2N4427 RF & MICROWAVE DISCRETE LOW POWER TRANSISTORS Features • • • • • • • Silicon NPN, To-39 packaged VHF/UHF Transistor 1 Watt Minimum Power Output @ 175 MHz 1. Emitter 2. Base 3. Collector 500 MHz Current-Gain Bandwidth Product @ 50mA TO-39 Power Gain, GPE = 10dB (Min) @ 175 MHz DESCRIPTION: Silicon NPN transistor, designed for VHF and UHF equipment. Applications include amplifier; pre-driver, driver, and output stages. Also suitable for oscillator and frequency-multiplier functions. ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (Tcase = 25°C) Symbol VCEO VCBO VEBO IC Parameter Collector-Emitter Collector-Base Voltage Emitter-Base Voltage Collector Current Value 20 40 2.0 400 Unit Vdc Vdc Vdc mA 1.0 5.71 Watts mW/ º C Thermal Data P D Total Device Dissipation @ TA = 25ºC Derate above 25ºC 2N4427.PDF 6-25-03 Advanced Power Technology reserves the right to change, without notice, the specifications and information contained herein Visit our website at WWW.ADVANCEDPOWER.COM or contact our factory direct 2N4427 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS (Tcase = 25°C) STATIC (off) Symbol Test Conditions Value Min. Typ. Max. Unit Collector-Emitter Sustaining Voltage (IC = 5.0 mAdc, RBE = 10 ohms) 40 - - Vdc Collector-Emitter Sustaining Voltage (IC=5.0 mAdc, IB=0) 20 - - Vdc Collector Cutoff Current (VCE = 12 Vdc, IB = 0) - - 20 µA ICEX Collector Cutoff Current (VCE = 40 Vdc, VBE = -1.5 Vdc) - - 100 µA IEBO Emitter Cutoff Current (VEB = 2.0 Vdc, IC = 0) - - 100 µA 10 5 - 200 - - - - 0.5 Vdc BVCER BVCEO ICEO (on) HFE VCE(sat) DC Current Gain (IC = 100 mAdc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc) (IC = 360 mAdc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc) Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage (IC = 100 mAdc, IB = 20 mAdc) DYNAMIC Symbol fT COB Test Conditions Current-Gain - Bandwidth Product (IC = 50 mAdc, VCE = 15 Vdc, f = 200 MHz) Output Capacitance (VCB = 12 Vdc, IE = 0, f = 1.0 MHz) Value Min. Typ. Max. Unit 500 - - MHz - 4.0 - pF 2N4427.PDF 6-25-03 Advanced Power Technology reserves the right to change, without notice, the specifications and information contained herein Visit our website at WWW.ADVANCEDPOWER.COM or contact our factory direct 2N4427 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS (Tcase = 25°C) FUNCTIONAL Symbol Test Conditions GPE Power Gain Pout Value Test Circuit-Figure 1 Pin = 0.1 W, VCE = 12Vdc f = 175 MHz Test Circuit-Figure 1 Pin = 0.1 W, VCE = 12Vdc f = 175 MHz Test Circuit-Figure 1 Pin = 0.1 W, VCE = 12Vdc f = 175 MHz Output Power Collector Efficiency ηC Min. Typ. Max. Unit 10 - - dB 1.0 - - Watts 45 - - % 3.00 Pout (Watts) 2.50 2.00 1.50 Typical device performance 1.00 0.50 0.00 10.0 35.0 60.0 85.0 110.0 135.0 160.0 185.0 210.0 Pin (mWatts) 2N4427.PDF 6-25-03 Advanced Power Technology reserves the right to change, without notice, the specifications and information contained herein Visit our website at WWW.ADVANCEDPOWER.COM or contact our factory direct 2N4427 C5 C6 Vcc = 12V L3 C3 C1 L4 L1 POUT PIN (RS=50 OHMS) (RL=50 OHMS) C4 C2 L2 Figure 1 - 175 MHz RF AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT FOR GPE, POUT, AND EFFICIENCY SPECIFICATIONS. L1: 2 TURNS No. 16 wire, 3/16” ID, 1/4” long L2: Ferrite choke, Z=450 ohms L3: 2 TURNS No. 16 wire, 1/4” ID, 1/4” long L4: 4 TURNS No. 16 wire, 3/8” ID, 3/8” long Capacitor values in pF unless Tuning capacitors are air variable otherwise indicated. . 2N4427.PDF 6-25-03 Advanced Power Technology reserves the right to change, without notice, the specifications and information contained herein Visit our website at WWW.ADVANCEDPOWER.COM or contact our factory direct 2N4427 2N5109 NPN 200 3 10 15 12 1200 20 400 TO-39 MRF5943C NPN 200 3.4 30 15 11.4 1000 30 400 POWER MACRO MRF553 NPN 175 1.5 11.5 60 12.5 16 500 SO-8 MRF5943, R1, R2 NPN 200 3.4 30 15 15 1300 30 400 POWER MACRO MRF553T NPN 175 1.5 11.5 50 12.5 16 500 TO-72 2N5179 NPN 200 4.5 1.5 6 17 900 1 12 50 TO-72 2N2857 NPN 300 5.5 50 6 13 1600 1 15 40 TO-39 MRF607 NPN 175 1.75 11.5 50 12.5 16 330 TO-39 MRF517 NPN 300 7.5 50 15 5.5 4600 3 25 150 TO-39 2N6255 NPN 175 3 7.8 50 12.5 18 1000 TO-72 MRF904 NPN 450 1.5 5 6 11 4000 1 15 30 TO-72 2N5179 NPN 200 6 12 50 TO-72 2N6304 NPN 450 5 2 5 14 1400 1 15 50 MA C R O T BFR91 NPN 500 1.9 2 5 16.5 5000 1 12 35 MA C R O X MRF559 NPN 5 1 2 0.5 10 65 7.5 16 150 MA C R O T BFR96 NPN 500 2 10 10 14.5 500 2.6 15 100 MA C R O X MRF559 NPN 5 1 2 0.5 13 60 12.5 16 150 TO-39 2N3866A NPN 4 0 0 1 10 45 28 30 400 1 15 30 M R F 3 8 6 6 , R 1 , R 2 NPN 4 0 0 1 10 45 28 30 400 15 50 PO W E R M A C R O MRF555 NPN 4 7 0 1.5 11 50 12.5 16 400 PO W E R M A C R O MRF555T NPN 4 7 0 1.5 11 50 12.5 16 400 MA C R O X MRF559 NPN 8 7 0 0.5 6.5 70 7.5 16 150 MA C R O X MRF559 NPN 8 7 0 0.5 9.5 65 12.5 16 150 SO-8 MRF8372,R1,R2 NPN 8 7 0 0.75 8 55 12.5 16 200 PO W E R M A C R O MRF557 NPN 8 7 0 1.5 8 55 12.5 16 400 PO W E R M A C R O MRF557T NPN 8 7 0 1.5 8 55 12.5 16 400 SO-8 MRF5812, R1, R2 2 50 MRF581A NPN 500 2 50 10 14 15 5000 Macro BFR90 NPN 500 2.4 2 10 15 18 5000 TO-72 B F Y 90 NPN 500 2.5 2 5 20 1300 MRF914 NPN 500 5 10 11 MA C R O X TO-72 NPN GN (dB) Type Device SO-8 20 15.5 10 17.8 15 5000 500 2.5 MRF581 NPN 500 2.5 50 10 15 17.8 5000 TO-39 MRF586 NPN 500 3 90 15 11 14.5 4500 2.2 17 MA C R O X MRF951 NPN 1000 1.3 5 6 14 MA C R O X MRF571 NPN 1000 1.5 10 6 10 MA C R O T BFR91 NPN 1000 2.5 2 5 8 MA C R O T BFR90 NPN 1000 3 2 10 10 TO-39 MRF545 TO-39 MRF544 4500 1 2 2 4 12 40 16 200 17 200 8000 0.45 10 100 1 10 70 11 5000 1 12 35 12.5 5000 1 15 30 PNP 14 1400 2 70 400 NPN 13.5 1500 70 400 8 5 1 4 3 3 Power SO-8 2N4427.PDF 6-25-03 Advanced Power Technology reserves the right to change, without notice, the specifications and information contained herein Visit our website at WWW.ADVANCEDPOWER.COM or contact our factory direct 200 200 RF (LNA / General Purpose) Selection Guide 1 Macro X 15 15 8000 Low Cost RF Plastic Package Options Macro T 3.5 MA C R O X RF (Low Power PA / General Purpose) Selection Guide 3 Ccb(pF) BVCEO IC max (mA) TO-39 400 Ftau (MHz) 400 20 Gu Max (dB) 20 12 Freq (MHz) NF (dB) NF IC (mA) NF VCE 12 50 Device Packag 60 10 BVCEO IC max (mA) 18 1 GPE VCC 0.15 NPN 175 Efficiency (%) NPN 175 2N4427 GPE (dB) Pout (watts) MRF4427, R2 Type SO-8 TO-39 Package GPE Freq (MHz) RF Low Power PA, LNA, and General Purpose Discrete Selector Guide 2N4427 2N4427.PDF 6-25-03 Advanced Power Technology reserves the right to change, without notice, the specifications and information contained herein Visit our website at WWW.ADVANCEDPOWER.COM or contact our factory direct