publication date : jul.2011 1 < silicon rf power module s > ra35 h 1516m rohs complian ce , 154 - 162 mhz 40 w 12.5 v , 2 stage amp. for mobile radio description the ra 35h1516 m is a 40 - watt rf mosfet amplifier module for 12.5 - volt m obile radios that operate in the 154 - to 162 - mhz range. the battery can be connected directly to the drain of the enhancement - mode mosfet transistors. without the gate voltage (v gg =0v), only a small leakage current flows into the drain and the rf input signal attenuates up to 60 db. the output power and drain curr ent increase as the gate voltage increases. with a gate voltage around 4v (minimum), output power and drain current increases substantially. the nominal output power becomes available at 4.5v (typical) and 5v (maximum). at v gg =5v, the typical gate current is 1 ma. this module is designed for non - linear fm modulation, but may also be used for linear modulation by setting the drain quiescent current with the gate voltage and controlling the output power with the input power. features ? enhancement - mode mosf et transistors (i dd ? 0 @ v dd = 12.5 v, v gg =0v) ? p out > 40 w , ? t > 50 % @ v dd = 12.5 v, v gg =5v, p in = 5 0mw ? low - power control current i gg = 1 ma (typ) at v gg =5v ? module size: 66 x 21 x 9.88 mm ? linear operation is possible by setting the quiescent drain current with th e gate voltage and controlling the output power with the input power rohs compliance ? ra 35h1516 m - 101 is a rohs complian t products. ? rohs compliance is indicate by the letter ?g? after the lot marking . ? this product include the lead in the glass of ele ctronic parts and the lead in electronic ceramic parts. however, it is applicable to the following exceptions of rohs directions. 1.lead in the g lass of a cathode - ray tube, electronic parts, and fluorescent tubes. 2.lead in electronic c eramic parts. orde ring information: order number supply form ra 35h1516 m - 1 01 antistatic tray, 10 modules/tray 1 rf input (p in ) 2 gate voltage (v gg ), power control 3 drain voltage (v dd ), battery 4 rf output (p out ) 5 rf ground ( case ) block diagram package code: h2 s 3 2 4 1 5
< silicon rf power module s > ra 35 h 1516 m rohs complian ce , 154 - 162 mhz 40 w 12.5 v , 2 stage amp. for mobile radio publication date : jul.2011 2 maximum ratings ( t case =+25 c , unless otherwise specified ) symbol parameter conditions rating unit v dd drain voltage v gg <5 v 17 v v gg gate voltage v dd <12.5 v, p in =0mw 6 v p in input power 100 mw p out output power 50 w t case(op) operation case temperature range f= 154 - 162 mhz, z g =z l =50 ? - 30 to + 110 c t stg storage temperature range - 40 to +110 c the above parameters are independently guaranteed. electrical characteristics ( t case =+25 c , z g =z l =50 ? , unless otherwise specified ) symbol parameter conditions min typ max unit f frequency range 154 - 162 mhz p out output power 40 - - w ? t total efficiency 50 - - % 2f o 2 nd harmonic - - - 50 dbc ? in input vswr - - 3:1 ? i gg gate current v dd = 12.5 v v gg = 5 v p in = 5 0mw - 1 - ma ? stability v dd = 8.0 - 15.2 v , p in =25 - 70mw, p o ut <50w (v gg c ontrol) , load vswr= 3 :1 no parasitic oscillation ? ? load vswr tolerance v dd = 15 .2v, p in = 5 0mw, p out = 40 w (v gg c ontrol), l oad vswr = 20 :1 n o degradation or destroy ? all parameters, conditions, ratings, and limits are subject to change without notice.
< silicon rf power module s > ra 35 h 1516 m rohs complian ce , 154 - 162 mhz 40 w 12.5 v , 2 stage amp. for mobile radio publication date : jul.2011 3 output power, total efficiency, 2 nd , 3 rd harmonics versus frequency and input vswr versus frequency output power, power gain and output power, power gain and drain current versus input power drain current versus input power output power and drain current output power and drain current versus drain voltage versus drain voltage output power and drain current output power and drain current versus gate voltage versus gate voltage 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 150 155 160 165 170 frequency f(mhz) o u t p u t p o w e r p o u t ( w ) i n p u t v s w r ? i n ( - ) 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 t o t a l e f f i c i e n c y ? t ( % ) v dd =12.5v p in =50mw p out @v gg =5v ? t @p out =30w ? in @p out =30w 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 input power p in (dbm) o u t p u t p o w e r p o u t ( d b m ) p o w e r g a i n g p ( d b ) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 d r a i n c u r r e n t i d d ( a ) f=154mhz, v dd =12.5v, v gg =5v p out i dd gp 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 input power p in (dbm) o u t p u t p o w e r p o u t ( d b m ) p o w e r g a i n g p ( d b ) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 d r a i n c u r r e n t i d d ( a ) f=162mhz, v dd =12.5v, v gg =5v p out gp i dd 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 drain voltage v dd (v) o u t p u t p o w e r p o u t ( w ) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 d r a i n c u r r e n t i d d ( a ) p out f=154mhz, v dd =12.5v, v gg =5v i dd 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 gate voltage v gg (v) o u t p u t p o w e r p o u t ( w ) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 d r a i n c u r r e n t i d d ( a ) p out f=154mhz, v dd =12.5v, v gg =5v i dd -70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 150 155 160 165 170 frequency f(mhz) h a r m o n i c s ( d b c ) v dd =12.5v p in =50mw pout=30w @v gg control 2 nd 3 rd 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 drain voltage v dd (v) o u t p u t p o w e r p o u t ( w ) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 d r a i n c u r r e n t i d d ( a ) p out f=162mhz, v dd =12.5v, v gg =5v i dd 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 gate voltage v gg (v) o u t p u t p o w e r p o u t ( w ) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 d r a i n c u r r e n t i d d ( a ) p out f=162mhz, v dd =12.5v, v gg =5v i dd typical performance ( t case =+25c, z g =z l =50 ? , unless otherwise specified )
< silicon rf power module s > ra 35 h 1516 m rohs complian ce , 154 - 162 mhz 40 w 12.5 v , 2 stage amp. for mobile radio publication date : jul.2011 4 outline drawing (mm) 12.0 1 16.5 1 43.5 1 55.5 1 66.0 0.5 60.0 0.5 51.5 0.5 3.0 0.3 7.25 0.8 1 4 . 0 1 2 1 . 0 0 . 5 9 . 5 0 . 5 2 . 0 0 . 5 2 - r2 0 .5 1 7 . 0 0 . 5 ?0.45 0.15 4 . 0 0 . 3 5 1 2 3 4 3 . 1 + 0 . 6 / - 0 . 4 7 . 5 0 . 5 2 . 3 0 . 3 ( 9 . 8 8 ) (50.4) 0 . 0 9 0 . 0 2 1 rf i nput (p in ) 2 gate voltage (v gg ) 3 drain voltage (v dd ) 4 rf o utput (p out ) 5 rf g round (case)
< silicon rf power module s > ra 35 h 1516 m rohs complian ce , 154 - 162 mhz 40 w 12.5 v , 2 stage amp. for mobile radio publication date : jul.2011 5 test block diagram 1 rf i nput (p in ) 2 gate voltage (v gg ) 3 drain voltage (v dd ) 4 rf o utput (p out ) 5 rf g round (case) equivalent circuit c1, c2 : 4700pf, 22uf in parallel directional coupler attenuator power meter spectrum analyzer signal generator attenuator pre - amplifier power meter directional coupler dut 5 4 3 2 1 z g =50 ? z l =50 ? c1 c2 - + dc power supply v gg + - dc power supply v dd attenuator 2 3 1 5 4
< silicon rf power module s > ra 35 h 1516 m rohs complian ce , 154 - 162 mhz 40 w 12.5 v , 2 stage amp. for mobile radio publication date : jul.2011 6 recommendations and application information : construction: this module consists of an alumina substrate soldered onto a copper flange. for mechanical protection, a plastic cap is attached with silicone. the mosfet transistor chips are die bonded onto metal, wire bonded to the substrate, and coated with resin. lines on the substrate (eventually inductors), chip capacitors, and resistors form the bias and matching circuits. wire leads soldered onto the alumina substrate provide the dc and rf connection. following conditions must be avoided: a) bending forces on the alumina substrate (for example, by driving screws or from fast thermal changes) b) mechanical stress on the w ire leads (for example, by first soldering then driving screws or by thermal expansion) c) d efluxing solvents reacting with the resi n coating on the mosfet chips (for example, trichlor o ethylene) d ) esd, surge, overvoltage in combination with load vswr, and oscillation esd: this mosfet module is sensitive to esd voltages down to 1000v. appropriate esd precautions are required. mounting: heat sink flatness must be less than 50 m (a heat sink that is not flat or particles between module and heat sink may cause the ceramic substrate in the module to crack by bending forces, either immediately when driving screws or later when thermal expan sion forces are added). a thermal compound between module and heat sink is recommended for low thermal contact resistance and to reduce the bending stress on the ceramic substrate caused by the temperature difference to the heat sink. the module must first be screwed to the heat sink, then the leads can be soldered to the printed circuit board. m3 screws are recommended with a tightening torque of 4.0 to 6.0 kgf - cm . soldering and defluxing: this module is designed for manual soldering. the leads must be sol dered after the module is screwed onto the heat sink. the temperature of the lead (terminal) soldering should be lower than 350c and shorter than 3 second . ethyl alcohol is recommend for removing flux. trichlor o ethylene solvents must not be used (they may cause bubbles in the coating of the transistor chips which can lift off the bond wires). thermal design of the heat sink: at p out = 4 0w, v dd =12.5v and p in =50mw each stage transistor operating conditions are : stage p in (w) p out (w) r th(ch - case) (c/w) i dd @ ? t = 5 0% (a) v dd (v) 1 st 0.05 2.3 23.0 0. 30 2 nd 2.3 40. 0 1.2 6.0 12.5 the channel temperatures of each stage transistor t ch = t case + (v dd x i dd - p out + p in ) x r th(ch - case) are: t ch1 = t case + (12.5v x 0. 30 a ? 2.3 w + 0.05w) x 23.0 c/w = t case + 34.5 c t ch2 = t case + (12.5v x 6.0 a - 40 .0w + 2.3 w) x 1.2 c/w = t case + 44.8 c for long - term reliability, it is best to keep the module case temperature (t case ) below 90c. for an ambient temperature t air =60c and p out = 4 0w , the required thermal resistance r th (case - air) = ( t case - t air ) / ( (p out / ? t ) - p out + p in ) of the heat sink, including the contact resistance, is: r th(case - air) = (90c - 60c) / ( 4 0w/ 5 0% ? 4 0w + 0.05w) = 0. 75 c/w when mounting the module with the thermal resistance of 0. 75 c/w, the channel temperature of each stage transistor is: t ch1 = t air + 64.5 c t ch2 = t air + 74.8 c the 175c maximum rating for the channel temperature ensures application under derated conditions.
< silicon rf power module s > ra 35 h 1516 m rohs complian ce , 154 - 162 mhz 40 w 12.5 v , 2 stage amp. for mobile radio publication date : jul.2011 7 output power control: depending on linearity, the followin g two methods are recommended to control the output power: a) non - linear fm modulation: by the gate voltage (v gg ). when the gate voltage is close to zero, the rf input signal is attenuated up to 60 db and only a small leakage current flows from the battery into the drain. around v gg = 4 v, the output power and drain current increases substantially. around v gg = 4.5 v (typical) to v gg =5v (maximum), the nominal output power becomes available. b) linear am modulation: by rf input power p in . the gate voltage is used to set the drain?s quiescent current for the required linearity. oscillation: to test rf characteristics, this module is put on a fixture with two bias decoupling capacitors each on gate and drain, a 4.700 pf chip capacitor, located close to the module, and a 22 f (or more) electrolytic capacitor. when an amplifier circuit around this module shows oscillation, the following may be checked: a) do the bias decoupling capacitors have a low inductance pass to the case of the module? b) is the load impedance z l =50 ? ? c) is the source impedance z g =50 ? ? a ttention: 1.high temperature; this product might have a heat generation while operation,please take notice that have a possibility to receive a burn to touch the operating product directly or touch the product u ntil cold after switch off. at the near the product,do not place the combustible material that have possibilities to arise the fire. 2. generation of high frequency power; this product generate a high frequency power. please take notice that do not leak age the unnecessary electric wave and use this products without cause damage for human and property per normal operation. 3. before use; before use the product,please design the equipment in consideration of the risk for human and electric wave obstacle f or equipment. precaution for the use of mitsubishi silicon rf power amplifier devices: 1. the specifications of mention are not guarantee values in this data sheet. please confirm additional details regarding operation of these products from the formal spe cification sheet. for copies of the formal specification sheets, p lease contact one of our sales offices . 2.ra series products (rf power amplifier modules) and rd series products (rf power transistors) are designed for consumer mobile communication termi nals and were not specifically designed for use in other applications. in particular, while these products are highly reliable for their designed purpose, they are not manufactured under a quality assurance testing protocol that is sufficient to guarantee the level of reliability typically deemed necessary for critical communications elements . in the application, which is base station applications and fixed station applications that operate with long term continuous transmission and a higher on - off frequency during transmitting, please consider the derating, the redundancy system, appropriate setting of the maintain period and others as needed. for the reliability report which is described a bout predicted operating life time of mitsubishi silicon rf products , please contact mitsubishi electric corporation or an authorized mitsubishi semiconductor product distributor . 3.ra series products use mosfet semiconductor technology. the y are sensitiv e to esd voltage therefore a ppropriate esd precautions are required. 4.in order to maximize reliability of the equipment, it is better to keep the devices temperature low. it is recommended to utilize a sufficient sized heat - sink in conjunction with other cooling methods as needed (fan, etc.) to keep the case temperature for ra series products lower than 60deg/c under standard conditions , and less than 90deg/c under extreme conditions . 5.ra series products are designed to operate into a nominal load imped ance of 50 ohm s . under the condition of operating into a severe high load vswr approaching an open or short, an over load condition could occur. in the worst case there is risk for burn out of the transistors and burning of other parts including the subst rate in the module. 6.the formal specification in cludes a guarantee against parasitic oscillation under a specified maximum load mismatch condition . the inspection for parasitic oscillation is performed on a sample basis on our manufacturing line . it is re commended that verification of no parasitic oscillation be performed at the completed equipment level also . 7.for specific precaution s regarding assembly of these products into the equipment , please refer to the supplementary item s in the specification she et. 8. warranty for the product is void if the products protective cap (lid) is removed or if the product is modified in any way from it?s original form. 9.for additional ?s afety first ? in your circuit design and notes regarding the materials , please refer the last page of this data sheet . 10. please refer to the additional precaution s in the formal specification sheet.
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