Monolithic microwave integrated circuit developer Custom MMIC of Westford, MA, USA has added to its growing line of products with the CMD232, a 2-9GHz gallium arsenide (GaAs) MMIC driver amplifier that offers high gain, wide bandwidth, single positive supply voltage, and a small die size. The new device is suitable for military, space, communications and test instrumentation systems that require small size and high linearity.

At 6GHz the CMD232 delivers more than 15dB of gain with a corresponding P1dB (output power at 1dB compression point) of +17dBm and an output IP3 (third-order intercept point) linearity of 23dBm.

The CMD232 is a 50Ω matched design, which eliminates the need for external DC blocks and RF port matching. The device also offers full passivation for increased reliability and moisture protection. The MMIC amplifier is a pin-compatible CMM-9 replacement.