960
50
120
48
95
40
156
420
45
110
D
G
D
D
D
G
G
G
Excelics
EPA480B/EPA480BV
PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
High Efficiency Heterojunction Power FET
+35.5dBm TYPICAL OUTPUT POWER
7.5dB TYPICAL POWER GAIN FOR EPA480B AND
12.0dB FOR EPA480BV AT 12GHz
0.4X 4800 MICRON RECESSED "MUSHROOM" GATE
Si
3
N
4
PASSIVATION
ADVANCED EPITAXIAL DOPING PROFILE
PROVIDES HIGH POWER EFFICIENCY,
LINEARITY AND RELIABILITY
EPA480BV WITH VIA HOLE SOURCE GROUNDING
Idss SORTED IN 120mA PER BIN RANGE
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T
a
= 25
O
C)
SYMBOLS PARAMETERS/TEST CONDITIONS
EPA480B
EPA480BV
UNIT
MIN TYP MAX
MIN
TYP
MAX
P
1dB
Output Power at 1dB Compression f=12GHz
Vds=8V, Ids=50% Idss f=18GHz
34.0 35.5
34.0
35.5
35.5
dBm
G
1dB
Gain at 1dB Compression f=12GHz
Vds=8V, Ids=50% Idss f=18GHz
6.0
7.5
10.0
12.0
9.5
dB
PAE
Gain at 1dB Compression
Vds=8V, Ids=50% Idss f=12GHz
40
45
%
Idss
Saturated Drain Current Vds=3V, Vgs=0V
880
1440
1880
880
1440
1880
mA
Gm
Transconductance Vds=3V, Vgs=0V
960
1520
960
1520
mS
Vp
Pinch-off Voltage Vds=3V, Ids=14mA
-1.0
-2.5
-1.0
-2.5
V
BVgd
Drain Breakdown Voltage Igd=4.8mA
-11
-15
-11
-15
V
BVgs
Source Breakdown Voltage Igs=4.8mA
-7
-14
-7
-14
V
Rth
Thermal Resistance (Au-Sn Eutectic Attach)
10
8
o
C/W
MAXIMUM RATINGS AT 25
O
C
SYMBOLS
PARAMETERS
EPA480B
EPA480BV
ABSOLUTE
1
CONTINUOUS
2
ABSOLUTE
1
CONTINUOUS
2
Vds
Drain-Source Voltage
12V
8V
12V
8V
Vgs
Gate-Source Voltage
-8V
-3V
-8V
-3V
Ids
Drain Current
Idss
1.4A
Idss
1.75A
Igsf
Forward Gate Current
240mA
40mA
240mA
40mA
Pin
Input Power
33dBm
@ 3dB
Compression
33dBm @
3dB
Compression
Tch
Channel Temperature
175
o
C 150
o
C 175
o
C 150
o
C
Tstg
Storage Temperature
-65/175
o
C -65/150
o
C -65/175
o
C -65/150
o
C
Pt
Total
Power
Dissipation
14W 11W 17W 14W
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
Chip Thickness: 50
10 microns
(with >20micons Gold Plated Heat Sink (PHS))
All Dimensions In Microns
: Via Hole No Via Hole For EPA480B
EPA480B/EPA480BV
PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
High Efficiency Heterojunction Power FET
S-PARAMETERS
EPA480B 8V, 1/2 Idss
FREQ --- S11 --- --- S21 --- --- S12 --- --- S22 ---
(GHz) MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG
0.500 0.923 -153.6 13.123 99.4 0.019 17.3 0.557 -165.5
1.000 0.920 -167.7 6.682 89.5 0.019 15.1 0.570 -170.6
2.000 0.919 -176.1 3.342 79.1 0.020 20.4 0.581 -171.4
3.000 0.920 -179.8 2.214 71.0 0.020 27.7 0.594 -170.2
4.000 0.922 177.5 1.644 63.7 0.022 35.3 0.611 -168.8
5.000 0.923 175.3 1.298 56.8 0.023 42.5 0.631 -167.6
6.000 0.925 173.3 1.065 50.2 0.025 49.0 0.653 -166.7
7.000 0.927 171.4 0.896 44.0 0.028 54.6 0.675 -166.1
8.000 0.930 169.6 0.768 38.2 0.031 59.3 0.698 -165.8
9.000 0.932 167.9 0.667 32.7 0.035 63.0 0.721 -165.7
10.000 0.934 166.1 0.585 27.6 0.038 65.8 0.742 -165.8
S-PARAMETERS
EPA480BV 8V, 1/2 Idss
FREQ --- S11 --- --- S21 --- --- S12 --- --- S22 ---
(GHz) MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG
1.0 0.941 -156.9 8.989 96.7 0.013 18.0 0.666 -174.6
2.0 0.948 -170.0 4.575 84.1 0.014 15.0 0.675 -176.9
3.0 0.952 -176.1 3.030 75.8 0.013 14.9 0.686 -176.2
4.0 0.951 -179.7 2.237 68.8 0.013 18.3 0.699 -175.1
5.0 0.956 176.7 1.718 63.1 0.013 22.1 0.722 -172.7
6.0 0.962 175.6 1.390 57.8 0.012 27.2 0.736 -171.5
7.0 0.965 176.1 1.163 53.3 0.012 31.5 0.755 -171.0
8.0 0.966 177.9 0.992 49.3 0.012 37.6 0.772 -171.9
9.0 0.972 179.6 0.863 45.6 0.012 41.0 0.789 -172.3
10.0 0.967 -179.0 0.760 42.0 0.011 45.2 0.805 -172.8
11.0 0.969 -177.8 0.682 38.8 0.012 47.5 0.816 -173.1
12.0 0.969 -177.3 0.613 35.3 0.012 51.2 0.818 -173.6
14.0 0.965 178.4 0.511 27.6 0.014 52.8 0.827 -172.3
16.0 0.970 169.2 0.438 18.0 0.014 46.9 0.854 -170.5
18.0 0.972 158.8 0.367 7.9 0.013 37.8 0.870 -170.6
20.0 0.979 152.1 0.299 -1.2 0.013 41.1 0.877 -172.8
22.0 0.969 163.2 0.233 -6.9 0.014 32.2 0.922 171.4
24.0 0.978 158.9 0.192 -10.9 0.015 39.3 0.923 175.7
26.0 0.977 158.9 0.169 -11.6 0.018 44.7 0.934 180.0
Note: The data included 0.7 mils diameter Au bonding wires; 4 gate wires, 15 mils each; 4 drain wires, 20 mils each;
10 source wires, 7 mils each; no source wires for EPA480BV.
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