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HMC617LP3 / 617LP3E

GaAs SMT PHEMT LOW NOISE

AMPLIFIER, 0.55 - 1.2 GHz

v02.0610

General Description

Features

Functional Diagram

The HmC617lp3(e) is a GaAs pHemT mmiC

low Noise Amplifier that is ideal for Cellular/3G and

lTe/wimAX/4G

basestation

front-end

receivers

operating between 550 and 1200 mHz. The amplifier

has been optimized to provide 0.5 dB noise figure,

16 dB gain and +37 dBm output ip3 from a single

supply of +5V. input and output return losses are

excellent and the lNA requires minimal external

matching and bias decoupling components. The

HmC617lp3(e) shares the same package and

pinout with the HmC618lp3(e) 1.7 - 2.2 GHz lNA.

The HmC617lp3(e) can be biased with +3V to +5V

and features an externally adjustable supply current

which allows the designer to tailor the linearity

performance of the lNA for each application. The

HmC617lp3(e) offers improved noise figure versus

the previously released HmC372lp3(e) and the

HmC376lp3(e).

Noise figure: 0.5 dB

Gain: 16 dB

output ip3: +37 dBm

single supply: +3V to +5V

50 ohm matched input/output

Typical Applications

The HmC617lp3(e) is ideal for:

• Cellular/3G and lTe/wimAX/4G

• BTs & infrastructure

• repeaters and femtocells

• public safety radio

• Access points

parameter

Vdd = +3 Vdc

Vdd = +5 Vdc

Units

min.

Typ.

max.

min.

Typ.

max.

min.

Typ.

max.

min.

Typ.

max.

frequency range

698 - 960

550 - 1200

698 - 960

550 - 1200

mHz

Gain

13

16

11

15

13.5

16

11.5

16

dB

Gain Variation over Temperature

0.003

0.003

0.005

0.005

dB/ °C

Noise figure

0.5

0.8

0.5

1.1

0.55

0.85

0.6

1.1

dB

input return loss

28

22

22

17

dB

output return loss

12

14

12

15

dB

output power for 1 dB

Compression (p1dB)

14

16

12.5

16

18.5

21

16.5

20

dBm

saturated output power (psat)

17

16.5

21

20.5

dBm

output Third order intercept (ip3)

31

30

37

37

dBm

supply Current (idd)

30

45

30

45

88

115

88

115

mA

* rbias resistor sets current, see application circuit herein