50 - 2500 MHz
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Features
?Low Cost Plastic SOT-89 Package ?Broadband Operation
?+38.5 dBm Output Intercept Point @ 250 MHz ?+19 dBm Output P1dB ?High Efficiency
?50 ? Input / Output Match ?18 dB Typical Gain
Description
M/A-COM’s MAAMSS0017 driver amplifier is a GaAs MMIC which exhibits high OIP3 as well as high gain and low power consumption in a low-cost SOT-89 surface mount plastic package.
The MAAMSS0017 employs a monolithic single stage design featuring a convenient 50 ? input / output impedance that minimizes the number of external components required. The device runs off a single +5 volt supply and draws 70 mA typically.
The MAAMSS0017 is fabricated using M/A-COM’s iHBT process to realize low current and high power functionality. The process features full passivation for increased performance and reliability.
Pin Configuration
Pin No.
Function
Pin No.
Function
1 RF In 3 RF Out/Bias
2
GND
Ordering Information 1
Part Number
Package
MAAMSS0017TR 1000 Piece Tape and Reel MAAMSS0017TR-3000 3000 Piece Tape and Reel MAAMSS0017SMB
Sample Board (Includes 5 Samples)
1. Reference Application Note M513 for reel size information.
Functional Schematic
Maximum Operating Conditions 2
Parameter
Maximum Operating
Conditions
Junction Temperature 125°C RF Input Power
14 dBm
2.Operating at or within these conditions will ensure MTTF > 1 x 106 hours.
Absolute Maximum Ratings 3,4
Parameter
Absolute Maximum
RF Input Power 5 15 dBm
Voltage 6 Volts
Junction Temperature 6 +150°C Operating Temperature -40 °C to +85 °C Storage Temperature
-65 °C to +150 °C
3. Exceeding any one or combination of these limits may cause permanent damage to this device.
4. M/A-COM does not recommend sustained operation near these survivability limits.
5. The MAAMSS0017 is designed to operate optimally at 10 dB backed off from its output P1dB. Driving the device at higher power levels could degrade performance.
6. Thermal Resistance = 110°C/W.
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Electrical Specifications: T A = 25°C, V CC = 5 V, Z 0 = 50 ?, P IN ≤ -10 dBm
Parameter
Test Conditions
Frequency
Units
Min
Typ
Max
Gain
—
250 MHz 50 - 600 MHz 600 - 1500 MHz 1500 - 2000 MHz 2000 - 2500 MHz dB dB dB dB dB 15.5 — — — — 18 17 12.5 10.5 8 19.5 — — — — Noise Figure —
50 - 600 MHz 600 - 1500 MHz 1500 - 2500 MHz dB dB dB — — — 4.8 5.1 5.3 — — — Input Return Loss — 50 - 600 MHz 600 - 2500 MHz dB dB — — 10 13 — — Output Return Loss
—
50 - 600 MHz 600 - 1500 MHz 1500 - 2500 MHz dB dB dB — —
— 10 13 10 — — — Output
1dB Compression
—
50 - 600 MHz 600 - 2500 MHz dBm dBm — — 20 19 — — Output IP3
Two tone, P IN / Tone = -13 dBm,
Tone spacing = 10 MHz
250 MHz 50 - 600 MHz 600 - 2500 MHz
dBm dBm dBm 35 — — 38.5 37 34 — — — Current
V CC = 5 V
—
mA
—
70
100
Component List
Part
Value
Package
Manufacturer
C1 150 pF 0603 Murata C2 0.1 μF 0603 Murata C3 1000 pF 0603 Murata L1
180 nH
1008
Coilcraft
PCB Configuration
Operating the MAAMSS0017
The MAAMSS0017 can be damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD). Use proper ESD control techniques
when handling this device. To operate the MAAMSS0017, follow these steps.
1.Apply V CC (5.0 V).
2.Set P IN .
3.
Turn off in reverse order.
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Typical Performance Curves
Input Return Loss
Gain
Output Return Loss
OIP3 (P IN = -13 dBm / tone)
Reverse Isolation
Noise Figure
-20
-15-10-50
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
Frequency (GHz)
25303540
45
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
Frequency (GHz)34
5
6
7
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
Frequency (GHz)
-40
-30
-20
-10
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
Frequency (GHz)
05
10
15
20
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
Frequency (GHz)
-40
-30
-20
-10
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
Frequency (GHz)
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Typical Performance Curves
P1dB
1015
20
25
30
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
Frequency (GHz)