Measurement setup for the AC characteristics shown in Table 7 to Table 10 is a test fixture with Bias T’s and
tuners to adjust the source and load impedances in a 50 Ω system, T
A
= 25 °C.
Figure 2 BFQ790 Testing Circuit
Table 7 AC Characteristics, V
CE
= 5 V, f = 0.9 GHz
Parameter Symbol Values Unit Note or Test Condition
Min. Typ. Max.
Power Gain
Maximum power gain
Transducer gain
G
ms
|S
21
|
2
–
–
23
13
–
–
dB
I
C
= 250 mA
I
C
= 250 mA
Minimum Noise Figure
Minimum noise figure
NF
min
–
2.5
–
dB Z
S
= Z
Sopt
I
C
= 70 mA
Linearity
1 dB compression point at output
3rd order intercept point at output
OP1dB
OIP3
–
–
27
38.5
–
–
dBm Z
L
= Z
Lopt
I
C
= 250 mA
I
C
= 250 mA
Table 8 AC Characteristics, V
CE
= 5 V, f = 1.8 GHz
Parameter Symbol Values Unit Note or Test Condition
Min. Typ. Max.
Power Gain
Maximum power gain
Transducer gain
G
ms
|S
21
|
2
–
–
18.5
7.5
–
–
dB
I
C
= 250 mA
I
C
= 250 mA
Minimum Noise Figure
Minimum noise figure
NF
min
–
2.6
–
dB Z
S
= Z
Sopt
I
C
= 70 mA
Linearity
1 dB compression point at output
3rd order intercept point at output
OP1dB
OIP3
–
–
27
38.5
–
–
dBm Z
L
= Z
Lopt
I
C
= 250 mA
I
C
= 250 mA
BFQ790
High Linearity RF Medium Power Amplifier
Electrical Performance in Test Fixture
Preliminary Datasheet 7 Revision 2.0
2017-02-16