Agilent MSA-0886
Cascadable Silicon Bipolar
MMIC Amplifier
Data Sheet
Features
• Lead-free Option Available
• Usable Gain to 5.5 GHz
• High Gain:
32.5 dB Typical at 0.1 GHz
22.5 dB Typical at 1.0 GHz
• Low Noise Figure:
3.3 dB Typical at 1.0 GHz
• Surface Mount Plastic
Package
• Tape-and-Reel Packaging
Option Available
• Lead-free Option Available
86 Plastic PackageDescription
The MSA-0886 is a high perfor-
mance silicon bipolar Monolithic
Microwave Integrated Circuit
(MMIC) housed in a low cost,
surface mount plastic package.
This MMIC is designed for use as a
general purpose 50 Ω gain block
above 0.5 GHz and can be used as
a high gain transistor below this
frequency. Typical applications
include narrow and moderate band
IF and RF amplifiers in commer-
cial 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 perfor-
mance, 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
>
10
V
V
d
= 7.8 V
RFC (Optional)
IN OUT
MSA
4
1
2
3