Excelics
EPB018A5/A7/A9
DATA SHEET
Super Low Noise High Gain Heterojunction FET
VERY HIGH fmax: 120GHz
TYPICAL 0.50~0.90dB NOISE FIGURE AND 12.0~13.0dB
ASSOCIATED GAIN AT 12GHz
0.3 X 180 MICRON RECESSED " MUSHROOM" GATE
Si
3
N
4
PASSIVATION
ADVANCED EPITAXIAL HETEROJUNCTION PROFILE
PROVIDES SUPER LOW NOISE, HIGH GAIN AND HIGH
RELIABILITY
Idss SORTED IN 5 mA PER BIN RANGE
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T
a
= 25
O
C)
SYMBOLS PARAMETERS/TEST
CONDITIONS MIN
TYP
MAX
UNIT
EPB018A5
0.50
0.60
EPB018A7
0.65
0.80
NF
Noise Figure, f=12GHz
Vds=2V, Ids=15mA
EPB018A9
0.95
1.20
dB
EPB018A5
12.0 13.0
EPB018A7 11.5 12.5
Ga
Associated Gain, f=12GHz
Vds=2V, Ids=15mA
EPB018A9
11.0 12.0
dB
P
1dB
Output Power at 1dB Compression
f=12GHz
Vds=3V, Ids=25mA
f=18GHz
15.0
15.0
dBm
G
1dB
Gain at 1dB Compression
f=12GHz
Vds=3V, Ids=25mA
f=18GHz
15.0
13.0
dB
Idss
Saturated Drain Current Vds=2V, Vgs=0V
15
45
80
mA
Gm
Transconductance
Vds=2V, Vgs=0V
50
90
mS
Vp
Pinch-off Voltage
Vds=2V, Ids=1.0mA
-0.8
-2.5
V
BVgd
Drain Breakdown Voltage Igd=10uA
-3
-6
V
BVgs
Source Breakdown Voltage Igs=10uA
-3
-6
V
Rth
Thermal Resistance (Au-Sn Eutectic Attach)
185
o
C/W
MAXIMUM RATINGS AT 25
O
C
SYMBOLS PARAMETERS ABSOLUTE
1
CONTINUOUS
2
Vds
Drain-Source Voltage
5V
4V
Vgs
Gate-Source Voltage
-3V
-2V
Ids
Drain Current
Idss
Idss
Igsf
Forward Gate Current
2mA
0.3mA
Pin
Input Power
12dBm
@1dB 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
740mW
625mW
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: 75
13 microns
All Dimensions In Microns
'
6
6
*
Excelics
EPB018A5/A7/A9
DATA SHEET
Super Low Noise High Gain Heterojunction FET
EPB018A5
S-PARAMETERS
2V, 15mA
FREQ --- S11 --- --- S21 --- --- S12 --- --- S22 ---
(GHz) MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG
1.0 0.987 -12.7 6.651 169.6 0.019 81.2 0.504 -9.6
2.0 0.972 -25.2 6.514 160.5 0.038 73.7 0.497 -19.6
3.0 0.954 -38.0 6.378 151.5 0.054 66.6 0.482 -30.0
4.0 0.930 -50.6 6.163 142.4 0.069 59.5 0.462 -39.9
5.0 0.900 -64.2 5.929 133.0 0.083 51.9 0.428 -50.9
6.0 0.876 -76.5 5.630 124.6 0.094 44.9 0.403 -60.5
7.0 0.854 -87.9 5.303 116.7 0.103 38.5 0.378 -70.2
8.0 0.832 -98.6 4.993 109.3 0.110 32.8 0.353 -79.3
9.0 0.815 -108.2 4.681 102.6 0.115 27.2 0.332 -87.9
10.0 0.800 -116.8 4.409 96.5 0.119 22.3 0.313 -95.8
11.0 0.788 -124.4 4.168 90.7 0.123 17.9 0.298 -103.5
12.0 0.779 -131.3 3.959 85.3 0.127 13.7 0.286 -111.2
13.0 0.767 -138.7 3.779 79.9 0.131 9.5 0.277 -118.8
14.0 0.759 -146.1 3.631 74.5 0.135 5.3 0.269 -126.9
15.0 0.747 -153.4 3.487 69.1 0.138 1.0 0.262 -135.2
16.0 0.742 -161.8 3.377 63.1 0.142 -3.3 0.259 -144.5
17.0 0.736 -171.4 3.222 56.8 0.144 -8.1 0.258 -155.7
18.0 0.737 179.0 3.077 50.5 0.146 -12.7 0.254 -166.7
19.0 0.741 170.3 2.899 44.7 0.146 -16.8 0.252 -178.0
20.0 0.746 162.9 2.727 38.9 0.145 -20.5 0.253 172.6
21.0 0.755 156.4 2.483 34.1 0.140 -24.0 0.278 164.1
22.0 0.766 149.9 2.324 29.5 0.136 -26.7 0.284 157.1
23.0 0.773 144.6 2.175 24.9 0.134 -29.4 0.285 150.8
24.0 0.783 141.4 2.060 21.1 0.132 -31.2 0.294 145.9
25.0 0.787 139.2 1.965 17.3 0.133 -32.9 0.300 140.6
26.0 0.784 136.5 1.908 13.7 0.129 -34.2 0.309 137.1
27.0 0.784 134.8 1.828 10.2 0.133 -36.7 0.317 133.4
28.0 0.775 133.2 1.771 7.3 0.130 -38.2 0.321 130.8
29.0 0.772 131.3 1.734 3.5 0.133 -40.0 0.337 128.2
30.0 0.764 129.9 1.695 0.1 0.132 -42.5 0.343 124.5
31.0 0.755 126.3 1.655 -3.9 0.130 -45.6 0.362 121.5
32.0 0.753 122.3 1.607 -7.9 0.130 -48.8 0.376 118.2
33.0 0.740 117.6 1.530 -12.0 0.128 -52.3 0.398 116.5
34.0 0.743 113.3 1.463 -15.7 0.127 -56.3 0.416 113.3
35.0 0.752 107.4 1.404 -19.5 0.125 -60.9 0.437 111.1
36.0 0.779 101.2 1.356 -23.1 0.126 -64.7 0.455 108.0
37.0 0.814 95.0 1.293 -26.9 0.124 -72.7 0.474 105.5
38.0 0.850 90.5 1.228 -30.9 0.124 -77.6 0.490 100.6
39.0 0.872 86.8 1.155 -35.2 0.118 -83.1 0.496 97.5
40.0 0.880 84.0 1.078 -39.5 0.117 -87.9 0.498 94.1
Note: The data included 0.7 mils diameter Au bonding wires:
1 gate wire, 15 mils each; 1 drain wire, 20 mils each; 6 source wires, 8 mils each.
EPB018A7
S-PARAMETERS
2V, 15mA
FREQ --- S11 --- --- S21 --- --- S12 --- --- S22 ---
(GHz) MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG
1.0 0.987 -13.3 6.211 169.5 0.021 80.6 0.675 -8.0
2.0 0.972 -26.3 6.132 159.7 0.041 73.0 0.661 -16.1
3.0 0.951 -41.2 5.989 149.8 0.060 65.6 0.638 -25.5
4.0 0.931 -55.4 5.766 139.8 0.076 56.3 0.599 -34.0
5.0 0.905 -70.2 5.504 129.7 0.091 48.5 0.550 -42.9
6.0 0.880 -83.1 5.156 120.6 0.101 40.9 0.501 -51.0
7.0 0.860 -94.9 4.793 112.3 0.110 34.3 0.456 -58.2
8.0 0.840 -106.1 4.460 104.8 0.116 28.3 0.425 -64.8
9.0 0.819 -115.6 4.151 98.2 0.120 22.5 0.400 -70.4
10.0 0.802 -123.8 3.878 92.2 0.123 18.2 0.381 -75.4
11.0 0.784 -131.7 3.667 86.5 0.128 14.1 0.372 -79.9
12.0 0.768 -139.7 3.492 81.1 0.131 10.1 0.366 -83.5
13.0 0.757 -147.5 3.344 75.8 0.135 5.9 0.359 -87.4
14.0 0.744 -154.7 3.243 70.3 0.141 1.7 0.343 -92.4
15.0 0.736 -162.2 3.142 64.6 0.145 -2.8 0.319 -98.1
16.0 0.735 -172.3 3.043 57.8 0.149 -7.4 0.296 -105.3
17.0 0.736 176.7 2.896 51.0 0.151 -12.9 0.271 -113.2
18.0 0.750 168.0 2.762 44.3 0.153 -17.5 0.235 -125.2
19.0 0.766 162.6 2.605 38.3 0.152 -21.7 0.197 -143.1
20.0 0.776 158.2 2.436 32.2 0.151 -25.6 0.172 -164.5
21.0 0.790 149.4 2.161 27.0 0.142 -28.9 0.197 -172.1
22.0 0.807 145.4 2.010 22.4 0.136 -31.8 0.201 180.0
23.0 0.811 141.8 1.880 18.4 0.133 -33.8 0.214 174.3
24.0 0.816 139.4 1.763 14.7 0.130 -35.5 0.223 168.3
25.0 0.822 138.3 1.681 11.7 0.128 -36.3 0.226 165.9
26.0 0.822 137.0 1.618 8.8 0.127 -37.5 0.238 166.1
27.0 0.809 136.1 1.586 5.8 0.128 -39.5 0.254 165.4
28.0 0.801 134.3 1.571 2.4 0.130 -39.8 0.270 165.8
29.0 0.776 131.3 1.548 -0.9 0.130 -41.5 0.270 163.4
30.0 0.772 125.8 1.541 -5.3 0.134 -44.9 0.276 163.8
31.0 0.746 119.2 1.530 -11.0 0.134 -49.3 0.295 160.6
32.0 0.716 111.1 1.487 -17.0 0.133 -54.6 0.307 155.5
33.0 0.696 100.1 1.419 -22.8 0.131 -61.3 0.308 150.4
34.0 0.707 90.2 1.348 -28.4 0.130 -67.6 0.315 143.9
35.0 0.734 82.8 1.273 -33.3 0.126 -74.0 0.334 135.6
36.0 0.777 76.6 1.188 -37.8 0.119 -79.8 0.348 127.1
37.0 0.836 72.4 1.108 -42.4 0.123 -86.0 0.365 120.4
38.0 0.884 70.6 1.030 -46.5 0.116 -93.0 0.377 112.8
39.0 0.925 71.2 0.945 -50.5 0.112 -99.2 0.394 105.8
40 0 0 932 74 1 0 863 -54 6 0 107 -103 4 0 417 100 8
Excelics
EPB018A5/A7/A9
DATA SHEET
Super Low Noise High Gain Heterojunction FET
EPB018A7
Noise Parameters
Vds=2V, Ids=15mA
Freq
Gamma Opt
Nfmin
(GHz) (MAG) (ANG) (dB) Rn/50
2 0.85 15 0.37
0.24
4 0.72 35 0.43 0.2
6 0.69 43 0.48
0.19
8 0.65 52 0.55
0.18
10 0.64 71 0.61 0.16
12 0.63 79 0.68 0.15
14 0.62 87 0.89 0.14
16 0.6 112 1.1 0.1
18 0.58 131 1.3 0.071
20 0.57 142 1.45
0.055
22 0.56 152 1.69 0.05
24 0.56 169 1.83
0.037
26 0.55 -176 2.05
0.045
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