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Excelics
EPA480C-SOT89
DATA SHEET
DC-6GHz High Efficiency Heterojunction Power FET
Features
LOW COST SURFACE-MOUNT PLASTIC PACKAGE
+36dBm TYPICAL OUTPUT POWER
13.0dB TYPICAL POWER GAIN AT 2GHz
0.5dB TYPICAL NOISE FIGURE AT 2GHz
+43dBm TYPICAL OUTPUT 3rd ORDER INTERCEPT
POINT AT 2GHz
0.4 X 4800 MICRON RECESSED "MUSHROOM" GATE
Si
3
N
4
PASSIVATION
ADVANCED EPITAXIAL HETEROJUNCTION PROFILE
PROVIDES EXTRA HIGH POWER EFFICIENCY
AND HIGH RELIABILITY
Applications
Analog and Digital Wireless System
High Dynamic Range LNA
HPA
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T
a
= 25
O
C)
SYMBOLS PARAMETERS/TEST
CONDITIONS MIN
TYP
MAX
UNIT
P
1dB
Output Power at 1dB Compression f = 2GHz
Vds=8V, Ids=750mA
34.5
36.0
dBm
G
1dB
Gain at 1dB Compression f = 2GHz
Vds=8V, Ids=750mA
11.0 13.0
dB
PAE
Power Added Efficiency at 1dB Compression
Vds=8V, Ids=750mA f = 2GHz
50
%
NF
Noise Figure f = 2GHz
Vds=5V, Ids=300mA
Vds=5-8V, Ids=750mA
0.5
1.2
dB
IP3
Output 3rd Order Intercept Point f = 2GHz
Vds=5-8V, Ids=750mA
Vds=5V, Ids=300mA
43
41
dBm
Idss
Saturated Drain Current Vds=3V, Vgs=0V
880
1440
1880
mA
Gm
Transconductance Vds=3V, Vgs=0V
960 1560
mS
Vp
Pinch-off Voltage Vds=3V, Ids=14mA
-1.0
-2.5
V
BVgd
Drain Breakdown Voltage Igd=4.8mA
-11
-15
V
BVgs
Source Breakdown Voltage Igs=4.8mA
-7
-14
V
Rth
Thermal
Resistance
14*
o
C/W
* Overall Rth depends on case mounting.
MAXIMUM RATINGS AT 25
O
C
SYMBOLS PARAMETERS ABSOLUTE
1
CONTINUOUS
2
Vds
Drain-Source
Voltage 12V
8V
Vgs
Gate-Source
Voltage -8V
-3V
Ids
Drain
Current Idss 1.05A
Igsf
Forward Gate Current
240mA
40mA
Pin
Input Power
33dBm
@ 3dB 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
10 W
8.4 W
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
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EPA480C-SOT89
DATA SHEET
DC-6GHz High Efficiency Heterojunction Power FET
Typical Performance
S21 Distribution Noise Figure & IP3
S-PARAMETERS S-PARAMETERS
8V, 750mA
FREQ --- S11 --- --- S21 --- --- S12 --- --- S22 ---
(GHz) MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG
0.1 0.917 -118.9 31.148 119.1 0.017 41.6 0.696 -165.9
0.2 0.918 -146.6 17.708 102.7 0.015 28.6 0.720 -172.5
0.3 0.935 -159.4 12.132 94.9 0.017 30.6 0.722 -176.2
0.4 0.935 -166.5 9.200 89.6 0.017 33.5 0.725 -178.9
0.5 0.931 -172.0 7.382 85.7 0.018 33.9 0.724 179.3
1.0 0.921 174.2 3.742 71.2 0.027 42.4 0.711 171.5
1.5 0.876 161.6 3.201 60.2 0.047 43.1 0.629 158.9
2.0 0.866 152.3 2.452 49.3 0.061 40.0 0.622 151.8
2.5 0.850 144.2 2.053 38.7 0.076 35.2 0.607 145.2
3.0 0.843 135.1 1.821 27.3 0.093 28.8 0.578 137.7
3.5 0.829 123.0 1.654 14.5 0.112 20.0 0.548 129.0
4.0 0.814 108.9 1.524 0.4 0.132 9.3 0.545 117.8
4.5 0.820 94.0 1.364 -14.5 0.146 -2.5 0.552 104.8
5.0 0.834 80.8 1.206 -28.1 0.156 -13.9 0.575 91.8
5.5 0.850 70.4 1.070 -40.1 0.163 -23.9 0.594 79.5
6.0 0.857 62.6 0.969 -51.4 0.170 -34.4 0.615 68.0
6.5 0.868 54.4 0.892 -61.9 0.174 -42.0 0.642 57.3
7.0 0.869 43.7 0.845 -73.0 0.185 -50.8 0.653 48.8
7.5 0.873 30.2 0.791 -85.9 0.192 -60.6 0.660 39.0
8.0 0.863 16.3 0.705 -98.8 0.201 -70.6 0.657 26.9
8.5 0.863 5.8 0.621 -109.3 0.199 -84.0 0.676 15.0
9.0 0.872 -1.7 0.547 -118.7 0.183 -94.7 0.696 5.3
9.5 0.869 -6.7 0.484 -126.2 0.179 -102.3 0.696 -2.9
10.0 0.860 -9.5 0.439 -134.2 0.163 -115.2 0.700 -7.4
5V, 150mA
FREQ --- S11 --- --- S21 --- --- S12 --- --- S22 ---
(GHz) MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG
0.1 0.928 -112.1 28.454 121.6 0.018 41.0 0.675 -161.0
0.2 0.931 -143.9 16.571 104.7 0.020 33.2 0.744 -169.5
0.3 0.938 -157.7 11.424 96.5 0.020 26.5 0.747 -174.5
0.4 0.937 -165.4 8.690 91.0 0.023 26.6 0.754 -178.0
0.5 0.932 -171.2 6.989 87.0 0.024 27.2 0.756 180.0
1.0 0.918 174.6 3.558 72.4 0.032 33.9 0.747 171.4
1.5 0.872 162.1 3.066 61.6 0.051 35.7 0.674 158.7
2.0 0.862 152.7 2.349 50.9 0.065 33.2 0.666 151.2
2.5 0.845 144.5 1.971 40.4 0.080 30.0 0.653 144.1
3.0 0.837 135.4 1.756 29.0 0.097 23.3 0.625 136.1
3.5 0.823 123.2 1.597 16.5 0.116 15.0 0.593 126.9
4.0 0.807 109.1 1.475 2.5 0.135 5.1 0.589 115.5
4.5 0.814 94.2 1.325 -12.2 0.148 -6.4 0.596 102.2
5.0 0.828 80.9 1.172 -25.6 0.157 -17.9 0.616 89.5
5.5 0.843 70.6 1.042 -37.6 0.164 -27.6 0.633 77.1
6.0 0.850 62.8 0.943 -48.5 0.171 -37.7 0.650 65.6
6.5 0.861 54.6 0.871 -58.9 0.174 -45.5 0.674 55.0
7.0 0.861 43.9 0.827 -69.7 0.185 -54.0 0.684 46.7
7.5 0.864 30.5 0.778 -82.4 0.192 -63.4 0.687 36.6
8.0 0.857 16.7 0.697 -95.2 0.199 -73.1 0.684 24.5
8.5 0.857 6.1 0.618 -105.6 0.197 -86.1 0.699 13.3
9.0 0.869 -1.4 0.545 -115.0 0.183 -96.5 0.718 3.4
9.5 0.864 -6.5 0.487 -122.7 0.178 -104.6 0.720 -4.4
10.0 0.856 -9.2 0.439 -130.6 0.163 -117.5 0.715 -9.0
EPA480C-S OT89
(5V, 2GH z)
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
0 200 400 600 800
Ids [mA]
NF
[
d
B
]
0
10
20
30
40
50
IP
3
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IP3
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