Macom's MAAP-015030 two-stage 8.5 to 11.75 GHz GaAs MMIC power amplifier has a saturated pulsed output power of 41 dBm, a large-signal gain of 21 dB and 40% power added efficiency. The power amplifier can be biased using a direct gate voltage or using an on-chip gate bias circuit providing an excellent bare die solution for high-power X-Band applications.