PRELIMI NARY DATA S HE ET
Hetero Juncti on Field Effect transistor
L to S BAND LOW NOISE AMPLIFER
N-CHANNEL HJ-FET
FEATURES
Super Low noise figure & High Associated Gain
NF = 0.55 dB typ. Ga = 14.5 dB typ. OIP
NF = 0.4 dB typ. Ga = 20 dB typ. at f = 900 MHz
4 pins super mini mold package
Wg = 800
µ
m
ORDERING INFORMATION (PLAN)
Part Number Quantity Packing Style
3
= 22 dBm (V67), OIP3 = 23 dBm (V68) typ. at f = 2 GHz
NE38018
NE38018-T1 3 kpcs/Reel. Embossed tape 8 mm wide.
Pin3 (Source), Pin4 (Drain) face to perforation side of the tape.
NE38018-T2 3 kpcs/Reel. Embossed tape 8 mm wide.
Pin1 (Source), Pin2 (Gate) face to perforation side of the tape.
Remark
Please contact with responsible NEC person, if you require evaluation sample.
(Part number for sam ple or der : NE38018)
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS (TA = 25°C)
Parameter Symbol Ratings Unit
Drain to Source Voltage V
Gate to Source Voltage V
Drain Current I
Gate Current I
Total Power Temperature P
Channel Temperature T
Storage Temperature T
DS
GS
D
G
tot
ch
stg
RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS (TA = 25°C)
Parameter Symbol MIN. TYP. MAX. Unit
4.0 V
–3.0 V
DSS
I
100
150 mA
125 °C
–65 to +125 °C
mA
µ
A
Drain to Source Voltage V
Drain Current I
Input Power P
Document No. P13494EJ1V0DS00 (1st edition)
Date Published August 1998 N CP(K)
Printed in Japan
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The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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1998
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25°C)
Parameter Symbol Test Conditions MIN. TYP. MAX. Unit
NE38018
P
OIP
GSO
DSS
GS(off)
m
0(1 dB)
VGS = –3 V – 1.0 20
VDS = 2 V VGS = 0 V 40 – 170 mA
VDS = 2 V IDS = 100 µA –0.1 – –1.5 V
VDS = 2 V IDS = 5 mA 50 – – mS
DS
= 2 V IDS = 5 mA
V
f = 2 GHz
–1 6–d B
VDS = 3 V IDS = 30 mA
f = 2 GHz
3
VDS = 2 V IDS = 5 mA
f = 2 GHz
– 17 (V67) – Output Power at 1 dB Gain
– 18 (V68) –
– 22 (V67) – Output Third-Order Distortion
– 23 (V68) –
Gate to Source Leak Current I
Saturated Drain Current I
Gate to Source Cut off Voltage V
Transconductance g
Noise Figure NF – 0.55 1.0 dB
Associated Gain Ga 12.5 14.5 – dB
Power Gain Gs
Compression Point
Intercept Point
DSS
I
CLASSIFICATIONS
Rank I
DSS
(mA) Marking
67 40 to 90 V67
68 70 to 170 V68
DIMENSIONS (Unit: mm)
µ
A
dBm
dBm
(1.25)
2.0±0.2
0.65 0.60
0.9±0.1
2.1±0.2
1.25±0.1
2
+0.1
–0.05
+0.1
0.3
–0.05
0.4
V67
1
0.3
0 to 0.1
PIN CONNECTIONS
1. Source
2. Gate
3. Source
4. Drain
+0.1
–0.05
0.3
(1.3)
+0.1
–0.05
43
0.3
+0.1
–0.05
0.15
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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS ( TA = 25°C)
NE38018
TOTAL POWER DISSIPATION vs.
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
250
200
150
100
- Total Power Dissipation - mW
tot
50
0
50 100 150 200
DRAIN CURRENT vs.
GATE TO SOURCE VOLTAGE
100
80
60
40
- Drain Current - mA P
D
I
20
0
–2.0
V
GS
- Gate to Source Voltage - V ID - Drain Current - mA
–1.0 0 0
V
DS
= 2 V
DRAIN CURRENT vs.
DRAIN TO SOURCE VOLTAGE
100
80
60
40
- Drain Current - mA
D
I
20
0
1234
DS
- Drain to Source Voltage - V TA - Ambient Temperature -˚C
V
NOISE FIGURE, ASSOCIATED GAIN vs.
DRAIN CURRENT
2.0
DS
= 2 V
V
1.8
f = 2 GHz
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
NF - Noise Figure - dB
0.4
0.2
5 1 01 52 02 53 0
G
NF
V
GS =
0 V
–0.2 V
–0.4 V
–0.6 V
5
20
18
a
16
14
12
10
8
6
- Associated Gain - dB
a
G
4
2
0
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S-PARAMETER
MAG. AND ANG.
DS
V
= 2 V, ID = 5 mA
NE38018
FREQUENCY S
MHz MAG. ANG. MAG. ANG. MAG. ANG. MAG. ANG.
500.0000 .962 –30.1 5.769 154.6 .042 71.3 .643 –21.7
600.0000 .949 –36.0 5.770 149.8 .050 68.6 .632 –26.0
700.0000 .941 –41.6 5.650 145.1 .057 65.3 .623 –29.7
800.0000 .930 –46.8 5.582 140.8 .064 61.9 .613 –33.5
900.0000 .915 –52.4 5.518 136.4 .070 59.3 .602 –36.9
1000.0000 .907 –57.4 5.382 132.3 .076 55.7 .589 –40.5
1100.0000 .881 –63.0 5.296 127.9 .081 53.2 .578 –43.7
1200.0000 .876 –67.0 5.200 124.1 .086 50.8 .568 –46.7
1300.0000 .861 –72.2 5.093 120.1 .092 48.1 .557 –49.7
1400.0000 .847 –76.5 4.983 116.6 .097 45.6 .547 –52.5
1500.0000 .833 –80.9 4.873 112.8 .101 43.6 .534 –55.2
1600.0000 .820 –85.4 4.788 108.9 .105 41.5 .522 –58.0
1700.0000 .804 –89.6 4.682 105.6 .109 39.6 .513 –60.7
1800.0000 .792 –93.9 4.590 102.2 .113 37.4 .506 –62.6
1900.0000 .774 –98.2 4.490 98.8 .117 35.4 .496 –65.1
2000.0000 .720 –104.7 4.227 95.0 .115 33.2 .416 –61.3
2100.0000 .702 –108.5 4.138 91.7 .118 31.1 .405 –65.1
2200.0000 .688 –112.1 4.038 88.4 .121 29.4 .383 –68.5
2300.0000 .680 –116.4 3.951 85.4 .123 27.9 .364 –70.8
2400.0000 .668 –120.9 3.874 82.2 .126 26.1 .349 –73.5
2500.0000 .649 –125.8 3.776 78.9 .128 24.1 .336 –76.7
2600.0000 .641 –129.8 3.721 76.3 .129 22.7 .324 –78.6
2700.0000 .619 –134.5 3.613 73.0 .133 20.9 .307 –82.9
2800.0000 .607 –139.1 3.547 70.2 .133 19.6 .286 –86.4
2900.0000 .593 –144.2 3.459 67.4 .136 18.3 .271 –89.3
3000.0000 .577 –149.5 3.383 64.6 .137 16.8 .257 –92.6
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(deg.) (deg.) (deg.) (deg.)
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S
12
S
22
S
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AMP. PARAMETERS
VDS = 2 V, ID = 5 mA
NE38018
2
21
FREQUENCY GUmax GAmax
M H z d Bd Bd Bd B n s d B d Bd B
500.0000 28.78 15.22 –27.52 .13 .132 37.633 11.25 2.31
600.0000 27.49 15.22 –26.00 .14 .132 10.06 2.21
700.0000 26.62 15.04 –24.89 .15 .131 9.45 2.13
800.0000 25.70 14.94 –23.88 .17 .121 8.72 2.05
900.0000 24.65 14.84 –23.08 .19 .123 7.87 1.95
1000.0000 24.00 14.62 –22.34 .20 .114 7.53 1.85
1100.0000 22.75 14.48 –21.85 .23 .122 6.50 1.77
1200.0000 22.34 14.32 –21.30 .24 .104 6.33 1.69
1300.0000 21.62 14.14 –20.75 .26 .112 5.86 1.61
1400.0000 20.97 13.95 –20.29 .28 .098 5.48 1.54
1500.0000 20.37 13.76 –19.92 .30 .104 5.15 1.46
1600.0000 19.84 13.60 –19.56 .31 .108 4.85 1.38
1700.0000 19.25 13.41 –19.23 .33 .093 4.51 1.33
1800.0000 18.80 13.24 –18.91 .35 .095 4.28 1.28
1900.0000 18.25 13.04 –18.63 .37 .094 3.98 1.23
2000.0000 16.53 12.52 –18.81 .53 .106 24.944 3.18 .83
2100.0000 16.06 12.34 –18.53 .55 .090 24.408 2.95 .78
2200.0000 15.60 12.12 –18.37 .58 .092 24.058 2.79 .69
2300.0000 15.25 11.93 –18.18 .60 .084 24.196 2.70 .62
2400.0000 14.90 11.76 –18.01 .62 .089 24.103 2.57 .57
2500.0000 14.43 11.54 –17.84 .65 .090 23.007 2.37 .52
2600.0000 14.19 11.41 –17.75 .66 .075 23.048 2.30 .48
2700.0000 13.69 11.16 –17.54 .70 .091 22.005 2.10 .43
2800.0000 13.37 11.00 –17.51 .73 .078 21.443 2.00 .37
2900.0000 13.00 10.78 –17.34 .75 .077 20.972 1.89 .33
3000.0000 12.64 10.59 –17.24 .78 .078 20.186 1.76 .30
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