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MRF455MOTOROLA RF DEVICE DATA
The RF Line
. . . designed for power amplifier applications in industrial, commercial and
amateur radio equipment to 30 MHz.
• Specified 12.5 Volt, 30 MHz Characteristics —
Output Power = 60 Watts
Minimum Gain = 13 dB
Efficiency = 55%
MATCHING PROCEDURE
In the push–pull circuit configuration it is preferred that the transistors are
used as matched pairs to obtain optimum performance.
The matching procedure used by Motorola consists of measuring hFE at the
data sheet conditions and color coding the device to predetermined hFE ranges
within t he normal hFE limits. A color dot is added t o the marking on t op of the c ap.
Any two devices w ith the same color dot can be paired together to form a
matched set of units.
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Rating Symbol Value Unit
Collector–Emitter Voltage V
CEO
18 Vdc
Collector–Emitter Voltage V
CES
36 Vdc
Emitter–Base Voltage V
EBO
4.0 Vdc
Collector Current — Continuous I
C
15 Adc
Total Device Dissipation @ TC = 25°C
Derate above 25°C
P
D
175
1.0
Watts
W/°C
Storage Temperature Range T
stg
–65 to +150 °C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristic Symbol Max Unit
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case R
θJC
1.0 °C/W
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T
C
= 25°C unless otherwise noted.)
Characteristic
Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector–Emitter Breakdown Voltage
(IC = 100 mAdc, IB = 0)
V
(BR)CEO
18 — — Vdc
Collector–Emitter Breakdown Voltage
(IC = 50 mAdc, VBE = 0)
V
(BR)CES
36 — — Vdc
Emitter–Base Breakdown Voltage
(IE = 10 mAdc, IC = 0)
V
(BR)EBO
4.0 — — Vdc
ON CHARACTERISTICS
DC Current Gain
(IC = 5.0 Adc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc)
h
FE
10 — 150 —
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Output Capacitance
(VCB = 12.5 Vdc, IE = 0, f = 1.0 MHz)
C
ob
— — 250 pF
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