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Excelics EPA018A
DATA SHEET
High Efficiency Heterojunction Power FET
• VERY HIGH fmax: 120GHz
• +20.0dBm TYPICAL OUTPUT POWER
• 13.0dB TYPICAL POWER GAIN AT 18 GHz
• TYPICAL 0.75dB NOISE FIGURE AND 12.5dB
ASSOCIATED GAIN AT 12GHz
• 0.3 X 180 MICRON RECESSED “MUSHROOM” GATE
• Si3N4 PASSIVATION
• ADVANCED EPITAXIAL HETEROJUNCTION
PROFILE PROVIDES EXTRA HIGH POWER
EFFICIENCY, AND HIGH RELIABILITY
• Idss SORTED IN 5 mA PER BIN RANGE
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Ta = 25 OC)
SYMBOLS PARAMETERS/TEST CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNIT
P1dB Output Power at 1dB Compression f=12GHz
Vds=6 V, Ids=50 % Id ss f=18GHz 18.0
20.0*
20.0* dBm
G1dB Gain at 1dB Compression f=12GHz
Vds=6 V, Ids=50 % Id ss f=18GHz 13.0
14.5
13.0 dB
PAE Power Added Efficiency at 1dB Compression
Vds=6V, Ids=50% Idss f=12Ghz
48 %
NF Noise Figure f=12GHz
Vds=2V, Ids=15mA 0.75 dB
Ga Associated Gain f=12GHz
Vds=2V, Ids=15mA 12.5 dB
Idss Saturated Drain Current Vds=3V, Vgs=0V 30 55 80 mA
Gm Transconductance Vds=3V, Vgs=0V 35 60 mS
Vp
Pinch-off Voltage Vds=3V, Ids=1.0mA -1.0 -2.5 V
BVgd Drain Breakdown Voltage Igd=0.5mA -9 -15 V
BVgs Source Breakdown Voltage Igs=0.5mA -7 -14 V
Rth Th ermal Resistance (Au-Sn Eutectic Attach) 185 oC/W
* P1dB = 21.5dBm can be obtained with 8v/50% Idss bias. Consult factory for wafer selection.
MAXIMUM RATINGS AT 25OC
SYMBOLS PARAMETERS ABSOLUTE1 CONTINUOUS2
Vds Drain-Source Voltage 12V 6V
Vgs Gate-Source Voltage -8V -3V
Ids Drain Current Idss Idss
Igsf
Forward Gate Current 9mA 1.5mA
Pin Input Power 16dBm @3dB Compression
Tch Channel Temperature 175oC 150oC
Tstg Stor age Temperature -65/ 175oC -65/150oC
Pt Total Power Dissipation 740mW 625mW
Note: 1. Exceeding any of the above ratings may result in permanent damage.
2. Exceeding any of the above ratings may reduce MTTF below design goals.
Excelics Semiconductor, Inc., 2908 Scott Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: (408) 970-8664 Fax: (408) 970-8998 Web Site: www.excelics.com
Chip Thickness: 75 ± 13 microns
All Dimensions In Microns
EPA018A
DATA SHEET
High Efficiency Heterojunction Power FET
S-PARAMETERS
6V, 1/2 Idss
FREQ --- S11 --- --- S21 --- --- S12 --- --- S22 ---
(GHz) MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG
1.0 0.980 -13.0 4.681 169.2 0.010 77.2 0.837 -3.5
2.0 0.969 -25.7 4.581 160.2 0.020 71.8 0.830 -7.2
3.0 0.953 -38.3 4.476 151.2 0.030 67.3 0.819 -10.8
4.0 0.933 -50.7 4.339 142.0 0.037 61.9 0.803 -14.8
5.0 0.908 -63.2 4.206 132.9 0.044 54.3 0.783 -18.9
6.0 0.888 -74.6 4.017 124.3 0.050 48.5 0.765 -22.7
7.0 0.868 -84.9 3.825 116.2 0.054 42.9 0.748 -26.8
8.0 0.850 -94.8 3.635 108.5 0.058 37.9 0.734 -30.6
9.0 0.833 -103.7 3.440 101.2 0.061 32.3 0.720 -34.4
10.0 0.815 -111.8 3.260 94.4 0.062 28.2 0.708 -37.7
11.0 0.807 -119.7 3.108 87.9 0.065 23.9 0.700 -41.1
12.0 0.793 -127.2 2.963 81.8 0.066 20.3 0.691 -43.8
13.0 0.785 -135.1 2.852 75.6 0.067 16.4 0.683 -46.4
14.0 0.775 -143.2 2.749 69.6 0.069 12.9 0.676 -48.4
15.0 0.768 -151.8 2.663 63.4 0.070 9.5 0.664 -50.6
16.0 0.763 -161.0 2.585 57.1 0.071 6.7 0.655 -52.6
17.0 0.762 -170.3 2.515 50.6 0.074 3.4 0.641 -54.7
18.0 0.757 180.0 2.423 44.1 0.076 0.2 0.626 -56.7
19.0 0.765 170.4 2.341 37.4 0.079 -2.4 0.604 -59.5
20.0 0.767 162.2 2.254 30.8 0.081 -6.3 0.587 -63.0
21.0 0.780 155.3 2.138 24.4 0.080 -8.7 0.563 -69.3
22.0 0.791 148.7 2.031 18.3 0.081 -12.2 0.547 -74.8
23.0 0.795 143.4 1.918 12.1 0.080 -14.7 0.541 -81.1
24.0 0.804 138.9 1.824 6.4 0.079 -15.9 0.543 -87.9
25.0 0.811 136.3 1.743 1.5 0.078 -16.3 0.553 -94.0
26.0 0.807 134.9 1.676 -3.1 0.077 -17.8 0.564 -100.7
27.0 0.817 133.7 1.603 -7.8 0.076 -17.2 0.580 -106.7
28.0 0.816 131.8 1.544 -12.8 0.078 -16.7 0.592 -113.0
29.0 0.806 130.5 1.520 -17.2 0.078 -16.7 0.611 -117.6
30.0 0.804 128.8 1.494 -22.0 0.079 -17.3 0.618 -123.0
31.0 0.797 125.3 1.461 -27.2 0.081 -20.4 0.622 -127.6
32.0 0.795 121.1 1.435 -32.1 0.081 -20.9 0.615 -133.0
33.0 0.785 115.8 1.388 -38.3 0.080 -25.9 0.609 -138.5
34.0 0.787 110.2 1.351 -44.9 0.077 -27.8 0.592 -145.1
35.0 0.813 103.3 1.322 -51.4 0.077 -29.9 0.585 -152.5
36.0 0.830 97.4 1.263 -58.0 0.078 -34.9 0.578 -160.7
37.0 0.865 88.9 1.218 -65.3 0.076 -38.4 0.587 -170.1
38.0 0.886 84.5 1.144 -72.1 0.079 -43.6 0.599 -178.7
39.0 0.897 78.4 1.064 -79.8 0.079 -51.9 0.625 172.4
40.0 0.905 74.8 0.975 -86.4 0.078 -60.4 0.651 165.4
Note: The data included 0.7 mils diameter Au bonding wires:
1 gate wire, 15 mils each; 1 drain wire, 20 mils each; 6 source wires, 8 mils each.
S-PARAMETERS
2V, 15mA
FREQ --- S11 --- --- S21 --- --- S12 --- --- S22 ---
(GHz) MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG
1.0 1.000 -11.0 5.013 170.5 0.017 79.9 0.631 -6.1
2.0 0.990 -21.5 4.947 162.8 0.032 73.8 0.622 -12.6
3.0 0.976 -32.1 4.862 154.8 0.047 69.2 0.609 -19.0
4.0 0.962 -42.6 4.759 146.8 0.061 62.5 0.590 -25.7
5.0 0.941 -53.4 4.643 138.3 0.073 56.0 0.558 -33.1
6.0 0.922 -63.6 4.479 130.6 0.084 49.9 0.535 -39.9
7.0 0.905 -73.1 4.298 123.1 0.094 43.9 0.511 -46.9
8.0 0.883 -82.0 4.112 116.0 0.103 38.2 0.490 -53.5
9.0 0.864 -90.4 3.938 109.3 0.108 32.9 0.469 -60.0
10.0 0.846 -97.9 3.753 103.1 0.114 27.6 0.450 -65.4
11.0 0.829 -105.3 3.615 97.0 0.120 23.1 0.436 -70.8
12.0 0.819 -112.4 3.472 91.3 0.124 18.8 0.422 -75.4
13.0 0.804 -120.0 3.360 85.4 0.130 14.1 0.400 -80.2
14.0 0.792 -128.0 3.274 79.7 0.134 9.6 0.379 -84.5
15.0 0.784 -136.3 3.181 74.0 0.139 5.0 0.357 -89.3
16.0 0.777 -145.0 3.116 67.7 0.144 0.6 0.330 -95.2
17.0 0.770 -155.2 3.019 61.0 0.148 -4.3 0.297 -102.0
18.0 0.773 -165.3 2.932 54.4 0.153 -9.5 0.260 -111.1
19.0 0.770 -175.2 2.813 47.7 0.155 -14.3 0.226 -121.2
20.0 0.771 175.3 2.696 41.0 0.156 -18.8 0.201 -135.4
21.0 0.780 169.2 2.466 35.3 0.150 -22.9 0.204 -156.1
22.0 0.777 163.2 2.327 30.2 0.149 -26.0 0.209 -168.6
23.0 0.793 157.9 2.206 25.0 0.147 -29.1 0.225 -177.7
24.0 0.789 154.9 2.096 20.6 0.145 -31.6 0.240 176.0
25.0 0.796 151.5 2.025 16.6 0.144 -34.3 0.260 172.7
26.0 0.804 149.6 1.928 12.1 0.145 -36.0 0.272 169.4
27.0 0.786 147.6 1.868 8.6 0.142 -37.7 0.282 168.5
28.0 0.788 146.0 1.811 5.0 0.143 -39.3 0.287 166.7
29.0 0.779 144.4 1.790 1.1 0.143 -41.4 0.293 164.7
30.0 0.777 140.9 1.758 -3.4 0.145 -44.5 0.294 162.2
31.0 0.769 137.1 1.723 -7.6 0.145 -46.8 0.292 157.2
32.0 0.770 131.7 1.683 -12.6 0.145 -51.5 0.290 151.7
33.0 0.758 126.2 1.606 -17.8 0.142 -55.4 0.287 143.1
34.0 0.764 120.0 1.541 -22.6 0.140 -61.1 0.293 134.7
35.0 0.777 114.3 1.497 -27.1 0.136 -64.6 0.311 122.2
36.0 0.799 107.4 1.414 -31.6 0.134 -70.1 0.345 114.2
37.0 0.824 101.9 1.339 -37.1 0.134 -75.6 0.384 104.6
38.0 0.856 97.2 1.277 -41.9 0.130 -82.7 0.431 98.0
39.0 0.877 92.4 1.196 -47.5 0.126 -87.6 0.478 93.3
40.0 0.884 89.0 1.100 -52.6 0.123 -92.6 0.517 91.0
