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PRELIMINARY

RFHA3960

28V/48V 3Watts/6.3Watts GaN RF Power Amplifier

The RFHA3960 is a 28V, 3W and 48V, 6.3W High Power discrete

Amplifier designed for commercial Wireless Infrastructure, Cellular and

WiMAX Infrastructure, Industrial/Scientific/Medical and General Purpose

broadband Amplifier application. Using an advanced high power density

Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor process, these high-performance

amplifiers achieve high efficiency, linearity and flat gain over a broad

frequency range in a single amplifier design. The RFHA3960 is an

unmatched GaN transistor packaged in a plastic over-molded SOIC, 8

pin package. The package provides excellent thermal stability through

the use of advanced heat sink and power dissipation technologies.

Functional Block Diagram

Ordering Information

RFHA3960S2

Sample bag with 2 pieces

RFHA3960SB

Bag with 5 pieces

RFHA3960SQ

Bag with 25 pieces

RFHA3960SR

Short reel with 100 pieces

RFHA3960TR7

7” reel with 500 pieces

RFHA3960TR13

13” reel with 2500 pieces

RFHA3960PCBA-410

Fully assembled evaluation board 2400 to

2600MHz, 28V and 48V operation

Package: Plastic Over Molded, 8-

pin, SOIC8

Features

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Broadband Operation DC to 6GHz

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Advanced GaN HEMT Technology

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Advanced Heat-Sink Technology

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28V Operation Typical P3dB

Performance at 2.5GHz

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Output Power 3W at 2.5GHz

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Drain Efficiency 57%

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Small Signal Gain = 16dB

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48V Operation Typical P3dB

Performance at 2.5GHz

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Output Power 6.3W at 2.5GHz

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Drain Efficiency 50%

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Small Signal Gain = 15.5dB

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-40°C to 85°C Operating

Temperature

Applications

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Commercial Wireless Infrastructure

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Cellular and WiMAX.Infrastructure

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Civilian and Military Radar

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General Purpose Broadband

Amplifier

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Public Mobile Radio

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Industrial, Scientific and Medical

RF IN

VGS

Pin 2,3

RF OUT

VDS

Pin 6,7

GND

BASE

RFHA3960