General Description

SAC5003 is an X-band GaN MMIC power amplifier die for 8 to 12 GHz. It delivers 46 dBm of output power with 30 dB small signal gain, 22 dB power gain and 40% PAE.

The drain takes +28 V and pulls roughly 6 A, with a negative voltage on the gate. Nothing external is needed to match it across the band. At 40% efficiency for this much power, less heat has to come out of the transmitter, which helps in X-band point-to-point radio.