Cascadable Silicon Bipolar
MMIC Amplifier
Technical Data
MSA-0686
Features
Description
• Cascadable 50 Ω Gain Block
The MSA-0686 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.
Applications include narrow and
broad band IF and RF amplifiers
in commercial and industrial
applications.
• Low Operating Voltage:
3.5 V Typical Vd
• 3 dB Bandwidth:
DC to 0.8 GHz
• High Gain:
18.5 dB Typical at 0.5 GHz
• Low Noise Figure:
3.0 dB Typical at 0.5 GHz
• Surface Mount Plastic
Package
• Tape-and-Reel Packaging
Available[1]
Note:
1. Refer to PACKAGING section “Tapeand-Reel Packaging for Surface
Mount Semiconductors”.
The MSA-series is fabricated using
HP’s 10 GHz fT, 25 GHz f MAX,
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.
Typical Biasing Configuration
R bias
VCC > 5 V
RFC (Optional)
4
C block
C block
3
IN
1
2
5965-9588E
OUT
MSA
Vd = 3.5 V
6-382
86 Plastic Package
