
Silicon N-Channel Dual Gate MOS FET
Application
UHF RF amplifier
Features
· Low noise figure.
NF = 2.3 dB Typ. at f = 900 MHz
· High gain.
PG = 19.3 dB Typ. at f = 900 MHz
3SK290
ADE-208-271
1st. Edition
Outline
CMPAK–4
2
3
1
4
1. Source
2. Gate1
3. Gate2
4. Drain

3SK290
Absolute Maximum Ratings (Ta = 25¡C)
Item Symbol Ratings Unit
Drain to source voltage V
Gate 1 to source voltage V
Gate 2 to source voltage V
Drain current I
DS
G1S
G2S
D
Channel power dissipation Pch 100 mW
Channel temperature Tch 125 °C
Storage temperature Tstg –55 to +125 °C
Attention: This device is very sensitive to electro static discharge.
It is recommended to adopt appropriate cautions when handling this transistor.
12 V
±8V
±8V
25 mA
2

Electrical Characteristics (Ta = 25¡C)
Item Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Test conditions
Drain to source breakdown
V
(BR)DSX
voltage
Gate 1 to source breakdown
V
(BR)G1SS
voltage
Gate 2 to source breakdown
V
(BR)G2SS
voltage
Gate 1 cutoff current I
Gate 2 cutoff current I
Drain current I
Gate 1 to source cutoff voltage V
Gate 2 to source cutoff voltage V
G1SS
G2SS
DS(on)
G1S(off)
G2S(off)
Forward transfer admittance |yfs| 16 22 — mS V
Input capacitance Ciss 1.2 1.8 2.2 pF V
Output capacitance Coss 0.7 1.2 1.4 pF
Reverse transfer capacitance Crss — 0.02 0.03 pF
Power gain PG 17 19.3 — dB V
Noise figure NF — 2.3 2.8 dB
Note: Marking is “ZJ–”.
12 — — V ID = 200 mA, V
V
= –3 V
G2S
±8— —V IG1 = ±10 mA, V
±8— —V IG2 = ±10 mA, V
——±100 nA V
——±100 nA V
0.5 — 10 mA V
–0.6 — +0.5 V V
0 — +1.0 V V
= ±6 V, V
G1S
= ±6 V, V
G2S
= 6 V, V
DS
V
= 3 V
G2S
= 10 V, V
DS
I
= 100 mA
D
= 10 V, V
DS
I
= 100 mA
D
= 6 V, V
DS
I
= 10 mA, f = 1 kHz
D
= 6 V, V
DS
I
= 10 mA, f = 1 MHz
D
= 4 V, V
DS
I
= 10 mA, f = 900 MHz
D
G1S
G2S
G1S
G2S
G2S
G2S
G1S
G2S
G1S
= 0.5 V,
= 3 V,
= 3V,
= 3 V,
3SK290
= –3 V,
= VDS = 0
G2S
= VDS = 0
G1S
= VDS = 0
= VDS = 0
= 3 V,
= 3 V,
3

3SK290
Maximum Channel Power
Dissipation Curve
200
150
100
50
Channel Power Dissipation Pch (mW)
0 50 100 150 200
Ambient Temperature Ta (¡C)
Drain Current vs.
Gate 1 to Source Voltage
20
V = 6 V
DS
16
3.0 V
2.0 V
2.5 V
D
12
1.5 V
20
Typical Output Characteristics
V = 3 V
G2S
0.8 V
0.6 V
0.4 V
V = 0.2V
G1S
16
D
12
1.2 V
1.0 V
8
4
Drain Current I (mA)
0246810
Drain to Source Voltage V (V)
DS
Drain Current vs.
Gate 2 to Source Voltage
20
V = 6 V
16
DS
3.0 V
1.5 V
1.0 V
2.5 V
D
12
2.0 V
8
V = 1.0 V
4
Drain Current I (mA)
0
0.8 1.6 2.4 3.2 4.0
G2S
Gate 1 to Source Voltage V (V)
G1S
8
V = 0.5 V
G1S
4
Drain Current I (mA)
0
Gate 2 to Source Voltage V (V)
4.03.22.41.60.8
G2S
4

30
fs
24
18
Forward Transfer Admittance
vs. Gate 1 to Source Voltage
V = 6 V
DS
f = 1 kHz
V = 3.0 V
G2S
2.5 V
2.0 V
1.5 V
3SK290
Power Gain vs. Drain Current
20
16
12
12
6
0
Forward Transfer Admittance |y | (mS)
–0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5
Gate1 to Source Voltage V (V)
1.0 V
G1S
Noise Figure vs. Drain Current
5
4
3
2
Noise Figure NF (dB)
1
2.0
8
4
Power Gain PG (dB)
0
4 8 12 16 20
Drain Current I (mA)
V = 4 V
DS
V = 3 V
G2S
f = 900 MHz
V = 4 V
DS
V = 3 V
G2S
f = 900 MHz
D
0
4 8 12 16 20
Drain Current I (mA)
D
5

3SK290
S11 Parameter vs. Frequency
1
.8
.6
.4
.2
0
–.2
.2
–.4
Condition:
.6
.4
–.6
1.0
.8
–.8
–1
V = 4 V , V = 3 V
DS
I = 10 mA , Zo = 50
D
50 to 1000 MHz (50 MHz step)
S12 Parameter vs. Frequency
120¡
150¡
180¡
–150¡
–120¡
Condition:
50 to 1000 MHz (50 MHz step)
V = 4 V , V = 3 V
I = 10 mA , Zo = 50
–90¡
DS
D
90¡
1.5
1.5
234
–1.5
G2S
2
3
4
5
10
10
5
–10
–5
–4
–3
–2
W
Scale: 0.002 / div.
60¡
30¡
–30¡
–60¡
G2S
W
S21 Parameter vs. Frequency
Scale: 1 / div.
180¡
150¡
–150¡
120¡
–120¡
Condition:
90¡
–90¡
V = 4 V , V = 3 V
DS
I = 10 mA , Zo = 50
D
60¡
30¡
0¡
–30¡
–60¡
G2S
W
50 to 1000 MHz (50 MHz step)
S22 Parameter vs. Frequency
1
.8
.6
.4
.2
0¡
0
–.2
.2
–.4
Condition:
.6
.4
.8
–.6
–.8
–1
V = 4 V , V = 3 V
DS
I = 10 mA , Zo = 50
D
50 to 1000 MHz (50 MHz step)
1.0
1.5
1.5
234
–1.5
G2S
2
3
4
5
10
10
5
–10
–5
–4
–3
–2
W
6

3SK290
S Parameter (VDS = 4 V, V
Freq. S11 S21 S12 S22
(MHz) MAG. ANG. MAG. ANG. MAG. ANG. MAG. ANG.
50 0.998 –3.3 2.17 176 0.001 41.3 0.971 –1.9
100 0.994 –6.7 2.20 172 0.001 88.9 0.971 –4.5
150 0.997 –10.2 2.19 168 0.002 74.4 0.970 –7.1
200 0.991 –13.5 2.17 163 0.003 81.6 0.969 –9.8
250 0.993 –16.9 2.16 159 0.004 79.7 0.967 –12.1
300 0.980 –20.8 2.12 155 0.004 72.6 0.965 –14.8
350 0.976 –23.7 2.10 151 0.005 66.9 0.962 –17.3
400 0.971 –27.0 2.08 146 0.005 70.9 0.959 –19.7
450 0.962 –30.7 2.05 142 0.006 67.7 0.956 –22.1
500 0.955 –33.7 2.03 139 0.006 63.9 0.953 –24.8
550 0.945 –36.9 1.99 135 0.006 64.1 0.950 –27.2
600 0.939 –40.2 1.96 131 0.006 63.9 0.946 –29.5
650 0.927 –43.3 1.93 127 0.006 59.9 0.942 –32.1
700 0.925 –46.5 1.90 123 0.006 60.0 0.939 –34.6
750 0.911 –49.4 1.87 120 0.006 58.3 0.933 –36.7
800 0.901 –52.3 1.84 116 0.006 60.3 0.930 –39.1
850 0.893 –55.9 1.81 112 0.005 62.0 0.925 –41.5
900 0.881 –59.0 1.78 108 0.005 61.2 0.921 –43.8
950 0.876 –61.5 1.75 105 0.005 65.0 0.917 –46.1
1000 0.869 –64.3 1.71 102 0.005 68.8 0.913 –48.4
= 3 V, ID = 10 mA, ZO = 50 ½)
G2S
7

0.4
+ 0.1
– 0.05
2.95 ± 0.2
1.9 ± 0.2
0.95 0.95
0.4
+ 0.1
– 0.05
0.65
0.16
+ 0.1
– 0.06
Unit: mm
0.4
+ 0.1
– 0.05
0.95
1.8 ± 0.2
0.85
0.6
+ 0.1
– 0.05
0.3
+ 0.2
1.1
1.5 ± 0.15
0.65
– 0.1
+ 0.2
– 0.6
2.8
Hitachi Code
JEDEC
EIAJ
Weight
0 – 0.1
(reference value)
MPAK-4
—
Conforms
0.013 g

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