Silicon NPN Planar RF Transistor
Electrostatic sensitive device.
Observe precautions for handling.
Applications
Wide band RF amplifier up to GHz range.
Features
D
High power gain
D
Low noise figure
3
2
BFW92A
Vishay Telefunken
94 9308
1
13623
BFW92A Marking: BFW92A
Plastic case (TO 50)
1 = Collector, 2 = Emitter, 3 = Base
Absolute Maximum Ratings
T
= 25_C, unless otherwise specified
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Parameter Test Conditions Symbol Value Unit
Collector-base voltage V
Collector-emitter voltage V
Emitter-base voltage V
Collector current I
Total power dissipation T
≤ 60 °C P
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Junction temperature T
Storage temperature range T
CBO
CEO
EBO
C
tot
j
stg
25 V
15 V
2.5 V
25 mA
300 mW
150
–55 to +150
Maximum Thermal Resistance
T
= 25_C, unless otherwise specified
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Parameter T est Conditions Symbol Value Unit
Junction ambient on glass fibre printed board (40 x 25 x 1.5) mm
plated with 35mm Cu
3
R
thJA
300 K/W
°
C
°
C
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Electrical DC Characteristics
T
= 25_C, unless otherwise specified
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Parameter Test Conditions Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
Collector cut-off current VCE = 25 V, VBE = 0 I
Collector-base cut-off current VCB = 10 V, IE = 0 I
Emitter-base cut-off current VEB = 2.5 V, IC = 0 I
Collector-emitter breakdown voltage IC = 1 mA, IB = 0 V
Collector-emitter saturation voltage IC = 20 mA, IB = 2 mA V
DC forward current transfer ratio VCE = 1 V, IC = 2 mA h
VCE = 1 V, IC = 25 mA h
Electrical AC Characteristics
T
= 25_C, unless otherwise specified
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Parameter Test Conditions Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
Transition frequency VCE = 5 V, IC = 2 mA, f = 300 MHz f
VCE = 5 V, IC = 14 mA, f = 300 MHz f
VCE = 5 V, IC = 25 mA, f = 300 MHz f
Collector-base capacitance VCB = 5 V, f = 1 MHz C
Collector-emitter capacitance VCE = 5 V, f = 1 MHz C
Emitter-base capacitance VEB = 0.5 V, f = 1 MHz C
Noise figure VCE = 5 V, IC = 2 mA, ZS = 50 W,
f = 800 MHz
Power gain VCE = 10 V, IC = 14 mA, ZS = 50 W,
f = 800 MHz
Linear output voltage – two
tone intermodulation test
VCE = 10 V, IC = 14 mA, dIM = 60 dB,
f
= 806 MHz, f2 = 810 MHz,
1
ZS = ZL = 50
W
F 2.5 dB
G
V1 = V
CES
CBO
EBO
(BR)CEO
CEsat
FE
FE
T
T
T
cb
ce
eb
pe
2
100mA
100 nA
10
m
15 V
0.1 0.6 V
20 50 150
20
1.5 GHz
3.5 GHz
3.2 GHz
0.45 pF
0.3 pF
1.4 pF
13 dB
150 mV
A
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Common Emitter S–Parameters
BFW92A
Vishay Telefunken
Z0 = 50 W,T
VCE/V IC/mA f/MHz
5 10 500 0.22 –165.2 5.55 86.2 0.06 66.9 0.56 –20.7
= 25_C, unless otherwise specified
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S11 S21 S12 S22
LIN
MAG
40 0.84 –12.3 6.97 171.2 0.01 83.9 0.99 –3.9
100 0.81 –29.8 6.63 157.6 0.03 74.5 0.97 –8.8
200 0.71 –55.5 5.79 138.3 0.05 62.0 0.90 –15.5
2 500 0.46 –112.8 3.60 101.7 0.07 45.9 0.74 –23.0
800 0.37 –154.9 2.51 79.9 0.08 44.7 0.68 –27.1
1000 0.36 –176.5 2.09 68.5 0.09 46.5 0.66 –30.1
1200 0.37 164.3 1.79 59.2 0.10 49.2 0.65 –33.9
40 0.69 –19.0 14.09 166.1 0.01 81.6 0.98 –6.4
100 0.62 –44.5 12.56 146.9 0.02 70.6 0.91 –14.3
200 0.48 –77.7 9.55 124.4 0.04 60.5 0.78 –20.4
5 500 0.29 –140.0 4.88 91.8 0.06 57.2 0.62 –22.6
800 0.27 –179.5 3.22 74.4 0.08 59.5 0.58 –25.5
1000 0.28 162.1 2.64 64.8 0.10 59.8 0.57 –28.2
1200 0.30 147.0 2.25 56.7 0.11 59.5 0.56 ––32.1
40 0.50 –28.1 22.54 159.9 0.01 79.5 0.95 –9.6
100 0.42 –63.0 18.21 136.2 0.02 69.3 0.83 –18.6
200 0.31 –102.5 12.12 113.8 0.03 64.8 0.67 –21.9
800 0.23 163.3 3.59 71.0 0.08 66.6 0.53 –23.2
1000 0.25 147.9 2.93 62.7 0.10 65.2 0.53 –26.4
1200 0.27 136.9 2.49 55.1 0.12 63.3 0.52 –30.4
40 0.40 –34.7 27.07 156.6 0.01 79.1 0.94 –11.4
100 0.32 –75.4 20.46 131.2 0.02 70.3 0.78 –19.9
200 0.25 –117.5 12.81 109.6 0.03 68.4 0.63 –21.5
14 500 0.21 –176.5 5.74 84.2 0.05 70.4 0.54 –19.3
800 0.22 156.6 3.70 69.8 0.08 68.8 0.52 –22.4
1000 0.24 143.2 3.00 61.7 0.10 66.7 0.51 –25.3
1200 0.27 133.5 2.56 54.4 0.12 64.3 0.50 –29.3
40 0.30 –44.1 31.41 153.0 0.01 78.8 0.92 –12.9
100 0.25 –92.4 22.21 126.9 0.02 71.9 0.74 –20.8
200 0.21 –134.8 13.39 105.9 0.02 71.9 0.60 –20.7
20 500 0.20 175.3 5.83 82.5 0.05 73.0 0.52 –18.3
800 0.23 151.7 3.74 68.6 0.08 70.3 0.51 –21.3
1000 0.25 140.1 3.03 60.7 0.11 67.8 0.50 –24.3
1200 0.27 131.1 2.58 53.5 0.12 65.0 0.50 –29.3
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