Agilent MSA-0886
Cascadable Silicon Bipolar
MMIC Amplifier
Data Sheet
Features
• Lead-free Option Available
• Usable Gain to 5.5 GHz
Description
The MSA-0886 is a high performance silicon bipolar Monolithic
Microwave Integrated Circuit
(MMIC) housed in a low cost,
surface mount plastic package.
This MMIC is designed for use as a
general purpose 50 Ω gain block
above 0.5 GHz and can be used as
a high gain transistor below this
frequency. Typical applications
include narrow and moderate band
IF and RF amplifiers in commercial and industrial applications.
The MSA-series is fabricated using
Agilent’s 10 GHz fT, 25 GHz fMAX,
silicon bipolar MMIC process
which uses nitride self-alignment,
ion implantation, and gold metallization to achieve excellent performance, uniformity and reliability.
The use of an external bias resistor
for temperature and current
stability also allows bias flexibility.
• High Gain:
32.5 dB Typical at 0.1 GHz
22.5 dB Typical at 1.0 GHz
86 Plastic Package
• Low Noise Figure:
3.3 dB Typical at 1.0 GHz
• Surface Mount Plastic
Package
• Tape-and-Reel Packaging
Option Available
• Lead-free Option Available
Typical Biasing Configuration
R bias
VCC > 10 V
RFC (Optional)
4
C block
C block
3
IN
1
OUT
MSA
2
Vd = 7.8 V
