Product Description
Stanford Microdevices' SCA-16 is a high performance Gallium
Arsenide Hetrojunction Bipolar Transistor MMIC Amplifier.
A Darlington configuration is utilized for broadband
performance up to 3 GHz. The heterojunction increases
breakdown voltage and minimizes leakage current between
junctions. Cancellation of emitter junction non-linearities
results in higher suppression of intermodulation products.
Typical IP3 at 50mA is +28dBm.
These unconditionally stable amplifiers provides 15dB of gain
and +14.5dBm of 1dB compressed power and requires only
a single positive voltage supply. Only 2 DC-blocking capaci-
tors, a bias resistor and an optional inductor are needed for
operation.
This MMIC is an ideal choice for wireless applications such
as cellular, PCS, CDPD, wireless data and SONET.
SCA-16
DC-3 GHz, Cascadable
GaAs HBT MMIC Amplifier
Product Features
High Output IP3 : +28dBm
Flat Gain : +/- 0.7dB Over Full Band
Cascadable 50 Ohm : 1.5:1 VSWR
Patented GaAsHBT Technology
Operates From Single Supply
Low Thermal Resistance Package
Applications
Cellular, PCS, CDPD
Wireless Data, SONET
S y m b o l
P a r a m e t e r s : T e s t C o n d i t i o n s :
I d = 5 0 m A , Z
0
= 5 0 O h m s
U n i t s
M i n .
T y p .
M a x .
G
P
P o w e r G a i n
f = 0 . 1 - 2 . 0 G H z
f = 2 . 0 - 3 . 0 G H z
d B
d B
1 3
1 5
1 4
G
F
G a i n F l a t n e s s
G a i n F l a t n e s s o v e r a n y 1 0 0 M H z b a n d
f = 0 . 1 - 2 . 0 G H z
d B
d B
+ / - 0 . 7
+ / - 0 . 1
P
1 d B
O u t p u t P o w e r a t 1 d B C o m p r e s s i o n
f = 0 . 1 - 2 . 0 G H z
d B m
1 4 . 5
N F
N o i s e F i g u r e
f = 0 . 1 - 3 . 0 G H z
d B
5 . 5
V S W R
I n p u t a n d O u t p u t V S W R
f = 0 . 1 - 3 . 0 G H z
-
1 . 5
I P
3
T h i r d O r d e r I n t e r c e p t P o in t
O u t p u t T o n e @ 0 d B m 1 0 M H z A p a r t
f = 0 . 1 - 2 . 0 G H z
d B m
2 8 . 0
T
D
G r o u p D e l a y
f = 1 . 9 G H z
p s e c
1 0 0
I S O L
R e v e r s e I s o l a t i o n
f = 0 . 1 - 3 . 0 G H z
d B
2 0
V D
D e v i c e V o l t a g e
V
3 . 5
4 . 0
4 . 5
d G / d T
D e v i c e G a i n T e m p e r a t u r e C o e ff i c i e n t
d B / d e g C
- 0 . 0 0 1 8
d V / d T
D e v i c e V o l t a g e T e m p e r a t u r e C o e ff i c i e n t
m V / d e g C
- 4 . 0
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Electrical Specifications at Ta = 25C
Output IP3 vs. Frequency
22
24
26
28
30
32
0.1
1
2
3
dBm
GHz
50 Ohm Gain Blocks
5-149
|S11| vs. Frequency
|S21| vs. Frequency
|S12| vs. Frequency
|S22| vs. Frequency
Output Power vs.Frequency
Typical S-Parameters Vds = 4.0V, Id = 50mA
SCA-16 DC-3 GHz Cascadable MMIC Amplifier
(S-Parameters include the effects of two 1.0 mil diameter bond wires, each 20 mils long, connected to the gate and drain pads on the die)
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-20
-15
-10
-5
0
0.1
1
2
3
12
14
16
18
0.1
1
2
3
-24
-20
-16
-12
0.1
1
2
3
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
0.1
1
2
3
dBm
dB
GHz
GHz
dB
dB
GHz
GHz
dB
GHz
Freq GHz
|S11|
S11 Ang
|S21|
S21 Ang
|S12|
S12 Ang
|S22|
S22 Ang
.100
0.247
125
6.531
148
0.108
-42
0.212
124
.500
0.241
117
6.606
136
0.103
-31
0.206
117
.900
0.256
70
6.397
103
0.102
-55
0.228
71
1.00
0.260
58
6.362
93
0.103
-61
0.235
59
1.50
0.272
3
6.174
52
0.102
-93
0.260
3
2.00
0.265
-50
6.078
10
0.101
-122
0.273
-52
2.50
0.240
-104
5.638
-32
0.104
-153
0.274
-109
3.00
0.204
-160
5.343
-70
0.106
172
0.264
-167
50 Ohm Gain Blocks
Typical Performance at 25
C (Vds = 4.0V, Ids = 50mA)
12
13
14
15
16
0.1
1
2
3
5-150
SCA-16 DC-3 GHz Cascadable MMIC Amplifier
Absolute Maximum Ratings
P a r a m e t e r
A b s o lu t e
M a x im u m
D e v i c e C u r r e n t
7 5 m A
P o w e r D i s s i p a t io n
3 5 0 m W
R F In p u t P o w e r
1 0 0 m W
J u n c ti o n Te m p e r a t u r e
+ 2 0 0 C
O p e r a ti n g Te m p e r a tu r e
- 4 5 C to + 8 5 C
S to r a g e Te m p e r a tu re
- 6 5 C to + 1 5 0 C
Notes:
1. Operation of this device above any one of these
parameters may cause permanent damage.
MTTF vs. Temperature
@ Id = 50mA
Thermal Resistance (Lead-Junction): 510 C/W
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Typical Biasing Configuration
50 Ohm Gain Blocks
Lead
Temperature
MTTF (hrs)
+55C
1,000,000
+90C
100,000
+120C
10,000
Outline Drawing
Pin Designation
1
RF in
2
GND
3
RF out and Bias
4
GND
Mounting Instructions
The data shown was taken on a 31mil thick FR-4 board with
1 ounce of copper on both sides.
The board was mounted to a baseplate with 3 screws as shown.
The screws bring the top side copper temperature to the same
value as the baseplate.
1. Use 1 or 2 ounce copper, if possible.
2. Solder the copper pad on the backside of the device
package to the ground plane.
3. Use a large ground pad area with many plated through-holes
as shown.
4. If possible, use at least one screw no more than 0.2 inch
from the device package to provide a low thermal resistance
path to the baseplate of the package.
5. Thermal resistance from ground lead to screws is
2 deg. C/W.
1
2
3
4
Recommended Bias Resistor Values
Supply Voltage (Vs)
5V
7.5V
9V
12V
15V
20V
Rbias (Ohms
)
20
70
100
160
220
320
5-151
SCA-16
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