rfwa
Newbie level 2
Hello,
I have a power consumption sensitive application where I need to amplify a 0dBm RF signal to about 16dBm in the 400MHz band. While I can find some specific PA ICs to get me there, I frequently came across LNA IC's which calculated to be more power efficient at the job. That leads me to a question, is it inappropriate to use an LNA amplifier in a PA application? If so, why is this?
I have a power consumption sensitive application where I need to amplify a 0dBm RF signal to about 16dBm in the 400MHz band. While I can find some specific PA ICs to get me there, I frequently came across LNA IC's which calculated to be more power efficient at the job. That leads me to a question, is it inappropriate to use an LNA amplifier in a PA application? If so, why is this?