Avago’s AMMP-5618 is a high power, medium gain
amplifier that operates from 6 GHz to 20 GHz. The
amplifer is designed to be an easy-to-use component
for any surface mount PCB application. In communication
systems, it can be used as a LO bufer, or as a transmit
driver amplifer. During typical operation with a single
5V supply, each gain stage is biased for Class-A operation
for optimal power output with minimal distortion. The
amplifer has integrated 50Ω I/O match, DC blocking,
self-bias and choke to eliminate complex tuning and
assembly processes typically required by hybrid (discrete-
FET) amplifers. The package is fully SMT compatible with
backside grounding and I/O to simplify assembly.