DATA SHEET
HETERO JUNCTION FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR
NE32500, NE27200
C to Ka BAND SUPER LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER
N-CHANNEL HJ-FET CHIP
DESCRIPTION
NE32500 and NE27200 are Hetero Junction FET chip that utilizes the hetero junction between Si-doped AlGaAs
and undoped InGaAs to create high mobility electrons. Its excellent low noise and high associated gain make it suitable
for commercial systems, industrial and space applications.
FEATURES
• Super Low Noise Figure & High Associated Gain
NF = 0.45 dB TYP., Ga = 12.5 dB TYP. at f = 12 GHz
• Gate Length : L
• Gate Width : Wg = 200 µm
g = 0.2
µ
m
ORDERING INFORMATION
PART NUMBER QUALITY GRADE
NE32500 Standard (Grade D)
NE27200 Special, specific (Grade C and B)
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (TA = 25 ˚C)
Drain to Source Voltage VDS 4.0 V
Gate to Source Voltage V
Drain Current ID IDSS mA
Total Power Dissipation Ptot* 200 mW
Channel Temperature T
Storage Temperature Tstg –65 to +175 °C
* Chip mounted on a Alumina heatsink (size: 3 × 3 × 0.6t)
GS –3.0 V
ch 175 °C
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25 ˚C)
PARAMETER SYMBOL MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT TEST CONDITIONS
Gate to Source Leak Current IGSO – 0.5 10
Saturated Drain Current IDSS 20 60 90 mA VDS = 2 V, VGS = 0 V
Gate to Source Cutoff Voltage VGS(off) –0.2 –0.7 –2.0 V VDS = 2 V, ID = 100 µA
Transconductance gm 45 60 – mS VDS = 2 V, ID = 10 mA
Thermal Resistance Rth* – – 260 ˚C/W channel to case
Noise Figure NF – 0.45 0.55 dB VDS = 2 V, ID = 10 mA, f = 12 GHz
Associated Gain Ga 11.0 12.5 – dB
µ
AVGS = –3 V
RF performance is determined by packaging and testing 10 chips per wafer.
Wafer rejection criteria for standard devices is 2 rejects per 10 samples.
Document No. P11512EJ2V0DS00 (2nd edition)
Date Published January 1997 N
Printed in Japan
©
1996
CHIP DIMENSIONS (Unit: µm)
5.5 13
58 36.5 66 25
NE32500, NE27200
2589
13
350
25 21 76.5100.5
Thickness = 140 m
: BONDING AREA
Source Source
25 49.5 4366
13
µ
Drain
Gate
350
38
686046.5
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25 ˚C)
TOTAL POWER DISSIPATION vs.
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
250 100
200
150
100
50
– Total Power Dissipation – mW
tot
P
0050 1.5 3.0100 150 200 250
T
A
– Ambient Temperature – ˚C VDS – Drain to Source Voltage – V
DRAIN CURRENT vs.
DRAIN TO SOURCE VOLTAGE
80
60
40
– Drain Current – mA
D
I
20
VGS = 0 V
–0.2 V
–0.4 V
–0.6 V
–0.8 V
2
DRAIN CURRENT vs.
GATE TO SOURCE VOLTAGE
60
40
– Drain Current – mA
D
20
I
V
DS
NE32500, NE27200
= 2 V
Gain Calculations
||
S
MSG. =
MAG.
21
12
||
S
|S |
21
12
|S |
(K K 1)
=±−
NOISE FIGURE, ASSOCIATED GAIN vs.
FREQUENCY
Ga
1.0
0
–1.0–2.0 0
GS
– Gate to Source Voltage – V
V
2
1 | | |S | |S |
+− −
K
2
∆
∆
=
2|S ||S |
=⋅−⋅SS SS11 22 21 12
2
11
12 21
2
22
NOISE FIGURE, ASSOCIATED GAIN vs.
DRAIN CURRENT
V
DS = 2 V
I
D = 10 mA
24
20
V
DS = 2 V
f = 12 GHz
14
G
a
13
12
16
11
10
12
2.0
1.5
NF – Noise Figure – dB
0.5
a – Associated Gain – dB
G
8
1.0
NF – Noise Figure – dB
0.5
NF
0
1246810142030 10020
4
f – Frequency – GHz I
NF
30
D – Drain Current – mA
a – Associated Gain – dB
G
3