Northrop Grumman Space Technology has entered into a strategic agreement with Hittite Microwave Corporation to license Northrop Grumman’s Velocium Product line of Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMIC) and related intellectual property. Under the agreement, NGST will license to Hittite a specified list of standard products with a frequency of operation through 86 Ghz. Hittite will assume the related customer contracts and will become the worldwide supplier for the products.
Below, for reference are the products that fall under this agreement. For inquiries regarding  products that now fall under the Hittite umbrella, please refer to Hittite's Velocium Product page www.hittite.com/velocium_products.

Click here if you are looking for Northrop Grumman MMIC Products above 86 GHz.

Velocium Products DC-50 GHz and Broadband Products Low Noise Amplifiers Power Amplifiers Broadband Amplifiers Mixers/Modulators Multipliers/Switches Complementary Products V-Band & E-Band Products Low Noise Amplifiers Power Amplifiers Mixers/Modulators Multipliers/Switches Complementary Products

DC-50 GHz and Broadband Products
Low Noise Amplifiers

Part Description Frequency (GHz) Gain (dB) NF (dB) P1dB (dBm) Availability ALH102 HEMT Low Noise Amplifier 2-20 10 3.5 10 Stock ALH140 HEMT Low Noise Amplifier 24-40 12 4 15 Stock ALH216 HEMT Low Noise Amplifier 14-27 17 3 14 Stock ALH244 HEMT Low Noise Amplifier 24-40 12 3.5 13 Stock ALH310 HEMT LNA/Driver Amplifier 37-42 22 3.5 12 Stock ALH311 HEMT LNA/Driver  Amplifier 22-26.5 24 3 12 Stock ALH313 HEMT LNA/Driver  Amplifier 27-33 20 3 12 Stock ALH364 HEMT Low Noise Amplifier 24-32 21 2 7 Stock ALH369 HEMT Low Noise Amplifier 24-40 17 2.1 11 Stock ALH376 HEMT Low Noise Amplifier 35-45 16 2.2 6 Stock ALH430 HEMT Low Noise Amplifier 26-36 23 1.6 11 Stock ALH435 HEMT Low Noise Amplifier 5-20 13 2.2 16 Stock ALH444 HEMT Low Noise Amplifier 1-12 17 1.5 19 Stock ALH445 HEMT Low Noise Amplifier 18-40 10 3.9 12 Stock ALH476 HEMT Low Noise Amplifier 14-27 20 2 14 Stock ALH482 HEMT Low Noise Amplifier 2-22 16 2.1 14 Stock

Power Amplifiers

Part Description Frequency (GHz) Gain (dB) P1dB (dBm) OIP3 (dBm) Availability APH196 HEMT Medium Power Amplifier 17-30 16 22 31 Stock APH403 HEMT Medium Power Amplifier 37-45 21 23 32 Stock APH460 HEMT High Power Amplifier 27-31 13 28 37 Stock APH462 HEMT High Power Amplifier 15-27 17 29 37 Stock APH473 HEMT High Power Amplifier 37-40 13 28 37 Stock APH478 HEMT High Power Amplifier 18-20 17.5 29.5 38.5 Stock APH502 HEMT High Power Amplifier 34-36 14 27 35 Stock APH510 HEMT High Power Amplifier 37-40 20 26 35 Stock APH518 HEMT High Power Amplifier 21-24 18 30 39 Stock APH518_F Replacement APH519 HEMT High Power Amplifier 24.5-27 18 26 35 Pre-Prod APH565 HEMT High Power Amplifier 40-46 17 23 31 Stock APH596 HEMT Power Amplifier 16-33 17 24 33 Stock NEW! APH608 HEMT High Power Amplifier 24-26.5 17 29 38 Stock APH518_A Replacement APH637 HEMT High Power Amplifier 13.5-15.5 30 30 39 Pre-Prod NEW!

Broadband Amplifiers

Part Description Frequency (GHz) Gain (dB) P1dB (dBm) Psat (dBm) Availability AUH232 HEMT Distributed Amplifier DC-43 12 16.5 N/A Stock AUH249 HEMT Distributed Amplifier DC-35 16 22 23 Pre-Prod AUH256 HEMT Broadband Amplifier 17.5-45 21 20 24 Stock AUH312 HEMT Distributed Amplifier DC-65 10 TBD TBD Pre-Prod

Mixers

Part Description RF Freq (GHz) LO Freq (GHz) IF Freq (GHz) CL (dB) Availability MDB162 HBT Schottky Diode Star Mixer 35-45 35-45 DC-5 8 (u/c & d/c) Stock MDB163 HBT Schottky Diode Star Mixer 19-33 19-33 DC-5 8 (u/c & d/c) Stock MDB171 HBT Schottky Diode Image Reject Mixer 35-45 35-45 DC-5 8 Stock MDB172 HBT Schottky Diode Image Reject Mixer 19-33 19-33 DC-5 8 Stock

Multipliers & Switches

Part Description Freq Out (GHz) Freq In (GHz) RF Input (dBm) CG/CL/IL (dB) Availability XDB112 HBT X2 Multiplier 20-30 10-15 13 13/CL Stock

Complementary Products

Part Description Freq (GHz) IL (dB) Dyn Range (dB) IM3 (dBc) Availability VVD102 PIN Variable Attenuator 17-27 2 18 30 Pre-prod. NEW! VVD106 PIN Variable Attenuator 36-50 2 19 30 Pre-prod. NEW!