The Quiet Convergence of Power and RF There was a time when power engineers and RF engineers occupied different ends of the hallway. The RF team debated noise figure and linearity as if civilization depended on it. The power team worried about volts, amps and whether something might overheat. They shared a PCB but not...

Smarter Power for Smarter Doorbells: Enabling the Next Wave of Home Security Porch pirates stole over USD $12 billion in packages from more than 58 million Americans last year. Home security is no longer an item of luxury but a necessity in this era of smart homes, of which the centerpiece is the doorbell camera. According...

Connecting the World Through Space – New Update Qorvo is driving the future of SATCOM communications with industry-leading advancements in performance and reliability. Qorvo solutions are engineered to meet the most demanding requirements of commercial and defense applications. This update features some new products from Qorvo, including BFICs at Ku-band for flat panel arrays, and...

Redefining Industrial Safety and Efficiency with Ultra Wideband Technology In massive warehouses and factories around the world, fleets of autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are transforming the way goods move from shelf to shipment. Productivity can soar by 300%, but a single human step into the robot work zone can bring...

QPC0045 RF Variable Attenuator by Qorvo The QPC0045 from Qorvo is a 6-Bit Digital Step Attenuator (DSA) that operates from 0.01 to 48 GHz. It has an attenuation range of 31.5 dB with 0.5 dB step size and an attenuation accuracy of less than 0.1 dB. This attenuator is based on Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) technology. It...

Qorvo PAC52710 72 V BLDC Controller and Driver with Integrated Multimode Power Manager and Configurable AFE with VDS sensing Key Features 50 MHz Arm Cortex M0 32 kB Flash, 8 kB SRAM 72 V Buck/SEPIC DC/DC Controller with external NCH FET 5 V / 200 mA system supply 3 High-side 72 V 1.2 A (source)...

QPA9510 RF Amplifier by Qorvo The QPA9510 from Qorvo is a Power Amplifier that operates from 0.1 to 1 GHz and is designed for use as the final RF amplifier in GSM hand-held equipment. It delivers an output power of 35.4 dBm (~3.5 W) with a gain of 33.8 dB and an efficiency of 55.2%. This power...

RFAM3620 by Qorvo 45 - 1218 MHz, 36dB, 12V, GaAs pHEMT-MESFET, Edge QAM MCM Key Features Excellent Linearity Extremely High Output Capability Voltage Controlled Attenuator Power Enable Feature Extremely Low Distortion Optimal Reliability Low Noise Unconditially Stable under all Terminations Temperature Sensing Feature The RFAM3620 is an Integrated Edge QAM Amplifier Module. The part employs...

QPQ4701 BAWplexer by Qorvo Key Features 2402–2482 MHz & 5150–5735 MHz Integrated 2.4GHz Rejection in LTE B7/B41/B38/B40 Low insertion loss in both passbands Extended temperature performance from -20 to +95 °C High power handling to +28 dBm averaged input power The Qorvo® QPQ4701 is a high-performance, high-power BAWplexer which takes advantage of Qorvo’s coexBoost &...

Lessons Learned from a Used Lawnmower I was in the market for a battery powered lawnmower when I saw one at a yard sale. “It has only been used twice,” the seller said, as I noticed another one just like it. It was half the price of a new one, so I bought it and...