FermionIC Design Expands Ku-Band RF Portfolio With New FEM and Power Amplifier for Phased Arrays Systems
Bengaluru-based FermionIC Design has expanded its Ku-band RF portfolio with new 2-channel Front-End Modules and a Power Amplifier optimized for 15–18 GHz, complementing its existing 4-channel Ku-band beamformer.
Bengaluru’s FermionIC Design has expanded its indigenous Ku-band RF portfolio with a new 2-channel Front-End Module (FEM) and Power Amplifier (PA) optimized for 15–18 GHz, designed to complement the company’s existing Ku-band 4-channel beamformer.
The new 2-channel FEM delivers Psat above 38 dBm, while the receive path provides more than 26 dB gain with a 3–3.5 dB noise figure. An integrated power detector further supports RF power monitoring and system-level integration.
FermionIC's PA performance data also shows its FD3RF0405X2 reaching around 39.5 dBm output power with 36.7% Power Added Efficiency (PAE) at 16.5 GHz, highlighting the device's performance across the Ku-band frequency range.
By combining the FEMs with its 4-channel Ku-band beamformer, FermionIC is targeting more compact tile architectures for Ku-band phased-array systems, where integration of beamforming, transmit power amplification and receive functionality is critical for reducing RF front-end size and complexity.
The development is another step in FermionIC's broader push to build an India-designed RF front-end portfolio for applications such as phased-array radar and SATCOM, reducing dependence on imported RF semiconductor components.
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