Guerrilla RF Extends Bypass Functionality to its Gain Block Portfolio, Leveraging Patented Guerrilla Armor Technology - Seite 2

Its sister part, the GRF2043, provides 3dB more gain while still delivering comparable linearity and compression performance. At 1.9GHz, the device draws the same 80mA of current, with 18.5dB of gain, 36dBm of OIP3 linearity, a compression level of 22dBm, and a noise figure of only 1.8dB. Bypass mode gain is rated at -1.5dB, while linearity and compression increase to 45dBm and 23dBm, respectively.

Both components come in pin-compatible 1.5mm x 1.5mm, 6-pin DFN packages. As an added feature, the parts were purposely designed to be drop-in replacements for the popular GRF2012 and GRF2013 standard gain blocks. This added flexibility allows designers to easily swap in the GRF2042/GRF2043 variants for use cases where bypass capability is required. GRF now has over 25 low noise amplifiers, gain blocks and driver cores that utilize this same package and pinout, allowing customers to quickly modify and optimize their designs for different frequencies as well as various levels of gain, noise figure, linearity, compression, and power dissipation. This modular approach has proven to be extremely popular with GRF’s customer base since it provides an exceptional degree of design latitude, translating directly into design speed and agility.

Pricing and Availability

Samples and evaluation boards are available for the GRF2042 and GRF2043. Prices start at $0.90 (10,000-up, EXW USA). Visit https://www.guerrilla-rf.com/products/detail/sku/2042 and https://www.guerrilla-rf.com/products/detail/sku/2043 for additional details.

About Guerrilla RF, Inc.

Founded in 2013 and based in Greensboro, NC, Guerrilla RF develops and manufactures high-performance monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) to wireless OEMs in multiple market segments – including 5G/4G macro and small cell base stations, cellular repeaters/DAS, automotive telematics such as SDARS/V2X/GPS/DAB, military communications, navigation, and high-fidelity wireless audio. Guerrilla RF has an extensive portfolio of over 100 high-performance radio frequency (RF) and microwave semiconductor devices. The existing product line includes ultra-low noise amplifiers, gain blocks, driver amplifiers, mixers, RF switches, DSAs (digital step attenuators), and linear PAs (power amplifiers) – the critical building blocks for mission-critical, performance-driven wireless applications. To date, the company has shipped over 150 million devices and has repeatedly been included in Inc. Magazine's annual Inc. 5000 list. Guerrilla RF recently made the top Inc. 500 list for the second year in a row, coming in at No. 421 and 489 for the 2020 and 2021 rankings, respectively. For more information, please visit https://guerrilla-rf.com or follow the company on Twitter and LinkedIn.