Product News
Reference: APN030
Date: June 6, 2017
International Microwave Symposium, Hawaii and Nijmegen, The Netherlands, June 6, 2017 – 
Ampleon today announced the launch of a series of LDMOS RF power transistors using its Gen9HV 50 V LDMOS process. These devices are the first to use Ampleon’s latest 50 V process, a node that has been optimized for use in cellular infrastructure applications up to 1 GHz and delivers greatly increased efficiency and gain. These devices, enabling more than 57 % efficiency and 18 dB power gain, and their 50 V operation, make for a significantly more compact and cost-effective application.
Operating over a wide frequency range (450 MHz to 960 MHz), they provide a flexible approach to handling multiple channels with a single amplifier. An example on display during IMS 2017 is using a Gen9HV transistor in a low cost compact power amplifier design covering 720 MHz to 960 MHz that offers excellent efficiency and linearity in addition to multi-band capability.
Single band operation brings more than 57 % efficiency and 18 dB of gain with a compact and cost-effective single-transistor Doherty amplifier (with WCDMA and LTE signal at 634 MHz). Typical applications include use in 4G LTE and NB-IoT base stations and remote radio heads.
The portfolio of Gen9HV LDMOS devices includes:
- BLP9H10-30, compact, 6 x 10 mm 30 W driver
- BLC9H10XS-60P, 60 W push-pull driver or final stage
- BLC9H10XS-300P, 300 W push-pull final stage in a compact 20 mm long package
- BLC9H10XS-350A, 350 W asymmetric final stage in a compact 20 mm long package
- BLC9H10XS-600A, 600 W asymmetric final stage in a 31 mm long package
Christophe Cugge, Vice-President Marketing, Ampleon comments, “This new process, fully optimized for base-station Doherty PA applications is a perfect complement to our world-class Gen10 series. It brings the best possible compromise between performance, cost and size along with the well-known ruggedness, reliability, consistency and linearity of LDMOS”.
Capable of delivering up to 400 Watts from a compact 20 mm long package, the series is assembled in an air cavity package with an ultra-low Rth flange, named ACP3. This package family combines excellent thermal properties with a very attractive cost.
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About Ampleon:
Created in 2015, Ampleon is shaped by 50 years of RF power leadership and is set to exploit the full potential of data and energy transfer in RF. Ampleon has more than 1,250 employees worldwide, dedicated to creating optimal value for customers. Its innovative, yet consistent portfolio offers products and solutions for a wide range of applications, such as cellular base stations, radio/TV/broadcasting, radar, air traffic control, cooking, lighting, industrial lasers and medical. For details on the leading global partner in RF Power, visit www.ampleon.com