RFMA1720-0.5W

ISSUED 05/08/2008

17.5 – 20.0 GHz Power Amplifier MMIC

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Excelics Semiconductor, Inc. 310 De Guigne Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94085

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Revised May 2008

-0.5W-01

RFMA1720

Excelics

FEATURES

•

17.5– 20.0GHz Operating Frequency Range

•

26.5dBm Output Power at 1dB Compression

•

30.0 dB Typical Small Signal Gain

•

-41dBc Typical OIM3 @ each tone Pout 15dBm

APPLICATIONS

•

Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint radio

•

Military Radar Systems

Caution! ESD sensitive device.

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PARAMETER/TEST CONDITIONS

MIN

TYP

MAX

UNITS

F

Operating Frequency Range

17.5

20

GHz

P1dB

Output Power at 1dB Gain Compression

25.5

26.5

dBm

Small Signal Gain

27.0

30.0

dB

OIMD3

Output 3

@∆f=10MHz, Each Tone Pout 15.0 dBm

-41

-38

dBc

Input RL

Input Return Loss

-10

-7

dB

Output RL

Output Return Loss

-8

dB

Idd

Drain Current

500

570

mA

Vdd

Drain Supply Voltage

7

8

V

Rth

Thermal Resistance (Au-Sn Eutectic Attach)

13

Tb

Operating Base Plate Temperature

-30

+80

ºC

MAXIMUM RATINGS @25°C

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CHARACTERISTIC

ABSOLUTE

CONTINUOUS

1,2

Drain Supply Voltage

12V

8V

Gate Supply Voltage

-8V

-3V

Drain Current

Idss

1.1A

Gate Current

60mA

10 mA

Input Power

20dBm

@ 3dB compression

Channel Temperature

175°C

150°C

Storage Temperature

-65/175°C

-65/150°C

Total Power Dissipation

8.8W

7.4W

1. Operating the device beyond any of the above rating may result in permanent damage.