
Excelics EFA072A
Power Added Efficiency at 1dB Compression
PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
•• +25.0dBm TYPICAL OUTPUT POWER
•• 10.0dB TYPICAL POWER GAIN AT 12GHz
•• 0.3 X 720 MICRON RECESSED “MUSHROOM” GATE
•• Si3N4 PASSIVATION
•• ADVANCED EPITAXIAL DOPING PROFILE
PROVIDES HIGH POWER EFFICIENCY,
LINEARITY AND RELIABILITY
•• Idss SORTED IN 15mA PER BIN RANGE
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Ta = 25 OC)
SYMBOLS PARAMETERS/TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
P
1dB
G
1dB
PAE
Idss
Output Power at 1dB Compression f=12GHz
Vds=8V, Ids=50% Idss f=18GHz
Gain at 1dB Compression f=12GHz
Vds=8V, Ids=50% Idss f=18GHz
Vds=8V, Ids=50% Idss f=12GHz
Saturated Drain Current Vds=3V, Vgs=0V 120 190 270 mA
Low Distortion GaAs Power FET
Chip Thickness: 75 ± 13 microns
All Dimensions In Microns
22.5 25.0
25.0
8.0 10.0
7.5
32
dBm
dB
%
Gm
Vp
BVgd
BVgs
Rth
Transconductance Vds=3V, Vgs=0V 80 110 mS
Pinch-off Voltage Vds=3V, Ids=2.0mA -2.0 -3.5 V
Drain Breakdown Voltage Igd=1.0mA -12 -15 V
Source Breakdown Voltage Igs=1.0mA -7 -14 V
Thermal Resistance (Au-Sn Eutectic Attach) 55
MAXIMUM RATINGS AT 25OC
SYMBOLS PARAMETERS ABSOLUTE1 CONTINUOUS2
Vds
Vgs
Ids
Igsf
Pin
Tch
Tstg
Pt
Note: 1. Exceeding any of the above ratings may result in permanent damage.
2. Exceeding any of the above ratings may reduce MTTF below design goals.
Drain-Source Voltage 12V 8V
Gate-Source Voltage -8V -4V
Drain Current Idss 260Ma
Forward Gate Current 20mA 4mA
Input Power 25dBm @ 3dB Compression
Channel Temperature 175oC 150oC
Storage Temperature -65/175oC -65/150oC
Total Power Dissipation 2.5 W 2.1 W
Excelics Semiconductor, Inc., 2908 Scott Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: (408) 970-8664 Fax: (408) 970-8998 Web Site: www.excelics.com
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EFA072A
PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
Low Distortion GaAs Power FE
S-PARAMETERS S-PARAMETERS
6V, 100 mA 8V,1/2Idss
FREQ --- S11 --- --- S21 --- --- S12 --- --- S22 --- FREQ --- S11 --- --- S21 --- --- S12 --- --- S22 --(GHz) MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG (GHz) MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG
1.0 0.975 -29.2 7.010 158.8 0.020 73.8 0.387 -18.9 1.0 0.972 -29.7 7.064 158.3 0.021 73.2 0.452 -17.3
2.0 0.933 -55.6 6.350 140.9 0.037 59.8 0.365 -37.6 2.0 0.931 -56.4 6.382 140.1 0.037 59.1 0.425 -33.8
3.0 0.899 -77.3 5.596 126.0 0.049 48.7 0.357 -52.5 3.0 0.896 -78.4 5.605 124.8 0.048 48.3 0.410 -47.2
4.0 0.862 -95.5 4.962 114.2 0.057 41.2 0.379 -61.2 4.0 0.858 -96.7 4.934 112.8 0.055 40.4 0.425 -55.4
5.0 0.844 -106.9 4.290 104.2 0.061 35.9 0.346 -68.4 5.0 0.842 -108.0 4.273 102.8 0.059 34.9 0.394 -61.9
6.0 0.822 -120.9 3.774 93.1 0.064 29.0 0.331 -83.0 6.0 0.820 -121.9 3.754 91.5 0.060 28.5 0.373 -75.1
7.0 0.802 -132.2 3.402 85.0 0.065 25.4 0.351 -86.5 7.0 0.802 -133.1 3.377 83.2 0.062 24.6 0.392 -78.9
8.0 0.805 -136.0 3.083 79.0 0.066 23.5 0.328 -90.0 8.0 0.805 -136.8 3.059 77.3 0.063 23.8 0.371 -81.9
9.0 0.805 -141.5 2.754 71.6 0.066 20.6 0.310 -102.9 9.0 0.804 -142.3 2.738 69.9 0.062 20.0 0.350 -93.8
10.0 0.797 -149.6 2.504 64.3 0.064 17.6 0.328 -110.6 10.0 0.799 -150.2 2.483 62.4 0.061 17.3 0.366 -102.0
11.0 0.802 -154.5 2.296 58.2 0.064 17.1 0.333 -117.5 11.0 0.803 -155.2 2.286 55.9 0.061 16.9 0.369 -108.6
12.0 0.802 -160.8 2.097 51.5 0.064 15.7 0.356 -125.0 12.0 0.803 -161.4 2.079 49.1 0.059 14.9 0.391 -116.3
13.0 0.803 -166.1 1.963 45.9 0.064 14.2 0.368 -127.2 13.0 0.805 -166.7 1.943 43.4 0.059 14.4 0.405 -119.2
14.0 0.813 -167.4 1.805 40.8 0.062 15.0 0.374 -137.6 14.0 0.816 -167.9 1.791 38.1 0.059 15.2 0.408 -129.4
15.0 0.828 -175.8 1.581 33.5 0.059 11.8 0.438 -143.2 15.0 0.832 -176.3 1.564 30.4 0.055 14.4 0.471 -136.1
16.0 0.834 171.5 1.508 27.3 0.060 11.4 0.472 -133.5 16.0 0.837 171.1 1.482 23.9 0.056 12.6 0.510 -127.7
17.0 0.819 177.2 1.514 24.7 0.066 14.1 0.439 -141.8 17.0 0.823 176.7 1.491 21.4 0.061 15.2 0.479 -135.6
18.0 0.833 176.8 1.311 20.0 0.062 15.5 0.495 -154.0 18.0 0.836 176.6 1.293 16.4 0.058 15.9 0.530 -148.1
19.0 0.832 160.7 1.194 13.2 0.061 13.5 0.550 -143.2 19.0 0.835 160.3 1.167 9.5 0.058 15.4 0.587 -138.7
20.0 0.824 156.5 1.151 8.4 0.065 13.3 0.564 -143.6 20.0 0.827 156.2 1.121 4.6 0.060 16.0 0.605 -139.5
21.0 0.834 155.4 1.223 4.4 0.077 14.3 0.508 -148.1 21.0 0.837 154.9 1.197 0.5 0.070 18.2 0.549 -143.6
22.0 0.821 162.6 1.109 1.4 0.075 16.7 0.554 -163.5 22.0 0.825 162.2 1.088 -2.7 0.071 20.4 0.595 -158.9
23.0 0.833 154.1 1.012 -4.1 0.075 17.6 0.578 -161.8 23.0 0.837 153.9 0.986 -8.4 0.071 20.2 0.622 -158.1
24.0 0.832 149.9 1.017 -9.0 0.083 16.3 0.571 -165.5 24.0 0.836 149.3 0.991 -13.5 0.080 20.0 0.615 -161.4
25.0 0.831 151.9 0.939 -12.6 0.086 17.9 0.602 -175.8 25.0 0.837 151.2 0.921 -17.9 0.084 20.7 0.649 -172.1
26.0 0.834 144.0 0.899 -18.7 0.090 16.8 0.611 -175.8 26.0 0.842 143.3 0.867 -23.9 0.088 20.8 0.656 -172.4
Note: The data included 0.7 mils diameter Au bonding wires:
2 gate wires, 15 mils each; 2 drain wires, 20 mils each; 6 source wires, 10 mils each.