EMP214-Q5 12.50 – 15.50 GHz Surface-Mounted PA UPDATED 04/24/2008 FEATURES • • • • 12.5 – 15.5 GHz Operating Frequency Range 29.5dBm Output Power at 1dB Compression 14.0 dB Typical Small Signal Gain -41dBc OIMD3 @Each Tone Pout 18.5dBm APPLICATIONS • • Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint radio Military Radar Systems Caution! ESD sensitive device. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Ta = 25 °C, 50 ohm, VDD=7V, IDQ=750mA) SYMBOL F P1dB Gss OIMD3 Input RL Output RL PARAMETER/TEST CONDITIONS Operating Frequency Range MIN TYP MAX EMP214 – Q5 12.5 15.5 EMP214H – Q5 13.5 15.5 EMP214L – Q5 12.5 14.5 UNITS GHz Output Power at 1dB Gain Compression 28.5 29.5 dBm Small Signal Gain Output 3rd Order Intermodulation Distortion @∆f=10MHz, Each Tone Pout 18.5dBm Ids=60%±10%Idss 12.0 14.0 dB -41 -38 dBc Input Return Loss -13 -10 dB Output Return Loss -13 -10 dB 1150 1380 mA Idss Saturate Drain Current VDS =3V, VGS =0V VDD Power Supply Voltage 920 7 1 Rth Thermal Resistance Tb Operating Base Plate Temperature V o 12 C/W -35 +75 ºC MAXIMUM RATINGS AT 25°C2,3 SYMBOL CHARACTERISTIC ABSOLUTE CONTINUOUS VDS Drain to Source Voltage 12 V 8V VGS Gate to Source Voltage -8 V -4 V IDD Drain Current Idss 1300mA IGSF Forward Gate Current 114mA 19mA PIN Input Power 27dBm @ 3dB compression TCH Channel Temperature 175°C 150°C TSTG Storage Temperature -65/175°C -65/150°C PT Total Power Dissipation 12.4W 10.4W 1. Measured result when used with Excelics recommended evaluation board. 2. Operating the device beyond any of the above rating may result in permanent damage. 3. Bias conditions must also satisfy the following equation VDS*IDS < (TCH –THS)/RTH; where THS = Base Plate temperature Specifications are subject to change without notice. Excelics Semiconductor, Inc. 310 De Guigne Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Phone: 408-737-1711 Fax: 408-737-1868 Web: www.excelics.com Page 1 of 5 May 2008 EMP214-Q5 12.50 – 15.50 GHz Surface-Mounted PA UPDATED 04/24/2008 CHIP OUTLINE AND PIN ASSIGNMENT Top View Bottom View 0.197±0.002 0.197±0.002 EMP214 -Q5 16 0.164 0.042 0.034 0.016 0 REF 15 1 11 5 10 0.008 0 REF 0.049 MAX 0.197±0.002 0 REF 0 REF 20 6 0.026±0.002 0.012±0.002 Additional Notes: 1) Ground Plane must be soldered to PCB RF ground 2) All dimensions are in inches 3) Refer to Excelics application notes on QFNs for further guidelines 4) Pin Assignment: Top View Bottom View Vd Vd 16 RFin EMP214 -Q5 20 15 RFout 1 RFout RFin 11 5 10 Pin 1, 2, 4, 5 3 6 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 13 16 17, 18, 19, 20 6 Vg Vg Assignment NC RFin Vg NC RFout Vd NC Specifications are subject to change without notice. Excelics Semiconductor, Inc. 310 De Guigne Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Phone: 408-737-1711 Fax: 408-737-1868 Web: www.excelics.com Page 2 of 5 May 2008 EMP214-Q5 12.50 – 15.50 GHz Surface-Mounted PA UPDATED 04/24/2008 Typical Performance: 1. Small-Signal Parameters(@Vds = 7V, Ids = 800mA) S21 S11 S22 2. P1-dB & G1-dB (@Vds = 7V, Ids = 800mA) 32 21 31 19 30 P1dB(dBm) 15 28 27 13 26 11 25 G1dB(dB) 17 29 9 24 7 23 22 12 12.5 13 13.5 14 14.5 15 5 15.5 Frequency(GHz) P1-dB G1-dB Specifications are subject to change without notice. Excelics Semiconductor, Inc. 310 De Guigne Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Phone: 408-737-1711 Fax: 408-737-1868 Web: www.excelics.com Page 3 of 5 May 2008 EMP214-Q5 12.50 – 15.50 GHz Surface-Mounted PA UPDATED 04/24/2008 3. OIMD3 (@Vds = 7V, Ids = 800mA, f = 14.5GHz, ∆f = 10MHz) 0 -10 OIMD3(dBc) -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -70 -80 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 Output Power Per Tone(dBm) OIMD3(dBc) Specifications are subject to change without notice. Excelics Semiconductor, Inc. 310 De Guigne Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Phone: 408-737-1711 Fax: 408-737-1868 Web: www.excelics.com Page 4 of 5 May 2008 EMP214-Q5 12.50 – 15.50 GHz Surface-Mounted PA UPDATED 04/24/2008 Recommended Circuit Schematic: 0.1uF NC NC NC NC NC RFin Vg 22uF NC NC RFout NC NC NC NC Vg NC Vd Vd EMP214 -Q5 NC 22uF NC NC NC 0.1uF Notes: 1) External bypass capacitors should be placed as close to the package as possible. 2) Dual biasing sequence required: a. Turn-on Sequence: Apply Vg = -2.5V, followed by Vd = 7V, lastly increase Vg until required Idq b. Turn-off Sequence: Turn off Vd, followed by Vg 3) Demonstration board available upon request. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Excelics Semiconductor, Inc. 310 De Guigne Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Phone: 408-737-1711 Fax: 408-737-1868 Web: www.excelics.com Page 5 of 5 May 2008