Surface Mount MERA-533+ MERA-533 Dual Matched MMIC Amplifiers 50 High Dynamic Range DC to 4 GHz Features * * * * * * * * * * * Two matched amplifiers in one package InGaP HBT IF and RF amplifier frequency range DC to 4 GHz high gain, 20.5 dB typ. at 100 MHz up to +17dBm typ. output power at 100 MHz high IP3, +3 dBm at 100 MHz low noise figure, 3.5 dB typ. low thermal resistance transient protected useable as balanced and push pull amplifier protected by US Patent 6,943,629 CASE STYLE: DL805 PRICE: $3.40 ea. QTY. (25) + RoHS compliant in accordance with EU Directive (2002/95/EC) The +Suffix has been added in order to identify RoHS Compliance. See our web site for RoHS Compliance methodologies and qualifications. Applications * * * * cellular catv UHF/VHF communications receivers & transmitters FREQ.* (GHz) Electrical Specifications1 @ 25C GAIN, dB TYPICAL MAXIMUM POWER (dBm) Output (1dB Comp) Typ. over frequency, GHz fL fU 0.1 1 2 3 DC 4 20.5 20 18.8 17.5 DYNAMIC RANGE VSWR MAXIMUM (:1) RATING** Typ. IP3 (dBm) Typ. 4 Min@ 2GHz 0.1 GHz 1.0 GHz Min Input 2.0 @ (no GHz 1GHz dmg) NF (dB) 0.1 Typ. GHz 16 16 17.9 17.5 16.7 3.5 16.5 13 35 0.5 1.0 GHz GHz 34 33 Out I (mA) 1.4 1.5 120 In P Current Volt (mW) (mA) Typ. Min. Max. 650 65 1,000,000 3. See application note AN-60-032 for adequate heat sinking of paddle. 100,000 Pin Connections RF IN 1 RF OUT1 RF IN 2 RF OUT2 DC 1 DC 2 GROUND 4.9 4.2 5.5 MATCHING2 Amplitude Unbalance between 2 amps (dB) DC-2.2 2.2-4 GHz GHz Phase Unbalance between 2 amps (deg.) DC-2.2 2.2-4 GHz GHz jc. Typ. C/W Typ. Max. Typ. Max. Typ. Typ. 133 .05 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.7 2.0 MTTF vs. Junction Temp. for A1 or A2 -45C to 85C -55C to 100C MTTF (years) Operating Temperature Storage Temperature THERMAL RESISTANCE A1 or A2 1. Specifications (other than Matching) are for each of the two matched amplifiers in the package. 2. For test method, see application note AN-60-032 * Guaranteed specification DC-4GHz. Low frequency cut off determined by external coupling capacitors. ** Permanent damage may occur if any of these limits are exceeded. These ratings are not intended for continuous normal operation. Reliability predictions and normal operating conditions are applicable at current specified. Maximum Ratings3 DC OPERATING POWER Pin 5, Pin 8 1 8 4 5 8 5 2,3,6,7 & paddle 10,000 1,000 100 10 1 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 Junction Temp. (C) Mini-Circuits (R) INTERNET http://www.minicircuits.com P.O. 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MERA-533 GAIN vs. TEMPERATURE MERA-533 GAIN vs. CURRENT CURRENT=65mA Temperature=+25C -45C +25C 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 -4 +85C 52 mA 0 2600 5200 7800 10400 0 13000 2600 CURRENT=65mA -10 -12 -14 -16 -18 -20 -22 -24 -26 -28 -30 -45C 5200 7800 10400 13000 MERA-533 ISOLATION vs. CURRENT MERA-533 ISOLATION vs. TEMPERATURE Temperature=+25C +25C -10 -12 -14 -16 -18 -20 -22 -24 -26 -28 -30 +85C 52 mA 65 mA 78 mA (dB) ISOLATION (dB) 78 mA FREQUENCY (MHz) FREQUENCY (MHz) 0 2600 5200 7800 10400 13000 0 2600 MERA-533 7800 10400 13000 MERA-533 INPUT RETURN LOSS vs. CURRENT INPUT RETURN LOSS vs. TEMPERATURE CURRENT=65mA 0 5200 FREQUENCY (MHz) FREQUENCY (MHz) Temperature=+25C 0 -5 -5 -10 RETURN LOSS(dB) RETURN LOSS(dB) 65 mA GAIN (dB) GAIN(dB) 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 -4 -15 -20 -25 -30 -35 -40 -45C -45 0 2600 5200 7800 +25C 10400 -15 -20 -25 -30 -35 52 mA -40 +85C FREQUENCY (MHz) -10 13000 65 mA 78 mA -45 0 2600 5200 7800 10400 13000 FREQUENCY (MHz) Mini-Circuits (R) INTERNET http://www.minicircuits.com P.O. 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MERA-533 OUTPUT RETURN LOSS vs. TEMPERATURE MERA-533 RETURN LOSS vs. CURRENT CURRENT=65mA -5 -5 -10 -10 RETURN LOSS(dB) RETURN LOSS (dB) Temperature=+25C 0 0 -15 -15 -20 -20 -25 -25 -30 -30 -35 -35 -40 -45C +25C 52 mA -40 +85C -45 2600 5200 7800 10400 13000 0 2600 5200 FREQUENCY (MHz) 0 500 1000 1500 +25C 2000 2500 +85C 3000 3500 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 4000 52 mA 0 500 1000 FREQUENCY(MHz) -45C +25C +85C IP3(dBm) 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 1000 1500 2000 2500 2500 3000 3500 4000 Temperature=+25C 36 500 2000 78 mA MERA-533 IP3 vs. CURRENT CURRENT=65mA 38 1500 65 mA Frequency (MHz) MERA-533 IP3 vs. TEMPERATURE 40 13000 Temperature=+25C POWER OUTPUT at 1dB COMP.(dBm) POWER OUTPUT at 1dB COMP(dBm) -45C 10400 MERA-533 OUTPUT POWER at 1dB Compression vs. CURRENT CURRENT=65mA 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7800 FREQUENCY (MHz) MERA-533 OUTPUT POWER at 1dB COMPRESSION vs.TEMPERATURE IP3(dBm) 78 mA -45 0 0 65 mA 3000 3500 4000 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 52 mA 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 65 mA 3000 78 mA 3500 4000 FREQUENCY (MHz) FREQUENCY (MHz) Mini-Circuits (R) INTERNET http://www.minicircuits.com P.O. Box 350166, Brooklyn, New York 11235-0003 (718) 934-4500 Fax (718) 332-4661 Distribution Centers NORTH AMERICA 800-654-7949 * 417-335-5935 * Fax 417-335-5945 * EUROPE 44-1252-832600 * Fax 44-1252-837010 Mini-Circuits ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 Certified Page 4 of 6 MERA-533+ MERA-533 Typical Performance Curves Noise Figure is for each of the two matched amplifiers. MERA-533 Noise Figure vs. CURRENT CURRENT=65mA 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 NOISE FIGURE(dB) NOISE FIGURE(dB) MERA-533 Noise Figure vs. TEMPERATURE -45C 0 500 1000 +25C 1500 2000 2500 +85C 3000 3500 4000 Temperature=+25C 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 52 mA 0 FREQUENCY(MHz) PHASE UNBALANCE (DEG.) AMPLITUDE UNBALANCE (DEG.) 0.0 2000 2500 2500 3000 3500 4000 1.5 0.1 1500 2000 CURRENT=65mA CURRENT=65mA 1000 1500 MERA-533 PHASE UNBALANCE at ROOM TEMPERATURE 0.2 -0.1 500 1000 78 mA FREQUENCY (MHz) MERA-533 AMPLITUDE UNBALANCE at ROOM TEMPERATURE 0.3 500 65 mA 3000 3500 4000 1.0 0.5 0.0 500 1000 FREQUENCY (MHz) 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 FREQUENCY (MHz) Mini-Circuits (R) INTERNET http://www.minicircuits.com P.O. Box 350166, Brooklyn, New York 11235-0003 (718) 934-4500 Fax (718) 332-4661 Distribution Centers NORTH AMERICA 800-654-7949 * 417-335-5935 * Fax 417-335-5945 * EUROPE 44-1252-832600 * Fax 44-1252-837010 Mini-Circuits ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 Certified Page 5 of 6 MERA-533+ MERA-533 S-Parameters S-Parameters are for each of the two matched amplifiers. MERA-533 Freq. MHz 20.00 30.00 50.00 100.00 200.00 400.00 600.00 800.00 1000.00 1200.00 1400.00 1600.00 1800.00 2000.00 2200.00 2400.00 2600.00 2800.00 3000.00 3200.00 3400.00 3600.00 3800.00 4000.00 4200.00 4400.00 4600.00 4800.00 5000.00 5200.00 5500.00 6000.00 6500.00 7000.00 8000.00 9000.00 10000.00 11000.00 12000.00 13000.00 S11 (Input Return Loss) dB Mag Angle(deg) -21.16 0.09 11.49 -21.55 0.08 -2.66 -21.25 0.09 -7.43 -21.54 0.08 -16.53 -21.15 0.09 -32.89 -20.59 0.09 -65.12 -20.20 0.10 -93.87 -19.45 0.11 -122.66 -18.87 0.11 -148.55 -18.19 0.12 -172.47 -17.53 0.13 163.59 -17.08 0.14 139.88 -16.71 0.15 116.55 -16.44 0.15 94.11 -16.25 0.15 69.20 -16.30 0.15 46.22 -16.46 0.15 21.04 -16.24 0.15 -5.42 -16.25 0.15 -34.28 -16.49 0.15 -63.23 -16.06 0.16 -94.09 -15.33 0.17 -123.78 -14.40 0.19 -158.33 -13.49 0.21 171.80 -12.38 0.24 142.81 -11.30 0.27 115.56 -10.19 0.31 89.96 -9.19 0.35 64.93 -8.29 0.39 41.22 -7.47 0.42 18.45 -6.48 0.47 -14.58 -5.27 0.55 -66.80 -4.52 0.59 -116.54 -4.00 0.63 -165.34 -3.61 0.66 103.54 -3.52 0.67 11.13 -3.60 0.66 -88.19 -3.61 0.66 166.21 -3.30 0.68 60.70 -2.68 0.73 -43.04 S21 (Power Gain) dB Mag Angle 20.39 10.46 176.61 20.41 10.48 175.52 20.39 10.46 173.29 20.36 10.42 167.04 20.30 10.35 154.60 20.23 10.27 129.76 20.06 10.07 105.40 19.97 9.97 80.73 19.77 9.74 56.54 19.58 9.53 32.27 19.38 9.31 8.13 19.17 9.09 -15.81 18.93 8.84 -39.79 18.69 8.60 -63.44 18.46 8.38 -87.09 18.24 8.17 -110.76 17.98 7.93 -134.31 17.75 7.72 -157.99 17.47 7.47 178.29 17.21 7.25 154.88 16.88 6.98 131.65 16.61 6.77 108.16 16.31 6.54 84.12 15.97 6.29 60.40 15.57 6.00 36.72 15.14 5.71 13.03 14.71 5.44 -10.37 14.26 5.16 -33.90 13.75 4.87 -57.01 13.19 4.57 -80.13 12.33 4.14 -114.23 10.81 3.47 -169.66 9.28 2.91 136.91 7.79 2.45 84.52 5.34 1.85 -15.69 3.60 1.51 -115.08 2.37 1.31 143.16 1.05 1.13 35.59 -1.13 0.88 -73.87 -4.14 0.62 176.67 Mini-Circuits (R) S12 (Isolation Out-in) dB Mag Angle -23.75 0.06 -5.55 -23.75 0.06 -4.46 -23.93 0.06 -4.51 -23.88 0.06 -8.48 -24.02 0.06 -16.66 -23.72 0.07 -33.76 -23.77 0.06 -50.35 -23.73 0.07 -67.52 -23.57 0.07 -84.42 -23.45 0.07 -101.19 -23.30 0.07 -118.57 -23.12 0.07 -136.17 -22.96 0.07 -153.31 -22.77 0.07 -171.43 -22.52 0.07 170.66 -22.27 0.08 152.49 -22.04 0.08 134.76 -21.80 0.08 115.94 -21.61 0.08 96.71 -21.36 0.09 77.86 -21.14 0.09 58.98 -20.82 0.09 39.03 -20.79 0.09 18.79 -20.67 0.09 -0.87 -20.59 0.09 -20.68 -20.51 0.09 -40.76 -20.49 0.09 -60.65 -20.53 0.09 -80.93 -20.56 0.09 -101.04 -20.68 0.09 -120.75 -20.86 0.09 -150.35 -21.27 0.09 161.54 -21.69 0.08 113.95 -21.91 0.08 68.30 -22.16 0.08 -21.06 -22.00 0.08 -114.03 -21.65 0.08 147.44 -22.05 0.08 44.56 -22.37 0.08 -74.32 -24.29 0.06 148.78 S22 (Output Return Loss) dB Mag Angle -28.74 0.04 -13.18 -28.15 0.04 -1.26 -28.89 0.04 -8.52 -28.54 0.04 -26.43 -27.57 0.04 -54.61 -24.78 0.06 -98.81 -22.50 0.07 -134.64 -20.35 0.10 -163.79 -18.89 0.11 170.26 -17.52 0.13 144.44 -16.33 0.15 120.24 -15.27 0.17 95.73 -14.38 0.19 72.51 -13.49 0.21 48.50 -12.91 0.23 25.80 -12.21 0.25 2.16 -11.76 0.26 -21.68 -11.27 0.27 -46.23 -10.88 0.29 -70.98 -10.61 0.29 -96.55 -10.20 0.31 -121.33 -9.59 0.33 -146.63 -8.98 0.36 -174.38 -8.47 0.38 160.09 -7.93 0.40 134.76 -7.32 0.43 110.11 -6.77 0.46 85.45 -6.31 0.48 61.79 -5.87 0.51 38.09 -5.45 0.53 14.49 -4.96 0.56 -19.54 -4.32 0.61 -73.97 -3.85 0.64 -124.50 -3.67 0.66 -172.89 -3.66 0.66 92.35 -3.44 0.67 0.67 -3.47 0.67 -91.35 -3.57 0.66 169.40 -3.58 0.66 67.37 -2.86 0.72 -44.87 K 1.07 1.07 1.08 1.08 1.09 1.07 1.08 1.07 1.07 1.06 1.05 1.05 1.04 1.03 1.02 1.01 1.00 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.98 0.99 0.99 1.00 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.06 1.11 1.17 1.24 1.45 1.54 1.63 1.93 2.22 2.64 INTERNET http://www.minicircuits.com P.O. 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