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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 3132

Mitsubishi Electric to Launch Ka-band GaN-HEMT MMIC for Satellite Earth Stations

High output power and low distortion will help downsize satellite earth stations

TOKYO, October 4, 2017 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today it will launch a Ka-band (26-40GHz) 8W gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron mobility transistor (HEMT) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) amplifier for satellite earth stations. The new MGFG5H3001, which offers industry top-level low distortion and output power rating of 8W, boasts a small footprint that will help to downsize power transmitters. Mitsubishi Electric will begin shipping samples on November 1.

Ka-band GaN-HEMT MMIC (MGFG5H3001)
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Ka-band GaN-HEMT MMIC (MGFG5H3001)

Satellite networks, which are used for high-speed communication during natural disasters and in areas where ground networks are difficult to construct, are currently implemented mainly in the C-band (4-8GHz) and Ku-band (12-18GHz), but higher frequencies are increasingly being used. Also, market demands for deployments in the higher-frequency Ka-band are increasing. Mitsubishi Electric's new Ka-band GaN-HEMT MMIC will help meet the growing demand for higher frequency deployments, as well as facilitate the development of satellite communications equipment capable of extra-high output power and efficiency.

Product Features

1) Industry top-level output power contributes to miniaturization
-Optimized transistor configuration delivers industry top-level 8W output power
-One chip integrates amplifier transistors circuits, matching circuits and distortion-reducing linearizer
-Reduced number of parts will help to downsize satellite earth-station transmitters
2) Industry top-level distortion reduction for high signal integrity and miniaturization
-Built-in linearizer achieves low distortion for power transmitters
-High signal integrity and reduced need for external linearizer for further miniaturization of satellite earth-station transmitters
3) Will facilitate new satellite earth-station equipment to meet wider needs
-Expected to lead to new Ka-band and existing Ku-band equipment for deployments in more diverse frequency ranges

Sale Schedule

Product Application Model Overview Shipment
Frequency Saturated
output
power		 Linear
gain
Ka-band
GaN-HEMT
MMIC		 Satellite earth
stations		 MGFG5H3001 27.5-31.0GHz 39.0dBm
(8W)		 15.0dB Nov. 1, 2017

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