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The RF MOSFET Line
N–Channel Enhancement–Mode MOSFET
Designed primarily for wideband large–signal output and driver from
30–500 MHz.
•Typical Performance at 400 MHz, 28 Vdc
Output Power = 4.0 Watts
Gain = 17 dB
Efficiency = 50%
•Excellent Thermal Stability, Ideally Suited for Class A Operation
•Facilitates Manual Gain Control, ALC and Modulation Techniques
•100% Tested for Load Mismatch at All Phase Angles with
30:1 VSWR
•Low Crss – 0.8 pF Typical at VDS = 28 Volts
MAXIMUM RATINGS (TJ = 25°C unless otherwise noted)
Rating Symbol Value Unit
Drain–Gate Voltage VDSS 65 Vdc
Drain–Gate Voltage (RGS = 1.0 MΩ) VDGR 65 Vdc
Gate–Source Voltage VGS ±40 Vdc
Drain Current–Continuous ID1.0 ADC
Total Device Dissipation @ TC = 25°C
Derate Above 25°CPD24
0.14 Watts
W/°C
Storage Temperature Range Tstg – 65 to +150 °C
Operating Junction Temperature TJ200 °C
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Thermal Resistance — Junction to Case RθJC 7.2 °C/W
NOTE: Handling and Packaging — MOS devices are susceptible to damage from electrostatic charge. Reasonable precautions in handling and
packaging MOS devices should be observed.
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SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNICAL DATA
4.0 W, to 400 MHz
MOSFET BROADBAND
RF POWER FET
CASE 249–06, STYLE 3
D
S
G
Motorola, Inc. 1995
REV 2
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TC = 25°C unless otherwise noted)
Characteristic Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Drain–Source Breakdown Voltage
(VDS = 0 Vdc, VGS = 0 Vdc, ID = 5.0 mA) V(BR)DSS 65 — — Vdc
Zero Gate Voltage Drain Current
(VDS = 28 Vdc, VGS = 0 V) IDSS — — 0.8 mA
Gate–Source Leakage Current
(VGS = 40 Vdc, VDS = 0 Vdc) IGSS — — 1.0 µA
ON CHARACTERISTICS
Gate Threshold Voltage
(VDS = 10 Vdc, ID = 10 mA) VGS(th) 1.0 3.0 6.0 Vdc
Drain Source On–Voltage
(VDS (on), VGS = 10 Vdc, ID = 500 mA) VDS(on) — 3.8 — Vdc
Forward Transconductance
(VDS = 10 Vdc, ID = 250 mA) gfs 110 160 — mS
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Input Capacitance
(VDS = 28 Vdc, VGS = 0 V, f = 1.0 MHz) Ciss — 6.0 — pF
Output Capacitance
(VDS = 28 V, VGS = 0 Vdc, f = 1.0 MHz) Coss — 8.0 — pF
Reverse Transfer Capacitance
(VDS = 28 Vdc, VGS = 0 Vdc, f = 1.0 MHz) Crss — 0.8 — pF
FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Common Source Power Gain
(VDD = 28 Vdc, Pout = 4.0 W, f = 400 MHz, IDQ = 50 mA) Gps 15 17 — dB
Drain Efficiency
(VDD = 28 Vdc, Pout = 4.0 W, f = 400 MHz, IDQ = 50 mA) η45 50 — %
Electrical Ruggedness
(VDD = 28 Vdc, Pout = 4.0 W, f = 400 MHz, IDQ = 50 mA)
Load VSWR = 30:1 at All Phase Angles at Frequency of Test
ψNo Degradation in Output Power
Series Equivalent Input Impedance
(VDD = 28 Vdc, Pout = 4.0 W, f = 400 MHz, IDQ = 50 mA) Zin — 5.23–j 27.2 — Ohms
Series Equivalent Output Impedance
(VDD = 28 Vdc, Pout = 4.0 W, f = 400 MHz, IDQ = 50 mA) Zout — 14.7–j 31.2 — Ohms
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Figure 1. 400 MHz Test Circuit
C1, C5 220 pF, Chip Capacitor
C2 18 pF, ATC Chip Capacitor
C3 2.0–20 pF, Johanson Trimmer Capacitor
C4 2.0–10 pF, Johanson Trimmer Capacitor
C6, C7, C8 0.1 µF
C9, C10 680 pF, Feed Through
C11 50 µF, 50 V
L1 #20 AWG, 1 Turn 0.255″ ID
L2 #20 AWG, Hairpin 1.3″ long, bend into hairpin
L3 #20 AWG, Hairpin 1.1″ long, bend into hairpin
R1 160 Ω, 1/2 Watt
R2 10 kΩ, 1/2 Watt
R3 10 kΩ, 10 Turns Bourns
R4 1.8 kΩ, 1/4 Watt
RFC1 Ferroxcube VK200–19/4B
RFC2 10 Turns, #20 AWG, Enameled Close
Wound, 0.250″ ID
Z1 Microstrip Line 0.167″ wide, 0.820″ long
Z2 Microstrip Line 0.240″ wide, 0.240″ long
Z3 Microstrip Line 0.240″ wide, 0.240″ long
Z4 Microstrip Line 0.230″ wide, 0.590″ long
Z5 Microstrip Line 0.230″ wide, 0.580″ long
Z6 Microstrip Line 0.167″ wide, 0.620″ long
Z7 Microstrip Line 0.167″ wide, 0.800″ long
Board Material 0.060
″
Glass Teflon
2 oz. Copper clad both sides
ε
r = 2.55
+
–
+
–
L2
C3
C2
Z2Z1 C1 L1 Z3
Z4
D1
C7 C8
R4
R2
C6
R1
RFC1
C9 C10 C11 Vdc
VDD 28 V
RF OUTPUT
RF INPUT C4
Z6
L3 Z7
C5
D.U.T.
RFC2
R3
L3
L2
0.240
″
0.95
″
0.55
″
0.65
″
Z5
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Typical Characteristics
Pout, OUTPUT POWER (WATTS)
Pout, OUTPUT POWER (WATTS)
VDS, SUPPLY VOLTAGE (VOLTS)PIN, INPUT POWER (mW)
0 50 100 150 800 250
6
0
6
012 16 20 24 26 28
Figure 2. Output Power versus Input Power Figure 3. Output Power versus Voltage
VDS, DRAIN VOLTAGE (VOLTS)VDS, DRAIN–SOURCE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
C, CAPACITANCE (pF)
ID, DRAIN CURRENT (AMPS)
0 4 8 12 16 20 28
32
0
10
00 1 10 10024
14 18 22
5
4
3
2
1
5
4
3
2
1
28
20
12
4
8
16
24
0.1
1
f = 500 MHz
f = 400 MHz
VDS = 13.5 Vdc
IDQ = 50 mA
f = 400 MHz
VDS = 28 Vdc
IDQ = 50 mA
50 mW
150 mW
f = 400 MHz
IDQ = 50 mA
Pin = 250 mW
f = 1.0 MHz
VGS = 0 V
Coss
Ciss
Crss
VDS, GATE–SOURCE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
–10
0
35
25
15
10
20
30
40
VGS, GATE–SOURCE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
000.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
5
Figure 4. Output Power versus Gate Voltage Figure 5. Output Power versus Gate Voltage
Figure 6. Capacitance versus Drain–Source Voltage Figure 7. DC Safe Operating Area
Pout, OUTPUT POWER (WATTS)
Pout, OUTPUT POWER (WATTS)
–8 –6 –4 –2 0 2 4 86 10
Typical Device Shown
VDD = 28 V
IDQ = 100 mA
VGS(th) = 3 V
f = 400 MHz f = 400 MHz
VDS = 28 V
IDQ = 50 mA
Pin = Constant
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f S11 S21 S12 S22
(MHz) |S11|∠φ|S21|∠φ|S12|∠φ|S22|∠φ
10 0.96 – 2.0 14.47 177 0.01 96 1.11 – 5.0
30 0.99 –16 13.34 169 0.02 79 0.92 –11
50 0.97 – 28 12.96 159 0.03 70 0.90 – 22
75 0.94 – 40 12.24 148 0.04 60 0.87 – 35
100 0.90 – 52 11.40 139 0.05 51 0.84 – 45
120 0.87 – 61 10.70 132 0.05 45 0.81 – 53
150 0.83 –72 9.66 123 0.06 37 0.77 – 63
170 0.81 –79 9.05 118 0.06 33 0.75 – 69
200 0.78 – 88 8.21 110 0.06 26 0.72 –77
220 0.77 – 93 7.67 106 0.07 23 0.71 – 81
250 0.75 –100 7.00 100 0.07 18 0.69 – 87
300 0.72 –110 6.00 92 0.07 12 0.67 – 96
350 0.71 –118 5.24 84 0.07 6.0 0.66 –103
390 0.71 –124 4.73 79 0.07 1.0 0.66 –108
400 0.70 –125 4.63 77 0.07 0 0.67 –109
410 0.70 –127 4.52 76 0.07 –1.0 0.66 –110
450 0.70 –131 4.10 71 0.07 – 5.0 0.66 –114
470 0.70 –133 3.93 69 0.06 – 6.0 0.67 –116
500 0.70 –137 3.68 65 0.06 – 8.0 0.67 –118
600 0.71 –145 3.01 55 0.06 –14 0.69 –126
700 0.72 –153 2.51 46 0.05 –18 0.71 –132
800 0.73 –160 2.13 37 0.04 – 21 0.73 –137
900 0.75 –166 1.83 30 0.03 –19 0.75 –142
1000 0.76 –171 1.60 23 0.03 –10 0.77 –146
1100 0.77 –177 1.40 16 0.02 3.0 0.79 –151
1200 0.78 177 1.25 10 0.02 18 0.80 –155
1300 0.79 172 1.11 4.0 0.03 29 0.82 –159
1400 0.81 166 1.00 –1.0 0.03 35 0.83 –163
1500 0.81 161 0.90 – 6.0 0.03 48 0.85 –166
Table 1. Common Source Scattering Parameters (VDS = 28 Vdc, ID = 200 mA, 50 Ω System)
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f S11 S21 S12 S22
(MHz) |S11|∠φ|S21|∠φ|S12|∠φ|S22|∠φ
10 0.96 – 4.0 16.09 176 0.01 85 1.08 – 8.0
20 1.00 –15 14.82 171 0.02 82 0.88 –10
30 0.98 – 23 14.64 164 0.03 73 0.89 – 20
50 0.94 – 39 13.76 152 0.04 63 0.86 – 38
85 0.86 – 61 11.81 134 0.06 47 0.79 – 61
150 0.73 – 91 8.63 112 0.08 27 0.70 – 91
170 0.71 – 97 7.90 107 0.09 23 0.68 – 98
200 0.68 –106 6.97 101 0.09 17 0.67 –106
210 0.68 –109 6.68 99 0.09 15 0.66 –108
250 0.66 –117 5.75 92 0.09 10 0.65 –116
300 0.64 –126 4.85 84 0.09 4.0 0.64 –124
350 0.64 –133 4.18 78 0.09 –1.0 0.64 –129
390 0.64 –137 3.75 73 0.09 – 5.0 0.65 –133
400 0.64 –138 3.66 71 0.09 – 6.0 0.65 –134
410 0.64 –140 3.57 70 0.09 –7.0 0.65 –135
450 0.64 –143 3.23 66 0.08 –10 0.66 –138
470 0.65 –145 3.08 64 0.08 –11 0.66 –139
500 0.65 –147 2.88 61 0.08 –13 0.67 –141
550 0.66 –151 2.59 56 0.08 –16 0.67 –144
600 0.67 –154 2.35 52 0.07 –18 0.68 –146
700 0.69 –160 1.96 43 0.07 – 22 0.71 –150
800 0.70 –166 1.67 35 0.06 – 25 0.73 –154
900 0.72 –171 1.43 28 0.05 – 24 0.75 –158
1000 0.74 –177 1.26 22 0.04 – 21 0.77 –161
1100 0.74 178 1.11 16 0.04 –14 0.78 –164
1200 0.76 173 0.99 10 0.04 – 6.0 0.80 –168
1300 0.78 168 0.88 5.0 0.04 2.0 0.81 –171
1400 0.79 163 0.80 0 0.03 8.0 0.83 –174
1500 0.80 158 0.72 – 5.0 0.03 19 0.84 –177
Table 2. Common Source Scattering Parameters (VDS = 12.5 Vdc, ID = 200 mA, 50 Ω System)
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PACKAGE DIMENSIONS
CASE 249–06
ISSUE H
NOTES:
1. DIMENSIONING AND TOLERANCING PER ANSI
Y14.5M, 1982.
2. CONTROLLING DIMENSION: INCH.
3. SEATING PLANE = GROUND AND IS CONNECTED
TO PIN 1 AND 3.
DIM
AMIN MAX MIN MAX
MILLIMETERS
0.271 0.286 6.88 7.26
INCHES
C0.112 0.136 2.84 3.45
D0.215 0.235 5.46 5.97
H0.055 0.065 1.40 1.65
J0.003 0.007 0.08 0.18
K0.435 ––– 11.05 –––
M45 REF 45 REF
_ _
STYLE 3:
PIN 1. SOURCE
2. GATE
3. SOURCE
4. DRAIN
D
M
K
J
H
C
A
1
4
3
2
SEATING
PLANE
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