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Mingjiada Supplies/Recycles the AWMF-0108 Beamformer: 26.5–29.5 GHz 5G Millimetre-wave Phased Array Core IC – Product Overview

I. AWMF-0108 Product Overview

The AWMF-0108 is a highly integrated, silicon-based quad-core beamformer IC launched by Qorvo, specifically designed for 5G millimetre-wave phased array applications. This device is one of the world’s first commercial millimetre-wave 5G beamformers and served as the benchmark solution for numerous 5G R&D projects between 2016 and 2019. Shenzhen Mingjiada Electronics Co., Ltd. maintains a long-term supply of genuine, in-stock AWMF-0108 units and offers high-value buy-back services, providing reliable chip procurement and inventory management services to 5G communications equipment manufacturers, phased array antenna R&D teams and satellite communications enterprises.

II. Key Technical Specifications

The AWMF-0108 utilises a 48-pin, 6×6 mm QFN package, operates at a supply voltage of +1.8 V, and features ESD protection on all pins, facilitating integration into planar phased array antenna systems.

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Operating frequency: 26.5–29.5 GHz (covering the 3GPP n257 and n261 bands)

Core architecture: Single-polarisation quad-core 4×1, supporting 4 Tx/Rx radiating elements

Phase control: 5-bit (11.25° steps)

Gain control: 5-bit (1 dB steps)

Operating mode: Tx/Rx half-duplex, alternating transmission and reception via a single antenna

Transmit gain / OP1dB: 26 dB / +9 dBm

Receive gain / NF: 28 dB / 5.0 dB

Supply voltage: +1.8 V

III. AWMF-0108 Key Features and Technical Advantages

3.1 Precise Beam Control and Rapid Switching

The AWMF-0108 incorporates 5-bit phase control and 5-bit gain control functions, supporting analogue RF beam steering. The chip is equipped with eight on-chip beam weight storage registers, enabling millisecond-level beam switching to meet the real-time requirements of 5G millimetre-wave systems for beam tracking and rapid link re-establishment.

3.2 Intelligent Temperature Management and Telemetry

The device features temperature-dependent gain compensation, ensuring stable RF performance across a wide temperature range. It also supports temperature monitoring and transmit power telemetry, facilitating real-time system-level status monitoring and fault diagnosis, thereby reducing the operational and maintenance complexity of 5G base stations and terminal equipment.

3.3 High Integration and Compact Packaging

Four transmit/receive channels are integrated onto a single chip, and the 6×6 mm QFN package is compatible with the typical 5.3 mm grid pitch of the 28 GHz band. This greatly simplifies the RF front-end design of millimetre-wave phased arrays, helping to reduce system costs and PCB footprint.

IV. Key Application Scenarios

The AWMF-0108 is a core beamforming component for building 5G millimetre-wave communication systems. Typical applications include:

5G Communications Infrastructure: 5G phased-array antenna arrays compliant with the 3GPP standards for the n257 (26.5–29.5 GHz) and n261 (27.5–28.35 GHz) frequency bands, suitable for the millimetre-wave front-ends of 5G base stations and customer premises equipment (CPE).

Satellite communications (SATCOM): Ground terminals and on-board phased array systems for low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications, meeting the beamforming requirements of Ka-band satellite links.

Test and measurement equipment: Channel simulators, millimetre-wave test systems and phased array antenna prototype validation platforms suitable for the 5G research and development phase.

V. Mingjiada Electronics Supply and Recycling Services

5.1 Long-term Supply of Genuine, In-Stock Products

Established in 1996, Shenzhen Mingjiada Electronics Co., Ltd. is a globally renowned authorised independent distributor of electronic components and is certified to ISO 9001:2014 and ISO 14001:2014. The company maintains a long-term supply of genuine AWMF-0108 beamformers in stock. Leveraging a catalogue of over 2 million stock items and a global supply chain network, it offers ultra-short lead times of 1–3 days and supports the entire process from sample requests to mass production.

5.2 High-Priced Stock Buyback

Mingjiada Electronics also offers high-priced buyback services worldwide for AWMF-0108 factory stock, personal stock and obsolete stock, helping customers to liquidate surplus assets and achieve the efficient recycling of electronic component resources. The range of products accepted for buyback includes RF and microwave components such as 5G chips, phased array beamforming ICs and satellite communication chips.

VI. Contact Mingjiada

If you have any supply, procurement or stock buy-back requirements for the AWMF-0108 beamformer, please contact Mingjiada Electronics for a real-time quotation.

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