MSA-0470
Cascadable Silicon Bipolar MMIC Amplifier
Data Sheet
Description
Features
Theꢀ MSA-0470ꢀ isꢀ aꢀ highꢀ performanceꢀ siliconꢀ bipolarꢀ
MonolithicꢀMicrowaveꢀIntegratedꢀCircuitꢀ(MMIC)ꢀhousedꢀ
inꢀ aꢀ hermetic,ꢀ highꢀ reliabilityꢀ package.ꢀ Thisꢀ MMICꢀ isꢀ
designedꢀforꢀuseꢀasꢀaꢀgeneralꢀpurposeꢀ50Ωꢀgainꢀblock.ꢀ
TypicalꢀapplicationsꢀincludeꢀnarrowꢀandꢀbroadꢀbandꢀIFꢀ
andꢀRFꢀamplifiersꢀinꢀindustrialꢀandꢀmilitaryꢀapplications.
•ꢀ Cascadableꢀ50ΩꢀGainꢀBlock
•ꢀ 3ꢀdBꢀBandwidth:ꢀꢀDCꢀtoꢀ4.0ꢀGHz
•ꢀ 12.5ꢀdBmꢀTypicalꢀP1ꢀdBꢀatꢀ1.0ꢀGHz
•ꢀ 8.5ꢀdBꢀTypicalꢀGainꢀatꢀ1.0ꢀGHz
•ꢀ UnconditionallyꢀStableꢀ(k>1)
Theꢀ MSA-seriesꢀ isꢀ fabricatedꢀ usingꢀ Avago’sꢀ 10ꢀ GHzꢀ fT,ꢀ
25ꢀGHzꢀ fMAX,ꢀ siliconꢀ bipolarꢀ MMICꢀ processꢀ whichꢀ usesꢀ
nitrideꢀself-alignment,ꢀionꢀimplantation,ꢀandꢀgoldꢀmetal-
lizationꢀtoꢀachieveꢀexcellentꢀperformance,ꢀuniformityꢀandꢀ
reliability.ꢀTheꢀuseꢀofꢀanꢀexternalꢀbiasꢀresistorꢀforꢀtemper-
atureꢀandꢀcurrentꢀstabilityꢀalsoꢀallowsꢀbiasꢀflexibility.
•ꢀ HermeticꢀGold-ceramicꢀMicrostripꢀPackage
70 mil Package
Typical Biasing Configuration
R
bias
VCC > 7 V
RFC (Optional)
4
C
C
block
block
3
IN
MSA
OUT
1
V
= 5.25 V
d
2