Cascadable Silicon Bipolar
MMIC Amplifier
Technical Data
MSA-0186
Features
• Cascadable 50
Ω
Gain Block
• 3 dB Bandwidth:
DC to 0.9 GHz
• High Gain:
17.5 dB Typical at 0.5 GHz
• Unconditionally Stable
(k>1)
• Surface Mount Plastic
Package
• Tape-and-Reel Packaging
Option Available
[1]
Description
The MSA-0186 is a high perfor-
mance silicon bipolar Monolithic
Microwave Integrated Circuit
(MMIC) housed in a low cost,
surface mount plastic package.
This MMIC is designed for use as a
general purpose 50
Ω
gain block.
Typical applications include
narrow and broad band IF and RF
amplifiers in commercial and
industrial applications.
86 Plastic Package
The MSA-series is fabricated using
HP’s 10 GHz f
T
, 25 GHz f
MAX
,
Note:
silicon bipolar MMIC process
1. Refer to PACKAGING section “Tape-
which uses nitride self-alignment,
and-Reel Packaging for Semiconductor
Devices”.
ion implantation, and gold metalli-
zation to achieve excellent
performance, uniformity and
reliability. The use of an external
bias resistor for temperature and
current stability also allows bias
flexibility.
Typical Biasing Configuration
R
bias
V
CC
> 7 V
RFC (Optional)
4
C
block
3
IN
1
MSA
C
block
OUT
V
d
= 5 V
2
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