Freescale Semiconductor Technical Data Document Number: MMG3015NT1 Rev. 1, 4/2008 Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor Technology (InGaP HBT) MMG3015NT1 Broadband High Linearity Amplifier The MMG3015NT1 is a General Purpose Amplifier that is internally Input and output matched. It is designed for a broad range of Class A, small - signal, high linearity, general purpose applications. It is suitable for applications with frequencies from 0 to 6000 MHz such as Cellular, PCS, BWA, WLL, PHS, CATV, VHF, UHF, UMTS and general small - signal RF. 0 - 6000 MHz, 15.5 dB 20.5 dBm InGaP HBT Features • Frequency: 0 - 6000 MHz • P1dB: 20.5 dBm @ 900 MHz • Small Signal Gain: 15.5 dB @ 900 MHz • Third Order Output Intercept Point: 36 dBm @ 900 MHz • Single 5 Volt Supply • Active Bias • Internally Matched to 50 Ohms • Low Cost SOT - 89 Surface Mount Package • RoHS Compliant • In Tape and Reel. T1 Suffix = 1,000 Units per 12 mm, 7 inch Reel. Table 1. Typical Performance (1) 3 CASE 1514 - 02, STYLE 1 SOT - 89 PLASTIC Table 2. Maximum Ratings Characteristic Symbol 900 MHz 2140 MHz 3500 MHz Unit Small - Signal Gain (S21) Gp 15.5 14.5 12.5 dB Input Return Loss (S11) IRL - 15 - 19 - 19 dB Output Return Loss (S22) ORL - 13 -9 -7 dB Power Output @1dB Compression P1db 20.5 20.5 18.5 dBm IP3 36 33.5 30.5 dBm Third Order Output Intercept Point 12 Rating Symbol Value Unit Supply Voltage VCC 7 V Supply Current ICC 300 mA RF Input Power Pin 12 dBm Storage Temperature Range Tstg - 65 to +150 °C Junction Temperature (2) TJ 150 °C 2. For reliable operation, the junction temperature should not exceed 150°C. 1. VCC = 5 Vdc, TC = 25°C, 50 ohm system Table 3. Thermal Characteristics (VCC = 5 Vdc, ICC = 95 mA, TC = 25°C) Characteristic Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case Symbol Value (3) Unit RθJC 41.5 °C/W 3. Refer to AN1955, Thermal Measurement Methodology of RF Power Amplifiers. Go to http://www.freescale.com/rf. Select Documentation/Application Notes - AN1955. © Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 2007-2008. All rights reserved. RF Device Data Freescale Semiconductor MMG3015NT1 1 Table 4. Electrical Characteristics (VCC = 5 Vdc, 900 MHz, TC = 25°C, 50 ohm system, in Freescale Application Circuit) Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Small - Signal Gain (S21) Characteristic Gp 14 15.5 — dB Input Return Loss (S11) IRL — - 15 — dB Output Return Loss (S22) ORL — - 13 — dB Power Output @ 1dB Compression P1dB — 20.5 — dBm Third Order Output Intercept Point IP3 — 36 — dBm Noise Figure NF — 5.6 — dB Supply Current (1) ICC 80 95 120 mA Supply Voltage (1) VCC — 5 — V 1. For reliable operation, the junction temperature should not exceed 150°C. MMG3015NT1 2 RF Device Data Freescale Semiconductor Table 5. Functional Pin Description Pin Number 2 Pin Function 1 RFin 2 Ground 3 RFout/DC Supply 1 2 3 Figure 1. Functional Diagram Table 6. ESD Protection Characteristics Test Methodology Class Human Body Model (per JESD 22 - A114) 1C (Minimum) Machine Model (per EIA/JESD 22 - A115) A (Minimum) Charge Device Model (per JESD 22 - C101) IV (Minimum) Table 7. Moisture Sensitivity Level Test Methodology Per JESD 22 - A113, IPC/JEDEC J - STD - 020 Rating Package Peak Temperature Unit 1 260 °C MMG3015NT1 RF Device Data Freescale Semiconductor 3 50 OHM TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS 0 TC = 85°C 25°C 16 −5 S22 −40°C 14 S11, S22 (dB) Gp, SMALL−SIGNAL GAIN (dB) 18 12 −10 S11 −15 −20 10 VCC = 5 Vdc ICC = 95 mA VCC = 5 Vdc 8 −25 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 6 4 3 5 6 Figure 2. Small - Signal Gain (S21) versus Frequency Figure 3. Input/Output Loss versus Frequency 22 P1dB, 1 dB COMPRESSION POINT (dBm) 900 MHz 15 2140 MHz 1960 MHz 14 2600 MHz 13 3500 MHz 12 11 VCC = 5 Vdc ICC = 95 mA 10 10 21 20 19 18 17 16 VCC = 5 Vdc ICC = 95 mA 15 14 12 14 16 18 20 0.5 22 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 Pout, OUTPUT POWER (dBm) f, FREQUENCY (GHz) Figure 4. Small - Signal Gain versus Output Power Figure 5. P1dB versus Frequency 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 IP3, THIRD ORDER OUTPUT INTERCEPT POINT (dBm) Gp, SMALL−SIGNAL GAIN (dB) 2 f, FREQUENCY (GHz) 16 ICC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) 1 f, FREQUENCY (GHz) 3.5 38 36 34 32 30 VCC = 5 Vdc ICC = 95 mA 1 MHz Tone Spacing 28 26 0 1 2 3 VCC, COLLECTOR VOLTAGE (V) f, FREQUENCY (GHz) Figure 6. Collector Current versus Collector Voltage Figure 7. Third Order Output Intercept Point versus Frequency 4 MMG3015NT1 4 RF Device Data Freescale Semiconductor IP3, THIRD ORDER OUTPUT INTERCEPT POINT (dBm) IP3, THIRD ORDER OUTPUT INTERCEPT POINT (dBm) 50 OHM TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS 38 37 36 35 34 f = 900 MHz 1 MHz Tone Spacing 33 4.8 4.9 5 5.1 5.2 VCC, COLLECTOR VOLTAGE (V) 38 37 36 35 VCC = 5 Vdc f = 900 MHz 1 MHz Tone Spacing 34 33 −40 −20 40 60 80 100 Figure 9. Third Order Output Intercept Point versus Case Temperature 105 −20 IMD, THIRD ORDER INTERMODULATION DISTORTION (dBc) 20 T, TEMPERATURE (_C) Figure 8. Third Order Output Intercept Point versus Collector Voltage MTTF (YEARS) −30 −40 −50 −60 103 5 10 15 120 20 125 130 135 140 145 150 Pout, OUTPUT POWER (dBm) TJ, JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (°C) Figure 10. Third Order Intermodulation versus Output Power NOTE: The MTTF is calculated with VCC = 5 Vdc, ICC = 95 mA 6 4 2 VCC = 5 Vdc ICC = 95 mA 0 1 2 3 Figure 11. MTTF versus Junction Temperature ACPR, ADJACENT CHANNEL POWER RATIO (dBc) 8 0 104 VCC = 5 Vdc ICC = 95 mA f = 900 MHz 1 MHz Tone Spacing −70 NF, NOISE FIGURE (dB) 0 4 −20 VCC = 5 Vdc, ICC = 95 mA, f = 2140 MHz Single−Carrier W−CDMA, 3.84 MHz Channel Bandwidth, Input Signal PAR = 8.5 dB @ 0.01% Probability (CCDF) −30 −40 −50 −60 −70 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 f, FREQUENCY (GHz) Pout, OUTPUT POWER (dBm) Figure 12. Noise Figure versus Frequency Figure 13. Single - Carrier W - CDMA Adjacent Channel Power Ratio versus Output Power 20 MMG3015NT1 RF Device Data Freescale Semiconductor 5 50 OHM APPLICATION CIRCUIT: 40- 800 MHz VSUPPLY R1 C3 C4 L1 RF INPUT Z1 DUT Z2 C1 Z1, Z5 Z2 Z3 Z3 Z4 VCC 0.347″ x 0.058″ Microstrip 0.575″ x 0.058″ Microstrip 0.172″ x 0.058″ Microstrip RF OUTPUT Z5 C2 Z4 PCB 0.403″ x 0.058″ Microstrip Getek Grade ML200C, 0.031″, εr = 4.1 Figure 14. 50 Ohm Test Circuit Schematic 20 S21 S21, S11, S22 (dB) 10 R1 0 C4 C3 −10 L1 S11 C2 C1 −20 S22 −30 VCC = 5 Vdc ICC = 95 mA MMG30XX Rev 2 −40 200 0 400 600 800 f, FREQUENCY (MHz) Figure 15. S21, S11 and S22 versus Frequency Figure 16. 50 Ohm Test Circuit Component Layout Table 8. 50 Ohm Test Circuit Component Designations and Values Part Description Part Number Manufacturer C1, C2 0.01 μF Chip Capacitors C0603C103J5RAC Kemet C3 0.1 μF Chip Capacitor C0603C104J5RAC Kemet C4 1 μF Chip Capacitor C0603C105J5RAC Kemet L1 470 nH Chip Inductor BK2125HM471 - T Taiyo Yuden R1 0 W, 1/10 W Chip Resistor CRCW06030000FKEA Vishay MMG3015NT1 6 RF Device Data Freescale Semiconductor 50 OHM APPLICATION CIRCUIT: 800 - 3600 MHz VSUPPLY R1 C3 C4 L1 RF INPUT Z1 DUT Z2 C1 Z1, Z5 Z2 Z3 Z3 Z4 Z5 VCC 0.347″ x 0.058″ Microstrip 0.575″ x 0.058″ Microstrip 0.172″ x 0.058″ Microstrip RF OUTPUT C2 Z4 PCB 0.403″ x 0.058″ Microstrip Getek Grade ML200C, 0.031″, εr = 4.1 Figure 17. 50 Ohm Test Circuit Schematic 30 S21, S11, S22 (dB) 20 R1 S21 10 C4 C3 L1 0 C2 C1 S22 −10 S11 −20 −30 800 VCC = 5 Vdc ICC = 95 mA 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 3200 MMG30XX Rev 2 3600 f, FREQUENCY (MHz) Figure 18. S21, S11 and S22 versus Frequency Figure 19. 50 Ohm Test Circuit Component Layout Table 9. 50 Ohm Test Circuit Component Designations and Values Part Description Part Number Manufacturer C1, C2 150 pF Chip Capacitors C0603C151J5RAC Kemet C3 0.1 μF Chip Capacitor C0603C104J5RAC Kemet C4 1 μF Chip Capacitor C0603C105J5RAC Kemet L1 56 nH Chip Inductor HK160856NJ - T Taiyo Yuden R1 0 W, 1/10 W Chip Resistor CRCW06030000FKEA Vishay MMG3015NT1 RF Device Data Freescale Semiconductor 7 50 OHM TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS Table 10. Common Emitter S - Parameters (VCC = 5 Vdc, ICC = 95 mA, TC = 25°C, 50 Ohm System) S11 S21 S12 S22 f MHz |S11| ∠φ |S21| ∠φ |S12| ∠φ |S22| ∠φ 200 0.28 174.23 6.17 171.48 0.08 - 2.66 0.06 - 43.26 250 0.28 172.92 6.16 169.36 0.08 - 3.32 0.07 - 50.81 300 0.27 171.92 6.15 167.25 0.08 - 3.93 0.08 - 56.75 350 0.27 170.57 6.14 165.15 0.08 - 4.60 0.09 - 62.45 400 0.27 169.49 6.12 163.07 0.08 - 5.22 0.09 - 67.13 450 0.26 168.53 6.11 160.97 0.08 - 5.85 0.10 - 71.09 500 0.26 167.16 6.10 158.87 0.08 - 6.50 0.11 - 74.88 550 0.26 165.92 6.08 156.78 0.08 - 7.14 0.12 - 77.99 600 0.26 164.77 6.06 154.73 0.08 - 7.76 0.13 - 81.75 650 0.26 163.38 6.05 152.65 0.08 - 8.41 0.14 - 85.06 700 0.25 162.57 6.03 150.58 0.08 - 9.03 0.14 - 88.16 750 0.25 161.36 6.01 148.53 0.08 - 9.64 0.15 - 91.28 800 0.25 160.35 5.99 146.50 0.08 - 10.26 0.16 - 93.96 850 0.25 159.29 5.97 144.45 0.08 - 10.88 0.17 - 96.90 900 0.25 158.03 5.95 142.41 0.08 - 11.52 0.18 - 99.99 950 0.24 157.14 5.93 140.38 0.08 - 12.14 0.18 - 102.70 1000 0.24 156.02 5.91 138.38 0.08 - 12.78 0.19 - 105.47 1050 0.24 154.89 5.88 136.37 0.08 - 13.38 0.20 - 108.27 1150 0.24 153.09 5.83 132.34 0.08 - 14.64 0.21 - 114.23 1200 0.24 152.30 5.80 130.37 0.08 - 15.28 0.22 - 117.17 1250 0.24 151.41 5.77 128.39 0.08 - 15.94 0.22 - 120.26 1300 0.24 150.63 5.75 126.41 0.08 - 16.57 0.23 - 123.42 1350 0.24 150.09 5.72 124.46 0.08 - 17.17 0.24 - 126.34 1400 0.24 149.52 5.69 122.50 0.08 - 17.81 0.24 - 129.61 1450 0.24 149.15 5.67 120.54 0.08 - 18.46 0.25 - 132.32 1500 0.23 148.71 5.65 118.61 0.08 - 19.07 0.26 - 134.63 1550 0.23 147.76 5.62 116.65 0.08 - 19.73 0.26 - 136.77 1600 0.23 146.51 5.60 114.72 0.08 - 20.39 0.27 - 138.90 1650 0.23 145.11 5.57 112.79 0.08 - 21.04 0.28 - 141.13 1900 0.23 138.41 5.41 103.23 0.08 - 24.38 0.31 - 152.46 2150 0.24 132.77 5.23 93.77 0.08 - 27.79 0.35 - 163.83 2400 0.25 128.41 5.05 84.48 0.08 - 31.33 0.38 - 175.54 2650 0.26 124.16 4.87 75.21 0.08 - 35.09 0.40 172.45 2900 0.28 119.27 4.69 66.04 0.08 - 39.03 0.43 161.50 2950 0.28 118.39 4.65 64.24 0.08 - 39.86 0.44 159.35 3000 0.28 117.49 4.62 62.43 0.09 - 40.65 0.44 157.23 3050 0.28 116.75 4.59 60.59 0.09 - 41.48 0.45 154.83 3100 0.29 116.03 4.55 58.77 0.09 - 42.33 0.46 152.37 3150 0.29 115.21 4.52 56.97 0.09 - 43.16 0.46 150.02 3200 0.29 114.41 4.48 55.15 0.09 - 44.01 0.47 147.68 3250 0.29 113.69 4.44 53.36 0.09 - 44.83 0.48 145.58 3300 0.29 112.97 4.41 51.59 0.09 - 45.67 0.48 143.48 3350 0.29 112.24 4.37 49.84 0.09 - 46.48 0.49 141.43 (continued) MMG3015NT1 8 RF Device Data Freescale Semiconductor 50 OHM TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS Table 10. Common Emitter S - Parameters (VCC = 5 Vdc, ICC = 95 mA, TC = 25°C, 50 Ohm System) (continued) S11 S21 S12 S22 f MHz |S11| ∠φ |S21| ∠φ |S12| ∠φ |S22| ∠φ 3400 0.29 111.50 4.34 48.07 0.09 - 47.31 0.49 139.46 3450 0.29 110.37 4.30 45.96 0.09 - 48.32 0.50 137.08 3500 0.29 109.50 4.27 44.53 0.09 - 49.01 0.50 135.57 3550 0.29 108.57 4.23 42.83 0.09 - 49.82 0.51 133.81 3600 0.29 107.57 4.20 41.14 0.09 - 50.64 0.52 132.08 MMG3015NT1 RF Device Data Freescale Semiconductor 9 1.7 7.62 0.305 diameter 2.49 3.48 5.33 2.54 1.27 1.27 0.58 0.86 0.64 3.86 Recommended Solder Stencil NOTES: 1. THERMAL AND RF GROUNDING CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD BE USED IN PCB LAYOUT DESIGN. 2. DEPENDING ON PCB DESIGN RULES, AS MANY VIAS AS POSSIBLE SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE LANDING PATTERN. 3. IF VIAS CANNOT BE PLACED ON THE LANDING PATTERN, THEN AS MANY VIAS AS POSSIBLE SHOULD BE PLACED AS CLOSE TO THE LANDING PATTERN AS POSSIBLE FOR OPTIMAL THERMAL AND RF PERFORMANCE. 4. RECOMMENDED VIA PATTERN SHOWN HAS 0.381 x 0.762 MM PITCH. Figure 20. Recommended Mounting Configuration MMG3015NT1 10 RF Device Data Freescale Semiconductor PACKAGE DIMENSIONS MMG3015NT1 RF Device Data Freescale Semiconductor 11 MMG3015NT1 12 RF Device Data Freescale Semiconductor MMG3015NT1 RF Device Data Freescale Semiconductor 13 PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION Refer to the following documents to aid your design process. Application Notes • AN1955: Thermal Measurement Methodology of RF Power Amplifiers • AN3100: General Purpose Amplifier Biasing REVISION HISTORY The following table summarizes revisions to this document. Revision Date Description 0 Aug. 2007 • Initial Release of Data Sheet 1 Apr. 2008 • Removed Footnote 2, Continuous voltage and current applied to device, from Table 2, Maximum Ratings, p. 1 • Corrected Fig. 13, Single - Carrier W - CDMA Adjacent Channel Power Ratio versus Output Power y - axis (ACPR) unit of measure to dBc, p. 5 • Updated Part Numbers in Tables 8, 9, Component Designations and Values, to latest RoHS compliant part numbers, p. 6, 7 MMG3015NT1 14 RF Device Data Freescale Semiconductor How to Reach Us: Home Page: www.freescale.com Web Support: http://www.freescale.com/support USA/Europe or Locations Not Listed: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 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