Cascadable Silicon Bipolar MMIC Amplifier Technical Data MSA-0670 Features * Cascadable 50 Gain Block * Low Operating Voltage: 3.5 V Typical Vd * 3 dB Bandwidth: DC to 1.0 GHz * High Gain: 19.5 dB Typical at 0.5 GHz * Low Noise Figure: 2.8 dB Typical at 0.5 GHz * Hermetic Gold-ceramic Microstrip Package Description The MSA-0670 is a high performance silicon bipolar Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) housed in a hermetic, high reliability package. This MMIC is designed for use as a general purpose 50 gain block. Typical applications include narrow and broad band IF and RF amplifiers in industrial and military applications. The MSA-series is fabricated using HP's 10 GHz fT, 25 GHz f MAX, silicon bipolar MMIC process which uses nitride self-alignment, ion implantation, and gold metallization to achieve excellent performance, uniformity and reliability. The use of an external bias resistor for temperature and current stability also allows bias flexibility. Typical Biasing Configuration R bias VCC > 5 V RFC (Optional) 4 C block C block 3 IN 1 2 5965-9586E OUT MSA Vd = 3.5 V 6-374 70 mil Package MSA-0670 Absolute Maximum Ratings Parameter Device Current Power Dissipation[2,3] RF Input Power Junction Temperature Storage Temperature Absolute Maximum[1] 50 mA 200 mW +13 dBm 200C -65 to 200C Thermal Resistance[2,4]: jc = 130C/W Notes: 1. Permanent damage may occur if any of these limits are exceeded. 2. TCASE = 25C. 3. Derate at 7.7 mW/C for TC > 174C. 4. The small spot size of this technique results in a higher, though more accurate determination of jc than do alternate methods. See MEASUREMENTS section "Thermal Resistance" for more information. Electrical Specifications[1], TA = 25C Symbol Parameters and Test Conditions: Id = 16 mA, ZO = 50 GP Power Gain (|S21| 2) f = 0.1 GHz GP Gain Flatness f = 0.1 to 0.6 GHz f3 dB 3 dB Bandwidth VSWR Units Min. Typ. Max. dB 19.0 20.5 22.0 dB 0.7 1.0 GHz 1.0 Input VSWR f = 0.1 to 1.5 GHz 1.9:1 Output VSWR f = 0.1 to 1.5 GHz 1.8:1 NF 50 Noise Figure f = 0.5 GHz dB 2.8 P1 dB Output Power at 1 dB Gain Compression f = 0.5 GHz dBm 2.0 IP3 Third Order Intercept Point f = 0.5 GHz dBm 14.5 tD Group Delay f = 0.5 GHz psec 200 Vd Device Voltage dV/dT Device Voltage Temperature Coefficient V mV/C 3.1 3.5 4.0 3.9 -8.0 Note: 1. The recommended operating current range for this device is 12 to 30 mA. Typical performance as a function of current is on the following page. 6-375 MSA-0670 Typical Scattering Parameters (ZO = 50 , TA = 25C, Id = 16 mA) S11 S21 S12 S22 Freq. GHz Mag Ang dB Mag Ang dB Mag Ang Mag Ang k 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 .05 .07 .09 .11 .13 .15 .19 .24 .31 .38 .42 .46 .48 .48 .48 .48 -147 -134 -126 -123 -123 -123 -126 -129 -141 -157 -167 178 173 164 155 143 20.5 20.4 20.1 19.9 19.6 19.2 17.4 16.5 15.2 13.0 11.1 9.5 7.9 6.6 5.5 4.5 10.62 10.41 10.16 9.85 9.50 9.09 8.28 7.46 5.76 4.47 3.59 2.97 2.49 2.13 1.87 1.67 172 164 156 148 141 135 122 110 87 68 57 45 33 22 13 3 -23.3 -23.0 -22.6 -22.4 -22.0 -21.3 -20.7 -19.8 -18.2 -17.2 -16.7 -16.4 -16.2 -16.1 -15.9 -15.8 .068 .070 .074 .076 .079 .082 .093 .103 .124 .138 .146 .152 .155 .156 .161 .163 4 8 12 14 26 18 22 22 23 19 20 16 11 9 5 3 .05 .09 .13 .16 .20 .22 .25 .27 .27 .24 .21 .17 .14 .11 .11 .14 -69 -92 -104 -113 -121 -128 -141 -154 -176 166 158 156 163 -175 -154 -141 1.05 1.04 1.02 1.00 0.99 0.97 0.94 0.92 0.91 0.94 1.01 1.07 1.15 1.27 1.35 1.46 Note: 1. A model for this device is available in the DEVICE MODELS section. Typical Performance, TA = 25C (unless otherwise noted) 21 25 25 TC = +125C TC = +25C 20 TC = -55C Gain Flat to DC 18 0.1 GHz 0.5 GHz 20 1.0 GHz 9 15 G p (dB) 12 Id (mA) G p (dB) 15 10 15 2.0 GHz 10 6 5 5 3 0 0 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.0 3.0 6.0 0 0 1 2 20 25 30 Figure 2. Device Current vs. Voltage. Figure 3. Power Gain vs. Current. 4.0 I d = 30 mA 19 8 GP 5 4 NF 4 3 P1 dB 3 2 2 1 1 0 +25 +85 +125 NF (dB) 5 4 3.5 NF (dB) 18 P1 dB (dBm) Gp (dB) 15 I d (mA) 20 17 P1 dB (dBm) 10 5 12 21 0 -55 -25 4 Vd (V) FREQUENCY (GHz) Figure 1. Typical Power Gain vs. Frequency, TA = 25C, Id = 16 mA. 3 I d = 20 mA I d = 16 mA 3.0 2.5 0 I d = 12 mA I d = 16 mA, 30 mA I d = 20 mA I d = 12 mA -4 0.1 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0 2.0 4.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0 2.0 4.0 TEMPERATURE (C) FREQUENCY (GHz) FREQUENCY (GHz) Figure 4. Output Power at 1 dB Gain Compression, NF and Power Gain vs. Case Temperature, f = 0.5 GHz, Id=16mA. Figure 5. Output Power at 1 dB Gain Compression vs. Frequency. Figure 6. Noise Figure vs. Frequency. 6-376 70 mil Package Dimensions .040 1.02 4 GROUND .020 .508 RF OUTPUT AND BIAS RF INPUT 3 1 2 .004 .002 .10 .05 GROUND .070 1.70 .495 .030 12.57 .76 Notes: (unless otherwise specified) 1. Dimensions are in mm 2. Tolerances in .xxx = 0.005 mm .xx = 0.13 .035 .89 6-377