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Excelics EPA480C-180F
Power Added Efficiency at 1dB Compression
PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
High Efficiency Heterojunction Power FET
•• NON-HERMETIC 180MIL METAL FLANGE
PACKAGE
•• +36.0dBm TYPICAL OUTPUT POWER
•• 18.0dB TYPICAL POWER GAIN AT 2GHz
•• 0.4 X 4800 MICRON RECESSED
“MUSHROOM” GATE
•• Si3N4 PASSIVATION
•• ADVANCED EPITAXIAL HETEROJUNCTION
PROFILE PROVIDES EXTRA HIGH POWER
EFFICIENCY, AND HIGH RELIABILITY
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= 2GHz
Vds=8V, Ids=50% Idss f= 4GHz
Gain at 1dB Compression f= 2GHz
Vds=8V, Ids=50% Idss f= 4GHz
Vds=8V, Ids=50% Idss f=2GHz
Saturated Drain Current Vds=3V, Vgs=0V 880 1440 1880 mA
All Dimensions In Mils
34.0 36.0
36.0
16.5 18.0
13.0
52
dBm
dB
%
Gm
Vp
BVgd
BVgs
Rth
Transconductance Vds=3V, Vgs=0V 960 1560 mS
Pinch-off Voltage Vds=3V, Ids=14mA -1.0 -2.5 V
Drain Breakdown Voltage Igd=4.8mA -11 -15 V
Source Breakdown Voltage Igs=4.8mA -7 -14 V
Thermal Resistance (Au-Sn Eutectic Attach) 12*
* Overall Rth depends on case mounting.
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 -3V
Drain Current Idss 1.2A
Forward Gate Current 240mA 40mA
Input Power 33dBm @ 3dB Compression
Channel Temperature 175oC 150oC
Storage Temperature -65/175oC -65/150oC
Total Power Dissipation 11.4 W 9.5 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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EPA480C-180F
PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET
High Efficiency Heterojunction Power FET
S-PARAMETERS
8V, 1/2 Idss
Freq S11 S11 S21 S21 S12 S12 S22 S22
GHz Mag Ang Mag Ang Mag Ang Mag Ang
0.5 0.950 -153.2 13.774 90.9 0.012 22.2 0.631 -176.0
1.0 0.940 -174.6 7.167 72.0 0.014 20.5 0.619 177.3
1.5 0.875 172.8 6.169 60.5 0.021 23.9 0.515 170.2
2.0 0.861 163.1 4.932 47.8 0.026 21.2 0.485 166.0
2.5 0.832 154.4 4.353 34.5 0.032 16.3 0.441 162.1
3.0 0.783 143.2 4.129 19.7 0.039 8.4 0.383 159.6
3.5 0.733 125.6 4.075 1.3 0.049 -4.2 0.314 158.7
4.0 0.685 100.8 3.990 -20.3 0.060 -20.8 0.249 154.5
4.5 0.676 70.4 3.802 -44.0 0.067 -38.9 0.179 139.8
5.0 0.704 39.1 3.494 -69.2 0.072 -59.2 0.131 100.2
5.5 0.753 8.6 3.102 -94.5 0.073 -78.4 0.148 46.3
6.0 0.808 -19.2 2.647 -119.7 0.069 -100.1 0.202 6.8
6.5 0.870 -45.1 2.231 -143.6 0.060 -119.6 0.291 -30.6
7.0 0.921 -65.6 1.718 -168.3 0.046 -137.8 0.380 -59.4
7.5 0.950 -79.0 1.285 170.5 0.033 -149.3 0.486 -84.7
8.0 0.957 -89.6 0.961 153.4 0.024 -148.4 0.589 -102.3
8.5 0.963 -101.4 0.757 138.6 0.018 -135.7 0.690 -110.3
9.0 0.939 -115.8 0.595 126.1 0.035 -132.3 0.727 -113.0
9.5 0.943 -127.5 0.526 114.8 0.035 -175.9 0.738 -117.6
10.0 0.960 -138.4 0.461 97.1 0.024 157.9 0.756 -134.2