BCP030T-70
HIGH EFFICIENCY HETEROJUNCTION POWER FET (0.25µm x 300µm gate)
The BeRex BCP030T-70 is a GaAs power pHEMT in an industry standard, 70 mil. ceramic, low parasitic, surface-
mountable package. It’s ideally suited for applications requiring low noise with high gain and excellent PAE over a
broad frequency range of 1000 MHz to 26 GHz.
PRODUCT FEATURES
70 mil. surface-mountable ceramic package
24 dBm P1dB @12 GHz (typical)
12 dB Gain @12 GHz (typical)
0.25µm X 300µm recessed gate
RoHS-compliant/lead-free
APPLICATIONS
Commercial
Military / Hi-Rel.
Test & Measurement
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC (TUNED FOR POWER) T
a
= 25° C
SYMBOLS
P
1dB
G
1dB
PAE
I
dss
G
m
V
p
BV
gd
BV
gs
R
th
PARAMETER/TEST CONDITIONS
Output Power @ P
1dB
(V
ds
= 6V, I
ds
= 50% I
dss
)
Gain @ P
1dB
(V
ds
= 6V, I
ds
= 50% I
dss
)
PAE @ P
1dB
(V
ds
= 6V, I
ds
= 50% I
dss
)
Saturated Drain Current (V
gs
= 0V, V
ds
= 2.0V)
Transconductance (V
ds
= 3V, Vgs = 50% I
dss
)
Pinch-off Voltage (I
ds
= 0.2 mA, V
ds
= 2V)
Drain Breakdown Voltage (I
g
= 0.2 mA, source open)
Source Breakdown Voltage (I
g
= 0.2 mA, drain open)
Thermal Resistance
-2.5
TEST
FREQUENCY
12 GHz
18 GHz
12 GHz
18 GHz
12 GHz
18 GHz
MIN.
23.0
22.5
10.5
7.0
TYPICAL
24
23.5
12.0
8.5
70
60
90
120
-1.1
-15
-13
320
-0.5
Max
UNIT
dBm
dB
%
120
mA
mS
V
V
V
° C/W
60
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st
September 2012
Rev. A
BCP030T-70
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC (TUNED FOR GAIN) T
a
= 25° C
SYMBOLS
P
1dB
G
1dB
PAE
I
dss
G
m
V
p
BV
gd
BV
gs
R
th
PARAMETER/TEST CONDITIONS
Output Power @ P
1dB
(V
ds
= 8V, I
ds
= 50% I
dss
)
Gain @ P
1dB
(V
ds
= 8V, I
ds
= 50% I
dss
)
PAE @ P
1dB
(V
ds
= 8V, I
ds
= 50% I
dss
)
Saturated Drain Current (V
gs
= 0V, V
ds
= 1.0V)
Transconductance (V
ds
= 3V, Vgs = 50% I
dss
)
Pinch-off Voltage (I
ds
= 0.2 mA, V
ds
= 2V)
Drain Breakdown Voltage (I
g
= 0.2mA, source open)
Source Breakdown Voltage (I
g
= 0.2mA, drain open)
Thermal Resistance
-2.5
TEST
FREQUENCY
12 GHz
18 GHz
12 GHz
18 GHz
12 GHz
18 GHz
MIN.
21.0
19.5
11.5
8.5
TYPICAL
22.0
20.5
13.0
10.0
65
40
90
120
-1.1
-15
-13
320
-0.5
MAX.
UNIT
dBm
dB
%
120
mA
mS
V
V
V
° C/W
60
MAXIMUM RATING (T
a
= 25° C)
SYMBOLS
V
ds
V
gs
I
ds
I
gsf
P
in
T
ch
T
stg
P
t
PARAMETERS
Drain-Source Voltage
Gate-Source Voltage
Drain Current
Forward Gate Current
Input Power
Channel Temperature
Storage Temperature
Total Power Dissipation
ABSOLUTE
12 V
-6 V
I
dss
18 mA
22 dBm
175° C
-60° C - 150° C
420 mW
CONTINUOUS
8V
-3 V
I
dss
3 mA
@ 3dB compression
150° C
-60° C - 150° C
350 mW
Exceeding any of the above Maximum Ratings will result in reduced MTTF and may cause permanent damage to the device.
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Specifications are subject to change without notice. ©BeRex 2012
st
September 2012
Rev. A
BCP030T-70
P
IN
_P
OUT
/Gain, PAE (12 GHz)
Frequency = 12GHz
V
ds
= 6 V, I
ds
= 50% I
dss
(Power Tune)
Frequency = 12GHz
V
ds
= 6 V, I
ds
= 50% I
dss
(Gain Tune)
P
IN
_P
OUT
/Gain, PAE (18 GHz)
Frequency = 18GHz
V
ds
= 6 V, I
ds
= 50% I
dss
(Tuned for Power)
Frequency = 18GHz
V
ds
= 6 V, I
ds
= 50% I
dss
(Tuned for Gain)
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Specifications are subject to change without notice. ©BeRex 2012
st
September 2012
Rev. A
BCP030T-70
S-PARAMETER (V
ds
= 6V, I
ds
= 50% I
dss
)
FREQ.
[GHZ]
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
S11
[MAG]
0.97
0.90
0.82
0.74
0.68
0.63
0.58
0.55
0.53
0.51
0.52
0.54
0.57
0.58
0.62
0.69
0.76
0.82
0.84
0.89
0.92
0.92
0.91
0.93
0.98
1.03
S11
[ANG.]
-36.44
-67.46
-95.78
-125.41
-154.85
178.26
154.89
127.75
104.20
78.00
48.90
22.14
-1.26
-24.01
-47.46
-70.66
-93.74
-111.56
-119.05
-123.28
-128.87
-151.02
169.76
131.71
109.36
107.39
S21
[MAG]
7.62
6.84
6.15
5.56
4.97
4.38
3.96
3.61
3.39
3.32
3.19
2.97
2.73
2.53
2.38
2.28
2.18
2.00
1.78
1.57
1.33
1.10
0.94
0.82
0.81
0.84
S21
[ANG.]
148.34
121.35
96.63
72.34
48.89
26.69
6.77
-12.25
-30.48
-49.64
-70.35
-91.64
-111.58
-130.78
-150.22
-170.04
169.98
149.41
131.52
112.15
91.48
69.08
47.99
29.94
12.15
-10.05
S12
[MAG]
0.019
0.034
0.045
0.054
0.059
0.062
0.065
0.068
0.073
0.081
0.089
0.095
0.100
0.107
0.112
0.120
0.129
0.130
0.123
0.119
0.110
0.099
0.092
0.086
0.091
0.104
S12
[ANG.]
63.96
45.01
27.50
10.39
-4.58
-18.02
-29.24
-38.65
-48.20
-58.64
-70.65
-83.55
-95.31
-107.75
-121.53
-135.53
-151.58
-167.71
177.97
163.47
145.63
126.72
107.48
91.39
76.80
56.98
S22
[MAG]
0.71
0.68
0.65
0.60
0.56
0.54
0.54
0.54
0.52
0.45
0.37
0.33
0.34
0.36
0.32
0.20
0.03
0.13
0.21
0.17
0.19
0.41
0.59
0.66
0.62
0.50
S22
[ANG.]
-21.45
-39.50
-54.83
-69.56
-85.10
-101.36
-114.44
-120.05
-127.27
-138.50
-157.17
176.26
157.26
150.45
148.96
152.45
167.92
-23.66
-33.71
-62.80
-143.94
-163.08
-145.80
-126.41
-125.11
-162.86
Package Outline Dimension
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BeRex, Inc. 1735 North 1 Street #302 San Jose, CA 95112 tel. (408) 452-5595
Specifications are subject to change without notice. ©BeRex 2012
st
September 2012
Rev. A
BCP030T-70
Suggested PCB layout
All dimensions in Inches
Tape and Reel Dimensions
User Direction of Feed
Dimensions in
mm
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BeRex, Inc. 1735 North 1 Street #302 San Jose, CA 95112 tel. (408) 452-5595
Specifications are subject to change without notice. ©BeRex 2012
st
September 2012
Rev. A