HMC396
v02.0109 DRIVER & GAIN BLOCK AMPLIFIERS -CHIP 2 InGaP HBT GAIN BLOCK
MMIC AMPLIFIER, DC -8 GHz Typical Applications Features An excellent cascadable 50 Ohm
Gain Block or LO Driver for: Gain: 12 dB • Microwave & VSAT Radios Stable Gain Over Temperature • Test Equipment 50 Ohm I/O’s • Military EW, ECM, C3I Small Size: 0.38 x 0.58 x 0.1 mm P1dB Output Power: +14 dBm • Space Telecom Functional Diagram General Description
The HMC396 die is a GaAs InGaP Heterojunction
Bipolar Transistor (HBT) Gain Block MMIC DC to
8 GHz amplifier. This amplifier can be used as either
a cascadable 50 Ohm gain stage or to drive the LO
of HMC mixers with up to +16 dBm output power. The
HMC396 offers 12 dB of gain and an output IP3 of
+30 dBm while requiring only 56 mA from a +5V supply.
The Darlington feedback pair used results in reduced
sensitivity to normal process variations and yields
excellent gain stability over temperature while requiring a minimal number of external bias components.
The HMC396 can easily be integrated into Multi-ChipModules (MCMs) due to its small (0.22mm2) size. All
data is with the chip in a 50 Ohm test fixture connected
via 0.025mm (1 mil) diameter wire bonds of minimal
length 0.5mm (20 mils). Electrical Specifi cations, Vs= +5.0V, Rbias= 22 Ohm, TA = +25° C
Parameter Min. Typ. Max. Units Gain DC -4.0 GHz
4.0 -8.0 GHz 12
11 dB
dB Gain Variation Over Temperature DC -4.0 GHz
4.0 -8.0 GHz 0.004 …