Product Description
Stanford Microdevices' SCA-15 is a high performance Gallium
Arsenide Hetrojunction Bipolar Transistor MMIC Amplifier.
A Darlington configuration is utilized for broadband
performance up to 3 GHz. The heterojunction increases
breakdown voltage and minimizes leakage current between
junctions. Cancellation of emitter junction non-linearities
results in higher suppression of intermodulation products.
Typical IP3 at 50mA is +27dBm.
These unconditionally stable amplifiers provides up to 12dB
of gain and +13.5dBm of 1dB compressed power and
requires only a single positive voltage supply. Only 2 DC-
blocking capacitors, a bias resistor and an optional inductor
are needed for operation.
This MMIC is an ideal choice for wireless applications such
as cellular, PCS, CDPD, wireless data and SONET.
SCA-15
DC-3 GHz, Cascadable
GaAs HBT MMIC Amplifier
Product Features
High Output IP3 : +27dBm
Flat Gain : +/- 0.5dB Over Full Band
Cascadable 50 Ohm : 1.5:1 VSWR
Patented GaAs HBT Technology
Operates From Single Supply
Low Thermal Resistance Package
Applications
Cellular, PCS, CDPD
Wireless Data, SONET
S y m b o l
P a r a m e t e r s : T e s t C o n d i t i o n s :
I d = 5 0 m A , Z
0
= 5 0 O h m s
U n i t s
M i n .
T y p .
M a x .
G
P
P o w e r G a i n
f = 0 . 1 - 2 . 0 G H z
f = 2 . 0 - 3 . 0 G H z
d B
d B
1 0
1 2
1 1
G
F
G a i n F l a t n e s s
G a i n F l a t n e s s o v e r a n y 1 0 0 M H z b a n d
f = 0 . 1 - 2 . 0 G H z
d B
d B
+ / - 0 . 5
+ / - 0 . 1
P
1 d B
O u t p u t P o w e r a t 1 d B C o m p r e s s i o n
f = 0 . 1 - 2 . 0 G H z
d B m
1 3 . 5
N F
N o i s e F i g u r e
f = 0 . 1 - 3 . 0 G H z
d B
6 . 0
V S W R
I n p u t a n d O u t p u t V S W R
f = 0 . 1 - 3 . 0 G H z
-
1 . 5
I P
3
T h i r d O r d e r I n t e r c e p t P o i n t
O u t p u t T o n e @ 0 d B m 1 0 M H z A p a r t
f = 0 . 1 - 2 . 0 G H z
d B m
2 7 . 0
T
D
G r o u p D e l a y
f = 1 . 9 G H z
p s e c
1 0 0
I S O L
R e v e r s e I s o l a t i o n
f = 0 . 1 - 3 . 0 G H z
d B
1 6
V D
D e v i c e V o l t a g e
V
3 . 5
4 . 0
4 . 5
d G / d T
D e v i c e G a i n T e m p e r a t u r e C o e ff i c i e n t
d B / d e g C
0 . 0 0 1 5
d V / d T
D e v i c e V o l t a g e T e m p e r a t u r e C o e ff i c i e n t
m V / d e g C
- 4 . 0
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Copyright 1999 Stanford Microdevices, Inc. All worldwide rights reserved.
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Electrical Specifications at Ta = 25C
Output IP3 vs. Frequency
20
22
24
26
28
30
0.1
1
2
3
dBm
GHz
50 Ohm Gain Blocks
5-145
|S11| vs. Frequency
|S21| vs. Frequency
|S12| vs. Frequency
|S22| vs. Frequency
Output Power vs. Frequency
Typical S-Parameters Vds = 4.0V, Id = 50mA
SCA-15 DC-3 GHz Cascadable MMIC Amplifier
(S-Parameters include the effects of two 1.0 mil diameter bond wires, each 20 mils long, connected to the gate and drain pads on the die)
522 Almanor Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Phone: (800) SMI-MMIC http://www.stanfordmicro.com
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
0.1
1
2
3
10
12
14
16
0.1
1
2
3
-20
-18
-16
-14
-12
-10
0.1
1
2
3
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
0.1
1
2
3
dBm
dB
GHz
GHz
dB
dB
GHz
GHz
dB
GHz
Freq GHz
|S11|
S11 Ang
|S21|
S21 Ang
|S12|
S12 Ang
|S22|
S22 Ang
.100
0.284
125
4.182
152
0.143
-24
0.235
131
.500
0.297
119
4.170
138
0.139
-33
0.249
119
.900
0.320
73
4.042
107
0.135
-58
0.276
75
1.00
0.327
62
4.025
98
0.136
-64
0.285
63
1.50
0.354
8
3.948
60
0.133
-96
0.319
10
2.00
0.360
-44
3.983
21
0.130
-125
0.338
-43
2.50
0.344
-97
3.777
-20
0.133
-157
0.339
-97
3.00
0.307
-152
3.618
-55
0.137
-167
0.320
-151
50 Ohm Gain Blocks
Typical Performance at 25
C (Vds = 4.0V, Ids = 50mA)
12
13
14
15
16
0.1
1
2
3
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SCA-15 DC-3 GHz Cascadable MMIC Amplifier
Absolute Maximum Ratings
P a r a m e te r
A b s o l u t e
M a x im u m
D e v i c e C u r r e n t
7 5 m A
P o w e r D is s i p a ti o n
3 5 0 m W
R F In p u t P o w e r
1 0 0 m W
J u n c ti o n Te m p e r a tu r e
+ 2 0 0 C
O p e r a ti n g Te m p e r a tu re
- 4 5 C to + 8 5 C
S to r a g e Te m p e r a t u r e
- 6 5 C to + 1 5 0 C
Notes:
1. Operation of this device above any one of these
parameters may cause permanent damage.
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Typical Biasing Configuration
MTTF vs. Temperature
@ Id = 100mA
Lead
Temperature
MTTF (hrs)
+55C
1,000,000
+90C
100,000
+120C
10,000
50 Ohm Gain Blocks
Thermal Resistance (Lead-Junction): 510 C/W
Outline Drawing
Pin Designation
1
RF in
2
GND
3
RF out and Bias
4
GND
Mounting Instructions
The data shown was taken on a 31mil thick FR-4 board with
1 ounce of copper on both sides.
The board was mounted to a baseplate with 3 screws as shown.
The screws bring the top side copper temperature to the same
value as the baseplate.
1. Use 1 or 2 ounce copper, if possible.
2. Solder the copper pad on the backside of the device
package to the ground plane.
3. Use a large ground pad area with many plated through-holes
as shown.
4. If possible, use at least one screw no more than 0.2 inch
from the device package to provide a low thermal resistance
path to the baseplate of the package.
5. Thermal resistance from ground lead to screws is
2 deg. C/W.
1
2
3
4
Recommended Bias Resistor Values
Supply Voltage (Vs)
5V
7.5V
9V
12V
15V
20V
Rbias (Ohms
)
20
70
100
160
220
320
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