CRF-24010-001
CRF-24010-101
Cree, Inc. 2003
Specifications subject to change without notice
Rev 1.14 - November 12, 2003
http://www.cree.com/
10 W SiC RF Power MESFET
PRELIMINARY
Features
Applications
15 dB Small Signal Gain
Wideband Military Communications
10 W Minimum P
1dB
Secure Comms for Homeland Defense
48 V Operation
Class A, AB Amplifiers
High Breakdown Voltage
TDMA, EDGE, CDMA, and W-CDMA
High Temperature Operation
Broadband Amplifiers
Up to 2.7 GHz Operation
CATV Amplifiers
High Efficiency
MMDS
Description
Cree's CRF-24010 is a silicon carbide (SiC) RF power Metal-Semiconductor
Field-Effect Transistor (MESFET). SiC has superior properties compared to
silicon or gallium arsenide, including higher breakdown voltage, higher satu-
rated electron drift velocity, and higher thermal conductivity. SiC MESFETs
offer greater power density and wider bandwidths compared to Si and GaAs
transistors.
Absolute Maximum Ratings (not simultaneous) at 25C Case Temperature
Parameter
Symbol
Rating
Units
Drain-Source Voltage
V
DSS
120
VDC
Gate-Source Voltage
V
GS
-20, +3
VDC
Storage Temperature
T
STG
-40, 150
C
Operating Junction Temperature
T
J
250
C
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case
R
JC
3.6
C/W
Soldering Temperature
T
S
225
C
Angled lead = Gate
Non-angled lead = Drain
Case/Flange = Source
CASE STYLE 101 (Flange)
CRF-24010-101
CASE STYLE 001 (Pill)
CRF-24010-001
CRF-24010-001
CRF-24010-101
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Specifications subject to change without notice
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Notes:
1
Drain Efficiency = P
OUT
/P
DC
2
Power Added Efficiency (PAE) = (P
OUT
- P
IN
)/P
DC
3
Gate voltage value will be finalized in future revision, anticipated March 2004
Electrical Characteristics (T
C
= 25C)
Characteristic
Symbol
Min
Typ
Max
Units
Conditions
DC CHARACTERISTICS
Gate Threshold Voltage
V
GS(th)
-12
-10
-
VDC
V
DS
= 10 V, I
D
= 0.5 mA
Gate Quiescent Voltage
V
GS(Q)
-
-9
-
VDC
V
DS
= 48 V, I
D
= 250 mA
Zero Gate Voltage Drain Current
I
DSS
1.2
1.5
1.8
A
V
DS
= 10 V, V
GS
= 0 V
Drain-Source Breakdown Voltage
V
(BR)DSS
100
110
120
VDC
V
GS
= TBD (Typ -17 V)
3
I
D
= 3 mA
Forward Transconductance
g
m
140
160
-
mS
V
DS
= 48 V, I
D
= 250 mA
Case Operating Temperature
T
C
-30
-
90
C
Screw Torque (101 Style Package)
T
0.33
-
0.37
ftlb
RF CHARACTERISTICS
Gain
G
SS
13
15
-
dB
V
DD
= 48 V, I
DQ
= 500 mA,
f = 2000 MHz
Power Output at 1 dB Compression
P
1dB
10
12
-
W
V
DD
= 48 V, I
DQ
= 500 mA,
f = 2000 MHz
Drain Efficiency
1, 2
40
45
-
%
V
DD
= 48 V, I
DQ
= 250 mA, f =
2000 MHz, P
OUT
= P
1dB
Intermodulation Distortion
IMD
3
-
-31
-
dBc
V
DD
= 48 V, I
DQ
= 250 mA, f
1
=
2000.0 MHz, f
2
= 2000.1 MHz,
P
OUT
= 10 W PEP
Minimum Noise Figure
NF
min
3.1
dB
V
DD
= 48 V, I
DQ
= 500 mA,
f = 2000 MHz
Output Mismatch Stress
VSWR
10:1
No damage at all phase angles
P
out
= 10 W CW, V
DD
= 48 V,
I
DQ
= 500 mA, f = 2000 MHz
CRF-24010-001
CRF-24010-101
Specifications subject to change without notice
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http://www.cree.com/
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Swept P1dB and Gain CRF-24010 Broadband Test Fixture
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
1.9
1.95
2
2.05
2.1
2.15
2.2
2.25
2.3
2.35
2.4
2.45
2.5
2.55
2.6
Frequency (GHz)
Gain (dB)
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
P1dB (dBm)
Typical Wideband Performance (T
C
= 25C, V
DS
= 48 V, I
DQ
= 500 mA)
DYNAMIC
CHARACTERISTICS
Symbol
Min
Typ
Max
Units
Conditions
Input Capacitance
C
iss
-
2.5
-
pF
V
DS
= 48 V, V
gs
= -16 V,
f = 1 MHz
Output Capacitance
C
oss
-
1.9
-
pF
V
DS
= 48 V, V
gs
= -16 V,
f = 1 MHz
Reverse Transfer Capacitance
C
rss
-
0.45
-
pF
V
DS
= 48 V, V
gs
= -16 V,
f = 1 MHz
CRF-24010-001
CRF-24010-101
Cree, Inc. 2003
Specifications subject to change without notice
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Typical Packaged S-Parameters (Small Signal, V
DS
= 48 V, I
DQ
= 500 mA, ang in deg)
freq
100.0MHz
200.0MHz
300.0MHz
400.0MHz
500.0MHz
600.0MHz
700.0MHz
800.0MHz
900.0MHz
1.000GHz
1.100GHz
1.200GHz
1.300GHz
1.400GHz
1.500GHz
1.600GHz
1.700GHz
1.800GHz
1.900GHz
2.000GHz
2.100GHz
2.200GHz
2.300GHz
2.400GHz
2.500GHz
2.600GHz
2.700GHz
2.800GHz
2.900GHz
3.000GHz
3.100GHz
3.200GHz
3.300GHz
3.400GHz
3.500GHz
3.600GHz
3.700GHz
3.800GHz
3.900GHz
4.000GHz
S(1,1)
0.933 / -24.697
0.917 / -47.336
0.898 / -66.755
0.881 / -82.780
0.867 / -95.802
0.856 / -106.375
0.847 / -115.027
0.841 / -122.187
0.837 / -128.190
0.834 / -133.288
0.831 / -137.674
0.830 / -141.491
0.829 / -144.852
0.829 / -147.841
0.828 / -150.526
0.829 / -152.959
0.829 / -155.183
0.830 / -157.231
0.830 / -159.132
0.831 / -160.907
0.832 / -162.576
0.833 / -164.155
0.834 / -165.657
0.836 / -167.092
0.837 / -168.471
0.838 / -169.802
0.839 / -171.093
0.840 / -172.348
0.842 / -173.575
0.843 / -174.777
0.844 / -175.960
0.845 / -177.126
0.846 / -178.281
0.848 / -179.426
0.849 / 179.435
0.850 / 178.299
0.851 / 177.164
0.852 / 176.027
0.853 / 174.886
0.853 / 173.738
S(2,1)
9.470 / 164.826
8.814 / 150.896
7.970 / 138.866
7.113 / 128.773
6.332 / 120.339
5.654 / 113.216
5.079 / 107.100
4.592 / 101.752
4.179 / 96.993
3.828 / 92.691
3.526 / 88.750
3.266 / 85.096
3.039 / 81.675
2.840 / 78.445
2.665 / 75.375
2.509 / 72.440
2.370 / 69.618
2.246 / 66.896
2.133 / 64.258
2.032 / 61.696
1.940 / 59.200
1.855 / 56.763
1.778 / 54.379
1.708 / 52.042
1.643 / 49.748
1.583 / 47.492
1.528 / 45.273
1.477 / 43.085
1.430 / 40.926
1.386 / 38.795
1.346 / 36.687
1.308 / 34.602
1.273 / 32.537
1.240 / 30.490
1.210 / 28.459
1.181 / 26.443
1.155 / 24.440
1.130 / 22.447
1.107 / 20.464
1.086 / 18.489
S(1,2)
0.022 / 72.184
0.041 / 60.244
0.055 / 49.176
0.066 / 39.787
0.073 / 31.953
0.078 / 25.378
0.082 / 19.781
0.084 / 14.932
0.086 / 10.659
0.088 / 6.834
0.089 / 3.362
0.090 / 0.172
0.090 / -2.790
0.091 / -5.564
0.091 / -8.183
0.091 / -10.671
0.091 / -13.047
0.091 / -15.328
0.091 / -17.526
0.091 / -19.652
0.091 / -21.714
0.091 / -23.720
0.091 / -25.676
0.091 / -27.587
0.091 / -29.458
0.091 / -31.294
0.091 / -33.096
0.091 / -34.870
0.091 / -36.616
0.091 / -38.340
0.091 / -40.041
0.091 / -41.724
0.091 / -43.390
0.091 / -45.041
0.091 / -46.679
0.091 / -48.306
0.091 / -49.924
0.091 / -51.534
0.091 / -53.138
0.091 / -54.738
S(2,2)
0.281 / -34.171
0.311 / -62.220
0.344 / -83.098
0.372 / -98.337
0.394 / -109.583
0.411 / -118.050
0.425 / -124.563
0.436 / -129.678
0.445 / -133.774
0.454 / -137.115
0.462 / -139.886
0.469 / -142.221
0.475 / -144.221
0.482 / -145.960
0.488 / -147.492
0.495 / -148.863
0.501 / -150.104
0.507 / -151.244
0.513 / -152.301
0.519 / -153.294
0.525 / -154.235
0.530 / -155.136
0.536 / -156.004
0.542 / -156.847
0.547 / -157.670
0.552 / -158.479
0.558 / -159.277
0.563 / -160.067
0.568 / -160.852
0.572 / -161.634
0.577 / -162.415
0.581 / -163.197
0.586 / -163.981
0.590 / -164.768
0.594 / -165.559
0.597 / -166.355
0.601 / -167.157
0.604 / -167.966
0.607 / -168.783
0.610 / -169.607
CRF-24010-001
CRF-24010-101
Specifications subject to change without notice
Cree, Inc. 2003
http://www.cree.com/
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Typical Packaged S- Parameters (Small Signal, V
DS
= 48 V, I
DQ
= 250 mA, ang in deg)
All products conform to the listed mechanical specifications within the tolerances shown.
freq
100.0MHz
200.0MHz
300.0MHz
400.0MHz
500.0MHz
600.0MHz
700.0MHz
800.0MHz
900.0MHz
1.000GHz
1.100GHz
1.200GHz
1.300GHz
1.400GHz
1.500GHz
1.600GHz
1.700GHz
1.800GHz
1.900GHz
2.000GHz
2.100GHz
2.200GHz
2.300GHz
2.400GHz
2.500GHz
2.600GHz
2.700GHz
2.800GHz
2.900GHz
3.000GHz
3.100GHz
3.200GHz
3.300GHz
3.400GHz
3.500GHz
3.600GHz
3.700GHz
3.800GHz
3.900GHz
4.000GHz
S(1,1)
0.935 / -22.097
0.920 / -42.676
0.900 / -60.781
0.881 / -76.139
0.865 / -88.933
0.852 / -99.537
0.842 / -108.354
0.834 / -115.739
0.828 / -121.985
0.824 / -127.324
0.821 / -131.937
0.819 / -135.963
0.818 / -139.514
0.818 / -142.674
0.818 / -145.513
0.818 / -148.084
0.818 / -150.432
0.819 / -152.591
0.820 / -154.592
0.821 / -156.457
0.823 / -158.208
0.824 / -159.860
0.826 / -161.428
0.827 / -162.924
0.829 / -164.358
0.831 / -165.738
0.832 / -167.073
0.834 / -168.368
0.836 / -169.630
0.837 / -170.865
0.839 / -172.075
0.841 / -173.266
0.842 / -174.441
0.844 / -175.604
0.845 / -176.757
0.846 / -177.904
0.848 / -179.046
0.849 / 179.813
0.850 / 178.671
0.852 / 177.526
S(2,1)
7.829 / 165.893
7.370 / 152.734
6.758 / 141.088
6.110 / 131.067
5.497 / 122.511
4.950 / 115.167
4.474 / 108.786
4.064 / 103.160
3.712 / 98.128
3.408 / 93.564
3.146 / 89.373
2.917 / 85.485
2.717 / 81.845
2.541 / 78.410
2.385 / 75.148
2.246 / 72.032
2.121 / 69.041
2.009 / 66.159
1.908 / 63.373
1.816 / 60.670
1.733 / 58.043
1.657 / 55.482
1.587 / 52.981
1.523 / 50.536
1.464 / 48.139
1.410 / 45.789
1.360 / 43.479
1.314 / 41.208
1.271 / 38.972
1.231 / 36.767
1.194 / 34.593
1.160 / 32.446
1.127 / 30.323
1.098 / 28.223
1.070 / 26.145
1.044 / 24.085
1.020 / 22.042
0.997 / 20.014
0.976 / 17.999
0.957 / 15.996
S(1,2)
0.024 / 73.361
0.045 / 62.187
0.062 / 51.523
0.074 / 42.232
0.083 / 34.306
0.090 / 27.540
0.095 / 21.708
0.098 / 16.614
0.101 / 12.099
0.103 / 8.043
0.104 / 4.354
0.105 / 0.962
0.106 / -2.188
0.107 / -5.136
0.107 / -7.916
0.107 / -10.553
0.107 / -13.067
0.108 / -15.476
0.108 / -17.792
0.108 / -20.028
0.107 / -22.191
0.107 / -24.290
0.107 / -26.332
0.107 / -28.322
0.107 / -30.265
0.107 / -32.166
0.107 / -34.029
0.106 / -35.856
0.106 / -37.652
0.106 / -39.418
0.106 / -41.158
0.106 / -42.874
0.106 / -44.569
0.106 / -46.244
0.106 / -47.902
0.106 / -49.544
0.106 / -51.173
0.106 / -52.790
0.106 / -54.398
0.106 / -55.998
S(2,2)
0.341 / -26.953
0.356 / -50.854
0.374 / -70.354
0.392 / -85.633
0.407 / -97.471
0.420 / -106.682
0.431 / -113.933
0.441 / -119.725
0.450 / -124.423
0.458 / -128.294
0.466 / -131.533
0.473 / -134.284
0.481 / -136.655
0.488 / -138.729
0.495 / -140.568
0.502 / -142.219
0.509 / -143.721
0.516 / -145.104
0.523 / -146.390
0.530 / -147.598
0.537 / -148.744
0.544 / -149.838
0.550 / -150.892
0.557 / -151.911
0.563 / -152.904
0.569 / -153.875
0.575 / -154.829
0.581 / -155.768
0.587 / -156.696
0.592 / -157.616
0.597 / -158.529
0.602 / -159.437
0.607 / -160.342
0.612 / -161.246
0.616 / -162.148
0.621 / -163.051
0.625 / -163.955
0.628 / -164.862
0.632 / -165.772
0.635 / -166.687
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