MPSA20
3
Motorola Small–Signal Transistors, FETs and Diodes Device Data
TYPICAL NOISE CHARACTERISTICS
(VCE = 5.0 Vdc, TA = 25°C)
Figure 3. Noise Voltage
f, FREQUENCY (Hz)
5.0
7.0
10
20
3.0
Figure 4. Noise Current
f, FREQUENCY (Hz)
2.0
10 20 50 100 200 500 1 k 2 k 5 k 10 k
100
50
20
10
5.0
2.0
1.0
0.5
0.2
0.1
BANDWIDTH = 1.0 Hz
RS = 0
IC = 1.0 mA
100 µA
e
n
, NOISE VOLTAGE (nV)
I
n
, NOISE CURRENT (pA)
30 µA
BANDWIDTH = 1.0 Hz
RS
≈ ∞
10 µA
300 µA
IC = 1.0 mA
300 µA
100 µA
30 µA
10 µA
10 20 50 100 200 500 1 k 2 k 5 k 10 k
NOISE FIGURE CONTOURS
(VCE = 5.0 Vdc, TA = 25°C)
Figure 5. Narrow Band, 100 Hz
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (µA)
500 k
Figure 6. Narrow Band, 1.0 kHz
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (µA)
10
2.0 dB
BANDWIDTH = 1.0 Hz
R
S
, SOURCE RESISTANCE (OHMS)
R
S
, SOURCE RESISTANCE (OHMS)
Figure 7. Wideband
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (µA)
10
10 Hz to 15.7 kHz
R
S
, SOURCE RESISTANCE (OHMS)
Noise Figure is defined as:
NF+20 log
10
ǒ
e
n
2
)
4KTRS)
I
n
2
R
S
2
4KTR
S
Ǔ
1ń2
= Noise Voltage of the T ransistor referred to the input. (Figure 3)
= Noise Current of the Transistor referred to the input. (Figure 4)
= Boltzman’s Constant (1.38 x 10
–23
j/°K)
= Temperature of the Source Resistance (°K)
= Source Resistance (Ohms)
e
n
I
n
K
T
R
S
3.0 dB
4.0 dB
6.0 dB
10 dB
50
100
200
500
1 k
10 k
5 k
20 k
50 k
100 k
200 k
2 k
20 30 50 70 100 200 300 500 700 1 k 10 20 30 50 70 100 200 300 500 700 1 k
500 k
100
200
500
1 k
10 k
5 k
20 k
50 k
100 k
200 k
2 k
1 M
500 k
50
100
200
500
1 k
10 k
5 k
20 k
50 k
100 k
200 k
2 k
20 30 50 70 100 200 300 500 700 1 k
BANDWIDTH = 1.0 Hz
1.0 dB
2.0 dB
3.0 dB
5.0 dB
8.0 dB
1.0 dB
2.0 dB
3.0 dB
5.0 dB
8.0 dB