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CRF24060
60 W, SiC RF Power MESFET
Cree’s CRF24060 is an unmatched silicon carbide (SiC) RF power Metal-
Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (MESFET). SiC has superior
properties compared to silicon or gallium arsenide, including higher
breakdown voltage, higher saturated electron drift velocity, and higher
thermal conductivity. SiC MESFETs offer greater efciency, greater power
density, and wider bandwidths compared to Si and GaAs transistors.
FEATURES
• 13 dB Small Signal Gain
• High Efciency
• 50 W minimum P1dB
• Up to 2400 MHz Operation
• 48 V Operation
• High Breakdown Voltage
• High Temperature Operation
APPLICATIONS
• Wideband Military Communications
• Secure Comms for Homeland Defense
• Class A, A/B Ampliers
• TDMA, EDGE, CDMA, W-CDMA
• Broadband Ampliers
• MMDS
Package Type: 440193
PN: CRF24060F
Rev 2.0 – April 2010
Typical Performance
• Drain Efciency of 45% at 1500 MHz at 60 W POUT
• IMD -31 dBc at 1000 MHz at 50 W PEP
• 13 dB Small Signal Gain at 1500 MHz
• 60 W @ P1dB at 1500 MHz
• 80 W P3dB at 1500 MHz
Note: Measured in amplier circuit CRF24060-TB at VDS = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA.
2CRF24060F Rev 2.0
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Absolute Maximum Ratings (not simultaneous) at 25˚C Case Temperature
Parameter Symbol Rating Units
Drain-source Voltage VDSS 120 Volts
Gate to source Voltage VGS -20, +3 Volts
Storage Temperature TSTG -55, +150 ˚C
Operating Junction Temperature TJ255 ˚C
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case RθJC 1.4 ˚C/W
Screw Torque T 80 in-oz
Soldering Temperature TS225 ˚C
Electrical Characteristics (TC = 25˚C)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Units Conditions
DC Characteristics3
Gate Threshold Voltage VGS(th) -13 -10 – VDC VDS = 10 V, ID = 2.5 mA
Gate Quiescent Voltage VGS(Q) – -7 – VDC VDS = 48 V, ID = 2000 mA
Zero Gate Voltage Drain Current IDSS 6.0 7.5 9.0 A VDS = 10 V, VGS = 0 V
Drain-Source Breakdown Voltage V(BR)DSS 100 – – VDC VGS = -18, ID = 50 mA
Forward Transconductance gm700 800 – mS VDS = 48 V, ID = 2000 mA
Case Operating Temperature TC-30 – 125 ˚C
RF Characteristics
Gain GSS 10 13 – dB VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA,
f = 1100 MHz
Power Output at 1 dB Compression P1dB 50 60 – W VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA,
f = 1100 MHz
Power Output at 3 dB Compression P3dB - 80 – W VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA,
f = 1100 MHz
Drain Efciency1,2 η40 45 – % VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA,
f = 1100 MHz POUT = P1dB
Intermodulation Distortion IMD3– -31 – dBc VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA,
f1 = 1000 MHz, f2 = 1000.1 MHz,
POUT = 50W PEP
Output Mismatch Stress VSWR 10 : 1 – – Y
No damage at all phase angles,
VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA,
f = 1000 MHz, POUT = 50W CW
Dynamic Characteristics
Input Capacitance CDS – 5.0 – pF VDS = 48 V, Vgs = -16 V, f = 1 MHz
Output Capacitance CGS – 15 – pF VDS = 48 V, Vgs = -16 V, f = 1 MHz
Reverse Transfer Capacitance CGD – 2.8 – pF VDS = 48 V, Vgs = -16 V, f = 1 MHz
Notes:
1 Drain Efciency = POUT / PDC
2 Power Added Efciency (PAE) = (POUT - PIN) / PDC
3 Measured on wafer prior to packaging.
3CRF24060F Rev 2.0
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Typical Performance (TC = 25˚C, VDS = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA in Flange Package)
Typical Power Performance
Swept CW Data vs Power at 1000 MHz
Typical Wideband Performance
Swept CW Data vs Frequency
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Typical Power Performance (TC = 25°C, VDS = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA)
Typical Wideband Performance (TC = 25°C, VDS = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA)
Swept CW Data vs Frequency
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
0.8 0.9 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Frequency (GHz)
Gain (dB)
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
Psat dB (dBm)
Swept CW Data vs Power at 1000 MHz
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
47
49
51
18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm)
0.00
4.00
8.00
12.00
16.00
20.00
24.00
28.00
32.00
36.00
40.00
44.00
48.00
52.00
56.00
60.00
K (Drain Efficiency) (%)
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Typical Power Performance (TC = 25°C, VDS = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA)
Typical Wideband Performance (TC = 25°C, VDS = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA)
Swept CW Data vs Frequency
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
0.8 0.9 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Frequency (GHz)
Gain (dB)
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
Psat dB (dBm)
Swept CW Data vs Power at 1000 MHz
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
47
49
51
18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm)
0.00
4.00
8.00
12.00
16.00
20.00
24.00
28.00
32.00
36.00
40.00
44.00
48.00
52.00
56.00
60.00
K (Drain Efficiency) (%)
4CRF24060F Rev 2.0
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Typical Performance (VDS = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA in the Flange Package)
Typical CW Gain and P1dB vs Frequency
CW Power Sweep at 1.0 GHz
CRF-24060-TB
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Typical Performance CRF-24060 at VDS = 48V, IDQ = 2.0A
CW Power Sweep @ 1GHz
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
15 20 25 30 35 40
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Drain Efficiency (%)
CW Gain and P1 vs Frequency
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
0.8 0.85 0.9 0.95 1 1.05 1.1 1.15 1.2 1.25 1.3
Frequency (GHz)
Gain (dB)
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
P1 (dBm)
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Typical Performance CRF-24060 at VDS = 48V, IDQ = 2.0A
CW Power Sweep @ 1GHz
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
15 20 25 30 35 40
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Drain Efficiency (%)
CW Gain and P1 vs Frequency
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
0.8 0.85 0.9 0.95 1 1.05 1.1 1.15 1.2 1.25 1.3
Frequency (GHz)
Gain (dB)
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
P1 (dBm)
5CRF24060F Rev 2.0
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Typical Package S-Parameters
(Small Signal, VDS = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA, magnitude / angle)
Frequency S(1,1) S(2,1) S(1,2) S(2,2)
100.0MHz 0.938 / -118.952 11.369 / 117.037 0.027 / 27.543 0.733 / -167.222
200.0MHz 0.924 / -147.861 6.296 / 100.583 0.030 / 11.594 0.786 / -173.220
300.0MHz 0.921 / -159.138 4.291 / 92.762 0.031 / 4.279 0.798 / -175.909
400.0MHz 0.919 / -165.208 3.247 / 87.448 0.031 / -0.529 0.803 / -177.489
500.0MHz 0.919 / -169.113 2.610 / 83.182 0.031 / -4.290 0.806 / -178.595
600.0MHz 0.919 / -171.919 2.183 / 79.451 0.031 / -7.515 0.807 / -179.462
700.0MHz 0.919 / -174.094 1.878 / 76.032 0.031 / -10.429 0.809 / 179.805
800.0MHz 0.919 / -175.877 1.648 / 72.813 0.031 / -13.144 0.810 / 179.152
900.0MHz 0.919 / -177.401 1.470 / 69.730 0.031 / -15.722 0.811 / 178.547
1.000GHz 0.919 / -178.747 1.328 / 66.746 0.031 / -18.201 0.812 / 177.972
1.100GHz 0.919 / -179.968 1.212 / 63.837 0.032 / -20.607 0.813 / 177.413
1.200GHz 0.919 / 178.901 1.116 / 60.986 0.032 / -22.954 0.814 / 176.861
1.300GHz 0.919 / 177.835 1.036 / 58.182 0.032 / -25.254 0.815 / 176.310
1.400GHz 0.919 / 176.816 0.967 / 55.418 0.032 / -27.516 0.816 / 175.755
1.500GHz 0.920 / 175.830 0.908 / 52.686 0.032 / -29.746 0.817 / 175.192
1.600GHz 0.920 / 174.867 0.858 / 49.982 0.032 / -31.948 0.818 / 174.618
1.700GHz 0.920 / 173.917 0.813 / 47.301 0.033 / -34.128 0.819 / 174.029
1.800GHz 0.920 / 172.974 0.775 / 44.640 0.033 / -36.288 0.820 / 173.425
1.900GHz 0.920 / 172.032 0.741 / 41.996 0.033 / -38.432 0.821 / 172.802
2.000GHz 0.920 / 171.086 0.711 / 39.365 0.033 / -40.563 0.821 / 172.158
2.100GHz 0.920 / 170.130 0.685 / 36.744 0.034 / -42.685 0.821 / 171.492
2.200GHz 0.920 / 169.160 0.661 / 34.131 0.034 / -44.800 0.822 / 170.802
2.300GHz 0.919 / 168.172 0.641 / 31.522 0.035 / -46.911 0.822 / 170.086
2.400GHz 0.919 / 167.163 0.623 / 28.915 0.035 / -49.022 0.823 / 169.342
2.500GHz 0.919 / 166.127 0.607 / 26.305 0.035 / -51.135 0.823 / 168.568
2.600GHz 0.918 / 165.062 0.594 / 23.689 0.036 / -53.255 0.823 / 167.762
2.700GHz 0.918 / 163.962 0.582 / 21.064 0.037 / -55.386 0.823 / 166.921
2.800GHz 0.917 / 162.824 0.572 / 18.426 0.037 / -57.530 0.822 / 166.043
2.900GHz 0.916 / 161.642 0.564 / 15.770 0.038 / -59.694 0.821 / 165.125
3.000GHz 0.915 / 160.412 0.557 / 13.091 0.039 / -61.880 0.820 / 164.164
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6CRF24060F Rev 2.0
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Typical Package S-Parameters
(Small Signal, VDS = 48 V, IDQ = 1000 mA, magnitude / angle)
Frequency S(1,1) S(2,1) S(1,2) S(2,2)
100.0MHz 0.927 / -116.548 11.083 / 117.528 0.033 / 28.066 0.682 / -162.593
200.0MHz 0.909 / -146.266 6.173 / 100.326 0.037 / 11.402 0.745 / -170.406
300.0MHz 0.904 / -157.893 4.209 / 91.937 0.038 / 3.552 0.760 / -173.673
400.0MHz 0.903 / -164.137 3.182 / 86.138 0.038 / -1.708 0.767 / -175.463
500.0MHz 0.903 / -168.127 2.554 / 81.430 0.038 / -5.879 0.771 / -176.632
600.0MHz 0.903 / -170.973 2.132 / 77.286 0.039 / -9.485 0.774 / -177.490
700.0MHz 0.903 / -173.162 1.829 / 73.477 0.039 / -12.756 0.777 / -178.179
800.0MHz 0.904 / -174.945 1.602 / 69.888 0.039 / -15.808 0.780 / -178.772
900.0MHz 0.905 / -176.460 1.424 / 66.455 0.039 / -18.705 0.783 / -179.309
1.000GHz 0.906 / -177.792 1.282 / 63.140 0.039 / -21.483 0.785 / -179.817
1.100GHz 0.906 / -178.998 1.167 / 59.919 0.039 / -24.169 0.788 / 179.689
1.200GHz 0.907 / 179.888 1.070 / 56.776 0.039 / -26.777 0.791 / 179.195
1.300GHz 0.908 / 178.839 0.989 / 53.699 0.039 / -29.319 0.794 / 178.696
1.400GHz 0.909 / 177.835 0.920 /50.680 0.039 / -31.803 0.797 / 178.185
1.500GHz 0.910 / 176.863 0.861 / 47.714 0.039 / -34.236 0.800 / 177.657
1.600GHz 0.911 / 175.912 0.809 / 44.794 0.039 / -36.623 0.803 / 177.111
1.700GHz 0.912 / 174.974 0.764 / 41.917 0.039 / -38.968 0.806 / 176.543
1.800GHz 0.912 / 174.040 0.725 / 39.077 0.039 / -41.277 0.809 / 175.952
1.900GHz 0.913 / 173.105 0.690 / 36.272 0.039 / -43.551 0.811 / 175.335
2.000GHz 0.914 / 172.165 0.659 / 33.498 0.039 / -45.796 0.814 / 174.693
2.100GHz 0.914 / 171.213 0.632 / 30.751 0.040 / -48.014 0.816 / 174.023
2.200GHz 0.915 / 170.247 0.608 / 28.027 0.040 / -50.210 0.819 / 173.325
2.300GHz 0.915 / 169.262 0.587 / 25.323 0.040 / -52.387 0.821 / 172.596
2.400GHz 0.916 / 168.255 0.568 / 22.635 0.040 / -54.549 0.823 / 171.837
2.500GHz 0.916 / 167.221 0.552 / 19.959 0.041 / -56.701 0.824 / 171.046
2.600GHz 0.916 / 166.157 0.537 / 17.290 0.041 / -58.846 0.826 / 170.220
2.700GHz 0.916 / 165.058 0.525 / 14.625 0.042 / -60.988 0.827 / 169.358
2.800GHz 0.916 / 163.922 0.514 / 11.959 0.042 / -63.134 0.828 / 168.459
2.900GHz 0.916 / 162.742 0.505 / 9.286 0.043 / -65.287 0.829 / 167.519
3.000GHz 0.915 / 161.514 0.497 / 6.601 0.044 / -67.452 0.829 / 166.536
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CRF24060-TB Demonstration Test Fixture
CRF24060-TB Demonstration Test Fixture Diagram
8CRF24060F Rev 2.0
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CRF24060-TB Demonstration Test Fixture Schematic
CRF24060-TB Demonstration Test Fixture Bill of Materials
Designator Description Qty
C1 CAP, 10pF, DILABS C17AH, 100F, 7UXL 1
C2,C3 CAP, 3.9pF, DILABS C17AH, 3R9B, 7UXL 2
C4 CAP, 8.2pF, DILABS C17AH, 8R2A, 7UXL 1
C5,C6 CAP, 2.7pF, DILABS C17AH, 2R7A, 4UXL 2
C7,C8,C13 CAP, 30pF, DILABS C17AH, 300M, 7UXL 3
C9 CAP, 10uF, 25V, TANTALUM 1
C10,C12 CAP, 180pF, DILABS C17AH, 181J, 3UX 2
C11,C14 CAP, 0.1uF, 100V, 1206, CERAMIC 2
R1 RES, 27 OHM, 0.1W, 1206 1
L1,L2, L3,L4 MICROSPRING, 3T, COILCRAFT, 0906-3J 4
L5,L6 FERRITE, MURATA BLM21P220SG 2
J1,J2 CONNECTOR, SMA, FLANGE MOUNT, FEMALE 2
Q1 CRF24060 1
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CRF-24060-TB
Schematic (Rev. -)
Parts List
Note: Some values may differ due to substitution in the event of temporarily unavailable parts
Designator Value Designator Value
R1 27 : 0.1 W, 1206 Chip Resistor C1 12 pF, DILABS C17AH 120F 7UXL
L1. L2 3T microspring, Coilcraft 0906-3J C2, C3 2.4 pF, DILABS C17AH 5R6B 7UXL
L3. L4 4T microspring, Coilcraft 0906-4J C4 9.1 pF, DILABS C17AH 9R1A 7UXL
L5, L6 Ferrite, Murata BLM21P220SG C5, C6 2.4 pF, DILABS C17AH 2R4A 4UXL
J1, J2 Flange Mount SMA Female Connector C7, C8, C13 27 pF, DILABS C17AH 270M 7UXL
Q1 CRF-24060 C9 10 uF, 25V Tantalum Capacitor
Substrate Rogers RO4350, Hr=3.48, h=20 mil C10, C12 180 pF, DILABS C17AH 181J 3UX
C11, C14 0.1 uF, 100V, 1206 Ceramic Capacitor
VD
C7
C1
C3
L5
C12
C2
C11
C10
L1
J1
RF
IN
J2
RF
OUT
Q1
VG
C11
GND
R1
C9
C14C13
C8
C5
C6
C4
L2 L4
L3
L6
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Product Dimensions - CRF24060F (Package Type — 440193)
PRELIMINARY
10 CRF24060F Rev 2.0
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Disclaimer
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rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent
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for any particular purpose. “Typical” parameters are the average values expected by Cree in large quantities and are
provided for information purposes only. These values can and do vary in different applications, and actual performance
can vary over time. All operating parameters should be validated by customer’s technical experts for each application.
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