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Avago Technologies of San Jose, CA, USA has announced what it claims is the industry’s smallest packaged field effect transistors (FETs). Measuring just 1.0mm x 0.5mm x 0.25mm, the low-profile discrete low-noise devices occupy less than 5% of the volume of a standard SOT-343 package.

The new VMMK-1218 and -1225 leverage Avago’s innovative chip-scale packaging (CSP) technology, which enables miniaturization of transistors with high-frequency operation and what is claimed to be superior thermal dissipation. The devices do not require a negative voltage for operation, resulting in lower costs and ease of use for RF designers.

The VMMK-1225 supports 0.5-26.5GHz frequency ranges with a noise figure of less than 0.95dB, and 12dB of available gain under 50 ohms conditions at 12GHz. It also offers 23dBm output third-order intercept and 8dBm output power. The VMMK-1218 operates at 0.5-18GHz with a noise figure of less than 0.85dB, and 9dB of available gain under 50 ohms conditions at 10GHz. It also offers 22dBm output third-order intercept and 12dBm output power.

The transistors’ size and performance suit wireless applications including commercial radios, UWB (ultra-wide band), radar, base stations, military communications, RF sensors, WiMAX, satellite communications or any DC-26GHz application requiring small-sized components.

Pricing for the VMMK-1218 and -1225 begin at $1.19 and $1.32, respectively, in 1000-9999 quantities.

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