MPSA70
3
Motorola Small–Signal Transistors, FETs and Diodes Device Data
TYPICAL NOISE CHARACTERISTICS
(VCE = –ā5.0 Vdc, TA = 25°C)
Figure 1. Noise Voltage
f, FREQUENCY (Hz)
5.0
7.0
10
3.0
Figure 2. Noise Current
f, FREQUENCY (Hz)
1.0
10 20 50 100 200 500 1.0 k 2.0 k 5.0 k 10 k
1.0
7.0
5.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.1
BANDWIDTH = 1.0 Hz
RS
≈
0
IC = 10 µA
100 µA
e
n
, NOISE VOLTAGE (nV)
I
n
, NOISE CURRENT (pA)
30 µA
BANDWIDTH = 1.0 Hz
RS
≈ ∞
IC = 1.0 mA
300 µA
100 µA
30 µA
10 µA
10 20 50 100 200 500 1.0 k 2.0 k 5.0 k 10 k
2.0
1.0 mA
0.2
300 µA
NOISE FIGURE CONTOURS
(VCE = –ā5.0 Vdc, TA = 25°C)
500 k
100
200
500
1.0 k
10 k
5.0 k
20 k
50 k
100 k
200 k
2.0 k
1.0 M
500 k
100
200
500
1.0 k
10 k
5.0 k
20 k
50 k
100 k
200 k
2.0 k
1.0 M
Figure 3. Narrow Band, 100 Hz
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (µA)
Figure 4. Narrow Band, 1.0 kHz
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (µA)
10
0.5 dB
BANDWIDTH = 1.0 Hz
R
S
, SOURCE RESISTANCE (OHMS)
R
S
, SOURCE RESISTANCE (OHMS)
Figure 5. 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
ƪ
e
n
2
)
4KTRS)
I
n
2
R
S
2
4KTR
S
ƫ
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
1.0 dB
2.0 dB
3.0 dB
20 30 50 70 100 200 300 500 700 1.0 k 10 20 30 50 70 100 200 300 500 700 1.0 k
500 k
100
200
500
1.0 k
10 k
5.0 k
20 k
50 k
100 k
200 k
2.0 k
1.0 M
20 30 50 70 100 200 300 500 700 1.0 k
BANDWIDTH = 1.0 Hz
5.0 dB
0.5 dB
1.0 dB
2.0 dB
3.0 dB
5.0 dB
0.5 dB
1.0 dB
2.0 dB
3.0 dB
5.0 dB