MSA-9970

MSA-9970 Datasheet

MSA-9970 Cascadable Silicon Bipolar MMIC Amplifier

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MSA-9970 Cascadable Silicon Bipolar MMIC Amplifier Data Sheet The MSA-9970 is a high performance silicon bipolar Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit MMIC housed in a hermetic high reliability package. This MMIC is designed with high open loop gain and is intended to be used with external resistive and reactive feedback elements to create a variety of special purpose gain blocks. Applications include very broadband, minimum ripple amplifiers with extended low frequency performance possible through the use of a high valued external feedback blocking capacitor extremely well matched dB return loss amplifiers and negative gain slope amplifiers for flattening MMIC cascades. • Open Loop Feedback Amplifier • Performance Flexibility with User Selected External Feedback for Broadband Minimum Ripple Amplifiers Low Return Loss Amplifiers Negative Gain Slope Amplifiers • Usable Gain to GHz • dB Typical Open Loop Gain at GHz • dBm Typical P1 dB at GHz • Hermetic Gold-ceramic Microstrip Package The MSA-series is fabricated using Avago’s 10 GHz fT, 25 GHz fMAX, silicon bipolar MMIC process which uses nitride self-alignment, ion implantation, and gold metallization to achieve excellent performance, uniformity and reliability. The use of an external bias resistor for temperature and current stability also allows bias flexibility. 70 mil Package Typical Biasing Configuration USER SELECTABLE R bias VCC 10 V C block IN 3 MSA 1 RFC Optional C block Vd = V MSA-9970 Absolute Maximum Ratings Parameter Absolute Maximum[1] Device Current Power Dissipation[2,3] 80 mA 750 mW RF Input Power +13 dBm Junction Temperature 200°C Storage Temperature to 200°C Permanent damage may occur if any of these limits are exceeded. TCASE = 25°C. Derate at mW/°C for TC > 88°C. The small spot size of this technique results in a higher, though more accurate determination of than do alternate methods. Thermal Resistance[2,4] = 150°C/W Electrical Specifications[1], TA = 25°C Parameters and Test Conditions Id = 35 mA, ZO = 50 Ω Units Min. Typ. Max. Power Gain[2] \|S21\| 2 f = GHz f = GHz f = GHz P1 dB Ordering Information Part Numbers MSA-9970 No. of Devices 100 Comments Bulk 70 mil Package Dimensions GROUND RF INPUT RF OUTPUT AND BIAS ± ± 2 GROUND unless otherwise specified Dimensions are in Tolerances in .xxx = ± mm .xx = ± For product information and a complete list of distributors, please go to our web site: Avago, Avago Technologies, and the A logo are trademarks of Avago Technologies, Limited in the United States and other countries. Data subject to change. Copyright 2008 Avago Technologies, Limited. All rights reserved. Obsoletes 5989-2762EN AV02-1235EN May 15, 2008

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MSA-9970 Cascadable Silicon Bipolar MMIC Amplifier

Data Sheet

The MSA-9970 is a high performance silicon bipolar Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit MMIC housed in a hermetic high reliability package. This MMIC is designed with high open loop gain and is intended to be used with external resistive and reactive feedback elements to create a variety of special purpose gain blocks.

Applications include very broadband, minimum ripple amplifiers with extended low frequency performance possible through the use of a high valued external feedback blocking capacitor extremely well matched dB return loss amplifiers and negative gain slope amplifiers for flattening MMIC cascades.
• Open Loop Feedback Amplifier
• Performance Flexibility with User Selected External Feedback for Broadband Minimum Ripple Amplifiers Low Return Loss Amplifiers Negative Gain Slope Amplifiers
• Usable Gain to GHz
• dB Typical Open Loop Gain at GHz
• dBm Typical P1 dB at GHz
• Hermetic Gold-ceramic Microstrip Package

The MSA-series is fabricated using Avago’s 10 GHz fT, 25 GHz fMAX, silicon bipolar MMIC process which uses nitride self-alignment, ion implantation, and gold metallization to achieve excellent performance, uniformity and reliability. The use of an external bias resistor for temperature and current stability also allows bias flexibility.
70 mil Package

Typical Biasing Configuration

USER SELECTABLE

R bias

VCC 10 V

C block IN
3 MSA 1

RFC Optional

C block Vd = V

MSA-9970 Absolute Maximum Ratings

Parameter

Absolute Maximum[1]

Device Current Power Dissipation[2,3]
80 mA 750 mW

RF Input Power
+13 dBm

Junction Temperature 200°C

Storage Temperature
to 200°C

Permanent damage may occur if any of these limits are exceeded.

TCASE = 25°C. Derate at mW/°C for TC > 88°C. The small spot size of this technique results in a higher, though more accurate determination
of than do alternate methods.

Thermal Resistance[2,4] = 150°C/W

Electrical Specifications[1], TA = 25°C

Parameters and Test Conditions Id = 35 mA, ZO = 50 Ω

Units Min. Typ. Max.

Power Gain[2] |S21| 2
f = GHz
f = GHz
f = GHz

P1 dB
Ordering Information

Part Numbers MSA-9970

No. of Devices 100

Comments Bulk
70 mil Package Dimensions

GROUND

RF INPUT

RF OUTPUT AND BIAS
± ±
2 GROUND
unless otherwise specified

Dimensions are in

Tolerances
in .xxx = ±
mm .xx = ±

For product information and a complete list of distributors, please go to our web site:

Avago, Avago Technologies, and the A logo are trademarks of Avago Technologies, Limited in the United States and other countries. Data subject to change. Copyright 2008 Avago Technologies, Limited. All rights reserved. Obsoletes 5989-2762EN AV02-1235EN May 15, 2008

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Datasheet ID: MSA-9970 520489