M-Pulse Microwave
Silicon Bipolar MMIC
Cascadable Amplifier
Features
•
Cascadable 50Ω Gain Block
•
3dB Bandwidth: DC to 3.0 GHz
•
9.0 dB Typical Gain @ 1.0 GHz
•
Unconditionally Stable (k>1)
•
Hermetic Gold-Ceramic Microstrip Package
•
Tape and Reel Packaging Available
RF INPUT
.040
1,02
MP4TD0410
Gold-Ceramic Microstrip Package Outline
1,2
4
GND
RF OUT
AND BIAS
3
.020
0,51
Description
M-Pulse's MP4TD0410 is a high performance silicon
bipolar MMIC housed in a hermetic high reliability
package for surface mount usage. The MP4TD0410 is
useful where a general purpose 50Ω gain block with
moderate (+16 dBm) gain compression is required.
Typical applications include narrow and wide band IF
and RF amplifiers in industrial and military applications.
The MP4TD0410 is fabricated using a 10 GHz fT silicon
bipolar technology that features gold metalization and IC
passivation for increased performance and reliability.
TYPICAL POWER GAIN vs FREQUENCY
10
9
8
7
GAIN (dB)
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0 .1
1
F R E Q U E N C Y (G H z)
10
Id= 5 0 m A
1
2
GND
.100
.004 ±.002
0,1 ±0,05
2,54
.035
0,89
.495 ±.030
12,57 ±0,76
Notes:
(unless otherwise specified)
1. Dimensions are in / mm
2. Tolerance: in .xxx =
±.005;
mm .xx =
±.13
Pin Configuration
Pin Number
Pin Description
1
RF Input
2&4
AC/DC Ground
3
RF Output and DC Bias
Ordering Information
Model No.
Package
MA4TD0410
Hermetic Ceramic
MA4TD0410T
Tape and Reel
Electrical Specifications @ T
A
= +25°C, Id = 50 mA, Z0 = 50Ω
Symbol
Parameters
Test Conditions
Gp
Power Gain (
⏐
S
21
⏐
2
)
f = 0.1 GHz
Gain Flatness
f = 0.1 to 2.0 GHz
ΔGp
f
3 dB
3 dB Bandwidth
-
SWR
in
Input SWR
f = 0.1 to 3.0 GHz
SWR
out
Output SWR
f = 0.1 to 3.0 GHz
P
1dB
Output Power @ 1 dB Gain Compression
f = 1.0 GHz
NF
f = 1.0 GHz
50
Ω
Noise Figure
IP
3
Third Order Intercept Point
f = 1.0 GHz
t
D
Group Delay
f = 1.0 GHz
V
d
Device Voltage
-
dV/dT
Device Voltage Temperature Coefficient
-
Units
dB
dB
GHz
-
-
dBm
dB
dBm
ps
V
mV/°C
Min.
8.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4.75
-
Typ.
9.0
±0.6
3.0
1.5
1.6
12.5
6.2
25.5
125
5.25
-8.0
Max.
9.5
±1.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5.75
-
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MP4TD0410
Absolute Maximum Ratings
1
Parameter
Absolute Maximum
Device Current
100 mA
2,3
Power Dissipation
650 mW
RF Input Power
+13 dBm
Junction Temperature
150°C
Storage Temperature
-65°C to +200°C
Thermal Resistance:
θ
jc
= 140
°C/W
1. Exceeding these limits may cause permanent damage.
2. Case Temperature (Tc) = 25
°C.
3. Derate at 7.1 mW/°C for Tc > 109°C.
C (DC Block)
IN
Typical Bias Configuration
Rbias
Vcc > 7 V
Vcc - Vd
Id =
Rbias
RFC (Optional)
4
C (DC Block)
3
MP4TD0410
1
Vd = 5.25 V
OUT
2
Typical Performance Curves @ Id = 50 mA, TA = +25°C (unless otherwise noted)
DEVICE CURRENT vs DEVICE VOLTAGE
80
Id, DEVICE CURRENT (mA)
70
RETURN LOSS (dB)
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
V d, D E V IC E V O L T A G E (V )
0
-5
-1 0
-1 5
RETURN LOSS vs FREQUENCY
Input
O utput
-2 0
-2 5
-3 0
0 .1
1
F R E Q U E N C Y (G H z)
10
POWER GAIN vs CURRENT
10
f= .1 G H z
9
8
P
OUT
-1dB (dBm)
f= 2 .0 G H z
GAIN (dB)
7
6
5
4
3
2
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Id, D E V IC E C U R R E N T (m A )
f= 1 .0 G H z
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
P
OUT
@ 1DB GAIN COMPRESSION
vs FREQUENCY
Id= 7 0 m A
Id= 5 0 m A
Id= 3 0 m A
0 .1
1
F R E Q U E N C Y (G H z)
10
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NOISE FIGURE vs FREQUENCY
7 .5
7 .3
REVERSE ISOLATION (dB)
7 .1
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
6 .9
6 .7
6 .5
6 .3
6 .1
5 .9
5 .7
5 .5
0 .1
1
F R E Q U E N C Y (G H z)
10
-2 0
-1 0
-1 2
-1 4
-1 6
-1 8
Id= 3 0 m
Id= 5 0 m A
Id= 7 0 m A
-8
REVERSE ISOLATION vs FREQUENCY
0 .1
1
F R E Q U E N C Y (G H z)
10
Typical Scattering Parameters
Z0 = 50Ω, T
A
= +25°C, Id = 50 mA
Frequency
S11
(GHz)
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
Mag.
0.197
0.191
0.186
0.181
0.174
0.165
0.156
0.140
0.139
0.132
0.103
0.100
0.162
0.236
Angle
177.2
175.3
173.1
171.2
169.2
167.3
135.7
163.9
162.9
162.0
173.1
174.5
174.9
165.9
Mag.
2.87
2.87
2.87
2.87
2.87
2.87
2.85
2.84
2.83
2.83
2.69
2.52
2.35
2.19
S21
Angle
175.8
171.6
167.5
163.2
158.9
154.6
150.5
140.3
142.2
138.1
118.2
100.0
84.3
73.2
Mag.
0.147
0.148
0.148
0.150
0.150
0.152
0.153
0.153
0.154
0.156
0.167
0.181
0.194
0.207
S12
Angle
2.0
3.9
5.4
7.0
8.8
10.5
12.1
13.4
15.5
17.2
24.0
29.8
33.5
37.6
Mag
0.073
0.080
0.088
0.098
0.109
0.117
0.123
0.128
0.133
0.137
0.183
0.185
0.208
0.194
S22
Angle
-14.7
-29.5
-42.7
-53.0
-61.5
-69.7
-76.7
-88.7
-90.7
-98.6
-128.2
-147.1
-163.5
-173.5
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