Measurement setup for the AC characteristics shown in the following tables is a test fixture with Bias T’s in a 50

Bias-T

GND

RFOUT

VCE

1

4

3

2

Bias-T

RFIN

VBE

Figure 2

BFP196WN testing circuit

Table 5

Parameter

Symbol

Values

Unit

Note or test condition

Min.

Typ.

Max.

Power gain

Maximum power gain

Transducer gain

–

–

23.5

19.0

–

–

dB

Minimum noise figure

NFmin

–

0.95

–

dB

Linearity

1 dB compression point at output

3rd order intercept point at output

OP1dB

OIP3

–

–

19

32

–

–

Table 6

Parameter

Symbol

Values

Unit

Note or test condition

Min.

Typ.

Max.

Power gain

Maximum power gain

Transducer gain

–

–

17.0

13.0

–

–

dB

Minimum noise figure

NFmin

–

1.1

–

dB

Linearity

1 dB compression point at output

3rd order intercept point at output

OP1dB

OIP3

–

–

19

32

–

–

BFP196WN

Low noise silicon bipolar RF transistor

Electrical performance in test fixture

Preliminary datasheet

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Revision 1.0

2017-01-20