
HF/VHF/UHF N-CHANNEL MOSFETs
■ GOLDMETALLIZATION
■ EXCELLENTTHERMALSTABILITY
■ COMMONSOURCE CONFIGURATION
■ P
DESCRIPTION
The SD2918is a gold metallizedN-ChannelMOS
field-effect RF power transistor. It is intended for
use in 50 V DC large signal applications up to
200 MHz
= 30 W MIN. WITH 18 dB GAIN@ 30
out
MHz
SD2918
RF POWER TRANSISTORS
ADVANCE DATA
M113
epoxy sealed
ORDER CODE BRANDING
SD2918 TSD2918
PIN CONNECTION
1. Drain 3.Gate
2. Source 4. Source
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (T
Symb o l Para meter Val u e Uni t
V
(BR)DSS
V
V
P
T
Drain S our ce Vo lt age 125 V
Drain-Gate Voltage (RGS=1MΩ)
DGR
Gat e- Source Voltage ±20 V
GS
Drain C urr ent 6 A
I
D
Power Di ss ipation 175 W
DISS
Max. Operating Junction Te mperatur e 200
T
j
Sto rage T empe r ature -65 to 1 50
STG
case
=25oC)
125 V
THERMAL DATA
R
th(j-c)
R
th(c-s)
* Determined using a flat aluminum or copperheatsink with thermal compound applied (Dow Corning 340 or equivalent).
November 1999
Junct ion-Case Ther mal R esista nce
Case-Heatsink T her mal Resistance ∗
1.0
0.30
o
o
o
C/W
o
C/W
C
C
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SD2918
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION (T
case
=25oC)
STATIC
Symbol Para met e r Mi n . Typ . Ma x. Unit
V
(BR)DSSVGS
I
DSS
I
GSS
V
GS(Q)
V
DS(ON)VGS
g
FS
C
ISS
C
OSS
C
RSS
=0V IDS= 10 mA 125 V
VGS=0V VDS=50V 1.0 mA
VGS=20V VDS=0V 1 µA
VDS=10V ID=10mA 1.0 5.0 V
=10V ID= 2.5 A 5.0 V
VDS=10V ID=2.5A 0.8 mho
VGS=0V VDS=50V f=1MHz 58 pF
VGS=0V VDS=50V f=1MHz 35.5 pF
VGS=0V VDS=50V f=1MHz 7.5 pF
REF. 1022497C
DYNAMIC
Symbol Para met e r Mi n . Typ . Ma x. Unit
P
OUT
G
η
Load
Mismatch
f = 30M Hz VDD=50V Pin=0.475W IDQ=100mA 30 W
f = 30M Hz VDD=50V P
PS
f = 30M Hz VDD=50V P
D
f = 30M Hz V
=50V P
DD
=30W IDQ= 100 mA 18 22 dB
out
=30W IDQ= 100 mA 50 55 %
out
=30W IDQ=100mA
out
30:1 VSWR
All Angles
IMPEDANCEDATA
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FREQ. ZIN(Ω)Z
DL
(Ω)
30 MHz 24.4 - j 13. 4 28.8 + j 7.2

TYPICALPERFORMANCE
SD2918
Capacitancevs Drain-SourceVoltage
Drain Current vs Gate Voltage
Maximum ThermalResistancevs Case
Temperature
Gate-SourceVoltagesvs Case Temperature
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SD2918
TYPICALPERFORMANCE
OutputPowervs Input Power OutputPower vs InputPower
OutputPowervs VoltageSupply OutputPower vs GateVoltage
PowerGain& Efficiencyvs OutputPower
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30 MHz Test Circuit Schematic
SD2918
RF
INPUT
30 MHz Test Circuit ComponentPart List
V
B
+
+50V
+
RF
OUTPUT
REF. 7143542A
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SD2918
30 MHz Test Circuit Photomaster
30 MHz ProductionTest Fixture
REF. 7143542A
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M113 (.380 DIA 4/L N/HERM W/FLG) MECHANICALDATA
SD2918
DIM.
MIN. TYP. MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX.
A 5.59 5.84 0.220 0.230
B 19.81 20.83 0.780 0.820
C 18.29 18.54 0.720 0.730
D 24.64 24.89 0.970 0.980
E 9.40 9.78 0.370 0.385
F 0.10 0.15 0.004 0.006
G 2.16 2.67 0.085 0.105
H 4.06 4.57 0.160 0.180
I 7.14 0.281
J 6.22 6.48 0.245 0.255
K 3.05 3.30 0.120 0.130
mm inch
ControllingDimension:Inches
1010936D
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SD2918
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