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MRF559MOTOROLA RF DEVICE DATA
The RF Line
. . . designed for UHF linear and large–signal amplifier applications.
•Specified 12.5 Volt, 870 MHz Characteristics —
Output Power = 0.5 Watts
Minimum Gain = 8.0 dB
Efficiency 50%
•S Parameter Data From 250 MHz to 1.5 GHz
•1.0 dB Compression > +20 dBm Typ
•Ideally Suited for Broadband, Class A, Low–Noise Applications
•Circuit board photomaster available upon request by
contacting RF Tactical Marketing in Phoenix, AZ.
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Rating Symbol Value Unit
Collector–Emitter Voltage VCEO 16 Vdc
Collector–Base Voltage VCBO 36 Vdc
Emitter–Base Voltage VEBO 3.0 Vdc
Collector Current — Continuous IC150 mAdc
Total Device Dissipation @ TC = 50°C
Derate above 50°CPD2.0
20 Watts
mW/°C
Storage Temperature Range Tstg –65 to +150 °C
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TC = 25°C unless otherwise noted.)
Characteristic Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector–Emitter Breakdown Voltage
(IC = 5.0 mAdc, IB = 0) V(BR)CEO 16 — — Vdc
Collector–Base Breakdown Voltage
(IC = 100 µAdc, IE = 0) V(BR)CBO 36 — — Vdc
Emitter–Base Breakdown Voltage
(IE = 100 µAdc, IC = 0) V(BR)EBO 3.0 — — Vdc
Collector Cutoff Current
(VCE = 15 Vdc, VBE = 0) ICES — — 1.0 mAdc
ON CHARACTERISTICS
DC Current Gain
(IC = 50 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc) hFE 30 90 200 —
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Current–Gain — Bandwidth Product
(IC = 100 mAdc, VCE = 10 Vdc, f = 200 MHz) fT— 3000 — MHz
Output Capacitance
(VCB = 12.5 Vdc, IE = 0, f = 1.0 MHz) Cob —2.0 2.5 pF
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SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNICAL DATA
0.5 W, 870 MHz
HIGH–FREQUENCY
TRANSISTOR
NPN SILICON
CASE 317–01, STYLE 2
Motorola, Inc. 1994
REV 6
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS — continued (TC = 25°C unless otherwise noted.)
Characteristic Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
FUNCTIONAL TESTS
Common–Emitter Amplifier Power Gain f = 870 MHz
(VCC = 12.5 Vdc, Pout = 0.5 W) f = 512 MHz GPE 8.0
—9.5
13 —
—dB
Collector Efficiency f = 870 MHz
(VCC = 12.5 Vdc, Pout = 0.5 W) f = 512 MHz η50
—65
60 —
—%
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE @ VCC = 7.5 V
Common–Emitter Amplifier Power Gain f = 870 MHz
(VCC = 7.5 Vdc, Pout = 0.5 W) f = 512 MHz GPE —
—6.5
10 —
—dB
Collector Efficiency f = 870 MHz
(VCC = 7.5 Vdc, Pout = 0.5 W) f = 512 MHz η—
—70
65 —
—%
C1, C2, C4, C5 — 1.0–10 pF Johanson
C3, C6 — 0.001 µF Chip Capacitor
C7 — 1.0 µF Tantalum
L1, L4 — 4 T urns #26 AWG, 0.3 cm ID, 0.4 cm Long
L2, L3 — Ferrite Bead
Microstrip Elements — εr = 2.55
Z1 — 50 Ω 1.5 cm
Z2 — 30 Ω 2.5 cm
Z3 — 50 Ω 2.0 cm
Z4 — 50 Ω 1.2 cm
Z5, Z6 — 50 Ω 1.25 cm
Figure 1. Power Dissipation
PDMAX, MAXIMUM POWER
DISSIPATION (WATTS)
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0200150100500 TC, CASE TEMPERATURE (
°
C)
C1 Z1 Z2
C2
L2
L1
L4
L3
Z3 Z5 Z6
C4
C5
C6C7
+
–
VCC
DUT
C3
Z4
Figure 2. 870 MHz Test Fixture
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Figure 3. Output Power versus Input Power Figure 4. Output Power versus Frequency
Figure 5. Output Power versus Collector Voltage Figure 6. Output Power versus Frequency
P , OUTPUT POWER (mW)
out
800
200 Pin, INPUT POWER (mW)
VCC = 12.5 V
40 60 80 100
600
400
200
0
800
425400 f, FREQUENCY (MHz)
600
400
200
0450 475 500 525
50 mW
Pin = 100 mW
25 mW
800
7.55 VCC, COLLECTOR VOLT AGE (V)
600
400
200
010 12.5 15 17.5
P , OUTPUT POWER (mW)
out
P , OUTPUT POWER (mW)
out
P , OUTPUT POWER (mW)
out
50 mW
Pin = 75 mW
25 mW
15 mW
800
425400 f, FREQUENCY (MHz)
600
400
200
0450 475 500 525
Pin = 40 mW
25 mW
15 mW
VCC = 7.5 V
7.5 V
f = 512 MHz VCC = 12.5 V
f = 512 MHz
f
Zin
Ohms ZOL*
Ohms
f
Fre
q
uenc
y
VCC = 7.5–12.5 V VCC = 7.5 V VCC = 12.5 V
Frequency
MHz 15 mW 25 mW 50 mW 0.25 W 0.5 W 0.75 W 0.25 W 0.5 W 0.75 W
400 4.3 – j13.3 4.9 – j11.0 5.7 – j8.7 31 – j49 44 – j34 42 – j4.9 20 – j68 42 – j60 52 – j54
440 3.9 – j8.8 4.5 – j8.7 5.4 – j6.9 27 – j42 39 – j30 40 – j6.9 19 – j62 37 – j54 49 – j50
480 3.5 – j4.4 4.1 – j6.5 5.0 – j4.3 24 – j36 36 – j25 39 – j9.0 18 – j56 33 – j48 47 – j46
520 3.2 – j2.2 3.8 – j4.3 4.7 – j1.7 22 – j30 34 – j20 37 – j12 17 – j52 31 – j44 47 – j42
ZOL* = Conjugate of the optimum load impedance into which the device output operates at a given output power, voltage and frequency.
Table 1. Zin and ZOL versus Collector Voltage, Input Power, and Output Power
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Figure 7. Output Power versus Input Power Figure 8. Output Power versus Frequency
Figure 9. Output Power versus Collector Voltage Figure 10. Output Power versus Frequency
P , OUTPUT POWER (mW)
out
800
300 Pin, INPUT POWER (mW)
VCC = 12.5 V 7.5 V
600
400
200
0
f, FREQUENCY (MHz)
50 mW
Pin = 100 mW
25 mW
7.55 VCC, COLLECTOR VOLT AGE (V)
10 12.5 15 17.5
P , OUTPUT POWER (mW)
out
P , OUTPUT POWER (mW)
out
P , OUTPUT POWER (mW)
out
f, FREQUENCY (MHz)
Pin = 75 mW
50 mW
25 mW
60 90 120 150 800 830 860 890 920 950
800
600
400
200
0
800
600
400
200
0
50 mW
Pin = 100 mW
25 mW
800 830 860 890 920 950
800
600
400
200
0
VCC = 7.5 V
f = 870 MHz VCC = 12.5 V
f = 870 MHz
f
Zin
Ohms ZOL*
Ohms
f
Fre
q
uenc
y
VCC = 7.5–12.5 V VCC = 7.5 V VCC = 12.5 V
Frequency
MHz 25 mW 50 mW 100 mW 0.25 W 0.5 W 0.75 W 0.25 W 0.5 W 0.75 W
800 2.9 + j2.2 3.8 + j4.4 4.7 + j6.5 15.0 – j36.8 22.7 – j30.6 27.1 – j22.6 14.6 – j43.6 17.2 – j39.7 23.4 – j37.7
850 3.2 + j3.5 3.8 + j5.2 4.8 + j7.4 15.7 – j35.3 23.9 – j28.7 27.3 – j21.5 16.3 – j40.8 17.8 – j39.5 23.7 – j36.8
900 3.8 + j5.7 4.4 + j7.0 5.4 + j8.7 16.4 – j33.7 25.1 – j27.0 27.5 – j20.5 17.3 – j38.2 18.3 – j39.3 23.9 – j36.0
950 4.1 + j7.4 4.5 + j8.8 5.5 + j10.1 17.0 – j32.2 26.3 – j25.2 27.6 – j19.4 17.2 – j36.1 20.1 – j38.5 24.5 – j35.6
ZOL* = Conjugate of the optimum load impedance into which the device output operates at a given output power, voltage and frequency.
Table 2. Zin and ZOL versus Collector Voltage, Input Power, and Output Power
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Gp, GAIN (dB)
Figure 11. Gain versus Frequency
Figure 12. Gain versus Collector Current Figure 13. Noise Figure and Associated Gain
versus Collector Current
Figure 14. Current Gain Bandwidth Product
versus Collector Current Figure 15. Output Capacitance versus
Collector Base Voltage
GU(max) = |S21|2
(1 – |S11|2)(1 – |S22|2)
|S21|2GU(max)
Gp, GAIN (dB)
200 f, FREQUENCY (MHz)
20
16
12
8
4
0300 500 700 1000 1500 2000
0IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
16
12
8
4
030 60 90 120 150
|S21|2
GU(max)
|S21|2
GU(max)
f = 500 MHz
f = 1 GHz
f = 500 MHz
f = 1 GHz
0IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
16
12
8
4
020 40 60 80 100
GNF, ASSOCIATED GAIN (dB)
NF, NOISE FIGURE AND
GNF
NF
ft, CURRENT GAIN BANDWIDTH PRODUCT (GHz)
0IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
4
030 60 90 120 150
3
2
1
0VCB, COLLECTOR BASE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
4
02
3
2
1
4 6 8 101214161820
C
cb
OUTPUT CAPACITANCE (pF)
Cob
VCE = 10 V VCE = 10 V
VCE = 10 V
VCE = 10 V
IC = 50–100 mA
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V
CE
I
C
fS11 S21 S12 S22
VCE
(Volts)
IC
(mA)
f
(MHz) |S11|∠φ|S21|∠φ|S12|∠φ|S22|∠φ
5.0 10 250
500
1000
1500
0.72
0.73
0.76
0.82
–161
179
158
142
6.20
3.16
1.62
1.08
93
76
55
41
0.057
0.069
0.105
0.155
30
43
63
70
0.30
0.27
0.27
0.41
–91
–94
–119
–137
25 250
500
1000
1500
0.70
0.70
0.74
0.79
–173
172
152
136
7.17
3.63
1.90
1.32
89
75
54
39
0.045
0.073
0.134
0.196
47
60
67
66
0.26
0.20
0.21
0.32
–123
–128
–157
–167
50 250
500
1000
1500
0.72
0.72
0.75
0.81
–178
170
153
137
7.63
3.85
2.01
1.40
89
77
59
46
0.038
0.068
0.129
0.188
56
67
72
70
0.27
0.23
0.23
0.32
–139
–141
–162
–164
100 250
500
1000
1500
0.73
0.74
0.76
0.81
179
169
153
138
7.34
3.70
1.94
1.36
88
77
59
46
0.036
0.067
0.130
0.191
61
71
74
71
0.26
0.22
0.24
0.32
–143
–144
–166
–167
150 250
500
1000
1500
0.78
0.78
0.80
0.85
176
167
151
135
5.19
2.76
1.49
1.05
92
78
58
45
0.033
0.065
0.129
0.191
64
74
77
73
0.22
0.21
0.24
0.35
–131
–131
–155
–161
10 10 250
500
1000
1500
0.69
0.70
0.74
0.81
–157
–178
160
142
7.03
3.59
1.84
1.20
94
77
55
41
0.050
0.060
0.094
0.148
33
46
67
76
0.34
0.32
0.29
0.42
–67
–69
–94
–121
25 250
500
1000
1500
0.67
0.68
0.72
0.78
–168
176
158
142
8.30
4.25
2.19
1.47
91
77
57
44
0.039
0.060
0.109
0.165
46
60
71
74
0.24
0.21
0.19
0.31
–93
–89
–114
–134
50 250
500
1000
1500
0.68
0.68
0.72
0.77
–174
172
155
139
8.88
4.49
2.31
1.58
90
77
59
46
0.035
0.060
0.113
0.169
55
67
74
74
0.21
0.18
0.17
0.28
–110
–104
–128
–140
100 250
500
1000
1500
0.68
0.69
0.72
0.78
–178
170
153
137
8.49
4.32
2.25
1.53
89
76
58
44
0.030
0.060
0.120
0.180
61
71
76
75
0.19
0.17
0.17
0.28
–104
–97
–123
–137
150 250
500
1000
1500
0.72
0.73
0.76
0.83
178
169
152
137
6.53
3.37
1.79
1.22
91
77
57
43
0.029
0.056
0.112
0.175
64
75
80
79
0.22
0.24
0.22
0.34
–71
–75
–105
–129
Table 3. Common Emitter Scattering Parameters
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PACKAGE DIMENSIONS
CASE 317–01
ISSUE E
NOTES:
1. DIMENSION D NOT APPLICABLE IN ZONE N.
STYLE 2:
PIN 1. COLLECTOR
2. EMITTER
3. BASE
4. EMITTER
3
1
42
SEATING
PLANE
L
K
D
A
N
G
F
C
4 PL
DIM MIN MAX MIN MAX
INCHESMILLIMETERS
A4.44 5.21 0.175 0.205
C1.90 2.54 0.075 0.100
D0.84 0.99 0.033 0.039
F0.20 0.30 0.080 0.012
G0.76 1.14 0.030 0.045
K7.24 8.13 0.285 0.320
L10.54 11.43 0.415 0.450
N––– 1.65 ––– 0.065
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