Cascadable Silicon Bipolar
MMIC Amplifier
Technical Data
MSA-1104
Features
• High Dynamic Range
Cascadable 50
Ω
or 75
Ω
Gain Block
• 3 dB Bandwidth:
50 MHz to 1.3 GHz
• 17.5 dBm Typical P
1 dB
at
0.5 GHz
• 12 dB Typical 50
Ω
Gain at
0.5 GHz
• 3.6 dB Typical Noise Figure
at 0.5 GHz
• Low Cost Plastic Package
plastic package. This MMIC is
designed for high dynamic range
in either 50 or 75
Ω
systems by
combining low noise figure with
high IP
3
. Typical applications
include narrow and broadband
linear amplifiers in commercial
and industrial systems.
The MSA-series is fabricated using
Agilent’s 10 GHz f
T
, 25 GHz f
MAX
silicon bipolar MMIC process
which uses nitride self-alignment,
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.
04A Plastic Package
Description
The MSA-1104 is a high perfor-
mance silicon bipolar Monolithic
Microwave Integrated Circuit
(MMIC) housed in a low cost
Typical Biasing Configuration
R
bias
V
CC
>
8
V
RFC (Optional)
4
C
block
3
IN
1
MSA
C
block
OUT
V
d
= 5.5 V
2
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