MSA-0505
Cascadable Silicon Bipolar MMIC Amplifier
Data Sheet
Description
Features
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Theꢀ MSA-0505ꢀ isꢀ aꢀ highꢀ performanceꢀ mediumꢀ powerꢀ
siliconꢀbipolarꢀMonolithicꢀMicrowaveꢀIntegratedꢀCircuitꢀ
(MMIC)ꢀ housedꢀ inꢀ aꢀ lowꢀ cost,ꢀ surfaceꢀ mountꢀ package.ꢀ
ThisꢀMMICꢀisꢀdesignedꢀforꢀuseꢀasꢀaꢀgeneralꢀpurposeꢀ50Ωꢀ
gainꢀblock.ꢀTypicalꢀapplicationsꢀincludeꢀnarrowꢀandꢀbroadꢀ
bandꢀIFꢀandꢀRFꢀamplifiersꢀinꢀcommercialꢀsystems.
• Cascadableꢀ50ꢀΩꢀGainꢀBlock
•ꢀ HighꢀOutputꢀPower:ꢀꢀ
18.0ꢀdBmꢀTypicalꢀP ꢀatꢀ1.0ꢀGHz
1ꢀdB
•ꢀ LowꢀDistortion:ꢀꢀ
29.0ꢀdBmꢀTypicalꢀIP ꢀatꢀ1.0ꢀGHz
3
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• 7.0ꢀdBꢀTypicalꢀGainꢀatꢀ1.0ꢀGHz
Theꢀ MSA-seriesꢀ isꢀ fabricatedꢀ usingꢀ Avago’sꢀ 10ꢀ GHzꢀ
•ꢀ SurfaceꢀMountꢀPlasticꢀPackage
f ,ꢀ 25ꢀGHzꢀ f
,ꢀ siliconꢀ bipolarꢀ MMICꢀ processꢀ whichꢀ
MAX
T
usesꢀ nitrideꢀ self-alignment,ꢀ ionꢀ implantation,ꢀ andꢀ
goldꢀ metallizationꢀ toꢀ achieveꢀ excellentꢀ performance,ꢀ
ꢀuniformityꢀ andꢀ reliability.ꢀ Theꢀ useꢀ ofꢀ anꢀ externalꢀ biasꢀ
resistorꢀforꢀtemperatureꢀandꢀcurrentꢀstabilityꢀalsoꢀallowsꢀ
biasꢀflexibility.
•ꢀ Tape-and-ReelꢀPackagingꢀOptionꢀAvailable
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• Lead-freeꢀOptionꢀAvailable
05 Plastic Package
Typical Biasing Configuration
R
bias
VCC > 12 V
RFC (Optional)
4
C
C
block
block
3
IN
MSA
OUT
1
V
= 8.4 V
d
2