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RoHs Compliant
MA44700 Series
V4
Surface Mount Low Power
Step Recovery Diodes
Absolute Maximum Ratings @ TA=+25 °C
(Unless Otherwise Noted) 1
Features
Parameter
Absolute Maximum
•
•
•
•
•
Surface Mount Packages (SOT-23,SC-79)
Low transition times
Operating Temperature
Storage Temperature
Reverse Voltage
-65 °C to +125 °C
-65 °C to +125 °C
SPC Process for Superior C-V Repeatability
Tape and Reel Packaging
30V
Designed for Commercial Wireless Applications
Forward Bias Current
Power Dissipation
50 mA
250 mW
Description
1. Operation of this device above any one of these parameters may cause
permanent damage.
2. Please refer to application note M538 for surface mounting instructions
The MA44700 series of Step Recovery diodes is
designed for use in low power multipliers with output
frequencies of up to 5 GHz. These Step Recovery
diodes generate harmonics by storing a charge as
the diode is driven to forward conductance by the
positive voltage of the input signal. When the signal
reverses polarity, this charge is extracted. The Step
Recovery diode will appear as a low impedance cur-
rentsource until all the charge is extracted, then it
will “snap” to a higher impedance. This causes a
Typical Capacitance vs. Bias (V) freq=1MHz
8
MA44768
MA44769
MA44767
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
voltage
pulse
to
form
in
the
impulse
circuit of the multiplier. Step Recovery diodes make
excellent high order multipliers such as comb gen-
erators. They are also useful as efficient moderate
power X2-X4 multipliers.
Applications
The MA44700 series step recovery are useful for
surface mount low power applications.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Bias(V)
Nominal
Carrier
Transition
Time
Nominal
Input
Nominal
Output
2
CT
Reverse Voltage
(V)
RoHs
Compliant
(pF)
Part Number
Available
(nS)
(pS)
(GHz)
(GHz)
(non-RoHs)
Part Numbers
f=1 MHz, VR=6.0V
Ir =10 uA
Min.
Min.
3.0
Max.
4.5
Typical
250-500
Max
600
MA44767-287T
MA44768-287T
MA44769-287T
MAVR-044767-0287AT
MAVR-044767-12790T
30
0.05-5
0.1-1
0.1-1
0.5-1.5
0.5-2.5
1-5
MAVR-044768-0287AT
MAVR-044768-12790T
1.6
0.8
2.4
1.2
30
30
75-225
20-50
250
150
MA144769-287T
MAVR-044769-12790T
1
2
The prefix defines package style, configuration and packaging information. Contact representative for complete part identification.
Capacitance @ 1 MHz
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