Guerrilla RF Unveils Revolutionary Auto PAs and LNAs

Guerrilla RF has launched two ¼ W linear PAs and two LNAs specifically designed for the automotive market.

All four devices have been qualified to meet the rigorous AEC-Q100 quality standards, which are critical benchmarks for semiconductor devices used in automotive applications.

These components cover the most popular cellular bands ranging from 700MHz to 4200MHz.

These new cores are derivatives of GRF's recently released ¼ W PA family, with the primary difference being that they have undergone an additional set of qualification tests and unique production screening protocols to achieve an AEC-Q100 Class 2 rating.

The GRF55xx-W series of PAs are ideal for 4G/5G cellular applications that require exceptional native linearity over temperature extremes of -40°C to 105°C.

Each of these devices can deliver up to 23dBm of output power with better than -45dBc of ACLR performance, all without the need for supplemental linearization schemes like digital pre-distortion (DPD).

The ability to achieve the -45dBc ACLR performance metric without DPD is crucial for meeting the stringent size, cost, and power dissipation requirements of these cellular compensator/compenser applications.

The GRF2106W and GRF2133W also complement GRF's existing portfolio of fully qualified AEC-Q100 LNAs.

The GRF2106W operates over the 2700 – 5000 MHz range with a nominal gain of 21.5 dB and a low NF of 0.8 dB.

The GRF2133 provides a higher gain level of 28 dB with an even lower NF of 0.6 dB over an operating band of 1800 – 5000MHz.

"Completing the qualification of these devices has been a critical step for Guerrilla RF as we continue to gain share within the automotive space," says Jim Ahne, Guerrilla RF's vice president of automotive and 5G products. "Together, these AEC-Q100 compliant devices extend the Company's reach into the growing market for 5G cellular compensators associated with automotive shark fin antennas. Given the introduction of these new AEC-Q100 qualified PA and LNA cores, we've now formally released six of seven components tied directly to the previously announced cellular compensator/compenser contract, which will be ramping up later this year."

The GRF5507W and GRF5517W are available in pin-compatible 3mm x 3mm, 16-pin QFN packages, with pricing starting at $1.54 (10,000-up, EXW USA).

The GRF2106W and GRF2133W utilize GRF's smallest 1.5mm x 1.5mm, 6-pin DFN package, with pricing starting at $0.62 and $0.83, respectively (10,000-up, EXW USA).

Samples and evaluation boards are available for all four components.