DATA SHEET
CLA Series: Silicon Limiter Diodes and Ceramic Hermetic
Packaged Devices
Applications
LNA receiver protection
Commercial and defense radar
Features
Established limiter diode process
High power, mid-range, and cleanup designs
Low insertion loss: 0.1 dB @ 10 GHz
Peak power handling to +74 dBm
Ultra low spike leakage power
Tight control of I layer base width
Description
The Isolink CLA series of silicon limiter diodes provides passive
receiver protection over a wide range of frequencies from
100 MHz to over 20 GHz. These devices use a well-established
silicon technology resulting in high resistivity and tightly
controlled base width PIN limiter diodes. Limiter circuits using
these devices perform with strong limiting action and low loss.
The CLA series consists of ten individual chip designs of
different intrinsic region base widths and capacitances
designed to accommodate multi-stage limiter applications. The
mesa-constructed, thin base width, low capacitance CLA4601
series, CLA4602 series, CLA4604 series, and CLA4605 series
are designed for low-level and cleanup applications. The
CLA4603 series, CLA4606 series, CLA4607 series, CLA4608
series and CLA4610 series are planar designs designated for
high-power and mid-range applications.
The CLA4609 series thick base width mesa diode is designed
for coarse limiter-stage applications.
The absolute maximum ratings of the CLA diode series are
provided in Table 1. Electrical specifications are specified in
Table 2. Typical performance characteristics are provided in
Table 3 and Figures 1 through 4.
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