Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components™, is now stocking the CMD328K3 6 GHz – 18 GHz low-noise amplifier (LNA) from Qorvo®. The device is ideally suited for electronic defense and communications systems where small size and low power consumption are needed.

The Qorvo CMD328K3, available from Mouser Electronics, is a broadband MMIC LNA that operates between 6 GHz and 18 GHz with a noise figure of just 1.4 dB. The CMD328K3 amplifier delivers greater than 27 dB of gain with a corresponding output 1 dB compression point of +12 dBm. The broadband device is a 50-ohm matched design, which eliminates the need for external DC blocks and RF port matching.

Housed in a leadless 3 mm × 3 mm plastic surface-mount air cavity package, the CMD328K3 amplifier is an ideal alternative to hybrid amplifiers. Applications for the CMD328K3 LNA include X-band and Ku-band radar, satellite communications, and electronic defense receivers.

To learn more, visit https://www.mouser.com/new/qorvo/qorvo-cmd328k3-low-noise-amplifier/

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