Analog Devices Introduces RMS Power Detector

Analog Devices has introduced the AD8363 TruPwr root-mean-square (RMS) power detector that measures signals with highly varying crest factors up to 6 GHz used in WiMAX/802.16, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, and LTE applications.

The AD8363 targets high performance RF applications including power amplifier (PA) linearization/control loops, transmitter power control, transmitter signal strength indication (TSSI) and RF instrumentation.

The AD8363 is ideally suited for next-generation radio frequency (RF) applications using complex signals with highly varying peak-to-average ratios.