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MRF587MOTOROLA RF DEVICE DATA
The RF Line
. . . designed for use in high–gain, low–noise, ultra–linear, tuned and wideband
amplifiers. Ideal for use in CATV, MATV, and instrumentation applications.
•Low Noise Figure —
NF = 3.0 dB (Typ) @ f = 500 MHz, IC = 90 mA
•High Power Gain —
GU(max) = 16.5 dB (Typ) @ f = 500 MHz
•Ion Implanted
•All Gold Metal System
•High fT — 5.5 GHz
•Low Intermodulation Distortion:
TB3 = –70 dB
DIN = 125 dB µV
•Nichrome Emitter Ballast Resistors
MAXIMUM RATINGS
Rating Symbol Value Unit
Collector–Emitter Voltage VCEO 17 Vdc
Collector–Base Voltage VCBO 34 Vdc
Emitter–Base Voltage VEBO 2.5 Vdc
Collector Current — Continuous IC200 mAdc
Total Device Dissipation @ TC = 50°C
Derate above TC = 50°CPD5.0
33 Watts
mW/°C
Storage Temperature Range Tstg – 65 to +150 °C
Junction Temperature TJ200 °C
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TC = 25°C unless otherwise noted.)
Characteristic Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector–Emitter Breakdown Voltage
(IC = 5.0 mAdc, IB = 0) V(BR)CEO 17 — — Vdc
Collector–Base Breakdown Voltage
(IC = 1.0 mAdc, IE = 0) V(BR)CBO 34 — — Vdc
Emitter–Base Breakdown Voltage
(IC = 0, IE = 0.1 mAdc) V(BR)EBO 2.5 — — Vdc
Collector Cutoff Current
(VCB = 10 Vdc, IE = 0) ICBO — — 50 µAdc
ON CHARACTERISTICS
DC Current Gain (1)
(IC = 50 mAdc, VCE = 5.0 Vdc) hFE 50 — 200 —
NOTE: (continued)
1. 300 µs pulse on Tektronix 576 or equivalent.
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SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNICAL DATA
NF = 3.0 dB @ 0.5 GHz
HIGH–FREQUENCY
TRANSISTOR
NPN SILICON
CASE 244A–01, STYLE 1
Motorola, Inc. 1994
REV 6
MRF587
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS — continued (TC = 25°C unless otherwise noted.)
Characteristic Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Current–Gain — Bandwidth Product (2)
(IC = 90 mAdc, VCE = 15 Vdc, f = 0.5 GHz) fT— 5.5 — GHz
Collector–Base Capacitance
(VCB = 10 Vdc, IE = 0, f = 1.0 MHz) Ccb — 1.7 2.2 pF
FUNCTIONAL TESTS
Narrowband — Figure 15
(IC = 90 mA, VCC = 15 V, f = 0.5 GHz)
Noise Figure
Power Gain at Optimum Noise Figure NF
GNF —
11 3.0
13 4.0
—
dB
Broadband — Figure 16
(IC = 90 mA, VCC = 15 V, f = 0.3 GHz)
Noise Figure
Power Gain at Optimum Noise Figure NF
GNF —
—6.3
11 —
—
dB
Triple Beat Distortion
(IC = 50 mA, VCC = 15 V, PRef = 50 dBmV)
(IC = 90 mA, VCC = 15 V, PRef = 50 dBmV)
TB3— –70 — dB
DIN 45004
(IC = 90 mA, VCC = 15 V)
(IC = 90 mA, VCC = 15 V)
DIN — 125 — dBµV
Maximum Available Power Gain (3)
(IC = 90 mA, VCE = 15 Vdc, f = 0.5 GHz) GUmax — 16.5 — dB
NOTES:
2. Characterized on HP8542 Automatic Network Analyzer
3. GUmax =
Figure 1. Typical Noise Figure and
Associated Gain versus Frequency Figure 2. Noise Figure versus Collector Current
10
0.20.1 f, FREQUENCY (GHz)
0.3 0.5 0.7 10
GNF, GAIN AT NOISE FIGURE (dB)
NF, NOISE FIGURE (dB)
3
0
GNF
VCE = 15 V
IC = 90 mA
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
00.9
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
27
30
500 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
NF, NOISE FIGURE (dB)
6
5
4
3
2
1100 150 200
VCE = 15 V
f = 300 MHz
N.F.
|S21|2
(1
–
|S11|2)(1
–
|S22|2)
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Figure 3. GUmax versus Collector Current Figure 4. Gain–Bandwidth Product versus
Collector Current
f , GAIN-BANDWIDTH PRODUCT (GHz)
T
500 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
6
5
4
3
2
1100 150 200500 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
20
100 150 200
16
12
8
4
0
GUmax, MAXIMUM AVAILABLE POWER GAIN (dB)
f = 500 MHz
VCE = 15 V VCE = 15 V
f = 1000 MHz
Figure 5. Broadband Noise Figure Figure 6. Junction Capacitance versus Voltage
Figure 7. 1.0 dB Compression Point versus
Collector Current Figure 8. Third Order Intercept Point
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE
NF, NOISE FIGURE (dB)
7
6
5
4
3
2
VCC = 15 V
f = 300 MHz
CIRCUIT PER
FIGURE 16
1009080
70605040 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) 110 120 VCB, COLLECTOR BASE VOLTAGE (V)
CAPACITANCE (pF)
10
1 2
7
5
3
2
13 5 7 10
Cob
Ccb
Vout , OUTPUT VOLTAGE (dBmV)
80
76
72
68
64
60 1009080
70605040 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) 110 120
VCC = 15 V
f = 200 MHz
CIRCUIT PER
FIGURE 16
P , OUTPUT POWER (dBm)
out
P , OUTPUT POWER (dBm)
out
31
29
27
25
23
21
19
17
15
13
11
60
80
706050403020 Pin, INPUT POWER (dBm)
50
40
30
20
10 100
3RD ORDER
INTERCEPT
f1 = 205 MHz
f2 = 211 MHz
VCC = 15 V
IC = 90 mA
+1 dB
COMP. PT. CIRCUIT PER
FIGURE 16
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Figure 9. Second Order Distortion versus
Collector Current Figure 10. Triple Beat Distortion versus
Collector Current
Figure 11. 35–Channel X–Modulation Distortion
versus Collector Current Figure 12. DIN 45004B versus Collector Current
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)
IMD, DISTORTION (dB)
–48
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
–52
–56
–60
–64
–10
1009080
70605040 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) 110 120
–20
–30
–40
–50
–60
XMD35, DISTORTION (dB)
1009080
70605040 110 120
1009080
70605040 IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA) 110 120
TB
–60
–64
–68
–72
–76
–80
3, DISTORTION (dB)
140
130
120
110
100
90
VRef, OUTPUT VOLTAGE (dB
µ
V)
1009080
70 110 120
IC, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
VCE = 15 V
PRef = 50 dBmV
CH13
CH2
CHR
VCC = 15 V
PRef = 50 dBmV
CH13
VCC = 15 V
CIRCUIT PER
FIGURE 16
VCC = 15 V
PRef = 50 dBmV @ 200 MHz
CIRCUIT PER
FIGURE 16
TEST PER FIGURE 17
TEST PER FIGURE 18
CIRCUIT PER
FIGURE 16
TEST PER FIGURE 19
CIRCUIT PER
FIGURE 16
TEST PER FIGURE 20
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Figure 13. Input/Output Reflection
Coefficient versus Frequency (GHz) Figure 14. Forward/Reverse Transmission
Coefficients versus Frequency (GHz)
VCE = 15 V IC = 90 mA
+j50
+j100
+j150
+j250
+j500
–j500
–j250
–j150
–j100
–j50
–j25
–j10
0
+j10
+j25
90
°
60
°
30
°
0
°
–30
°
–60
°
–90
°
–120
°
–150
°
180
°
150
°
120
°
25 50 100 150 250 500
S11
S22
1
0.8
10 0.6
0.40.2
1
0.8
0.6 0.4
0.2
25 20 15 10 5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
S21
S12
0.2
0.4
0.6
1
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
f = 0.1 GHz f = 0.1 GHz
f = 0.1 GHz
f = 0.1 GHz
VCE
(Volts)
IC
(mA)
f
(MHz)
S11 S21 S12 S22
VCE
(Volts)
IC
(mA)
f
(MHz)
|S11|±φ|S21|±φ|S12|±φ|S22|±φ
5.0
30 100
200
400
600
800
1000
0.56
0.58
0.60
0.64
0.67
0.70
–131
–159
–178
170
162
155
16.45
9.42
5.00
3.61
2.92
2.55
113
98
86
76
67
58
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.11
0.14
0.17
45
49
55
56
55
54
0.49
0.38
0.35
0.38
0.41
0.44
–91
–116
–132
–138
–144
–152
60 100
200
400
600
800
1000
0.53
0.56
0.59
0.63
0.66
0.69
–141
–164
178
169
161
155
17.89
10.05
5.31
3.82
3.09
2.67
110
97
85
76
67
58
0.04
0.05
0.09
0.12
0.15
0.18
50
55
60
59
57
55
0.47
0.39
0.38
0.40
0.44
0.47
–102
–126
–141
–146
–153
–160
90 100
200
400
600
800
1000
0.52
0.56
0.59
0.63
0.66
0.69
–145
–166
177
168
161
155
18.26
10.20
5.38
3.86
3.12
2.70
109
96
85
76
67
58
0.04
0.05
0.09
0.12
0.15
0.19
52
57
62
60
58
55
0.47
0.39
0.39
0.41
0.45
0.48
–106
–130
–144
–149
–155
–162
10
30 100
200
400
600
800
1000
0.53
0.53
0.55
0.59
0.62
0.65
–122
–153
175
173
165
158
18.36
10.63
5.71
4.16
3.37
2.95
115
100
87
78
68
59
0.04
0.05
0.08
0.10
0.13
0.15
48
51
57
58
57
55
0.50
0.36
0.33
0.35
0.39
0.42
–75
–96
–112
–119
–127
–136
60 100
200
400
600
800
1000
0.49
0.51
0.53
0.58
0.60
0.63
–132
–158
–178
171
164
157
20.19
11.54
6.12
4.43
3.58
3.12
112
99
87
78
68
60
0.03
0.05
0.08
0.11
0.14
0.16
51
57
61
60
59
57
0.46
0.35
0.33
0.36
0.40
0.44
–85
–107
–123
–129
–136
–144
90 100
200
400
600
800
1000
0.48
0.50
0.53
0.57
0.60
0.63
–135
–160
–179
171
164
157
20.82
11.77
6.22
4.50
3.64
3.18
111
98
86
78
68
60
0.03
0.05
0.08
0.11
0.14
0.17
53
59
63
62
59
57
0.45
0.34
0.33
0.36
0.41
0.44
–88
–111
–126
–131
–139
–147
(continued)
Table 1. Common–Emitter S–Parameters
MRF587
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VCE
(Volts)
IC
(mA)
f
(MHz)
S11 S21 S12 S22
VCE
(Volts)
IC
(mA)
f
(MHz)
|S11|±φ|S21|±φ|S12|±φ|S22|±φ
15
30 100
200
400
600
800
1000
0.49
0.52
0.48
0.52
0.53
0.53
–112
–145
–164
–174
177
168
20.34
11.51
6.12
4.19
3.29
2.76
118
101
87
75
68
61
0.04
0.05
0.09
0.12
0.16
0.20
54
56
63
62
61
56
0.51
0.36
0.32
0.32
0.38
0.47
–52
–77
–74
–90
–90
–90
60 100
200
400
600
800
1000
0.45
0.49
0.45
0.50
0.51
0.51
–122
–150
–166
–175
177
168
22.14
12.24
6.45
4.42
3.47
2.91
115
99
86
75
68
62
0.03
0.05
0.09
0.13
0.16
0.20
56
60
65
63
61
55
0.45
0.33
0.30
0.32
0.38
0.46
–60
–86
–83
–99
–98
–96
90 100
200
400
600
800
1000
0.44
0.48
0.44
0.50
0.51
0.51
–127
–152
–167
–176
176
168
22.76
12.44
6.55
4.47
3.51
2.95
114
98
85
75
69
62
0.03
0.05
0.09
0.13
0.17
0.20
58
62
66
64
61
55
0.43
0.32
0.29
0.32
0.38
0.46
–62
–89
–85
–102
–100
–98
Table 1. Common–Emitter S–Parameters (continued)
Figure 15. Narrowband Test Fixture Schematic
500 MHz
C1, C2 — 470 pF Chip (Ceramic)
C3, C4 — 0.018 µF Chip Capacitor
C5, C6 — 0.1 µF Mylar
C7, C8 — 1.0 µF, 25 Vdc Electrolytic
C9 — 91 pF Mini–Unelco (C9 Taped 3.68 cm from
C9 — Collector Connection on TL4 as shown)
C10 — 35–45 pF Johanson Ceramic Capacitor, JMC
C10 — 5801 or Equivalent (C10 Taped 3.12 cm from
C10 — Base Connection on TL1)
R1 — 2.7 kΩ, 1–1/2 W
RFC1 — 0.15 µH Molded Choke
TL1, TL2 — Zo = 26 Ω, 0.0625 TFG as shown in
TL1, TL2 Photomaster
TL3, TL4 — λ/4 Microstrip, Zo = 100 Ω
Y1, Y2 — N–Type Connection (Female)
Y3, Y4 — BNC–Type Connector (Female)
Board Material — 0.0625″ Thick Glass Teflon εr = 2.5
RF
INPUT RF
OUTPUT
R1 VBB VCC RFC1
C8 C6
+
Y3 Y4
+
C5 C7
TL3 TL4
TL1 TL2
C1
Y1 Y2
C10 3.12 cm
3.68 cm C9 C4
C2
DUT
C3
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Figure 16. Broadband Test Circuit Schematic
C1, C7 — 0.5–10 pF
C2, C6 — 0.001 µF
C3 — 0.01 µF
C4, C5 — 0.01 µF Feedthru
C8 — 12 pF
R1 — 12 Ω 1.0 W (2.0–24 Ω on each emitter port)
R2 — 1.8 k 1/8 W
R3 — 2.2 k 1/8 W
L1 — 1 Turn 0.012 dia #22 AWG
T1(1) — 5 Turns Tapped at 2 Turns, #30 AWG
T2(1) — 8 Turns Tapped at 3 Turns, #30 AWG
(1) Ferroxcube 135 CT050 3D3 Material
VBB VCC
C4 C5
R2
DUT
T2
T1
R3
L1
C2
C1
C6
C7
C8R1
C3
VCC = 15 V
Pg = 11 dB
f = 5–375 MHz
Zo = 75
Ω
RF
INPUT
RF
OUTPUT
Figure 17. Second Order Distortion Test Figure 18. Triple Beat Distortion Test
Figure 19. Cross Modulation Distortion Test Figure 20. DIN 45004B Intermodulation Test
PRef
f2 – f1f1f2f1 + f2
DISTORTION
PRef
DISTORTION
f1f2f3
100%
MODULATION
15 kHz
PRef
DISTORTION UNMODULATED
CARRIER VRef
193 MHz f1f2f3
199 MHz –60 dB
211 MHz 217 MHz
–6 dB
205 MHz
MRF587
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PACKAGE DIMENSIONS
CASE 244A–01
ISSUE A
MIN MINMAX MAX
MILLIMETERS INCHES
DIM
A
B
C
D
E
F
J
K
M
P
S
T
U
7.06
6.20
15.24
0.66
1.40
1.52
0.10
11.17
—
2.74
1.40
2.92
7.26
6.50
16.51
0.86
1.65
—
0.15
—
1.27
3.35
1.78
3.68
0.278
0.244
0.600
0.026
0.055
0.060
0.004
0.440
—
0.108
0.055
0.115
0.286
0.256
0.650
0.034
0.065
—
0.006
—
0.050
0.132
0.070
0.145
STYLE 1:
PIN 1. EMITTER
2. BASE
3. EMITTER
4. COLLECTOR
45
°
NOM 45
°
NOM
21
3
4
K
D
M
A
S
J
C
U
E
B
SEATING
PLANE
8–32 NC 2A
WRENCH FLAT
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