MSA-0686 Cascadable Silicon Bipolar MMIC Amplifier Data Sheet Description Features The MSA-0686 is a high performance silicon bipolar Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) housed in a low cost, surface mount plastic 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 commercial and industrial applications. Cascadable 50 Gain Block The MSA-series is fabricated using Avago's 10 GHz fT, 25 GHz fMAX, 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. Surface Mount Plastic Package 86 Plastic Package Typical Biasing Configuration Rbias VCC t5 V RFC (Optional) 4 Cblock IN 1 MSA 2 Cblock 3 OUT Vd = 3.5 V Low Operating Voltage: 3.5 V Typical Vd 3 dB Bandwidth: DC to 0.8 GHz High Gain: 18.5 dB Typical at 0.5 GHz Low Noise Figure: 3.0 dB Typical at 0.5 GHz Tape-and-Reel Packaging Available Lead-free Option Available MSA-0686 Absolute Maximum Ratings Thermal Resistance [2]: jc = 120C/W Absolute Maximum [1] Parameter Device Current 50 mA Power Dissipation [2, 3] 200 mW RF Input Power +13 dBm Junction Temperature 150 C Storage Temperature -65 to 150 C Notes: 1. Permanent damage may occur if any of these limits are exceeded. 2. TCASE = 25 C. 3. Derate at 8.3 mW/C for TC > 126 C. Electrical Specifications[1], TA = 25 C Symbol Parameters and Test Conditions: Id = 16 mA, ZO = 50 Units GP Power Gain (|S21|2) f = 0.1 GHz f = 0.5 GHz dB f = 0.1 to 0.5 GHz dB +0.7 GHz 0.8 Min. Typ. 16.5 20.0 18.5 GP Gain Flatness f3 dB 3 dB Bandwidth[2] VSWR Input VSWR f = 0.1 to 1.5 GHz 1.7:1 Output VSWR f = 0.1 to 1.5 GHz 1.7:1 NF 50 Noise Figure f = 0.5 GHz dB 3.0 P1dB 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 225 Vd Device Voltage V dV/dT Device Voltage Temperature Coefficient mV/C 2.8 3.5 Max. 4.2 -8.0 Notes: 1. The recommended operating current range for this device is 12 to 20 mA. Typical performance as a function of current is on the following page. Ordering Information Part Numbers No. of Devices Comments MSA-0686-BLK 100 Bulk MSA-0686-BLKG 100 Bulk MSA-0686-TR1 1000 7" Reel MSA-0686-TR1G 1000 7" Reel MSA-0686-TR2 4000 13" Reel MSA-0686-TR2G 4000 13" Reel Note: Order part number with a "G" suffix if lead-free option is desired. 2 MSA-0686 Typical Scattering Parameters (ZO = 50 , TA = 25 C, Id = 16 mA) Freq. GHz S11 Mag Ang dB Mag Ang dB Mag Ang Mag Ang k 0.1 0.6 -175 20.1 10.08 170 -23.3 0.069 4 0.04 -84 1.05 0.2 0.6 -169 19.8 9.77 161 -23.2 0.069 8 0.07 -103 1.05 0.3 0.7 -164 19.4 9.35 152 -22.5 0.075 13 0.10 -113 1.03 0.4 0.8 -158 19.1 8.98 144 -22.2 0.078 16 0.13 -123 1.02 0.5 0.8 -154 18.7 8.58 135 -21.6 0.083 18 0.15 -131 1.01 0.6 0.9 -152 18.0 7.94 128 -21.1 0.088 21 0.18 -140 1.01 0.8 0.12 -152 17.2 7.25 114 -20.3 0.097 25 0.21 -155 1.00 1.0 0.15 -158 16.3 6.51 102 -19.5 0.106 25 0.24 -168 0.99 1.5 0.25 -171 14.0 5.01 76 -17.6 0.133 22 0.27 165 0.99 2.0 0.34 171 11.9 3.94 56 -16.1 0.157 19 0.27 147 1.01 2.5 0.43 155 9.8 3.09 42 -15.9 0.161 16 0.27 134 1.06 3.0 0.49 140 8.0 2.51 28 -15.3 0.171 11 0.26 124 1.10 3.5 0.56 128 6.4 2.09 15 -15.1 0.175 6 0.25 118 1.13 4.0 0.61 118 5.0 1.78 3 -14.9 0.180 3 0.24 115 1.15 5.0 0.70 99 2.4 1.32 -18 -14.7 0.185 -2 0.24 118 1.16 3 S21 S12 S22 Typical Performance, TA = 25 C (unless otherwise noted) 25 24 TC = +85 C TC = +25 C TC = -25 C 21 20 18 12 Id = 12 mA Id = 16 mA Id = 25 mA 9 6 3 0 Id (mA) Gp (dB) 15 Gain Flat to DC 0 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.0 FREQUENCY (GHz) 3.0 6.0 P1 dB (dBm) P1 dB (dBm) 8 5 NF P1 dB 4 3 NF (dB) Gp (dB) GP 4 3 2 1 2 1 -25 0 Id = 12 mA Id = 16 mA Id = 20 mA 3.0 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0 FREQUENCY (GHz) Figure 5. Noise Figure vs. Frequency. 3 4 5 0.5 1.0 FREQUENCY (GHz) 2.0 4.0 2.0 Id = 30 mA Id = 20 mA 4 Id = 16 mA 0 -4 0.1 0 +25 +55 +85 TEMPERATURE (C) 4.0 2.0 0.1 2 Id = 12 mA Figure 3. Output Power at 1 dB Gain Compression, NF and Power Gain vs. Case Temperature, f = 1.0 GHz, Id = 16 mA. 3.5 1 Figure 2. Device Current vs. Voltage. 12 20 19 18 17 0 0 Vd (V) 5 NF (dB) 10 5 Figure 1. Typical Power Gain vs Frequency, TA = 25 C. 4 15 4.0 0.2 0.3 Figure 4. Output Power at 1 dB Gain Compression vs. Frequency. 86 Plastic Package Dimensions 0.51 0.13 (0.020 0.005) GROUND RF OUTPUT AND DC BIAS 1 CL 3 2.34 0.38 (0.092 0.015) A06 45 RF INPUT GROUND 1.52 0.25 (0.060 0.010) 4 2 2.67 0.38 (0.105 0.15) 5 TYP. 0.66 0.13 (0.026 0.005) 2.16 0.13 (0.085 0.005) 0.203 0.051 (0.006 0.002) 8 MAX 0 MIN 0.30 MIN (0.012 MIN) Dimensions are in millimeters (inches) For product information and a complete list of distributors, please go to our web site: www.avagotech.com Avago, Avago Technologies, and the A logo are trademarks of Avago Technologies in the United States and other countries. Data subject to change. Copyright (c) 2005-2012 Avago Technologies. All rights reserved. Obsoletes 5989-2757EN AV02-3583EN - June 11, 2012