Blog dell'azienda MACOM MAPS-010166: GaAs pHEMT 6-bit Digital Phase Shifter, X-band Phased Array System

MACOM MAPS-010166 GaAs pHEMT 6-Bit Digital Phase Shifter Product Overview

MAPS-010166 Product Introduction

The MAPS-010166 is a GaAs pHEMT 6-bit digital phase shifter from MACOM (formerly M/A-COM Technology Solutions), featuring an integrated CMOS driver and housed in a 4 mm 24-pin PQFN plastic surface-mount package. The device operates in the X-band frequency range from 8.0 GHz to 12.0 GHz, with a phase step of 5.6°, providing full phase coverage from 0° to 360°. It is specifically designed for high-frequency systems with stringent requirements for phase accuracy and loss consistency.

The MAPS-010166 optimises attenuation characteristics across the phase-shifting range, minimising insertion loss fluctuations. The 4 mm PQFN package offers a smaller board footprint compared to traditional digital phase shifters with built-in drivers, making it suitable for space-constrained phased array systems.

MAPS-010166 Key Features

6-bit digital phase control: Provides a phase range of 0°–360°, with an LSB (minimum phase step) of 5.6°

Integrated CMOS driver: Supports serial or parallel control modes, simplifying system interface design

Low DC power consumption: Suitable for power-sensitive array applications

Minimal attenuation variation: Maintains attenuation variation within ±1.2 dB across the entire phase shift range

High linearity: Typical IIP3 of 40 dBm

50 Ω impedance matching: Standard RF system impedance, facilitating cascaded integration

Package compliance: Lead-free, RoHS-compliant, EAR99 export classification

MAPS-010166 Key Technical Specifications

Operating frequency range: 8.0 GHz – 12.0 GHz

Bit depth: 6 bits

Phase range: 0° – 360°

LSB (step size): 5.6°

Insertion loss: 6.5 dB (typical)

IIP3: 40 dBm

RMS phase error: 5.0° (typical)

Attenuation variation: ±1.2 dB (within phase shift range)

Control interface: Serial / Parallel

Supply voltage: +5.0 V / -5.0 V

Package: 4 mm PQFN-24LD

Impedance: 50 Ω

Typical Applications

The MAPS-010166’s X-band capability and compact package make it suitable for the following fields:

Phased-array radar: Used for beamforming and electronic scanning, enabling adjustment of the antenna array’s beam direction through precise phase control

Communications antenna systems: Including phase modulation and beam control in satellite communications and point-to-point microwave links

Aerospace and defence: Platforms with stringent requirements for reliability and environmental adaptability, such as military radars and ground-based ranging radars

Weather radars: Phase control units in commercial weather radars

The device’s high phase accuracy and low loss variation make it particularly suitable for systems requiring consistent signal amplitude across a wide phase range.

About Mingjiada Electronics

Established in 1996, Shenzhen Mingjiada Electronics Co., Ltd. is a specialist distributor of electronic components. It has long supplied genuine, original integrated circuit chips in a comprehensive range of models to customers worldwide, with branches in Hong Kong, Japan, Russia and elsewhere. Mingjiada Electronics currently stocks the full range of MACOM RF and microwave devices, including the MAPS-010166. For product selection, quotations or further product information, please visit the Mingjiada Electronics website (www.integrated-ic.com) or contact our sales team.