for price, delivery, and to place orders, please contact hittite microwave corporation: 20 alpha road, chelmsford, ma 01824 phone: 978-250-3343 fax: 978-250-3373 order on-line at www.hittite.com low noise amplifiers - smt 8 8 - 32 hmc342lc4 gaas phemt mmic low noise amplifier, 13 - 25 ghz v03.0409 general description features functional diagram the hmc342lc4 is a gaas phemt mmic low noise ampli er housed in a leadless 4x4 mm rohs compliant smt package. operating from 13 to 25 ghz, the ampli er provides 22 db of gain and +19 dbm of output ip3 from a single +3v supply. the low noise gure performance of 3.5 db is ideal for receive and transmit pre-driver applications. the rf i/os are dc blocked and matched to 50 ohms for ease of use. the hmc342lc4 allows the use of surface mount manufacturing techniques and requires no external matching components. noise figure: 3.5 db gain: 22 db single positive supply: +3v @ 43 ma 50 ohm matched input/output rohs compliant 4x4 mm smt package electrical speci cations, t a = +25 c, vdd = +3v, idd = 43 ma typical applications the hmc342lc4 is ideal for: ? point-to-point radios ? point-to-multi-point radios & vsat ? test equipment & sensors ? military end-use parameter min. typ. max. min. typ. max. min. typ. max. units frequency range 13 - 18 18 - 22 22 - 25 ghz gain 19 22 17 20 16 19 db gain variation over temperature 0.025 0.035 0.025 0.035 0.025 0.035 db/ c noise figure 3.5 4.0 3.5 4.0 3.5 4.5 db input return loss 15 15 10 db output return loss 15 20 15 db output power for 1 db compression (p1db) 7 8 9 dbm saturated output power (psat) 9 11 11.5 dbm output third order intercept (ip3) 16 19 20 dbm supply current (idd) (vdd = +3v) 43 43 43 ma
for price, delivery, and to place orders, please contact hittite microwave corporation: 20 alpha road, chelmsford, ma 01824 phone: 978-250-3343 fax: 978-250-3373 order on-line at www.hittite.com low noise amplifiers - smt 8 8 - 33 input return loss vs. temperature output return loss vs. temperature broadband gain & return loss gain vs. temperature noise figure vs. temperature output ip3 vs. temperature -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 8 1012141618202224262830 s21 s11 s22 response (db) frequency (ghz) 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 +25 c +85 c -40 c gain (db) frequency (ghz) -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 +25 c +85 c -40 c return loss (db) frequency (ghz) -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 +25 c +85 c -40 c return loss (db) frequency (ghz) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 +25 c +85 c -40 c noise figure (db) frequency (ghz) 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 +25 c +85 c -40 c ip3 (dbm) frequency (ghz) hmc342lc4 v03.0409 gaas phemt mmic low noise amplifier, 13 - 25 ghz
for price, delivery, and to place orders, please contact hittite microwave corporation: 20 alpha road, chelmsford, ma 01824 phone: 978-250-3343 fax: 978-250-3373 order on-line at www.hittite.com low noise amplifiers - smt 8 8 - 34 power compression @ 20 ghz p1db vs. temperature psat vs. temperature gain, power & noise figure vs. supply voltage @ 20 ghz reverse isolation vs. temperature 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 +25 c +85 c -40 c p1db (dbm) frequency (ghz) 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 2.7 3 3.3 gain p1db psat noise figure gain (db), p1db (dbm), psat (dbm), noise figure (db) vdd supply voltage (vdc) -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 +25 c +85 c -40 c isolation (db) frequency (ghz) -6 -1 4 9 14 19 24 -26 -24 -22 -20 -18 -16 -14 -12 -10 -8 -6 -4 pout gain pae pout (dbm), gain (db), pae (%) input power (dbm) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 +25 c +85 c -40 c psat (dbm) frequency (ghz) hmc342lc4 v03.0409 gaas phemt mmic low noise amplifier, 13 - 25 ghz
for price, delivery, and to place orders, please contact hittite microwave corporation: 20 alpha road, chelmsford, ma 01824 phone: 978-250-3343 fax: 978-250-3373 order on-line at www.hittite.com low noise amplifiers - smt 8 8 - 35 outline drawing absolute maximum ratings drain bias voltage (vdd) +5.5 vdc rf input power (rfin)(vdd = +3.0 vdc) 0 dbm channel temperature 175 c continuous pdiss (t= 85 c) (derate 3.62 mw/c above 85 c) 0.326 w thermal resistance (channel to ground paddle) 276 c/w storage temperature -65 to +150 c operating temperature -40 to +85 c vdd (vdc) idd (ma) +2.7 42 +3.0 43 +3.3 44 typical supply current vs. vdd note: ampli er will operate over full voltage ranges shown above. notes: 1. package body material: alumina. 2. lead and ground paddle plating: gold flash over nickel. 3. dimensions are in inches (millimeters). 4. lead spacing tolerance is non-cumulative. 5. package warp shall not exceed 0.05mm datum C c C 6. all ground leads and ground paddle must be soldered to pcb rf ground. electrostatic sensitive device observe handling precautions hmc342lc4 v03.0409 gaas phemt mmic low noise amplifier, 13 - 25 ghz
for price, delivery, and to place orders, please contact hittite microwave corporation: 20 alpha road, chelmsford, ma 01824 phone: 978-250-3343 fax: 978-250-3373 order on-line at www.hittite.com low noise amplifiers - smt 8 8 - 36 pin number function description interface schematic 1, 5 - 14, 18 - 20, 22 - 24 n/c no connection required. these pins may be connected to rf/dc ground without affecting performance. 2, 4, 15, 17 gnd package base has an exposed metal ground that must also be connected to rf/dc ground. 3rfin this pin is ac coupled and matched to 50 ohms. 16 rfout this pin is ac coupled and matched to 50 ohms. 21 vdd power supply voltage for the ampli er. external bypass capacitors of 100 pf, 1000pf, and 2.2 f are required. pin descriptions application circuit component value c1 100 pf c2 1,000 pf c3 2.2 f hmc342lc4 v03.0409 gaas phemt mmic low noise amplifier, 13 - 25 ghz
for price, delivery, and to place orders, please contact hittite microwave corporation: 20 alpha road, chelmsford, ma 01824 phone: 978-250-3343 fax: 978-250-3373 order on-line at www.hittite.com low noise amplifiers - smt 8 8 - 37 evaluation pcb item description j1, j2 2.92 mm pc mount k-connector j3, j4 dc pin c1 100 pf capacitor, 0402 pkg. c2 1,000 pf capacitor, 0603 pkg. c3 2.2f capacitor, tantalum u1 hmc342lc4 ampli er pcb [2] 108535 evaluation pcb [1] reference this number when ordering complete evaluation pcb [2] circuit board material: rogers 4350. list of materials for evaluation pcb 110209 [1] the circuit board used in this application should use rf circuit design techniques. signal lines should have 50 ohm impedance while the package ground leads and exposed paddle should be connected directly to the ground plane similar to that shown. a sufficient number of via holes should be used to connect the top and bottom ground planes. the evaluation board should be mounted to an appro- priate heat sink. the evaluation circuit board shown is available from hittite upon request. hmc342lc4 v03.0409 gaas phemt mmic low noise amplifier, 13 - 25 ghz
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