Cascadable Silicon Bipolar
MMIC Amplifier
Technical Data
MSA-0311
Features
• Cascadable 50
Ω
Gain Block
• 3 dB Bandwidth:
DC to 2.3 GHz
• 11.0 dB Typical Gain at
1.0 GHz
• 9.0 dBm Typical P
1 dB
at
--1.0 GHz
• Unconditionally Stable
(k>1)
• Low Cost Surface Mount
Plastic Package
• Tape-and-Reel Packaging
Option Available
[1]
Note:
1. Refer to PACKAGING section “Tape-
and-Reel Packaging for Semiconduc-
tor Devices”.
Description
The MSA-0311 is a low cost silicon
bipolar Monolithic Microwave
Integrated Circuit (MMIC) housed
in the surface mount plastic
SOT-143 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.
The MSA-series is fabricated using
HP’s 10 GHz f
T
, 25 GHz f
MAX
,
silicon bipolar MMIC process
which uses nitride self-alignment,
ion implantation, and gold metalli-
SOT-143 Package
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)
C
block
IN
MSA
C
block
OUT
V
d
= 4.7 V
5965-9567E
6-298
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