BFP843F
Robust Low Noise Broadband Pre-Matched Bipolar RF Transistor
Data Sheet
Revision 1.0, 2013-06-19
RF & Protection Devices
Edition 2013-06-19
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BFP843F
BFP843F, Robust Low Noise Broadband Pre-Matched Bipolar RF Transistor
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Trademarks of Infineon Technologies AG
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Association Corporation. ISO™ of INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION. MATLAB™ of
MathWorks, Inc. MAXIM™ of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. MICROTEC™, NUCLEUS™ of Mentor Graphics
Corporation. MIPI™ of MIPI Alliance, Inc. MIPS™ of MIPS Technologies, Inc., USA. muRata™ of MURATA
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TEAKLITE™ of CEVA, Inc. TEKTRONIX™ of Tektronix Inc. TOKO™ of TOKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA TA. UNIX™
of X/Open Company Limited. VERILOG™, PALLADIUM™ of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. VLYNQ™ of Texas
Instruments Incorporated. VXWORKS™, WIND RIVER™ of WIND RIVER SYSTEMS, INC. ZETEX™ of Diodes
Zetex Limited.
Last Trademarks Update 2011-11-11
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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2
3
4
5
5.1
5.2
5.3
6
7
8
9
Product Brief
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Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Maximum Ratings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Thermal Characteristics
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Electrical Characteristics
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DC Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General AC Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Frequency Dependent AC Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
11
11
12
Characteristic DC Diagrams
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Characteristic AC Diagrams
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Simulation Data
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Package Information TSFP-4-1
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List of Figures
List of Figures
Figure 4-1
Figure 5-1
Figure 6-1
Figure 6-2
Figure 6-3
Figure 6-4
Figure 6-5
Figure 7-1
Figure 7-2
Figure 7-3
Figure 7-4
Figure 7-5
Figure 7-6
Figure 7-7
Figure 7-8
Figure 7-9
Figure 7-10
Figure 7-11
Figure 7-12
Figure 9-1
Figure 9-2
Figure 9-3
Figure 9-4
Total Power Dissipation
P
tot
=
f
(
T
s
) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BFP843F Testing Circuit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collector Current vs. Collector Emitter Voltage
I
C
=
f
(
V
CE
),
I
B
= Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DC Current Gain
h
FE
=
f
(
I
C
),
V
CE
= 1.8 V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collector Current vs. Base Emitter Forward Voltage
I
C
=
f
(
V
BE
),
V
CE
= 1.8 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Base Current vs. Base Emitter Forward Voltage
I
B
=
f
(
V
BE
),
V
CE
= 1.8 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Base Current vs. Base Emitter Reverse Voltage
I
B
=
f
(
V
EB
),
V
CE
= 1.8 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd Order Intercept Point at Output
OIP3
=
f
(
I
C
),
Z
S
=
Z
L
= 50
Ω,
V
CE
,
f
= Parameters . . . . . . . .
3rd Order Intercept Point at Output
OIP3
[dBm] =
f
(
I
C
,
V
CE
),
Z
S
=
Z
L
= 50
Ω,
f
= 5.5 GHz . . . . . .
Compression Point at Output
OP
1dB
[dBm] =
f
(
I
C
,
V
CE
),
Z
S
=
Z
L
= 50
Ω,
f
= 5.5 GHz . . . . . . . . . .
Gain
G
ma
,
G
ms
, I
S
21
I² =
f
(
f
),
V
CE
= 1.8 V,
I
C
= 15 mA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maximum Power Gain
G
max
=
f
(
I
C
),
V
CE
= 1.8 V,
f
= Parameter in GHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maximum Power Gain
G
max
=
f
(
V
CE
),
I
C
= 15 mA,
f
= Parameter in GHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Input Reflection Coefficient
S
11
=
f
(
f
),
V
CE
= 1.8 V,
I
C
= 8 / 15 mA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Source Impedance for Minimum Noise Figure
Z
opt
=
f
(
f
),
V
CE
= 1.8 V,
I
C
= 8 / 15 mA . . . . . . . . .
Output Reflection Coefficient
S
22
=
f
(
f
),
V
CE
= 1.8 V,
I
C
= 8 / 15 mA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Noise Figure
NF
min
=
f
(
f
),
V
CE
= 1.8 V,
I
C
= 8 / 15 mA,
Z
S
=
Z
opt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Noise Figure
NF
min
=
f
(
I
C
),
V
CE
= 1.8 V,
Z
S
=
Z
opt
,
f
= Parameter in GHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Noise Figure
NF
50
=
f
(
I
C
),
V
CE
= 1.8 V,
Z
S
= 50
Ω,
f
= Parameter in GHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Package Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Package Footprint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marking Description (Marking BFP843F: T2s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tape dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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