact factory for sample request and a price quote.
For a complete listing of MwT products and detailed data sheets, please go
to MwT web site at www.mwtinc.com or
e-mail to thunt@mwtinc.com.
Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of
historical fact including the performance, ruggedness, and suitability of
products for various applications, may be deemed to be forward-looking
statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause the
results of IXYS to differ materially from those indicated by these
forward-looking statements, including, among others, risks detailed from
time to time in the Company’s SEC reports, including the Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2005. The Company undertakes no obligation to
publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking
statements.
