AMMP-6233
18 to 32 GHz GaAs Low Noise Amplifier
Data Sheet
Description
Features
Avagoꢀ Technologies’ꢀ AMMP-6233ꢀ isꢀ aꢀ highꢀ gain,ꢀ low-
noiseꢀamplifierꢀthatꢀoperatesꢀfromꢀ18ꢀGHzꢀtoꢀ32ꢀGHz.ꢀItꢀ
hasꢀaꢀ3ꢀdBꢀnoiseꢀfigure,ꢀoverꢀ20ꢀdBꢀofꢀgainꢀandꢀdesignedꢀ
toꢀbeꢀanꢀeasy-to-useꢀdrop-inꢀwithꢀanyꢀsurfaceꢀmountꢀPCBꢀ
application.ꢀPopularꢀapplicationsꢀincludeꢀmicrowaveꢀra-
dios,ꢀ802.16ꢀandꢀsatelliteꢀVSATꢀorꢀDBSꢀreceivers.ꢀTheꢀfullyꢀ
integratedꢀ microwaveꢀ circuitꢀ eliminatedꢀ theꢀ complexꢀ
tuningꢀ andꢀ assemblyꢀ processesꢀ typicallyꢀ requiredꢀ byꢀ
hybridꢀ(discrete-FET)ꢀamplifiers.ꢀTheꢀsurfaceꢀmountꢀpack-
ageꢀallowsꢀeliminationꢀofꢀ“chipꢀ&ꢀwire”ꢀassemblyꢀforꢀlowerꢀ
cost.ꢀTheꢀdeviceꢀhasꢀ50ꢀΩꢀinputꢀandꢀoutputꢀmatchꢀandꢀ
isꢀunconditionallyꢀstable.ꢀTheꢀMMICꢀhasꢀfullyꢀintegratedꢀ
inputꢀandꢀoutputꢀDCꢀblockingꢀcapacitorsꢀandꢀbiasꢀchoke.ꢀ
TheꢀbacksideꢀofꢀtheꢀpackageꢀisꢀbothꢀRFꢀandꢀDCꢀgroundꢀ
thatꢀsimplifiesꢀtheꢀassemblyꢀprocess.ꢀItꢀisꢀfabricatedꢀinꢀ
aꢀPHEMTꢀprocessꢀtoꢀprovideꢀexceptionalꢀlowꢀnoiseꢀandꢀ
gainꢀperformance.
•ꢀ SurfaceꢀMountꢀPackage,ꢀ5.0ꢀxꢀ5.0ꢀxꢀ1.25ꢀmm
•ꢀ IntegratedꢀDCꢀblockꢀandꢀchoke
•ꢀ 50ꢀΩꢀInputꢀandꢀOutputꢀMatch
•ꢀ SingleꢀPositiveꢀSupplyꢀPin
•ꢀ NoꢀNegativeꢀGateꢀBias
Specifications (Vd=3.0V, Idd=65mA)
•ꢀ BroadbandꢀRFꢀfromꢀ18ꢀtoꢀ32ꢀGHz
•ꢀ HighꢀGainꢀofꢀ23dB
•ꢀ LowꢀGainꢀFlatness:ꢀ ꢀ1dB
•ꢀ TypicalꢀNoiseꢀFigureꢀofꢀ2.6ꢀdB
•ꢀ TypicalꢀOIP3ꢀofꢀ19dBm
Applications
Pin Connections (Top View)
•ꢀ MicrowaveꢀRadioꢀsystems
•ꢀ SatelliteꢀVSAT,ꢀDBSꢀUp/DownꢀLink
•ꢀ LMDSꢀ&ꢀPt-PtꢀmmWꢀLongꢀHaulꢀ
Pin Function
1
2
3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Vdd
•ꢀ BroadbandꢀWirelessꢀAccessꢀ
(includingꢀ802.16ꢀandꢀ802.20ꢀWiMax)ꢀꢀ
RFout
•ꢀ WLLꢀandꢀMMDSꢀloops
•ꢀ Commercialꢀgradeꢀmilitary
RFin
7
6
5
Note: these devices are esd seNsitive. the followiNg precautioNs are stroNgly recommeNded. eNsure
that aN esd approved carrier is used wheN uNits are traNsported from oNe destiNatioN to aNother.
persoNal grouNdiNg is to be worN at all times wheN haNdliNg these devices. the maNufacturer as-
sumes No respoNsibilities for esd damage due to improper storage aNd haNdliNg of these devices.