MA01502D Limiter/Low Noise Amplifier Die (8.5 - 12.0 GHz) FEATURES • • • • • Preliminary Release Balanced Two Stage LNA with Limiter 8.5 to 12 GHz Operation 10W CW Power Handling Capability 50Ω Input Impedance Excellent Return Loss Self-Aligned MSAG® MESFET Process DESCRIPTION MAXIMUM RATINGS The MA01502D is a balanced, two-stage low noise amplifier and limiter die fabricated using ® M/A-COM’s mature GaAs Self-Aligned MSAG MESFET Process. This product is fully matched to 50 ohms on both the input and the output. Rating (TA = 25 °C unless otherwise noted) DC Drain Supply Voltage DC Gate Supply Voltage RF Input Power Junction Temperature Storage Temperature ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS VDD=5.0 V, VGG=-5.0 V, Symbol Value VDD VGG PIN TJ TSTG 8 -6 15 150 Unit Vdc -40 to +150 Vdc W °C °C T=25 °C, Input and Output Connected to 50 Ω System. Characteristic Frequency Range Gain 1dB Compression Point Gain Flatness (Peak-to-Peak over any 250 MHz band) Noise Figure Input Third Order Intercept Point Input and Output Return Loss Drain Bias voltage Gate Bias Voltage Drain Supply Current (No RF) Drain Supply Current (Max @ Pin = 10 Watts) Gate Supply Current Power Handling Capability (CW up to 30 minutes continuous exposure) Symbol f G P1db — NF TOI RL VDD VGG IDD IDD IGG PRF Min Typ Max Unit 8.5 13 — 14 +20 0.4 2.7 13 20 5 -5 — — — — 12.0 18 GHz dB dBm dB dB dBm dB VDC VDC mA mA mA W — — 13 — — — — 10 1 3.5 — — 160 200 30 — Specifications subject to change without notice. North America: Tel. (800)366-2266, Fax (800)618-8883 Asia/Pacific: Tel. +81-44-844-8296, Fax +81-44-844-8298 Europe: Tel. +44 (1344) 869 595, Fax +44 (1344) 300 020 Visit www.macom.com for additional data sheets and product information 903068 Limiter/Low Noise Amplifier Die (8.5 - 12.0 GHz) MA01502D Typical M easured Gain and Noise Figure of the Tw o-stage Lim iter/LNA 18 16 Gain and Noise Figure (dB) 14 12 gain nf 10 8 6 4 2 0 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 10.0 10.5 11.0 11.5 12.0 FREQUENCY(G Hz) Specifications subject to change without notice. North America: Tel. (800)366-2266, Fax (800)618-8883 Asia/Pacific: Tel. +81-44-844-8296, Fax +81-44-844-8298 Europe: Tel. +44 (1344) 869 595, Fax +44 (1344) 300 020 Visit www.macom.com for additional data sheets and product information 903068 Limiter/Low Noise Amplifier Die (8.5 - 12.0 GHz) MA01502D Typical Measured S 11 and S 22 of the Two-stage Limiter/LNA 0 -5 -10 S11 and S 22 (dB) s11 s22 -15 -20 -25 -30 -35 -40 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 10.0 10.5 11.0 11.5 12.0 FREQUENCY(GHz) Specifications subject to change without notice. North America: Tel. (800)366-2266, Fax (800)618-8883 Asia/Pacific: Tel. +81-44-844-8296, Fax +81-44-844-8298 Europe: Tel. +44 (1344) 869 595, Fax +44 (1344) 300 020 Visit www.macom.com for additional data sheets and product information 903068 Limiter/Low Noise Amplifier Die (8.5 - 12.0 GHz) MA01502D TYPICAL MEASURED GAIN OF THE LIMITER/LNA TESTED BEFORE AND AFTER 30 MINUTES EXPOSURE WITH 40dBm CW POWER 20.0 18.0 16.0 14.0 InitialGain [email protected] GAIN ( dB ) 12.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 10.0 10.5 11.0 FREQUENCY ( GHz ) TYPICAL MEASURED NOISE FIGURE OF THE LIMITER/LNA TESTED BEFORE AND AFTER 30 MINUTES EXPOSURE WITH 40dBm CW POWER 5.0 4.5 Initial_NF [email protected] 4.0 Noise Figure (dB) 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 8.0 8.5 9.0 Specifications subject to change without notice. 9.5 10.0 10.5 11.0 FREQUENCY ( GHz ) North America: Tel. (800)366-2266, Fax (800)618-8883 Asia/Pacific: Tel. +81-44-844-8296, Fax +81-44-844-8298 Europe: Tel. +44 (1344) 869 595, Fax +44 (1344) 300 020 Visit www.macom.com for additional data sheets and product information 903068 Limiter/Low Noise Amplifier Die (8.5 - 12.0 GHz) MA01502D MECHANICAL INFORMATION 4600 2360 1160 VGG 700 VDD RF IN 2584 3100 RF OUT NOTES: Dimensions in microns Pad size 150 µmx150 µm Specifications subject to change without notice. North America: Tel. (800)366-2266, Fax (800)618-8883 Asia/Pacific: Tel. +81-44-844-8296, Fax +81-44-844-8298 Europe: Tel. +44 (1344) 869 595, Fax +44 (1344) 300 020 Visit www.macom.com for additional data sheets and product information 903068