GAAS_PINDIODECHIPS Datasheet, PDF (1/6 Pages) M/A-COM Technology Solutions, Inc. – May be Driven Directly by TTL Signals

GaAs PIN Diode Chips
V3
Features
♦ May be Driven Directly by TTL Signals
♦ RoHS Compliant
♦ Low Series Resistance
♦ Fast Switching Speed
♦ No Reverse Bias Required
♦ RoHS Compliant
Description
Gallium Arsenide PIN diodes offer improved
performance characteristics over silicon in many
microwave semiconductor applications. These
benefits result from the intrinsic semiconductor
properties of GaAs. Its inherent high carrier
mobility results in a low resistance fast switching
device. The low carrier concentration in the I
region layer produces a near zero punch through
bias voltage. Gallium Arsenide's high band gap
also assures it will operate at high operating
temperatures.
Switching speeds in the low nanosecond range
using an inexpensive TTL buffer logic is attainable
with GaAs PIN diodes. This performance can be
achieved because GaAs PIN diodes exhibit high
impedance at a positive bias (up to .5V). Reverse
bias is not required for many GaAs PIN diode
applications. Low loss, in switch and phase shifter
circuits at frequencies up to 40 GHz is possible as
a result of low parasitic series resistance in the
conducting and non-conducting states.
M/A-COM’s Technology Solutions GaAs PIN diode
chips are also available in several different
package styles. (See page 4 of this datasheet)
Absolute Maximum Ratings¹
Parameter
Operating Temperature
Maximum Value
-65°C to +175°C
Anode
Full Area Cathode
MIL-STD 750 Environmental Ratings
Parameter
Method
Level
Temp. Cycling
1051
5cycles
-65°C to +150°C
Vibration
2056
15g’s
Storage Temperature
Power Dissipation
Junction Temperature
Mounting Temperature
-65°C to +175°C
0.25W @ 25°C
+175°C
+320°C for 10 seconds
Constant Acceleration 2006
Moisture Resistance
(Packaged diodes)
1021
20,000g”s
10 Days
1 ^{1. Exceeding these limits may cause permanent damage.}
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