15GN03CA
No. A1106-1/6
Applications
•VHF, RF, MIXER, OSC, IF amplifier.
Features
•High cutoff frequency : fT=1.5GHz typ.
•High gain : ⏐S21e⏐2=13dB typ (f=0.4GHz).
Specifications
Absolute Maximum Ratings at Ta=25°C
Parameter Symbol Conditions Ratings Unit
Collector-to-Base Voltage VCBO 20 V
Collector-to-Emitter Voltage VCEO 10 V
Emitter-to-Base Voltage VEBO 3V
Collector Current IC70 mA
Collector Dissipation PC200 mW
Junction Temperature Tj 150 °C
Storage Temperature Tstg --55 to +150 °C
Electrical Characteristics at Ta=25°C
Ratings
Parameter Symbol Conditions min typ max Unit
Collector Cutoff Current ICBO VCB=10V, IE=0A 0.1 μA
Emitter Cutoff Current IEBO VEB=2V, IC=0A 1 μA
DC Current Gain hFE VCE=5V, IC=10mA 100 180
Gain-Bandwidth Product fTVCE=5V, IC=20mA 1.0 1.5 GHz
Output Capacitance Cob VCB=10V, f=1MHz 0.95 1.25 pF
Reverse T ransfer Capacitance Cre VCB=10V, f=1MHz 0.65 pF
Marking : ZU Continued on next page.
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15GN03CA
NPN Epitaxial Planar Silicon Transistor
VHF High-frequency Amplifier Applications
15GN03CA
No. A1106-2/6
Continued from preceding page. Ratings
Parameter Symbol Conditions min typ max Unit
Forward T ransfer Gain ⏐S21e⏐2VCE=5V, IC=20mA, f=0.4GHz 10 13 dB
Noise Figure NF VCE=3V, IC=2mA, f=0.4GHz 1.6 dB
Package Dimensions
unit : mm (typ)
7013A-009
0246810
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Collector-to-Emitter Voltage, VCE -- V
Collector Current, IC -- mA
IC -- VCE
IT08087
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2
0
10
20
30
40
50
80
70
60
Base-to-Emitter Voltage, VBE -- V
Collector Current, IC -- mA
IT08088
IC -- VBE
5
7
100
2
3
7
1.0
2
3
5
hFE -- IC
1.0 23 57
10 23 57
100 1.0 23 57
10 23 57
100
Collector Current, IC -- mA
DC Current Gain, hFE
IT08089
IB=0mA
0.8mA
0.7mA
0.6mA
0.5mA
0.4mA
0.3mA
0.2mA
0.1mA
fT -- IC
Collector Current, IC -- mA
Gain-Bandwidth Product, fT -- GHz
IT08090
VCE=5V VCE=5V
VCE=5V
1 : Base
2 : Emitter
3 : Collector
SANYO : CP
12
3
1.5
2.5
1.1
0.3
0.05
2.9
0.95 0.4
0.1
0.5
0.5
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No. A1106-3/6
4
6
8
10
12
14
1.0 23 57 23 57
10 100
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
0
200
250
IT08095
150
100
50
Collector Dissipation, PC -- mW
PC -- Ta
⏐S21e⏐
2
-- IC
Collector Current, IC -- mA
Ambient Temperature, Ta -- °C
Forward T ransfer Gain, ⏐
S21e
⏐
2
-- dB
IT08093
Collector Current, IC -- mA
Noise Figure, NF -- dB
IT08094
NF -- IC
5
7
2
3
1.0
5
7
2
3
1.0
Collector-to-Base Voltage, VCB -- V
Reverse Transfer Capacitance, Cre -- pF
IT08092
Cre -- VCB
0.1 23 5 57237
1.0 10 0.1 23 5 57237
1.0 10
Cob -- VCB
Collector-to-Base Voltage, VCB -- V
Output Capacitance, Cob -- pF
IT08091
f=1MHz f=1MHz
1.0 10
357 2357 235
2
3
5
7
10
1.0
ZS=50Ω
ZS=Zsopt
VCE=5V
f=400MHz
VCE=3V
f=400MHz
15GN03CA
No. A1106-4/6
S Parameters (Common emitter)
VCE=5V, IC=1mA, ZO=50Ω
Freq(MHz) ⏐S11⏐∠S11 ⏐S21⏐∠S21 ⏐S12⏐∠S12 ⏐S22⏐∠S22
100 0.918 --34.17 3.328 154.00 0.040 67.14 0.963 --9.32
200 0.816 --63.46 2.833 133.91 0.063 50.52 0.897 --15.61
300 0.719 --87.48 2.349 118.47 0.075 39.90 0.847 --19.59
400 0.650 --106.66 1.974 106.31 0.081 33.68 0.816 --22.72
500 0.603 --123.45 1.709 96.50 0.081 30.41 0.795 --25.65
600 0.579 --137.17 1.492 88.62 0.078 30.45 0.785 --28.56
700 0.562 --149.31 1.328 81.55 0.074 30.61 0.779 --31.42
800 0.557 --159.59 1.197 75.34 0.070 34.97 0.777 --34.68
900 0.557 --168.64 1.094 70.12 0.068 41.63 0.773 --38.02
1000 0.560 --176.38 1.003 65.13 0.066 50.34 0.773 --41.22
VCE=5V, IC=3mA, ZO=50Ω
Freq(MHz) ⏐S11⏐∠S11 ⏐S21⏐∠S21 ⏐S12⏐∠S12 ⏐S22⏐∠S22
100 0.799 --55.14 7.483 141.00 0.033 59.88 0.886 --14.45
200 0.641 --93.26 5.412 118.03 0.047 44.28 0.773 --18.84
300 0.553 --118.80 4.036 104.19 0.050 40.23 0.719 --21.00
400 0.512 --136.73 3.182 94.58 0.052 40.73 0.693 --22.61
500 0.492 --150.89 2.627 86.95 0.055 44.74 0.683 --24.93
600 0.488 --161.99 2.244 80.86 0.056 49.28 0.677 --27.44
700 0.487 --171.08 1.958 75.25 0.059 55.44 0.675 --30.18
800 0.492 --178.68 1.749 70.37 0.063 62.40 0.675 --33.31
900 0.502 174.60 1.575 65.89 0.068 67.82 0.674 --36.39
1000 0.508 168.93 1.433 61.61 0.078 74.10 0.677 --39.25
VCE=5V, IC=5mA, ZO=50Ω
Freq(MHz) ⏐S11⏐∠S11 ⏐S21⏐∠S21 ⏐S12⏐∠S12 ⏐S22⏐∠S22
100 0.703 --69.63 10.162 132.63 0.030 54.51 0.821 --16.94
200 0.550 --109.80 6.625 110.25 0.037 43.19 0.704 --19.31
300 0.490 --133.75 4.733 98.16 0.041 44.91 0.660 --20.36
400 0.464 --149.68 3.666 89.82 0.045 49.05 0.643 --21.83
500 0.458 --161.66 3.003 83.25 0.049 56.14 0.635 --23.97
600 0.460 --170.95 2.537 77.83 0.054 60.18 0.632 --26.46
700 0.465 --178.51 2.212 72.71 0.058 65.91 0.631 --29.05
800 0.472 174.93 1.962 68.10 0.067 71.03 0.633 --32.06
900 0.482 169.11 1.764 64.09 0.075 76.57 0.634 --35.26
1000 0.491 164.18 1.602 59.88 0.085 78.96 0.635 --38.26
VCE=5V, IC=10mA, ZO=50Ω
Freq(MHz) ⏐S11⏐∠S11 ⏐S21⏐∠S21 ⏐S12⏐∠S12 ⏐S22⏐∠S22
100 0.568 --91.34 13.492 121.50 0.022 51.19 0.729 --18.79
200 0.463 --130.04 7.837 102.18 0.030 50.01 0.628 --18.37
300 0.435 --149.86 5.435 92.29 0.035 56.54 0.598 --18.84
400 0.427 --162.69 4.153 85.23 0.041 59.99 0.587 --20.20
500 0.431 --171.77 3.374 79.57 0.047 67.05 0.586 --22.36
600 0.438 --179.07 2.842 74.63 0.055 70.37 0.585 --24.64
700 0.446 174.71 2.460 69.90 0.062 74.51 0.587 --27.44
800 0.457 169.18 2.181 65.54 0.072 78.16 0.588 --30.30
900 0.469 164.67 1.954 61.61 0.080 80.51 0.592 --33.49
1000 0.482 160.55 1.775 57.60 0.092 82.60 0.596 --36.43
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No. A1106-5/6
S Parameters (Common emitter)
VCE=5V, IC=15mA, ZO=50Ω
Freq(MHz) ⏐S11⏐∠S11 ⏐S21⏐∠S21 ⏐S12⏐∠S12 ⏐S22⏐∠S22
100 0.506 --103.02 14.843 116.40 0.020 52.22 0.680 --19.13
200 0.433 --139.11 8.300 98.87 0.027 55.27 0.595 --17.41
300 0.418 --156.74 5.691 89.86 0.032 60.47 0.571 --17.79
400 0.416 --167.49 4.336 83.26 0.040 65.01 0.567 --19.20
500 0.423 --175.59 3.518 77.72 0.047 70.77 0.564 --21.38
600 0.434 177.94 2.949 72.99 0.056 75.36 0.566 --23.76
700 0.441 172.60 2.558 68.36 0.064 77.18 0.566 --26.43
800 0.454 167.70 2.257 64.14 0.073 80.34 0.573 --29.43
900 0.468 163.21 2.026 60.20 0.084 82.23 0.576 --32.58
1000 0.478 159.35 1.833 56.21 0.094 82.82 0.579 --35.40
VCE=5V, IC=20mA, ZO=50Ω
Freq(MHz) ⏐S11⏐∠S11 ⏐S21⏐∠S21 ⏐S12⏐∠S12 ⏐S22⏐∠S22
100 0.473 --110.94 15.555 113.24 0.018 48.75 0.651 --18.99
200 0.420 --144.96 8.504 96.80 0.025 55.46 0.577 --16.75
300 0.412 --160.51 5.806 88.35 0.032 64.32 0.556 --16.94
400 0.412 --170.47 4.415 81.97 0.040 69.43 0.553 --18.38
500 0.423 --177.81 3.567 76.52 0.047 73.49 0.552 --20.62
600 0.434 176.33 2.998 72.06 0.054 76.85 0.554 --23.22
700 0.443 171.32 2.597 67.40 0.064 79.43 0.555 --25.76
800 0.457 166.61 2.289 62.99 0.075 80.21 0.562 --28.77
900 0.470 162.56 2.044 58.98 0.084 82.61 0.567 --31.92
1000 0.484 159.03 1.849 54.97 0.095 83.62 0.572 --34.90
VCE=5V, IC=30mA, ZO=50Ω
Freq(MHz) ⏐S11⏐∠S11 ⏐S21⏐∠S21 ⏐S12⏐∠S12 ⏐S22⏐∠S22
100 0.444 --121.15 16.032 109.59 0.018 56.45 0.620 --18.33
200 0.414 --151.46 8.590 94.42 0.023 58.54 0.558 --15.68
300 0.413 --164.93 5.826 86.42 0.031 69.33 0.543 --15.93
400 0.418 --173.75 4.420 80.00 0.040 71.41 0.541 --17.58
500 0.429 179.87 3.560 74.72 0.048 75.89 0.545 --19.95
600 0.442 174.95 2.980 69.97 0.056 78.14 0.546 --22.37
700 0.454 170.06 2.575 65.31 0.067 79.78 0.550 --25.11
800 0.467 165.62 2.268 61.02 0.077 81.97 0.556 --27.94
900 0.485 161.83 2.027 57.14 0.086 83.95 0.563 --31.50
1000 0.497 158.27 1.829 53.02 0.096 84.97 0.570 --34.37
VCE=5V, IC=50mA, ZO=50Ω
Freq(MHz) ⏐S11⏐∠S11 ⏐S21⏐∠S21 ⏐S12⏐∠S12 ⏐S22⏐∠S22
100 0.436 --135.54 15.112 105.16 0.016 53.23 0.591 --16.61
200 0.431 --160.16 7.915 91.13 0.021 62.83 0.547 --14.06
300 0.439 --170.89 5.332 83.37 0.030 71.57 0.538 --15.05
400 0.447 --177.86 4.022 77.04 0.039 75.43 0.538 --16.92
500 0.462 176.77 3.231 71.43 0.046 77.82 0.543 --19.30
600 0.477 172.03 2.708 66.71 0.057 81.23 0.548 --22.35
700 0.490 167.59 2.318 61.92 0.065 82.45 0.553 --25.43
800 0.507 163.59 2.037 57.52 0.076 84.13 0.559 --28.69
900 0.523 159.90 1.813 53.42 0.087 86.15 0.566 --32.45
1000 0.539 156.32 1.629 49.36 0.099 87.07 0.573 --35.73
15GN03CA
No. A1106-6/6
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