MSA-0670 Cascadable Silicon Bipolar MMIC Amplifier Data Sheet Description Features 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 50Ω gain block. Typical applications include narrow and broad band IF and RF amplifiers in industrial and military applications. • Cascadable 50 Ω 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. 70 mil Package • 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 Typical Biasing Configuration R bias VCC > 5 V RFC (Optional) 4 C block IN C block 3 1 OUT MSA 2 Vd = 3.5 V MSA-0670 Absolute Maximum Ratings Parameter Absolute Maximum[1] Device Current 50 mA [2,3] Power Dissipation 200 mW RF Input Power +13 dBm Junction Temperature200°C Storage Temperature –65 to 200°C Thermal Resistance[2,4]: θjc = 130°C/W Notes: 1. Permanent damage may occur if any of these limits are exceeded. 2. TCASE = 25°C. 3. Derate at 7.7 mW/°C for TC > 174°C. 4. The small spot size of this technique results in a higher, though more accurate determination of θjc than do alternate methods. Electrical Specifications[1], TA = 25°C Symbol Parameters and Test Conditions: Id = 16 mA, ZO = 50 Ω GP ∆GP f3 dB VSWR Power Gain (|S21| 2) NF P1 dB IP3 tD Vd dV/dT Min. Typ. Max. f = 0.1 GHz dB 19.020.522.0 Gain Flatness f = 0.1 to 0.6 GHz dB ±0.7 ±1.0 3 dB Bandwidth 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 50 Ω Noise Figure f = 0.5 GHz dB2.8 4.0 Output Power at 1 dB Gain Compression f = 0.5 GHz dBm2.0 Third Order Intercept Point f = 0.5 GHz dBm 14.5 Group Delay f = 0.5 GHz psec200 Device Voltage V 3.1 3.5 3.9 Device Voltage Temperature Coefficient mV/°C –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. Units MSA-0670 Typical Scattering Parameters (ZO = 50 Ω, TA = 25°C, Id = 16 mA) Freq. GHz Mag 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 S11 Ang .05 .07 .09 .11 .13 .15 .19 .24 .31 .38 .42 .46 .48 .48 .48 .48 S21 Mag dB Ang –14720.5 10.62 172 –13420.4 10.41 164 –12620.1 10.16 156 –123 19.9 9.85 148 –123 19.6 9.50 141 –123 19.2 9.09 135 –126 17.4 8.28 122 –129 16.5 7.46 110 –141 15.2 5.76 87 –157 13.0 4.47 68 –167 11.1 3.59 57 178 9.52.97 45 173 7.92.49 33 164 6.62.1322 155 5.5 1.87 13 143 4.5 1.67 3 S12 Mag dB –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 Ang Mag .068 4 .070 8 .074 12 .076 14 .07926 .082 18 .09322 .10322 .12423 .138 19 .14620 .152 16 .155 11 .156 9 .161 5 .163 3 S22 .05 .09 .13 .16 .20 .22 .25 .27 .27 .24 .21 .17 .14 .11 .11 .14 Ang k –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 Typical Performance, TA = 25°C (unless otherwise noted) 21 18 25 25 TC = +125C TC = +25C 20 TC = –55C Gain Flat to DC 0.1 GHz 0.5 GHz 20 1.0 GHz 9 15 Gp (dB) 12 Id (mA) Gp (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 1 2 FREQUENCY (GHz) 15 20 25 30 Figure 3. Power Gain vs. Current. 4.0 Id = 30 mA 19 8 5 P1 dB (dBm) GP 5 4 NF 4 3 P1 dB 3 2 2 1 1 +25 +85 +125 0 TEMPERATURE (C) Figure 4. Output Power at 1 dB Gain Compression, NF and Power Gain vs. Case Temperature, f = 0.5 GHz, Id = 16 mA. 4 0 3.5 NF (dB) 18 NF (dB) Gp (dB) 10 Id (mA) 12 20 17 P1 dB (dBm) 0 5 Figure 2. Device Current vs. Voltage. 21 4 Vd (V) Figure 1. Typical Power Gain vs. Frequency, TA = 25°C, Id = 16 mA. 0 –55 –25 3 Id = 20 mA Id = 16 mA 3.0 2.5 Id= 12 mA Id= 16 mA, 30 mA Id= 20 mA Id = 12 mA -4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0 2.0 4.0 FREQUENCY (GHz) Figure 5. Output Power at 1 dB Gain Compression vs. Frequency. 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0 FREQUENCY (GHz) Figure 6. Noise Figure vs. Frequency. 2.0 4.0 Ordering Information Part Numbers MSA-0670 No. of Devices 100 Comments Bulk 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 1.78 .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 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, Limited in the United States and other countries. Data subject to change. Copyright © 2008 Avago Technologies, Limited. All rights reserved. Obsoletes 5989-2763EN AV02-1229EN - May 15, 2008