NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 17, 2008 — TiaLinx, Inc., a developer of wafer scale integrated radio and antenna array, today announced launch of its highly efficient switching mode power amplifier core designs to address Electronically Scanned Arrays (ESA).
"The core designs were developed with the support of Office of Naval Research's contract number N00014-07-M-0268 and DARPA's W31P4Q-06-C0380 for development of ESA," commented Dr. Fred Mohamadi, Founder and CEO of TiaLinx. "Digitally programmable waveform distribution and beamforming architecture exploits advanced and highly efficient 'digital' switched-mode amplifiers and is of immense interest to implementing wafer scale antenna arrays. Reduced components, size, weight, power consumption and increased efficiency are achieved compared to the conventional approaches based on heterodyning (analog up-conversion) and analog beamforming."
Recent advances in both wide-bandgap semiconductors based switched-mode amplifiers have demonstrated power added efficiencies (PAE) of 57% for GaN MMICs Class-E amplifiers. Using Si-Ge technology, TiaLinx is introducing Class-E and Class-F switching power amplifiers with PAE of about 45-65% at K-and V-bands. ESA can exploit these high efficiencies and are expected to eventually replace more conventional arrays.
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About TiaLinx, Inc.
TiaLinx, Inc. is a privately held fabless company that develops advanced electronic components and sub-modules with very small form factor, highly integrated functionality and advanced performance for a wide range of DoD and commercial products. Utilizing its proprietary and protected technologies, the Company is uniquely positioned to address robust advanced radio frequency based imaging systems at fine resolutions economically by enabling revolutionary advancements in semiconductor and sub-system designs. For further information, please visit the Company's website at http://www.TiaLinx.com.
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