Excelics
EFA960C-180F
PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
Low Distortion GaAs Power FET
NON-HERMETIC 180MIL METAL FLANGE
PACKAGE
+36.5dBm TYPICAL OUTPUT POWER
16.5dB TYPICAL POWER GAIN AT 2GHz
0.5 X 9600 MICRON RECESSED
"MUSHROOM" GATE
Si
3
N
4
PASSIVATION
ADVANCED EPITAXIAL HETEROJUNCTION
PROFILE PROVIDES EXTRA HIGH POWER
EFFICIENCY, AND HIGH RELIABILITY
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T
a
= 25
O
C)
SYMBOLS
PARAMETERS/TEST CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP MAX UNIT
P
1dB
Output Power at 1dB Compression f= 2GHz
Vds=8V, Ids=50% Idss f= 4GHz
35.0
36.5
36.5
dBm
G
1dB
Gain at 1dB Compression f= 2GHz
Vds=8V, Ids=50% Idss f= 4GHz
14.5
16.0
11.0
dB
PAE
Power Added Efficiency at 1dB Compression
Vds=8V, Ids=50% Idss f=2GHz
34
%
Idss
Saturated Drain Current Vds=3V, Vgs=0V
1600
2720
3520
mA
Gm
Transconductance Vds=3V, Vgs=0V
1100
1450
mS
Vp
Pinch-off Voltage Vds=3V, Ids=25mA
-2.0
-3.5
V
BVgd
Drain Breakdown Voltage Igd=9.6mA
-12
-15
V
BVgs
Source Breakdown Voltage Igs=9.6mA
-7
-14
V
Rth
Thermal Resistance (Au-Sn Eutectic Attach)
6*
o
C/W
* Overall Rth depends on case mounting.
MAXIMUM RATINGS AT 25
O
C
SYMBOLS
PARAMETERS
ABSOLUTE
1
CONTINUOUS
2
Vds
Drain-Source Voltage
12V
8V
Vgs
Gate-Source Voltage
-8V
-4V
Ids
Drain Current
2.9A
2.4A
Igsf
Forward Gate Current
240mA
20mA
Pin
Input Power
35dBm
@ 3dB Compression
Tch
Channel Temperature
175
o
C
150
o
C
Tstg
Storage Temperature
-65/175
o
C
-65/150
o
C
Pt
Total Power Dissipation
23W
19W
Note: 1. Exceeding any of the above ratings may result in permanent damage.
2. Exceeding any of the above ratings may reduce MTTF below design goals.
Excelics Semiconductor, Inc., 2908 Scott Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: (408) 970-8664 Fax: (408) 970-8998 Web Site: www.excelics.com
All Dimensions In Mils
EFA960C-180F
PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
Low Distortion GaAs Power FET
S-PARAMETERS
8V, 1/2 Idss
Freq S11 S11 S21 S21 S12 S12 S22 S22
GHz Mag Ang Mag Ang Mag Ang Mag Ang
0.5 0.976 -158.7 5.862 93.1 0.010 22.1 0.822 179.7
1.0 0.971 -176.4 3.028 77.0 0.012 22.3 0.808 176.5
1.5 0.948 176.1 2.702 69.3 0.018 26.4 0.743 169.2
2.0 0.934 168.5 2.132 60.0 0.021 27.2 0.733 167.2
2.5 0.929 162.1 1.853 51.1 0.025 26.9 0.704 165.4
3.0 0.908 155.3 1.736 41.5 0.030 24.1 0.671 163.3
3.5 0.893 146.5 1.728 29.7 0.038 18.8 0.626 158.0
4.0 0.868 134.3 1.740 14.9 0.047 7.8 0.562 149.5
4.5 0.847 119.2 1.751 -2.0 0.056 -3.7 0.503 136.4
5.0 0.835 101.9 1.735 -20.3 0.065 -17.5 0.453 119.1
5.5 0.830 84.3 1.700 -38.6 0.074 -31.2 0.415 100.0
6.0 0.823 65.8 1.661 -57.7 0.083 -46.7 0.389 79.4
6.5 0.807 46.7 1.632 -77.4 0.089 -63.4 0.391 59.1
7.0 0.807 21.5 1.603 -100.2 0.096 -81.6 0.386 35.4
7.5 0.824 -7.2 1.473 -124.5 0.095 -101.8 0.420 7.6
8.0 0.851 -33.9 1.259 -147.7 0.087 -119.4 0.481 -17.7
8.5 0.882 -54.9 1.047 -167.0 0.078 -136.7 0.574 -36.3
9.0 0.901 -74.3 0.876 174.5 0.066 -146.5 0.660 -47.1
9.5 0.890 -88.9 0.733 160.0 0.072 -158.3 0.659 -54.7
10.0 0.893 -104.2 0.666 144.8 0.068 -177.5 0.673 -64.4
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