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CRF24010
10 W, SiC RF Power MESFET
Cree’s CRF24010 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
• 15 dB Small Signal Gain
• High Efciency
• 10 W minimum P1dB
• Up to 2700 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 Types: 440196 and 440166
PN’s: CRF24010P and CRF24010F
Rev 2.0 – April 2010
Typical Performance
• Drain Efciency of 45% at 1950 MHz
• IMD -31 dBc at 1950 MHz
• 15 dB Gain at 1950 MHz
Note: Measured in amplier circuit CRF24010-TB at VDS = 48 V, IDQ = 500 mA.
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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
Maximum Forward Gate Current IGMAX 6.0 mA
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case RθJC 5.6 ˚C/W
Screw Torque1T 60 in-oz
Soldering Temperature TS225 ˚C
Electrical Characteristics (TC = 25˚C)
Characteristics Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Units Conditions
DC Characteristics
Gate Threshold Voltage VGS(th) -12 -10 – VDC VDS = 10 V, ID = 0.5 mA
Gate Quiescent Voltage VGS(Q) – -9 – VDC VDS = 48 V, ID = 400 mA
Zero Gate Voltage Drain Current IDSS 1.2 1.5 2.1 A VDS = 10 V, VGS = 0 V
Drain-Source Breakdown Voltage V(BR)DSS 100 – – VDC VGS = 18, ID = 10 mA
Forward Transconductance gm140 160 – mS VDS = 48 V, ID = 250 mA
Case Operating Temperature TC-30 – 125 ˚C
RF Characteristics
Gain GSS 13 15 – dB VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 500 mA,
f = 1950 MHz
Power Output at 1 dB Compression P1dB 10 12 – W VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 500 mA,
f = 1950 MHz
Power Output at 3 dB Compression P3dB 15 17 – W VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 500 mA,
f = 1950 MHz
Drain Efciency2,3 η40 45 – % VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 250 mA, f = 1950 MHz
POUT = P1dB
Intermodulation Distortion IMD3– -31 – dBc VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 250 mA,
f1 = 1950 MHz, f2 = 1950.1 MHz,
POUT = 10W PEP
Minimum Noise Figure NFmin – 3.1 – dB VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 500 mA,
f1 = 1950 MHz
Output Mismatch Stress VSWR 10 : 1 – – Y
No damage at all phase angles,
VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 500 mA,
f = 1950 MHz, POUT = 10W CW
Dynamic Characteristics
Input Capacitance CDS – 2.5 – pF VDS = 48 V, VGS = -16 V, f = 1 MHz
Output Capacitance CGS – 1.9 – pF VDS = 48 V, VGS = -16 V, f = 1 MHz
Reverse Transfer Capacitance CGD – 0.45 – pF VDS = 48 V, VGS = -16 V, f = 1 MHz
Notes:
1 Torque for the 440166 package type.
2 Drain Efciency = POUT / PDC
3 Power Added Efciency (PAE) = (POUT - PIN) / PDC
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Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Classications
Parameter Symbol Class Test Methodology
Human Body Model HBM 1B JESD22-A114
Charge Device Model CDM C5 JESD22-C101
Typical Broadband Performance
Swept P1dB and Gain vs Frequency Performance of CRF24010 in a Broadband Amplier Circuit
VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 500 mA, TC = 25˚C
Note: The chart on this page displays the performance achievable with the CRF24010
product when a broadband amplier is designed to operate from 1.7 GHz to 2.1 GHz.
Swept P1dB and Gain for the CRF24010 in a Broadband Test Fixture
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
1.90 1.95 2.00 2.05 2.10 2.15 2.20 2.25 2.30 2.35 2.40 2.45 2.50 2.55 2.60
Frequency (GHz)
Gain (dB)
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
P1dB (dBm)
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Typical Performance Data from the CRF24010-TB Demonstration Amplier
Performance of CRF24010 in Narrowband Amplier Circuit CRF24010-TB
VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 500 mA, TC = 25˚C, Frequency = 1950 MHz
Swept CW Data vs Frequency Performance of CRF24010 in
a Narrowband Amplier Circuit CRF24010-TB
VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 500 mA, TC = 25˚C
Swept CW Data vs Frequency
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1
Frequency (GHz)
Small Signal Gain (dB) at +10 dBm Input
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
In CRF24010-TB Fixture
Output Power at +26 dBm Input (dBm)
Swept CW Data vs Power at 1950 MHz
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
In CRF24010-TB Fixture
η (Drain Efficiency) (%)
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CRF24010-TB Demonstration Test Fixture Schematic
CRF24010-TB Demonstration Test Fixture Bill of Materials
Designator Description Qty
C1,C2,C3,C6 CAP, 27pF, 0603, ATC600S270JW250XT 4
C4 CAP, 0.1uF, 25V, 0805, CERAMIC 1
C5 CAP, 10uF, 25V, TANTALUM 1
C7 CAP, 2.2nF, 100V, AVX08051C222MAT2A 1
C8 CAP, 10nF, 100V, 0805, CERAMIC 1
C9 CAP, 0.1uF, 100V, 1206 CERAMIC 1
C10 CAP, 33uF, 100V, ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTIC 1
C11 CAP, 3.9pF, 150V, PORCELAIN, ATC-
100B3R9OBW500X 1
C12 CAP, 2.4pF, 150V, PORCELAIN, ATC-
100B2R4OBW500X 1
R1 RES, 39 OHM, 0.1W, 0805 1
L1 FERRITE, 80 OHM, STEWARD HI1206K101R 1
L2 FERRITE, MURATA BLM21P220SG 1
J1,J2 CONNECTOR, SMA, FLANGE MOUNT, FEMALE 2
J3 CONNECTOR, MOLEX, 5-PIN, MALE 1
J4 CONNECTOR, MOLEX, 2-PIN, MALE 1
Q1 CRF24010 1
Note: Some values may differ due to substitution in the event of
temporarily unavailable parts.
CRF-24010/22010-TB
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Schematic (Rev. A)
Parts List
Note: Some values may differ due to substitution in the event of temporarily unavailable parts
Designator Value Designator Value
R1 39 : 0.1 W, 0805 Chip Resistor C1, C2, C3, C6 27 pF, 100V Ceramic Capacitor, ATC 12061C104MAT2A
L1 Ferrite, 80 ohms, Steward HI1206K101R C4 0.1 uF, 25V, 0805 Ceramic Capacitor
L2 Ferrite, Murata BLM21P220SG C5 10 uF, 25V Tantalum Capacitor
J1, J2 Flange Mount SMA Female Connector C7 2.2 nF, 100V Ceramic Capacitor, AVX 08051C222MAT2A
J3 5-pin Molex Male Connector C8 10 nF, 100V, 0805 Ceramic Capacitor
J4 2-pin Molex Male Connector C9 0.1 uF, 100V, 1206 Ceramic Capacitor
Q1 CRF-22010 C10 33 uF, 100V, Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor
Substrate Rogers RO4003, Hr=3.38, h=32 mil C11 3.9 pF, 150V Porcelain Capacitor, ATC
100B3R9OBW500X (exact value depends on tuning)
Heatsink Thermalloy 74605 Extrusion, 2 in long C12 2.4 pF, 150V Porcelain Capacitor, ATC
100B2R4OBW500X (exact value depends on tuning)
Fan Comair-Rotron FS48B3, 60 mm, 48V, 0.05 A, 18 cfm
V_DD
C1 C2
C3
C6 C9
C8
L1
C10
J4
J3
C7
C11
C12
C5 L2
J1
RF
IN
J2
RF
OUT
Q1
R1
V_GG
C4
FAN+
FAN-
GND
GND
V_DD
2
1
5
4
3
2
1
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CRF24010-TB Demonstration Test Fixture
CRF24010-TB Demonstration Test Fixture Diagram
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Typical Package S-Parameters
(Small Signal, VDS = 48 V, IDQ = 250 mA, magnitude / angle)
Frequency S(1,1) S(2,1) S(1,2) S(2,2)
100.0MHz 0.935 / -22.097 7.829 / 165.893 0.024 / 73.361 0.341 / -26.953
200.0MHz 0.920 / -42.676 7.370 / 152.734 0.045 / 62.187 0.356 / -50.854
300.0MHz 0.900 / -60.781 6.758 / 141.088 0.062 / 51.523 0.374 / -70.354
400.0MHz 0.881 / -76.139 6.110 / 131.067 0.074 / 42.232 0.392 / -85.633
500.0MHz 0.865 / -88.933 5.497 / 122.511 0.083 / 34.306 0.407 / -97.471
600.0MHz 0.852 / -99.537 4.950 / 115.167 0.090 / 27.540 0.420 / -106.682
700.0MHz 0.842 / -108.354 4.474 / 108.786 0.095 / 21.708 0.431 / -113.933
800.0MHz 0.834 / -115.739 4.064 / 103.160 0.098 / 16.614 0.441 / -119.725
900.0MHz 0.828 / -121.985 3.712 / 98.128 0.101 / 12.099 0.450 / -124.423
1.000GHz 0.824 / -127.324 3.408 / 93.564 0.103 / 8.043 0.458 / -128.294
1.100GHz 0.821 / -131.937 3.146 / 89.373 0.104 / 4.354 0.466 / -131.533
1.200GHz 0.819 / -135.963 2.917 / 85.485 0.105 / 0.962 0.473 / -134.284
1.300GHz 0.818 / -139.514 2.717 / 81.845 0.106 / -2.188 0.481 / -136.655
1.400GHz 0.818 / -142.674 2.541 / 78.410 0.107 / -5.136 0.488 / -138.729
1.500GHz 0.818 / -145.513 2.385 / 75.148 0.107 / -7.916 0.495 / -140.568
1.600GHz 0.818 / -148.084 2.246 / 72.032 0.107 / -10.553 0.502 / -142.219
1.700GHz 0.818 / -150.432 2.121 / 69.041 0.107 / -13.067 0.509 / -143.721
1.800GHz 0.819 / -152.591 2.009 / 66.159 0.108 / -15.476 0.516 / -145.104
1.900GHz 0.820 / -154.592 1.908 / 63.373 0.108 / -17.792 0.523 / -146.390
2.000GHz 0.821 / -156.457 1.816 / 60.670 0.108 / -20.028 0.530 / -147.598
2.100GHz 0.823 / -158.208 1.733 / 58.043 0.107 / -22.191 0.537 / -148.744
2.200GHz 0.824 / -159.860 1.657 / 55.482 0.107 / -24.290 0.544 / -149.838
2.300GHz 0.826 / -161.428 1.587 / 52.981 0.107 / -26.332 0.550 / -150.892
2.400GHz 0.824 / -162.924 1.523 / 50.536 0.107 / -28.322 0.557 / -151.911
2.500GHz 0.829 / -164.358 1.464 / 48.139 0.107 / -30.265 0.563 /-152.904
2.600GHz 0.831 / -165.738 1.410 / 45.789 0.107 / -32.166 0.569 / -153.875
2.700GHz 0.832 / -167.073 1.360 / 43.479 0.107 / -34.029 0.575 / -154.829
2.800GHz 0.834 / -168.368 1.314 / 41.208 0.106 / -35.856 0.581 / -155.768
2.900GHz 0.836 / -169.630 1.271 / 38.972 0.106 / -37.652 0.587 / -156.696
3.000GHz 0.837 / -170.865 1.231 / 36.767 0.106 / -39.418 0.592 / -157.616
3.100GHz 0.839 / -172.075 1.194 / 34.593 0.106 / -41.158 0.597 / -158.529
3.200GHz 0.841 / -173.266 1.160 / 32.446 0.106 / -42.874 0.602 / -159.437
3.300GHz 0.842 / -174.441 1.127 / 30.323 0.106 / -44.569 0.607 / -160.342
3.400GHz 0.844 / -175.604 1.098 / 28.223 0.106 / -46.244 0.612 / -161.246
3.500GHz 0.845 / -176.757 1.070 / 26.145 0.106 / -47.902 0.616 / -162.148
3.600GHz 0.846 / -177.904 1.044 / 24.085 0.106 / -49.544 0.621 / -163.051
3.700GHz 0.848 / -179.046 1.020 / 22.042 0.106 / -51.173 0.625 / -163.955
3.800GHz 0.849 / 179.813 0.997 / 20.014 0.106 / -52.790 0.628 / -164.862
3.900GHz 0.850 / 178.671 0.976 / 17.999 0.106 / -54.398 0.632 / -165.772
4.000GHz 0.852 / 177.526 0.957 / 15.996 0.106 / -55.998 0.635 / -166.687
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Typical Package S-Parameters
(Small Signal, VDS = 48 V, IDQ = 500 mA, magnitude / angle)
Frequency S(1,1) S(2,1) S(1,2) S(2,2)
100.0MHz 0.933 / -24.697 9.470 / 164.826 0.022 / 72.184 0.281 / -34.171
200.0MHz 0.917 / -47.336 8.814 / 150.896 0.041 / 60.244 0.311 / -62.220
300.0MHz 0.898 / -66.755 7.970 / 138.866 0.055 / 49.176 0.344 / -83.098
400.0MHz 0.881 / -82.780 7.113 / 128.773 0.066 / 39.787 0.372 / -98.337
500.0MHz 0.867 / -95.802 6.332 / 120.339 0.073 / 31.953 0.394 / -109.583
600.0MHz 0.856 / -106.375 5.654 / 113.216 0.078 / 25.378 0.411 / -118.050
700.0MHz 0.847 / -115.027 5.079 / 107.100 0.082 / 19.781 0.425 / -124.563
800.0MHz 0.841 / -122.187 4.592 / 101.752 0.084 / 14.932 0.436 / -129.678
900.0MHz 0.837 / -128.190 4.179 / 96.993 0.086 / 10.659 0.445 / -133.774
1.000GHz 0.834 / -133.288 3.828 / 92.961 0.088 / 6.834 0.454 / -137.115
1.100GHz 0.831 / -137.674 3.526 / 88.750 0.089 / 3.362 0.462 / -139.886
1.200GHz 0.830 / -141.491 3.266 / 85.096 0.090 / 0.172 0.469 / -142.221
1.300GHz 0.829 / -144.852 3.039 / 81.675 0.090 / -2.790 0.475 / -144.221
1.400GHz 0.829 / -147.841 2.840 / 78.445 0.091 / -5.564 0.482 / -145.960
1.500GHz 0.828 / -150.526 2.665 / 75.375 0.091 / -8.183 0.488 / -147.492
1.600GHz 0.829 / -152.959 2.509 / 72.440 0.091 / -10.671 0.495 / -148.863
1.700GHz 0.829 / -155.183 2.370 / 69.618 0.091 / -13.047 0.501 / -150.104
1.800GHz 0.830 / -157.231 2.246 / 66.896 0.091 / -15.328 0.507 / -151.244
1.900GHz 0.830 / -159.132 2.133 / 64.258 0.091 / -17.526 0.513 / -152.301
2.000GHz 0.831 / -160.907 2.032 / 61.696 0.091 / -19.652 0.519 / -153.294
2.100GHz 0.832 / -162.576 1.940 / 59.200 0.091 / -21.714 0.525 / -154.235
2.200GHz 0.833 / -164.155 1.855 / 56.763 0.091 / -23.720 0.530 / -155.136
2.300GHz 0.834 / -165.657 1.778 / 54.379 0.091 / -25.676 0.536 / -156.004
2.400GHz 0.836 / -167.092 1.708 / 52.042 0.091 / -27.587 0.542 / -156.847
2.500GHz 0.837 / -168.471 1.643 / 49.748 0.091 / -29.458 0.547 / -157.670
2.600GHz 0.838 / -169.802 1.583 / 47.492 0.091 / -31.294 0.552 / -158.479
2.700GHz 0.839 / -171.093 1.528 / 45.273 0.091 / -33.096 0.558 / -159.277
2.800GHz 0.840 / -172.348 1.477 / 43.085 0.091 / -34.870 0.563 / -160.067
2.900GHz 0.842 / -173.575 1.430 / 40.926 0.091 / -36.616 0.568 / -160.852
3.000GHz 0.843 / -174.777 1.386 / 38.795 0.091 / -38.340 0.572 / -161.634
3.100GHz 0.844 / -175.960 1.346 / 36.687 0.091 / -40.041 0.577 / -162.415
3.200GHz 0.845 / -177.126 1.308 / 34.602 0.091 / -41.724 0.581 / -163.197
3.300GHz 0.846 / -178.281 1.273 / 32.537 0.091 / -43.390 0.586 / -163.981
3.400GHz 0.848 / -179.426 1.240 / 30.490 0.091 / -45.041 0.590 / -164.768
3.500GHz 0.849 / 179.435 1.210 / 28.259 0.091 / -46.679 0.594 / -165.559
3.600GHz 0.850 / 178.299 1.181 / 26.443 0.091 / -48.306 0.597 / -166.355
3.700GHz 0.851 / 177.164 1.155 / 24.440 0.091 / -49.924 0.601 / -167.157
3.800GHz 0.852 / 176.027 1.130 / 22.447 0.091 / -51.534 0.604 / -167.96
3.900GHz 0.853 / 174.886 1.107 / 20.464 0.091 / -53.138 0.607 / -168.783
4.000GHz 0.853 / 173.738 1.086 / 18.489 0.091 / -54.738 0.610 / -169.607
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Product Dimensions - CRF24010P (Package Type — 440196)
Product Dimensions - CRF24010F (Package Type — 440166)
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