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IF/RF MICROWAVE COMPONENTS
VAM-77+
REV. A
M121747
EE-7974L/1
VAM-77+
RS/TD/CP/AM
090709
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Features
•lowdevicevoltage,3.3Vtyp.
•gainatness,±.55dBtyp.to2GHz
•equivalenttoMSA-0711
Outline Drawing
Monolithic Amplifier
50Ω,Broadband,DCto6GHz
Electrical Specifications
Surface Mount
Outline Dimensions ( )
inch
mm
Maximum Ratings
OperatingTemperature -45°Cto85°C
StorageTemperature -55°Cto100°C
DCVoltage 2.8Vmin.,3.8Vmax.
Applications
•cellular
•PCN&instrumentation
VAM-77+ DC-6 13.9 13.6 12.9 12.5 11.2 9.9 11 ±0.55 4.0 13 3.8 18 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.9 50 175 22 3.3 194
FREQ.*
(GHz)
MODEL
NO.
fL - fU
DC‡
OPERATING
POWER
@ Pin 3
VSWR
(:1)
Typ.
DYNAMIC
RANGE
at 2 GHz
NF
dB
Typ.
IP3
dBm
Typ.
MAXIMUM
POWER, dBm
at 2 GHz
Input
(no
dmg.)
Output
(1dB
Comp.)
Typ.
Flatness
DC-
2GHz
10.1
Min.
@
2GHz
GAIN, dB Typical
overfrequency,GHz
23
MAXIMUM
RATING**
Out
THERMAL
RESIS-
TANCE
In Current
(mA) Volt
Typ.
θjc
typ.
°C/W
I
(mA)
P
(mW)
Pin Configuration
RFIN 1
RFOUT 3
DC 3
GNDEXT. 2,4
NOTUSED —
* Lowfrequencycutoffdeterminedbyexternalcouplingcapacitors.
** Permanentdamagemayoccurifanyoftheselimitsareexceeded.These
ratingsarenotintendedforcontinuousnormaloperation.
‡ Supplyvoltagemustbeconnectedtopin3throughabiasresistorinorderto
preventdamage.See"BiasingMMICAmpliers"inminicircuits.com/application.html.
Reliabilitypredictionsareapplicableatspeciedcurrent&normaloperatingconditions.
model identification
Model marking
VAM-77+ 77
Note:Prexletter(optional)designatesassembly
location. Sufx letters (optional) are for wafer
identication.
— — —
prexletter
number
sufxletter
46
3-fU
GHz
DC-3
GHz
3-fU
GHz
DC-3
GHz
CASESTYLE:MMM168
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+ RoHS compliant in accordance
with EU Directive (2002/95/EC)
The +Suffix has been added in order to identify RoHS
Compliance. See our web site for RoHS Compliance
methodologies and qualifications.
NON-CATALOG
A B C D E F G H J K
.045 .055 .105 .120 .047 .005 .083 .104 .070 .080
1.14 1.40 2.67 3.05 1.19 0.13 2.11 2.64 1.78 2.03
L M N P Q R S T wt.
.018 .024 .030 .036 .015 .021 .023 .004 grams
0.46 0.61 0.76 0.91 0.38 0.53 0.58 0.10 1.0
PCB Land Pattern
Suggested Layout,
Tolerance to be within ±.002