Agilent MSA-0611
Cascadable Silicon Bipolar
MMIC Amplifier
Data Sheet
Features
• Cascadable 50 Ω Gain Block
• 3 dB Bandwidth:
DC to 0.7 GHz
• High Gain:
18.0 dB Typical at 0.5 GHz
• Low Noise Figure:
3.0 dB Typical at 0.5 GHz
• Low Cost Surface Mount
Plastic Package
• Tape-and-Reel Packaging
Option Available
• Lead-free Option Available
SOT-143 PackageDescription
The MSA-0611 is a low cost silicon
bipolar Monolithic Microwave
Integrated Circuit (MMIC) housed
in the surface mount plastic
SOT-143 package. This MMIC is
designed for use as a general
purpose 50 Ω gain block. Typical
applications include narrow and
broad band IF and RF amplifiers
in commercial and industrial
applications.
The MSA-series is fabricated using
Agilent’s 10 GHz f
T
, 25 GHz f
MAX
,
silicon bipolar MMIC process
which uses nitride self-alignment,
ion implantation, and gold metalli-
zation to achieve excellent
performance, uniformity and
reliability. The use of an external
bias resistor for temperature and
current stability also allows bias
flexibility.
Typical Biasing Configuration
C
block
C
block
R
bias
V
CC
>
5 V
V
d
= 3.3 V
RFC (Optional)
IN OUT
MSA