MSA-0600 Datasheet, PDF (1/4 Pages) Agilent(Hewlett-Packard) – Cascadable Silicon Bipolar MMIC Amplifier

MSA-0600
Cascadable Silicon Bipolar MMIC Amplifier
Data Sheet
Description
The MSA-0600 is a high performance silicon bipolar
Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) chip.
This MMIC is designed for use as a general purpose 50
W gain block. Typical applications include narrow and
broad band IF and RF amplifiers in commercial, industrial
and military 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 metallization to
achieve excellent performance, uniformity and reliability.
The use of an external bias resistor for temperature and
current stability also allows bias flexibility.
The recommended assembly procedure is gold-eutectic
die attach at 400°C and either wedge or ball bonding
using 0.7 mil gold wire.^[1] See APPLICATIONS section,
“Chip Use”.
Typical Biasing Configuration
Features
• Cascadable 50 Ω Gain Block
• Low Operating Voltage (3.5 V typical V d)
• 3 dB Bandwidth: DC to 1.0 GHz
• High Gain: 19.5 dB Typical at 0.5 GHz
• Low Noise Figure: 2.8 dB Typical at 0.5 GHz
Chip Outline ^[1]
R _bias
VCC > 5 V
C _block
IN
RFC (Optional)
4
C _block
3
1 ^MSA
OUT
2
Vd = 3.5 V
Note:
1. This chip contains additional biasing options. The performance
specified applies only to the bias option whose bond pads are
indicated on the chip outline. Refer to the APPLICATIONS section
“Silicon MMIC Chip Use” for additional information.