MSA-0505
Cascadable Silicon Bipolar MMIC Amplifier
Data Sheet
Description
Features
The MSA-0505 is a high performance medium power
•
Cascadable 50 Ω Gain Block
silicon bipolar Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit
•
High Output Power:
(MMIC) housed in a low cost, surface mount package.
18.0 dBm Typical P
1 dB
at 1.0 GHz
This MMIC is designed for use as a general purpose 50Ω
gain block. Typical applications include narrow and broad
•
Low Distortion:
29.0 dBm Typical IP
3
at 1.0 GHz
band IF and RF amplifiers in commercial systems.
•
7.0 dB Typical Gain at 1.0 GHz
The MSA-series is fabricated using Avago’s 10 GHz
f
T
, 25 GHz f
MAX
, silicon bipolar MMIC process which
•
Surface Mount Plastic Package
uses nitride self-alignment, ion implantation, and
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Tape-and-Reel Packaging Option Available
gold metallization to achieve excellent performance,
u
niformity and reliability. The use of an external bias
•
Lead-free Option Available
resistor for temperature and current stability also allows
bias flexibility.
05 Plastic Package
Typical Biasing Configuration
R
bias
V
CC
> 12 V
RFC (Optional)
C
block
IN
1
4
3
MSA
C
block
OUT
V
d
= 8.4 V
2