HELA-10

AN-60-009 EA-7193 Application Note on HELA-10: HIGH IP3, WIDE BAND, LINEAR POWER AMPLIFIER Mini-Circuits Engineering Department P.O. Box 350166 Brooklyn, NY 11235 AN-60-009 Rev.: D M118643 (07/23/08) File name: AN60009.doc This document and its contents are the property of Mini-Circuits Page 1 of 48 Free Datasheet http://www.datasheet4u.net/ Table of Contents Section 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 4.0 4.1 4.2 5.0 5.1 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 Introduction HELA-10, A Balanced Power Amplifier Specifications and Typical Performance Typical Performance at Different Values of Supply Voltage Performance Summary HELA-10 as a Cascaded Amplifier Typ. Performance, Supply Current Control via Shunt Resistance Typical Performance at Higher Supply Current Layout and Thermal Aspects Operating Ambient Temperature Range using a Test Board Typical S-parameters Environmental Capabilities and Mean-Time-to-Failure (MTTF) Transients on the Bias Line Conclusion Page 5 5 6 10 10 24 24 25 33 35 40 44 46 46 List of Tables Table 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Electrical Specifications at 25°C Performance Summary Thermal Resistance of Solder Filled, Plated Thru Via Hole, 0.8-mil plating Thermal Resistance of Solder Filled, Plated Thru Via Hole, 1-mil plating Thermal Resistance of Solder Filled, Plated Thru Via Hole, 2-mil plating HELA-10A S-parameters HELA-10B S-parameters, -40°C HELA-10B S-parameters, 25°C HELA-10B S-parameters, 85°C Qualification Tests Page 7 11 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 AN-60-009 Rev.: D M118643 (07/23/08) ...