LNA Manufacturers and Suppliers: A Comprehensive Guide

LNA stands for Low Noise Amplifier. As the name implies, it amplifies the desired signal while minimizing the amplification of noise present within the signal. This makes it a crucial component in sensitive receivers.

Below is a list of well-known LNA manufacturers, suppliers, and vendors. When selecting an LNA, key specifications to consider include:

  • RF Frequency Range: The operating frequency range over which the LNA performs optimally.
  • RF Frequency Bandwidth: The width of the frequency band within the operating range.
  • Gain: The amplification factor of the LNA.
  • Gain Flatness: The consistency of the gain across the entire bandwidth.
  • Noise Figure: A measure of the noise added by the LNA itself.

LNA Manufacturers/Suppliers

  • NEC: www.nec.com Offers Low Noise Amplifiers for L, S, C, X, Ku, and Ka bands.
  • Communications & Power Industries (CPI): www.cpii.com
  • Locus Microwave (member of Codan group):
  • CODAN: www.codan.com.au Provides RF LNAs, LNBs, BUCs, transceivers and more for various frequency bands.
  • Comtech EF Data Corporation: www.comtechefdata.com Offers RF LNAs, VSAT solutions, modems, and other RF products like frequency converters and amplifiers.
  • Servsat Communications, Inc.GA: www.servsat.com Supplies RF LNAs, LNBs, TWTAs, Modems, Transceivers, Converters, MUXs, Encoders, Decoders, and more.
  • Teledyne Paradise Datacom Ltd.: www.paradisedata.com Offers SSPAs, BUCs, RF converters, Modems, and Low Noise Amplifiers (LNAs).
  • TRIQUINT: www.triquint.com Specializes in ultra-low noise figure LNAs with high gain, along with amplifiers, duplexers, filters, transistors, and converters.
  • NXP Semiconductor: www.nxp.com Provides RF LNA MMICs, MOSFETs, diodes, and sensors.
  • Infineon: www.infineon.com Offers RF LNA MMICs and Transistors.
  • Analog Devices: www.analog.com Manufactures RF LNAs, data converters, amplifiers, RF ICs, DSPs, MEMS, and more.
  • Mini Circuits Inc.: www.minicircuits.com Supplies RF LNAs, couplers, amplifiers, mixers, synthesizers, oscillators, and more.