
MITSUBISHI SEMICONDUCTOR GaAs FET
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (Ta=25˚C)
MGF0910A
L, S BAND POWER GaAs FET
DESCRIPTION
The MGF0910A, GaAs FET with an N-channel schottky gate, is
designed for use in UHF band amplifiers.
FEATURES
• Class A operation
• High output power
P1dB=38dBm(TYP) @2.3GHz
• High power gain
GLP=11dB(TYP) @2.3GHz
• High power added efficiency
ηadd=45%(TYP) @2.3GHz,P1dB
• Hermetically sealed metal-ceramic package with ceramic lid
APPLICATION
UHF band power amplifiers
QUALITY GRADE
• IG
RECOMMENDED BIAS CONDITIONS
• VDS=10V
• ID=1.3A
• Rg=100Ω
• Refer to Bias Procedure
OUTLINE DRAWING
GF-21
17.5
14.3
9.4
10.0
Unit:millimeters
1
1.0
2-R1.25
22
3
1
GATE
2
SOURCE(FLANGE)
3
DRAIN
Symbol Parameter Ratings
VGDO
VGSO
ID
IGR
IGF
PT
Tch
Tstg
*1:TC=25˚C
Gate to drain voltage
Gate to source voltage
Drain current
Reverse gate current
Forward gate current
Total power dissipation *1
Channel temperature
Storage temperature
-65 to +175
-15
-15
5 A
15
31.5
27.3
175
Unit
V
V
mA
mA
W
˚C
˚C
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Ta=25˚C)
37
10
Limits
Typ MaxMin
–
–
1.5
–
-2
–
–
38
11
45
5.0
–
-5
–
–
–
–
5.5
–
Symbol Unit
IDSS
gm
VGS(off)
P1dB
GLP
Rth(ch-c)
*1:Channel to case *2:Pin=22dBm
Saturated drain current
Transconductance
Gate to source cut-off voltage
Output power at 1dB gain
compression
Linear power gain *2
Power added efficiency at P1dB
Thermal resistance *1
Parameter
VDS=3V,VGS=0V
VDS=3V,ID=1.3A
VDS=3V,ID=10mA
VDS=10V,ID 1.3A,f=2.3GHz
∆Vf method
A
S
V
dBm
dB
%
˚C/W
Nov. ´97

TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
MITSUBISHI SEMICONDUCTOR GaAs FET
MGF0910A
L, S BAND POWER GaAs FET
6
VDS=3V
Ta=25˚C
4
2
0
-3
-2 0
-1 6
GATE TO SOURCE VOLTAGE VGS(V)
PO & add vs. Pin
(f=2.3GHz)
ID vs. VGS
40
30
VDS=10V
ID=1.3A
PO
Gp=11 10 9 dB
ID vs. VDS
6
VGS=-0.5V/Step
Ta=25˚C
VGS=0V
4
2
0
0
2 5
1 3 4
DRAIN TO SOURCE VOLTAGE VDS(V)
GLP,P1dB, ID and add vs. VDS
(f=2.3GHz)
ID=1.3A13
12
11
10
39
37
GLP
P1dB
50
20
0
ηadd
20
30
40
30
20
10
0
INPUT POWER Pin(dBm)
35
40
20
6
8
ηadd
10
VDS(V)
Nov. ´97

MITSUBISHI SEMICONDUCTOR GaAs FET
MGF0910A
L, S BAND POWER GaAs FET
S11 ,S22 vs. f.
+j50
+j25
3.0GHz
+j10
0
-j10
S11
S22
0.5GHz
-j25
3.0GHz
25 50 100 250
-j50
S PARAMETERS (Ta=25˚C,VDS=10V,ID=1.3A)
Freq.
(GHz)
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
1.10
1.20
1.30
1.40
1.50
1.60
1.70
1.80
1.90
2.00
2.10
2.20
2.30
2.40
2.50
2.60
2.70
2.80
2.90
3.00
S11 S21 S12 S22
Magn. Angle(deg.) Magn. Angle(deg.) Magn. Angle(deg.) Magn. Angle(deg.)
0.962
0.961
0.960
0.959
0.958
0.957
0.956
0.955
0.954
0.952
0.950
0.948
0.946
0.944
0.941
0.938
0.934
0.930
0.926
0.922
0.918
0.913
0.907
0.902
0.895
0.885
-155.5
-159.7
-163.4
-166.8
-168.4
-171.3
-173.8
-175.4
-176.8
-178.7
-179.7
178.4
177.2
176.0
174.7
174.3
173.3
172.3
171.2
169.9
169.0
167.6
166.1
164.6
163.3
162.0
3.762
3.339
2.768
2.460
2.219
2.021
1.830
1.691
1.590
1.500
1.425
1.352
1.330
1.255
1.201
1.040
0.993
0.977
0.949
0.921
0.909
0.900
0.876
0.873
0.843
0.832
+j100
-j100
97.8
93.6
90.8
87.5
87.1
84.1
82.2
80.2
78.0
75.7
73.7
71.6
69.9
67.7
66.2
65.3
63.3
61.7
59.1
57.0
55.4
54.3
52.2
49.9
48.4
45.5
+j250
-j250
Ta=25˚C
VDS=10V
ID=1.3A
0.0080
0.0090
0.0110
0.0130
0.0140
0.0149
0.0156
0.0172
0.0182
0.0189
0.0192
0.0195
0.0219
0.0224
0.0225
0.0235
0.0239
0.0249
0.0258
0.0265
0.0275
0.0280
0.0286
0.0296
0.0310
0.0320
±180˚
5
50.0
49.9
48.5
47.5
46.5
46.0
45.6
44.6
44.0
43.5
42.3
40.9
40.3
39.0
38.5
38.0
37.2
36.5
35.8
35.3
34.6
33.6
32.5
31.2
30.2
29.1
S21 ,S12 vs. f.
3.0GHz
34 2 1
I S21 I
0.869
0.869
0.867
0.865
0.860
0.854
0.845
0.840
0.832
0.825
0.818
0.805
0.795
0.782
0.773
0.757
0.750
0.740
0.725
0.708
0.687
0.672
0.662
0.642
0.629
0.610
S21
0.5GHz
-177.6
-179.6
+90˚
0
0.1
0.2
-90˚
178.5
178.2
177.6
176.8
175.6
176.6
176.1
175.7
175.3
175.1
174.7
174.0
173.4
174.4
174.2
173.4
172.7
172.2
171.6
170.3
168.9
167.7
166.9
159.4
S12
0.5GHz
K
0.752
0.795
0.835
0.842
0.883
0.902
0.943
1.025
1.055
1.085
1.125
1.175
1.195
1.212
1.256
1.285
1.295
1.305
1.355
1.395
1.415
1.435
1.454
1.475
1.495
1.525
0˚
MSG/MAG
(dB)
25.0
24.8
24.7
23.5
23.0
23.1
22.4
21.5
20.0
19.0
18.5
17.8
17.0
16.9
16.0
15.4
14.8
14.5
14.2
13.8
13.5
12.8
12.3
11.9
10.8
10.5
Nov. ´97