RF Semiconductor Foundry
Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) Technologies
Process Summary
Our complete GaAs technology portfolio offers a versatile range of processes—including InGaP HBTs, GaAs pHEMTs, RF Diodes, and RF Passives—optimized for cellular components and high-performance millimeter-wave (mmW) transceiver systems up to 40 GHz.
GaAs Technology Nodes
- InGaP HBT: A world-class family of processes, including D1, D5, and SPE (Gen 2), the InGaP HBT portfolio is tailored to deliver optimum power and superior linearity. These processes are optimized for critical RF applications ranging from low phase noise VCOs and voltage-tunable MMIC filters to high-efficiency amplifiers operating up to 15 GHz.
- GaAs pHEMT: Highly reliable processes, scaling from 0.5µm down to 0.1µm nodes, leverage both power and low-noise optimization to achieve robust performance up to 40 GHz. These technologies are engineered for demanding applications including high-linearity power amplifiers, low-noise receivers for the Ka-band, and integrated multifunction ICs.
- RF Diodes: A high-performance portfolio featuring THz Schottky diodes for low-loss mixing, varactor junction diodes for wide capacitance tuning ranges in 5G beamforming networks, and reliable RFPIN diodes for switching applications.
- RF Passives: High-Q LCR on GaAs integrated passive devices (IPD) providing optimized, compact, and low-cost manufacturing solutions for filter, matching, and off-chip network integration.
Process Technology Table
| Technology | Process | Application |
| InGaP HBT (Super-High fmax) | D1 | Low Phase Noise VCO |
| D5 | Wide tuning range VCO, Voltage Tunable MMIC Filters | |
| SPE (Gen 2) | FR3 Amplifier up to 15 GHz | |
| GaAs pHEMT | 0.5µm Power | PA and LNA up to 20 GHz |
| E/D-Mode pHEMT | Integrated Multifunction ICs | |
| 0.25µm Power | Amplifiers up to 40 GHz | |
| 0.25µm Low Noise | mmW Low Noise Receiver up to Ka-Band | |
| 0.1µm LN/Power | Low Noise & Power Amplifier | |
| RF Diodes | THz Schottky Diode | Low Loss Mixer up to mmW Frequencies |
| Varactor Junction Diode | Wide Capacitance Tuning Range for 5G Beam Forming Network | |
| RFPIN | RF Switches | |
| RF Passives | High-Q LCR on GaAs | Filter and Matching/Bias Network |
