Cascadable Amplifier
5 to 500 MHz
A1/ SMA1
V3
Features
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•ꢁ LOWꢀNOISE:ꢀ2.4ꢀdBꢀ(TYP.)ꢀ
•ꢁ LOWꢀVSWR:ꢀ1.3:1ꢀ(TYP.)ꢀ
•ꢁ HIGHꢀGAIN:ꢀ16ꢀdBꢀ(TYP.)ꢀ
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Description
TheꢀA1ꢀRFꢀamplifierꢀisꢀaꢀdiscreteꢀhybridꢀdesign,ꢀwhichꢀusesꢀ
thinꢀfilmꢀmanufacturingꢀprocessesꢀforꢀaccurateꢀperformanceꢀandꢀꢀ
highꢀreliability.ꢀ
Thisꢀsingleꢀstageꢀbipolarꢀtransistorꢀfeedbackꢀamplifierꢀdesignꢀꢀꢀ
displaysꢀimpressiveꢀperformanceꢀoverꢀaꢀbroadbandꢀfrequencyꢀꢀ
range.ꢀꢀBothꢀTOꢁ8ꢀandꢀSurfaceꢀMountꢀpackagesꢀareꢀꢀ
hermeticallyꢀsealed,ꢀandꢀMILꢁSTDꢁ883ꢀenvironmentalꢀscreeningꢀ
isꢀavailable.ꢀ
Ordering Information
Part Number
A1ꢀ
Package
TOꢁ8ꢀ
SMA1ꢀ
SurfaceꢀMountꢀ
SMAꢀConnectorizedꢀ
CA1ꢀ
Electrical Specifications: Z0 = 50ꢀ, VCC = +15 VDC
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Parameter
Absolute
Maximum
Typical
25ºC
1ꢁ600ꢀ
16.0ꢀ
Guaranteed
Parameter
Units
0º to 50ºC -54º to +85ºC*
StorageꢀTemperatureꢀ
CaseꢀTemperatureꢀ
DCꢀVoltageꢀ
ꢁ62ºCꢀtoꢀ+125ºCꢀ
+125ºCꢀ
Frequencyꢀ
MHzꢀ
dBꢀ
5ꢁ500ꢀ
15.0ꢀ
±0.7ꢀ
ꢀ
5ꢁ500ꢀ
14.5ꢀ
±1.0ꢀ
ꢀ
+18ꢀVꢀ
SmallꢀSignalꢀGainꢀ(min)ꢀ
GainꢀFlatnessꢀ(max)ꢀ
ReverseꢀIsolationꢀ
ContinuousꢀInputꢀPowerꢀ
+13ꢀdBmꢀ
dBꢀ
±0.2ꢀ
ShortꢀTermꢀInputꢀpowerꢀ
(1ꢀminuteꢀmax.)ꢀ
50ꢀmWꢀ
0.5ꢀWꢀ
dBꢀ
19ꢀ
PeakꢀPowerꢀ(3ꢀꢂsecꢀmax.)ꢀ
NoiseꢀFigureꢀ(max)ꢀ
dBꢀ
2.4ꢀ
3.0ꢀ
3.5ꢀ
“S”ꢀSeriesꢀBurnꢁInꢀ
Temperatureꢀ(case)ꢀ
+125ºCꢀ
PowerꢀOutputꢀ
@ꢀ1ꢀdBꢀcomp.ꢀ(min)ꢀ
dBmꢀ
ꢁ1.0ꢀ
ꢁ2.0ꢀ
ꢁ3.0ꢀ
IP3ꢀ
dBmꢀ
dBmꢀ
dBmꢀ
ꢀ
+11ꢀ
+10ꢀ
+15ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
Thermal Data: VCC = +15 VDC
IP2ꢀ
ꢀ
Parameter
Rating
130ºC/Wꢀ
0.057ꢀWꢀ
SecondꢀOrderꢀHarmonicꢀIPꢀ
VSWRꢀInputꢀ/ꢀOutputꢀ(max)ꢀ
DCꢀCurrentꢀ@ꢀ15ꢀVoltsꢀꢀ(max)ꢀ
ꢀ
ThermalꢀResistanceꢀθjcꢀ
TransistorꢀPowerꢀDissipationꢀPdꢀ
1.3:1ꢀ/ꢀ1.3:1ꢀ 1.8:1ꢀ/ꢀ1.8:1ꢀ
9ꢀ 11ꢀ
2.0:1ꢀ/ꢀ2.0:1ꢀ
12ꢀ
JunctionꢀTemperatureꢀRiseꢀ
AboveꢀCaseꢀTjcꢀ
7ºCꢀ
mAꢀ
*ꢀOverꢀtemperatureꢀperformanceꢀlimitsꢀforꢀpartꢀnumberꢀCA1,ꢀguaranteedꢀfromꢀ0oCꢀtoꢀ+50oCꢀonly.ꢀ
1ꢀ
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