EXCELICS EFA018A

Excelics
EFA018A
DATA SHEET
Low Distortion GaAs Power FET
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VERY HIGH fmax: 100GHz
+18.5dBm TYPICAL OUTPUT POWER
11.5dB TYPICAL POWER GAIN AT 12GHz
TYPICAL 1.1dB NOISE FIGURE AND 10.5dB ASSOCIATED
GAIN AT 12GHz
0.3 X 180 MICRON RECESSED “MUSHROOM” GATE
Si3N4 PASSIVATION
ADVANCED EPITAXIAL DOPING PROFILE
PROVIDES HIGH POWER EFFICIENCY,
LINEARITY AND RELIABILITY
Idss SORTED IN 5mA PER BIN RANGE
320
60
68
D
154
50
S
G
S
70 80 90
Chip Thickness: 75 ± 13 microns
All Dimensions In Microns
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Ta = 25 OC)
SYMBOLS
P1dB
G1dB
PAE
NF
Ga
PARAMETERS/TEST CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
Output Power at 1dB Compression
f=12GHz
Vds=6V, Ids=50% Idss
f=18GHz
Gain at 1dB Compression
f=12GHz
Vds=6V, Ids=50% Idss
f=18GHz
Power Added Efficiency at 1dB Compression
Vds=6V, Ids=50% Idss
f=12GHz
Noise Figure
f=12GHz
Vds=2V, Ids=15mA
Associated Gain
f=12GHz
Vds=2V, Ids=15mA
16.5
18.5*
18.5*
11.5
9.5
9.5
MAX
UNIT
dBm
dB
%
35
1.1
dB
10.5
dB
Idss
Saturated Drain Current
Vds=3V, Vgs=0V
25
50
Gm
Transconductance
Vds=3V, Vgs=0V
20
30
Vp
Pinch-off Voltage
Vds=3V, Ids=1.0mA
BVgd
Drain Breakdown Voltage
Igd=0.5mA
-10
-15
V
BVgs
Source Breakdown Voltage
Igs=0.5mA
-7
-14
V
Rth
Thermal Resistance (Au-Sn Eutectic Attach)
-2.0
80
mS
-3.5
185
*P1dB = 19.5dBm can be obtained with 8v/50% Idss bias. Consult factory for wafer selection.
MAXIMUM RATINGS AT 25OC
SYMBOLS
PARAMETERS
ABSOLUTE1
mA
CONTINUOUS2
Drain-Source Voltage
12V
6V
Vds
Gate-Source Voltage
-8V
-4V
Vgs
Drain Current
Idss
Idss
Ids
Forward Gate Current
4mA
0.7mA
Igsf
Input Power
17dBm
@ 3dB Compression
Pin
Channel Temperature
175oC
150oC
Tch
Storage Temperature
-65/175oC
-65/150oC
Tstg
Total Power Dissipation
740mW
625mW
Pt
Note: 1. Exceeding any of the above ratings may result in permanent damage.
2. Exceeding any of the above ratings may reduce MTTF below design goals.
Excelics Semiconductor, Inc., 2908 Scott Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: (408) 970-8664 Fax: (408) 970-8998 Web Site: www.excelics.com
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EFA018A
DATA
SHEET
Low Distortion GaAs Power FET
S-PARAMETERS
S-PARAMETERS
6V, 1/2 Idss
FREQ
(GHz)
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
11.0
12.0
13.0
14.0
15.0
16.0
17.0
18.0
19.0
20.0
21.0
22.0
23.0
24.0
25.0
26.0
27.0
28.0
29.0
30.0
31.0
32.0
33.0
34.0
35.0
36.0
37.0
38.0
39.0
40.0
Note:
--- S11 --MAG ANG
0.989
-9.7
0.982 -19.5
0.972 -29.1
0.960 -39.0
0.942 -49.2
0.927 -58.8
0.910 -67.9
0.894 -77.1
0.876 -85.4
0.861 -93.4
0.852 -101.3
0.837 -108.9
0.824 -117.1
0.812 -125.0
0.801 -134.3
0.789 -143.8
0.783 -153.6
0.773 -164.4
0.773 -175.1
0.774 175.0
0.780 166.2
0.789 158.1
0.793 151.4
0.800 145.8
0.800 142.4
0.800 139.5
0.806 137.7
0.809 135.5
0.802 133.5
0.798 131.8
0.788 127.8
0.793 122.2
0.778 117.3
0.771 111.3
0.805 103.9
0.821 97.8
0.855 88.5
0.882 84.3
0.892 78.0
0.912 74.5
--- S21 --MAG ANG
3.058 171.1
3.018 163.5
2.977 156.0
2.929 148.3
2.894 140.5
2.819 132.9
2.744 125.3
2.658 118.2
2.569 111.3
2.488 104.5
2.427 98.1
2.348 92.1
2.292 85.8
2.246 79.6
2.207 73.2
2.195 66.5
2.146 59.8
2.094 52.8
2.051 45.8
1.983 38.7
1.889 31.8
1.793 25.4
1.695 19.1
1.616 13.3
1.532
8.3
1.470
4.3
1.420
-0.9
1.386
-5.3
1.371
-9.7
1.342 -14.2
1.322 -19.1
1.298 -25.0
1.254 -29.9
1.222 -36.5
1.194 -42.3
1.150 -48.1
1.114 -55.0
1.057 -60.8
0.986 -67.9
0.922 -73.7
--- S12 --MAG ANG
0.011 80.4
0.021 79.1
0.031 73.7
0.041 67.8
0.049 63.0
0.057 56.4
0.063 51.1
0.070 45.2
0.076 40.1
0.078 34.8
0.083 30.9
0.086 26.1
0.091 21.0
0.096 17.5
0.098 12.9
0.102 8.8
0.105 4.9
0.111 0.2
0.112 -3.5
0.116 -7.7
0.115 -13.0
0.116 -15.9
0.113 -19.1
0.113 -21.4
0.113 -25.2
0.110 -25.8
0.110 -26.8
0.108 -29.3
0.109 -29.2
0.108 -31.0
0.106 -33.7
0.109 -36.8
0.106 -41.4
0.107 -43.8
0.102 -50.4
0.097 -53.1
0.100 -58.5
0.096 -61.8
0.097 -69.1
0.098 -71.4
2V, 15mA
--- S22 --MAG ANG
0.785
-3.1
0.783
-6.9
0.779 -10.4
0.771 -14.2
0.761 -18.0
0.751 -21.6
0.740 -25.4
0.730 -28.8
0.718 -32.2
0.703 -35.5
0.696 -38.6
0.683 -41.2
0.670 -44.0
0.658 -46.4
0.641 -49.0
0.628 -51.2
0.611 -53.9
0.589 -56.3
0.568 -59.6
0.549 -62.9
0.521 -68.7
0.510 -73.4
0.505 -78.9
0.509 -84.3
0.518 -89.1
0.527 -94.4
0.542 -99.3
0.546 -104.5
0.549 -109.7
0.561 -114.3
0.561 -119.4
0.551 -124.4
0.537 -129.5
0.520 -135.9
0.506 -142.6
0.497 -149.9
0.502 -157.1
0.515 -164.8
0.525 -172.3
0.545 -178.8
FREQ
(GHz)
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
11.0
12.0
13.0
14.0
15.0
16.0
17.0
18.0
19.0
20.0
21.0
22.0
23.0
24.0
25.0
26.0
27.0
28.0
29.0
30.0
31.0
32.0
33.0
34.0
35.0
36.0
37.0
38.0
39.0
40.0
--- S11 --MAG ANG
1.013
-7.4
1.007 -14.7
1.001 -22.3
0.993 -30.0
0.983 -38.7
0.971 -47.3
0.961 -55.9
0.944 -64.1
0.929 -72.4
0.915 -79.8
0.899 -86.9
0.891 -94.0
0.878 -100.9
0.862 -108.3
0.850 -116.0
0.841 -124.1
0.824 -133.9
0.819 -144.1
0.808 -155.0
0.800 -165.8
0.808 -175.2
0.795 176.9
0.820 169.5
0.816 164.8
0.824 159.8
0.838 157.1
0.820 154.5
0.827 152.5
0.825 150.3
0.825 147.0
0.815 143.5
0.816 138.1
0.801 133.0
0.808 126.0
0.811 120.1
0.830 111.8
0.857 106.2
0.883 100.1
0.914 94.9
0.918 91.0
The data included 0.7 mils diameter Au bonding wires:
1 gate wire, 15 mils each; 1 drain wire, 20 mils each; 6 source wires, 8 mils each.
--- S21 --MAG ANG
2.545 172.5
2.538 166.5
2.528 159.9
2.519 153.4
2.525 145.9
2.499 138.9
2.462 131.8
2.407 124.7
2.347 117.8
2.282 111.5
2.227 105.2
2.166 99.5
2.124 93.5
2.093 87.7
2.072 82.0
2.057 75.8
2.039 69.1
2.013 62.4
1.973 55.1
1.924 47.7
1.784 40.4
1.695 34.6
1.628 28.5
1.539 23.0
1.486 18.3
1.424 13.9
1.362
9.9
1.317
5.9
1.291
1.8
1.266
-2.5
1.240
-6.3
1.217 -11.6
1.165 -16.2
1.135 -21.5
1.092 -26.5
1.049 -31.6
0.996 -37.4
0.952 -43.0
0.890 -49.1
0.821 -54.9
--- S12 --MAG ANG
0.015 85.8
0.030 78.5
0.044 74.9
0.058 69.9
0.072 63.8
0.085 58.5
0.097 52.9
0.107 46.9
0.116 41.5
0.124 36.4
0.131 31.5
0.138 27.0
0.146 22.2
0.153 17.6
0.160 13.1
0.168 8.8
0.178 3.5
0.185 -2.0
0.190 -7.3
0.195 -13.2
0.189 -18.4
0.188 -22.6
0.186 -27.0
0.185 -30.6
0.181 -34.1
0.179 -36.3
0.177 -39.0
0.175 -41.0
0.176 -43.3
0.176 -46.1
0.175 -48.5
0.173 -52.9
0.170 -57.2
0.169 -62.0
0.168 -66.3
0.163 -72.0
0.160 -77.8
0.158 -83.8
0.155 -88.9
0.148 -95.5
--- S22 --MAG ANG
0.534
-4.0
0.531
-8.9
0.526 -14.0
0.518 -19.3
0.499 -25.3
0.488 -31.2
0.475 -37.5
0.464 -43.7
0.451 -49.7
0.440 -55.0
0.431 -59.9
0.422 -64.5
0.409 -68.7
0.394 -72.7
0.377 -76.7
0.355 -81.8
0.331 -87.2
0.296 -94.2
0.266 -102.1
0.235 -113.2
0.223 -133.0
0.215 -144.3
0.226 -155.0
0.237 -162.2
0.257 -167.1
0.270 -169.9
0.282 -172.4
0.284 -173.1
0.294 -175.0
0.296 -175.6
0.292 -179.4
0.290 176.4
0.277 169.0
0.275 162.0
0.268 149.4
0.295 137.7
0.319 125.0
0.359 116.9
0.405 109.5
0.453 106.1