MGA-13516
High Gain, High Linearity, Active Bias,
Low Noise Amplifier
Data Sheet
Description
Features
AvagoꢀTechnologies’ꢀMGA-13516ꢀisꢀaꢀtwoꢀstage,ꢀeasy-to- •ꢀ Lowꢀnoiseꢀfigure
useꢀGaAsꢀMMICꢀLowꢀNoiseꢀAmplifierꢀ(LNA)ꢀwithꢀactiveꢀbias.ꢀ
TheꢀLNAꢀhasꢀlowꢀnoiseꢀwithꢀgoodꢀinputꢀreturnꢀlossꢀandꢀ
highꢀ linearityꢀ achievedꢀ throughꢀ theꢀ useꢀ ofꢀ AvagoꢀTech-
•ꢀ Highꢀgain
•ꢀ GoodꢀIRL
nologies’ꢀproprietaryꢀ0.5umꢀandꢀ0.25umꢀGaAsꢀEnhance- •ꢀ Highꢀlinearityꢀperformance
ment-modeꢀpHEMTꢀprocess.ꢀBothꢀLNAsꢀinsideꢀhaveꢀextraꢀ
featureꢀ thatꢀ allowsꢀ aꢀ designerꢀ toꢀ adjustꢀ supplyꢀ current.ꢀ
Theꢀfirstꢀstageꢀhasꢀanꢀadditionalꢀfeatureꢀwhereꢀtheꢀgainꢀ
•ꢀ Highꢀreverseꢀisolation
•ꢀ Externallyꢀadjustableꢀsupplyꢀcurrent
canꢀbeꢀadjustedꢀexternallyꢀwithoutꢀaffectingꢀnoiseꢀfigure.ꢀ •ꢀ Externallyꢀadjustableꢀgain
Minimumꢀ matchingꢀ neededꢀ forꢀ input,ꢀ outputꢀ andꢀ theꢀ
inter-stageꢀbetweenꢀtheꢀtwoꢀLNA.
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•ꢀ GaAsꢀE-pHEMTꢀTechnologyꢀ
•ꢀ LowꢀcostꢀQFNꢀpackage
Itꢀ isꢀ designedꢀ forꢀ optimumꢀ useꢀ betweenꢀ 400MHzꢀ toꢀ
1.5GHz.ꢀ Forꢀ optimumꢀ performanceꢀ atꢀ higherꢀ frequencyꢀ
fromꢀ1.4GHzꢀtoꢀ2.7GHz,ꢀtheꢀMGA-14516ꢀisꢀrecommended.
BothꢀMGA-13516ꢀ&ꢀMGA-14516ꢀshareꢀtheꢀsameꢀpackageꢀ
andꢀpinout.
•ꢀ Excellentꢀuniformityꢀinꢀproductꢀspecifications
Specifications
ꢀ900MHzꢀ;ꢀQ1ꢀ:ꢀ5V,ꢀ45mAꢀ(typ)ꢀQ2ꢀ:ꢀ5V,ꢀ110mA
•ꢀ 31.8ꢀdBꢀGain
Pin Configuration and Package Marking
•ꢀ 0.66ꢀdBꢀNoiseꢀFigure
3ꢀ
4.0ꢀxꢀ4.0ꢀxꢀ0.85ꢀmm 16-leadꢀQFN
•ꢀ 13ꢀdBꢀIRL
•ꢀ 38ꢀdBmꢀOutputꢀIP3
•ꢀ 23.5ꢀdBmꢀOutputꢀPowerꢀatꢀ1dBꢀgainꢀcompression
Pin 12
Pin 11
Pin 10
Pin 9
Pin 1
Pin 2
Pin 3
Pin 4
13516
YYWW
XXXX
Applications
•ꢀ Lowꢀnoiseꢀamplifierꢀforꢀcellularꢀinfrastructureꢀincludingꢀ
GSM,ꢀCDMAꢀandꢀW-CDMA.
•ꢀ Otherꢀveryꢀlowꢀnoiseꢀapplications.
Note:
TOP VIEW
BOTTOM VIEW
Pin Description Pin Description
1.ꢀ Enhancementꢀ modeꢀ technologyꢀ employsꢀ positiveꢀ Vgs,ꢀ therebyꢀ
eliminatingꢀ theꢀ needꢀ ofꢀ negativeꢀ gateꢀ voltageꢀ associatedꢀ withꢀ
conventionalꢀdepletionꢀmodeꢀdevices.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
NotꢀUsed
NC
9
NotꢀUsed
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[2]
[3]
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[12]
[11]
[10]
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10 RFout
11 RFout
12 NotꢀUsed
13 Vg
Attention: Observe precautions for
handling electrostatic sensitive devices
ESD Machine Model = 40 V
ESD Human Body Model = 200 V
Refer to Avago Application Note A004R:
Electrostatic Discharge, Damage and Control.
RFin
RFgnd1
Vbias1
FB1
14 RFgnd2
15 Vm
RFout1
RFin2
16 Vbias
Notes:
Packageꢀmarkingꢀprovidesꢀorientationꢀandꢀidentificationꢀ“13516”ꢀisꢀtheꢀ
Productꢀ Identification,ꢀ“YYWW”ꢀ isꢀ theꢀ Dateꢀ Code,ꢀ“XXXX”ꢀ isꢀ theꢀ lastꢀ 4ꢀ
digitsꢀofꢀtheꢀlotꢀnumber.