CEL NE321000

ULTRA LOW NOISE
PSEUDOMORPHIC HJ FET
NE321000
NOISE FIGURE & ASSOCIATED GAIN vs.
DRAIN CURRENT
• SUPER LOW NOISE FIGURE:
0.35 dB Typ at f = 12 GHz
VDS = 2 V
f = 12 GHz
Noise Figure, NF (dB)
• HIGH ASSOCIATED GAIN:
13.0 dB Typ at f = 12 GHz
• GATE LENGTH: ≤0.2 µm
• GATE WIDTH: 160 µm
DESCRIPTION
15
GA
14
13
2.0
12
1.5
11
1.0
Associated Gain, GA (dB)
FEATURES
0.5
NF
NEC's NE321000 is a Hetero-Junction FET chip that utilizes
the junction between Si-doped AlGaAs and undoped InGaAs
to create high electron mobility. Its excellent low noise figure
and high associated gain make it suitable for commercial,
industrial and space applications.
0
10
20
30
Drain Current, ID (mA)
NEC's stringent quality assurance and test procedures assure
the highest reliability and performance.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(TA = 25°C)
PART NUMBER
PACKAGE OUTLINE
SYMBOLS
PARAMETERS AND CONDITIONS
NE321000
CHIP
UNITS
MIN
TYP
MAX
0.35
0.45
NF
Noise Figure, VDS = 2 V, ID = 10 mA, f = 12 GHz
dB
GA1
Associated Gain, VDS = 2 V, ID = 10 mA, f = 12 GHz
dB
12.0
13.5
IDSS
Saturated Drain Current, VDS = 2 V, VGS = 0 V
mA
15
40
70
-2.0
VP
Pinch-off Voltage, VDS = 2 V, ID = 100 µA
V
-0.2
-0.7
gM
Transconductance, VDS = 2 V, ID = 10 µA
mS
40
55
Gate to Source Leakage Current, VGS = -3 V
µA
IGSO
0.5
10
Note:
1. RF performance is determined by packaging and testing 10 samples per wafer. Wafer rejection criteria for standard devices is 2 rejects per
10 samples.
California Eastern Laboratories
NE321000
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS1 (TA = 25°C)
SYMBOLS
PARAMETERS
UNITS
RATINGS
VDS
Drain to Source Voltage
V
4.0
VGS
Gate to Source Voltage
V
-3.0
IDS
Drain Current
mA
IDSS
IG
Gate Current
µA
100
PT2
Total Power Dissipation
mW
200
TCH
Channel Temperature
°C
175
TSTG
Storage Temperature
°C
-65 to +175
RECOMMENDED
OPERATING CONDITIONS (TA = 25°C)
PART NUMBER
NE321000
SYMBOLS
PARAMETERS
VDS
Drain to Source Voltage
ID
PIN
UNITS MIN TYP MAX
V
1
2
3
Drain Current
mA
5
10
15
Input Power
dBm
–
–
0
Notes:
1. Operation in excess of any one of these parameters may result
in permanent damage.
2. Chip mounted on Alumina heat sink.
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CURVES
(TA = 25°C)
MAXIMUM AVAILABLE GAIN,
FORWARD INSERTION GAIN vs.
DRAIN CURRENT
TOTAL POWER DISSIPATION vs.
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
24
Maximum Stable Gain, MSG (dB)
Maximum Available Gain, MAG (dB)
Forward Insertion Gain, |S21S|2 (dB)
Total Power Dissipation, (PT) mW
250
200
150
100
50
VDS = 2 V
ID = 10 mA
20
MSG.
16
12
(S21S)2
8
4
0
50
100
150
200
1
250
2
4
6
8 10
14
20
Ambient Temperature, TA (°C)
Frequency, f (GHz)
DRAIN CURRENT vs.
DRAIN TO SOURCE VOLTAGE
DRAIN CURRENT vs.
GATE TO SOURCE VOLTAGE
30
100
60
VGS = 0 V
40
-0.2 V
20
Drain Current, IDS (mA)
Drain Current, IDS (mA)
VDS = 2 V
80
60
40
20
-0.4 V
-0.6 V
0
0
1.0
Drain to Source Voltage, VDS (V)
2.0
-2.0
-1.0
Gate to Source Voltage, VGS (V)
0
NE321000
NOISE PARAMETERS
VDS = 2 V, ID = 10 mA
Γopt
FREQ.(GHz)
NF MIN (dB)
GA (dB)
MAG
ANG (DEG)
2.0
0.21
19.5
0.94
3.7
0.31
4.0
0.22
17.6
0.87
8.2
0.31
6.0
0.24
15.9
0.82
13.3
0.32
8.0
0.26
14.6
0.77
18.8
0.32
10.0
0.28
13.5
0.73
24.8
0.32
12.0
0.31
12.7
0.69
31.4
0.31
14.0
0.38
12.1
0.67
38.4
0.31
16.0
0.45
11.6
0.64
45.9
0.30
18.0
0.52
11.3
0.63
53.9
0.29
20.0
0.59
11.2
0.62
62.4
0.28
22.0
0.66
11.1
0.61
71.4
0.27
24.0
0.72
11.2
0.62
80.8
0.25
26.0
0.79
11.2
0.63
90.8
0.23
ORDERING INFORMATION
CHIP DIMENSIONS (Units in µm)
NE321000 (CHIP)
27
56
38
38
38
GATE
36
69
224
DRAIN
300
SOURCE
SOURCE
63
38
58
56
61
38
26
300
Bonding Pad Area
RN/50
Chip Thickness: 140 µm typical
Note: All dimensions are typical unless otherwise specified
PART NUMBER
QUALITY GRADE
NE321000
Standard (Grade D)
NE321000
TYPICAL SCATTERING PARAMETERS
(TA = 25°C)
1.0
90˚
S11
42 GHz
0.5
-9
120˚
60˚
2.0
-11.5
S22
42 GHz
0.2
30˚
150˚
-15
5.0
S21
2 GHz
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.5
1.0
2.0
5.0
S22
2 GHz
-0.2
∞
-21
S12
2 GHz
180˚
2
S11
2 GHz
-5.0
0˚
S21
42 GHz
S12
42 GHz
8
-150˚
-30˚
11.5
-0.5
-2.0
-60˚
-120˚
14
-1.0
-90˚
VDS = 2 V, IDS = 10 mA
FREQUENCY
(GHz)
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
41.0
42.0
S11
MAG
0.979
0.952
0.918
0.876
0.806
0.756
0.704
0.652
0.599
0.547
0.500
0.459
0.425
0.398
0.380
0.370
0.365
0.365
0.373
0.388
0.412
0.444
0.485
0.532
0.584
0.636
0.681
0.723
0.752
0.771
0.771
0.760
0.749
0.722
0.719
0.686
0.630
0.689
0.719
0.729
0.743
S21
ANG
-15.88
-24.04
-32.49
-41.18
-53.05
-62.14
-71.41
-81.35
-91.60
-102.52
-113.97
-126.08
-138.72
-151.46
-164.21
-176.46
171.42
159.53
147.72
136.67
126.56
117.17
108.32
100.27
93.50
87.38
81.46
76.25
71.46
67.12
62.95
59.66
57.15
56.15
53.23
49.28
48.81
49.24
41.34
35.32
30.50
MAG
4.700
4.658
4.602
4.536
4.557
4.400
4.241
4.086
3.925
3.757
3.591
3.418
3.241
3.069
2.904
2.750
2.606
2.476
2.358
2.252
2.146
2.042
1.936
1.819
1.697
1.584
1.471
1.361
1.253
1.158
1.074
1.003
0.953
0.909
0.882
0.870
0.825
0.734
0.712
0.694
0.686
ANG
161.37
152.38
143.31
134.13
123.19
114.52
105.89
97.18
88.59
80.01
71.67
63.45
55.38
47.70
40.36
33.25
26.43
19.76
13.28
6.48
-0.14
-6.88
-13.88
-20.82
-27.48
-33.95
-40.30
-46.28
-51.33
-55.59
-58.96
-61.95
-63.99
-66.52
-68.19
-71.76
-77.56
-79.13
-79.03
-80.94
-83.24
S12
MAG
0.030
0.045
0.059
0.072
0.087
0.097
0.107
0.116
0.125
0.132
0.140
0.146
0.153
0.160
0.166
0.174
0.183
0.194
0.206
0.220
0.235
0.250
0.268
0.284
0.297
0.309
0.322
0.332
0.340
0.349
0.361
0.382
0.408
0.428
0.453
0.495
0.504
0.441
0.466
0.498
0.534
S22
ANG
0.10
75.46
70.71
65.92
59.37
55.24
51.14
47.15
43.28
39.42
36.01
32.77
29.59
26.77
24.33
22.07
19.95
17.75
15.55
12.96
10.24
7.23
3.56
-0.73
-5.09
-9.24
-13.52
-17.90
-21.67
-24.79
-27.19
-29.77
-33.01
-37.73
-40.45
-46.46
-57.77
-60.27
-59.22
-62.84
-67.39
MAG
0.631
0.618
0.598
0.574
0.517
0.492
0.463
0.428
0.390
0.351
0.313
0.279
0.247
0.221
0.206
0.195
0.188
0.187
0.183
0.182
0.187
0.198
0.226
0.268
0.320
0.384
0.449
0.514
0.571
0.618
0.654
0.672
0.677
0.685
0.695
0.672
0.634
0.683
0.703
0.706
0.710
ANG
-11.44
-16.89
-22.57
-28.45
-37.47
-42.71
-47.93
-53.46
-59.62
-66.37
-74.06
-83.24
-93.60
-105.60
-118.23
-131.11
-144.12
-156.14
-168.03
178.67
163.83
146.97
130.10
114.53
101.53
91.41
83.86
77.47
72.94
69.72
67.81
65.90
64.49
64.23
61.49
57.54
56.85
54.33
43.64
32.69
21.48
K
.1722
.2556
.3306
.4049
.4996
.5640
.6273
.6880
.7465
.8071
.8563
.9044
.9466
.9833
1.014
1.035
1.050
1.054
1.055
1.046
1.033
1.020
.9985
.9814
.9648
.9449
.9259
.9078
.8978
.8916
.8963
.9002
.8963
.8730
.8756
.8782
.8353
.8086
.9024
.9503
.9733
S21
(dB)
13.44
13.36
13.26
13.13
13.17
12.87
12.55
12.23
11.88
11.50
11.10
10.68
10.21
9.74
9.26
8.79
8.32
7.88
7.45
7.05
6.63
6.20
5.74
5.20
4.59
3.99
3.35
2.68
1.96
1.27
-.42
.03
-.42
-.83
-1.09
-1.21
-1.67
-2.69
-2.95
-3.17
-3.27
MAG1
(dB)
21.95
20.15
18.92
17.99
17.19
16.57
15.98
15.47
14.97
14.54
14.09
13.69
13.26
12.83
11.69
10.85
10.16
9.63
9.16
8.79
8.45
8.25
8.59
8.07
7.57
7.10
6.60
6.13
5.67
5.21
3.68
4.19
3.68
3.27
2.89
2.45
2.14
2.21
1.84
1.44
1.09
Notes:
1. Gain Calculations:
MAG =
|S21|
|S12|
(K ±
K 2- 1
). When K ≤ 1, MAG is undefined and MSG values are used. MSG =
2
2
2
|S21|
, K = 1 + | ∆ | - |S11| - |S22| , ∆ = S11 S22 - S21 S12
|S12|
2 |S12 S21|
MAG = Maximum Available gain
MSG = Maximum Stable Gain
2. S Parameters include bond wires.
Gate
: Total 1 wire(s), 1 per bond pad,(426 µm) long each wire ; 131 µm height.
Drain
: Total 1 wire(s), 1 per bond pad,(409 µm) long each wire ; 214 µm height.
Source : Total 2 wire(s), 2 per side,(665 µm) long each wire ; 315 µm height.
Wire
: .001in (25.4 µm) Dia., Gold.
NE321000
TYPICAL SCATTERING PARAMETERS
(TA = 25°C)
1.0
90˚
-9
120˚
0.5
S11
42 GHz
-11.5
150˚
S22
42 GHz
0.2
60˚
2.0
30˚
-15
5.0
S21
2 GHz
0.0
-0.2
S12
2 GHz
180˚
∞
S22
2 GHz
-21
2
S11
2 GHz
-5.0
0˚
S21
42 GHz
S12
42 GHz
8
-150˚
-30˚
11.5
-0.5
-2.0
-60˚
-120˚
14
-90˚
-1.0
VDS = 2 V, IDS = 20 mA
FREQUENCY
(GHz)
2.0
S11
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
41.0
42.0
MAG
0.971
ANG
-17.52
MAG
5.909
S21
ANG
159.51
MAG
0.027
S12
ANG
80.79
MAG
0.547
S22
ANG
-10.86
.218
0.936
0.892
0.840
0.758
0.702
0.645
0.591
0.538
0.487
0.444
0.407
0.378
0.355
0.342
0.336
0.336
0.338
0.350
0.367
0.393
0.426
0.467
0.516
0.570
0.623
0.669
0.712
0.745
0.763
0.764
0.753
0.739
0.713
0.710
0.676
0.621
0.681
0.717
0.722
0.736
-26.34
-35.36
-44.45
-56.82
-65.96
-75.18
-84.98
-95.11
-105.94
-117.44
-129.71
-142.53
-155.53
-168.46
179.30
167.17
155.65
144.19
133.64
124.22
115.44
107.05
99.57
93.25
87.32
81.70
76.64
71.90
67.71
63.52
59.97
57.65
56.94
54.09
50.40
50.50
50.65
42.74
36.64
32.15
5.803
5.665
5.505
5.430
5.169
4.915
4.673
4.436
4.204
3.984
3.770
3.558
3.356
3.168
2.993
2.831
2.684
2.551
2.434
2.314
2.200
2.086
1.958
1.825
1.705
1.585
1.470
1.357
1.257
1.173
1.101
1.044
0.993
0.963
0.943
0.891
0.796
0.776
0.753
0.735
149.78
140.08
130.44
119.35
110.60
102.02
93.54
85.26
77.11
69.25
61.52
53.95
46.74
39.82
33.08
26.62
20.28
14.13
7.60
1.30
-5.19
-11.91
-18.67
-25.00
-31.27
-37.39
-43.19
-48.18
-52.43
-55.92
-59.01
-61.42
-63.93
-65.83
-69.59
-75.50
-76.38
-77.41
-79.78
-82.08
0.040
0.052
0.064
0.077
0.087
0.096
0.105
0.114
0.123
0.131
0.140
0.148
0.157
0.167
0.177
0.188
0.201
0.214
0.229
0.244
0.260
0.278
0.293
0.306
0.317
0.329
0.338
0.346
0.354
0.365
0.386
0.411
0.429
0.454
0.495
0.505
0.444
0.470
0.502
0.540
76.70
72.46
68.23
62.59
59.09
55.73
52.42
49.16
45.79
42.69
39.68
36.58
33.53
30.71
27.99
25.26
22.47
19.58
16.30
13.05
9.40
5.31
0.68
-3.99
-8.37
-12.88
-17.40
-21.20
-24.36
-26.95
-29.64
-32.78
-37.54
-40.15
-45.93
-57.01
-59.39
-58.62
-62.02
-66.72
0.535
0.515
0.492
0.434
0.412
0.387
0.357
0.326
0.292
0.259
0.228
0.198
0.173
0.159
0.149
0.144
0.145
0.144
0.146
0.154
0.170
0.203
0.250
0.305
0.370
0.435
0.500
0.556
0.602
0.638
0.655
0.658
0.665
0.674
0.650
0.618
0.672
0.692
0.694
0.698
-15.95
-21.15
-26.46
-34.92
-39.33
-43.65
-48.18
-53.36
-59.13
-66.01
-74.73
-84.91
-97.54
-111.74
-126.18
-141.58
-155.37
-169.00
175.97
159.66
141.69
124.84
109.99
97.78
88.43
81.48
75.71
71.59
68.66
67.01
65.37
64.16
64.34
61.90
58.17
58.16
55.59
44.78
34.03
22.74
.317
.410
.496
.601
.668
.734
.791
.842
.889
.929
.959
.989
1.013
1.024
1.034
1.039
1.037
1.034
1.024
1.014
1.002
.986
.973
.961
.947
.933
.919
.910
.906
.909
.912
.908
.883
.884
.885
.832
.808
.889
.940
.965
Notes:
1. Gain Calculations:
MAG =
|S21|
|S12|
(K ±
K 2- 1
). When K ≤ 1, MAG is undefined and MSG values are used. MSG =
MAG = Maximum Available gain
MSG = Maximum Stable Gain
2. S Parameters include bond wires.
Gate
: Total 1 wire(s), 1 per bond pad,(426 µm) long each wire ; 131 µm height.
Drain
: Total 1 wire(s), 1 per bond pad,(409 µm) long each wire ; 214 µm height.
Source : Total 2 wire(s), 2 per side,(665 µm) long each wire ; 315 µm height.
Wire
: .001in (25.4 µm) Dia., Gold.
K
S21
(dB)
15.43
15.27
15.06
14.82
14.70
14.27
13.83
13.39
12.94
12.47
12.01
11.53
11.02
10.52
10.02
9.522
9.039
8.576
8.134
7.726
7.287
6.848
6.386
5.836
5.225
4.634
4.001
3.346
2.652
1.987
1.386
.836
.374
-.061
-.328
-.510
-1.002
-1.982
-2.203
-2.464
-2.674
MAG1
(dB)
23.40
21.62
20.37
19.35
18.48
17.74
17.09
16.48
15.90
15.34
14.83
14.30
13.81
12.60
11.83
11.15
10.57
10.07
9.639
9.318
9.048
8.994
8.753
8.249
7.755
7.307
6.828
6.384
5.935
5.503
5.070
4.552
4.049
3.645
3.266
2.799
2.466
2.535
2.178
1.761
1.339
2
2
2
|S21|
, K = 1 + | ∆ | - |S11| - |S22| , ∆ = S11 S22 - S21 S12
|S12|
2 |S12 S21|
NE321000
NE321000 NONLINEAR MODEL
SCHEMATIC
Ldx
DRAIN
Lgx
GATE
Q1
0.39nH
0.39nH
Lsx
0.13nH
CGSx
0.02pF
CDSx
0.02PF
SOURCE
FET NONLINEAR MODEL PARAMETERS (1)
UNITS
Parameter
Units
Parameters
Q1
Parameters
Q1
VTO
-0.774
RG
3
time
seconds
VTOSC
0
RD
3
capacitance
farads
ALPHA
8
RS
3
inductance
henries
BETA
0.102
RGMET
0
resistance
ohms
GAMMA
0.085
KF
0
voltage
volts
current
amps
GAMMADC
0.08
AF
1
Q
2.5
TNOM
27
DELTA
0.8
XTI
3
VBI
0.6
EG
1.43
IS
1e-14
VTOTC
0
N
1
BETATCE
0
RIS
0
FFE
1
RID
0
TAU
2e-12
CDS
0.08e-12
RDB
5000
CBS
1e-9
CGSO
0.21e-12
CGDO
0.025e-12
DELTA1
0.3
DELTA2
0.2
FC
0.5
VBR
Infinity
MODEL RANGE
Frequency: 2 to 28 GHz
Bias:
VDS = 1 V to 3 V, ID = 1 mA to 30 mA
Date:
10/99
(1) Series IV Libra TOM Model
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