RF Power LDMOS Transistor: AFT05MS004NT1
RF Power LDMOS Transistor: AFT05MS004NT1
Load Mismatch/Ruggedness
Frequency Signal Pin Test Source
(MHz) Type VSWR (W) Voltage Result 2
435(3) CW > 65:1 at all 0.24 9.0 No Device
Phase Angles (3 dB Overdrive) Degradation
1. Measured in 520 MHz narrowband test circuit.
2. Measured in 136–174 MHz VHF broadband reference circuit. 1 2 3
3. Measured in 350–520 MHz UHF broadband reference circuit. Gate Source Drain
Features
Figure 1. Pin Connections
Characterized for Operation from 136 to 941 MHz
Unmatched Input and Output Allowing Wide Frequency Range Utilization
Integrated ESD Protection
Integrated Stability Enhancements
Wideband — Full Power Across the Band
Exceptional Thermal Performance
Extreme Ruggedness
In Tape and Reel. T1 Suffix = 1,000 Units, 12 mm Tape Width, 7--inch Reel.
Typical Applications
Output Stage VHF Band Handheld Radio
Output Stage UHF Band Handheld Radio
Output Stage for 700–800 MHz Handheld Radio
Driver for 10–1000 MHz Applications
On Characteristics
Gate Threshold Voltage VGS(th) 1.7 2.2 2.5 Vdc
(VDS = 10 Vdc, ID = 67 Adc)
Drain--Source On--Voltage VDS(on) — .22 — Vdc
(VGS = 10 Vdc, ID = 700 mAdc)
Dynamic Characteristics
Reverse Transfer Capacitance Crss — 1.63 — pF
(VDS = 7.5 Vdc 30 mV(rms)ac @ 1 MHz, VGS = 0 Vdc)
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Table 5. Electrical Characteristics (TA = 25C unless otherwise noted) (continued)
Characteristic Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
Functional Tests (In Freescale Narrowband Test Fixture, 50 ohm system) VDD = 7.5 Vdc, IDQ = 100 mA, Pin = 16 dBm, f = 520 MHz
Common--Source Amplifier Output Power Pout — 4.9 — W
Drain Efficiency D — 74.9 — %
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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
100
Ciss
C, CAPACITANCE (pF)
Coss
Crss
1
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
VDS, DRAIN--SOURCE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
Figure 2. Capacitance versus Drain--Source Voltage
109
ID = 0.62 Amps
108
MTTF (HOURS)
0.77 Amps
107
0.91 Amps
106
90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160
TJ, JUNCTION TEMPERATURE (C)
Note: MTTF value represents the total cumulative operating time
under indicated test conditions.
MTTF calculator available at http://www.freescale.com/rf. Select
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520 MHz NARROWBAND PRODUCTION TEST FIXTURE
VGG VDD
C3 B1 C11
C2 C10
C1
C4 C9 C12
C7 C13
R6 R1 L1
R2
C16
C5 R3 L2
R4
R5 C8
C6 C14
C15
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Table 6. AFT05MS004NT1 Narrowband Test Circuit Component Designations and Values — 520 MHz
Part Description Part Number Manufacturer
B1 RF Bead, Short 2743019447 Fair--Rite
C1 22 F, 35 V Tantalum Capacitor T491X226K035AT Kemet
C2, C11 0.1 F Chip Capacitors CDR33BX104AKWS AVX
C3, C10 0.01 F Chip Capacitors C0805C103K5RAC Kemet
C4, C9 180 pF Chip Capacitors ATC100B181JT300XT ATC
C5 11 pF Chip Capacitor ATC100B110JT500XT ATC
C6, C7 13 pF Chip Capacitors ATC100B130JT500XT ATC
C8, C15 2.2 pF Chip Capacitors ATC100B2R2JT500XT ATC
C12 330 F, 35 V Electrolytic Capacitor MCGPR35V337M10X16--RH Multicomp
C13, C14 16 pF Chip Capacitors ATC100B160JT500XT ATC
C16 9.1 pF Chip Capacitor ATC100B9R1CT500XT ATC
L1 8.0 nH, 3 Turn Inductor A03TKLC Coilcraft
L2 5 nH, 2 Turn Inductor A02TKLC Coilcraft
R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 1.5 , 1/4 W Chip Resistors RC1206FR--071R5L Yageo
R6 27 , 1/4 W Chip Resistor CRCW120627R0FKEA Vishay
PCB Rogers RO4350, 0.030, r = 3.66 D57923 MTL
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6
B1
VBIAS + VSUPPLY
+
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C1 C2 C3 C4 C9 C10 C11 C12
R6 L1
R1 C13
RF
C7 R2 OUTPUT
RF Z9 Z10 Z11 Z12 Z13 L2 Z14 Z15 Z16
INPUT Z1 Z2 Z3 Z4 Z5 Z6 Z7 Z8
R3
C16
C15 C14 C8
C5 R4
C6 DUT
R5
6
VDD = 7.5 Vdc, f = 520 MHz
5
Pin = 0.04 W
3
2
Pin = 0.02 W
1
0
1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
VGS, GATE--SOURCE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
Figure 6. Output Power versus Gate--Source Voltage
24 90
21 80
Gps
Pout, OUTPUT POWER (WATTS)
18 70
15 60
12 50
9 40
D
6 30
Pout
3 VDD = 7.5 Vdc, IDQ = 100 mA 20
f = 520 MHz
0 10
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1
Pin, INPUT POWER (WATTS)
Figure 7. Power Gain, Drain Efficiency and Output
Power versus Input Power
Zsource Zload
Figure 8. Narrowband Series Equivalent Source and Load Impedance — 520 MHz
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136–174 MHz VHF BROADBAND REFERENCE CIRCUIT
Table 8. 136–174 MHz VHF Broadband Performance (In Freescale Reference Circuit, 50 ohm system)
VDD = 7.5 Volts, IDQ = 100 mA, TA = 25C, CW
Frequency Pin Gps D Pout
(MHz) (W) (dB) (%) (W)
135 0.10 17.8 62.3 6.0
155 0.06 20.2 69.1 6.0
175 0.10 17.9 61.8 6.0
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136–174 MHz VHF BROADBAND REFERENCE CIRCUIT
J1
C11 C12
C1
C10
L6
C2
C3 C8
R1 Q1
L1
C4 L3 L5
L2
C7
C5 C6
D61839 AFT05MS004N Rev. 0 (136–174 MHz)
Figure 9. AFT05MS004NT1 VHF Broadband Reference Circuit Component Layout — 136–174 MHz
Table 10. AFT05MS004NT1 VHF Broadband Reference Circuit Component Designations and Values — 136–174 MHz
Part Description Part Number Manufacturer
C1, C10, C14, C17 1 nF Chip Capacitors 2012X7R2E102M TDK
C2 39 pF Chip Capacitor ATC600F390JT250XT ATC
C3, C8 56 pF Chip Capacitors ATC600F560JT250XT ATC
C4, C5 68 pF Chip Capacitors ATC600F680JT250XT ATC
C6, C15, C16 100 pF Chip Capacitors ATC600F101JT250XT ATC
C7 150 pF Chip Capacitor ATC600F151JT250XT ATC
C9 8.2 pF Chip Capacitor ATC600F8R2BT250XT ATC
C11, C12 10 F, 50 V Electrolytic Capacitors UVR1H100MDD Nichicon
C13, C18 1 F Chip Capacitors GRM21BR71H105KA12L Murata
J1 Breakaway Header, Right--Angle 3 Pins 22-28-8360 Molex
L1 13.7 nH Inductor 0807SQ14N Coilcraft
L2 12.3 nH Inductor 0806SQ12N Coilcraft
L3, L4 25.0 nH Inductors 0908SQ25N Coilcraft
L5 15.7 nH Inductor 0806SQ16N Coilcraft
L6 27.3 nH Inductor 0908SQ27N Coilcraft
Q1 RF Power LDMOS Transistor AFT05MS004NT1 Freescale
R1 33 , 1/10 W Chip Resistor CRCW080533R0JNEA Vishay
PCB 0.020, r = 4.8, FR4 (S--1000) D61839 MTL
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Z15
VSUPPLY
+
VBIAS Z14
+
C11 C13 C14 C15
L3 RF
R1 OUTPUT
RF Z12 Z13 Z16 Z17 L5 Z18 Z19 L6 Z20 Z21 Z22
INPUT Z8
Z1 Z2 Z3 Z4 L1 Z5 Z6 Z7 L2 Z9 Z10 Z11
C10
C7 C8 C9
C1 DUT
C2 C3 C4 C5 C6
Figure 10. AFT05MS004NT1 VHF Broadband Reference Circuit Schematic — 136–174 MHz
Table 11. AFT05MS004NT1 VHF Broadband Reference Circuit Microstrips — 136–174 MHz
Microstrip Description Microstrip Description Microstrip Description
Z1 0.120 0.050 Microstrip Z9 0.070 0.300 Microstrip Z16 0.015 0.170 Microstrip
Z2 0.142 0.050 Microstrip Z10 0.032 0.300 Microstrip Z17* 0.357 0.050 Microstrip
Z3 0.010 0.050 Microstrip Z11 0.070 0.140 Microstrip Z18 0.010 0.050 Microstrip
Z4 0.012 0.050 Microstrip Z12 0.070 0.140 Microstrip Z19 0.010 0.050 Microstrip
Z5 0.010 0.050 Microstrip Z13 0.015 0.170 Microstrip Z20 0.010 0.050 Microstrip
Z6* 0.010 0.050 Microstrip Z14 0.030 0.084 Microstrip Z21 0.010 0.050 Microstrip
Z7 0.012 0.040 Microstrip Z15 0.040 0.040 Microstrip Z22 0.120 0.050 Microstrip
Z8 0.265 0.040 Microstrip
* Line length includes microstrip bends
22 90
EFFICIENCY (%)
21 80
D, DRAIN
20 D
70
POWER (WATTS)
16 7
Pout, OUTPUT
15 VDD = 7.5 Vdc 6
Pin = 0.1 W Pout
14 5
IDQ = 100 mA
13 4
135 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 175
f, FREQUENCY (MHz)
Figure 11. Power Gain, Drain Efficiency and Output Power versus
Frequency at a Constant Pin
6
f = 155 MHz 1
f = 155 MHz
5
0.8
VDD = 7.5 Vdc, Pin = 0.1 W
4 VDD = 7.5 Vdc
0.6 Pin = 0.1 W
3
VDD = 7.5 Vdc, Pin = 0.05 W 0.4 VDD = 7.5 Vdc
Pin = 0.05 W
2
0.2
1
Detail A 0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 VGS, GATE--SOURCE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
VGS, GATE--SOURCE VOLTAGE (VOLTS) Detail A
Figure 12. Output Power versus Gate--Source Voltage
25 80
155 MHz D 70
EFFICIENCY (%)
23 IDQ = 100 mA 60
22 175 MHz 50
21 135 MHz 40
Gps, POWER GAIN (dB)
20 30
19 155 MHz 20
18 10
17 175 MHz Pout 8
16 135 MHz 7
15 Gps 6
POWER (WATTS)
5
Pout, OUTPUT
14 155 MHz
13 175 MHz 4
12 3
11 135 MHz 2
10 1
9 0
0.01 0.1 0.3
Pin, INPUT POWER (WATTS)
Figure 13. Power Gain, Drain Efficiency and Output
Power versus Input Power and Frequency
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136–174 MHz VHF BROADBAND REFERENCE CIRCUIT
Zo = 25
f = 175 MHz
f = 135 MHz
Zsource
Zload
f = 175 MHz
f = 135 MHz
Zsource Zload
Figure 14. VHF Broadband Series Equivalent Source and Load Impedance — 136–174 MHz
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350–520 MHz UHF BROADBAND REFERENCE CIRCUIT
Table 12. 350–520 MHz UHF Broadband Performance (In Freescale Reference Circuit, 50 ohm system)
VDD = 7.5 Volts, IDQ = 50 mA, TA = 25C, CW
Frequency Pin Gps D Pout
(MHz) (W) (dB) (%) (W)
350 0.11 15.5 48.7 4.0
470 0.04 19.8 67.7 4.0
520 0.09 16.3 71.1 4.0
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350–520 MHz UHF BROADBAND REFERENCE CIRCUIT
J1
B1 B2
C6 C7
C1 C12
R1 C11
L1 C5 C8 L5
L3
C2 C10
R2 Q1
L4
L2
C4 C9
C3
Figure 15. AFT05MS004NT1 UHF Broadband Reference Circuit Component Layout — 350–520 MHz
Table 14. AFT05MS004NT1 UHF Broadband Reference Circuit Component Designations and Values — 350–520 MHz
Part Description Part Number Manufacturer
B1, B2 RF Beads 2743019447 Fair--Rite
C1, C10 18 pF Chip Capacitors GQM2195C2E180FB12D Murata
C5, C8, C12 100 pF Chip Capacitors GQM2195C2E101GB12D Murata
C2, C3 15 pF Chip Capacitors GQM2195C2E150FB12D Murata
C4 56 pF Chip Capacitor GQM2195C2E560GB12D Murata
C6 1 F Chip Capacitor GRM31CR72A105KA01L Murata
C7 10 F Chip Capacitor GRM31CR61H106KA12L Murata
C9 39 pF Chip Capacitor GQM2195C2E390GB12D Murata
C11 5.1 pF Chip Capacitor GQM2195C2E5R1BB12D Murata
J1 Breakaway Header, Right--Angle 3 Pins 22-28-8360 Molex
L1, L2 5.5 nH Inductors 0806SQ5N5 Coilcraft
L3 16.6 nH Inductor 0908SQ17N Coilcraft
L4 2.55 nH Inductor 0906--3JLC Coilcraft
L5 8.1 nH Inductor 0908SQ8N1 Coilcraft
Q1 RF Power LDMOS Transistor AFT05MS004NT1 Freescale
R1, R2 22 , 1/10 W Chip Resistors RR1220Q--220--D Susumu
PCB 0.020, r = 4.8, FR4 (S--1000) D56664 MTL
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B1 Z10 Z16 B2
VBIAS VSUPPLY
C6 C5 R1 C8 C7
L3
RF
RF R2 Z13 Z14 Z17 Z18 Z19 Z23 Z24 OUTPUT
L4 Z20 Z21 L5 Z22
INPUT
Z1 Z2 L1 Z3 Z4 L2 Z5 Z6 Z7 Z8 Z11 Z12
C12
C9 C10 C11
C1
C2 C3 C4 DUT
Figure 16. AFT05MS004NT1 UHF Broadband Reference Circuit Schematic — 350–520 MHz
Table 15. AFT05MS004NT1 UHF Broadband Reference Circuit Microstrips — 350–520 MHz
Microstrip Description Microstrip Description Microstrip Description
Z1 0.150 x 0.050 Microstrip Z9 0.140 0.060 Microstrip Z17 0.190 0.170 Microstrip
Z2 0.090 0.050 Microstrip Z10 0.065 0.034 Microstrip Z18 0.150 0.050 Microstrip
Z3 0.070 0.050 Microstrip Z11 0.057 0.300 Microstrip Z19* 0.270 0.050 Microstrip
Z4 0.070 0.050 Microstrip Z12 0.070 0.140 Microstrip Z20 0.070 0.050 Microstrip
Z5* 0.090 0.050 Microstrip Z13 0.070 0.140 Microstrip Z21 0.070 0.050 Microstrip
Z6* 0.160 0.050 Microstrip Z14 0.057 0.170 Microstrip Z22 0.050 0.050 Microstrip
Z7 0.260 0.050 Microstrip Z15 0.140 0.060 Microstrip Z23 0.050 0.050 Microstrip
Z8 0.095 0.300 Microstrip Z16 0.200 0.034 Microstrip Z24 0.150 0.050 Microstrip
* Line length includes microstrip bends
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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS — 350–520 MHz UHF BROADBAND
REFERENCE CIRCUIT
20 80
D
EFFICIENCY (%)
19 70
D, DRAIN
18 60
POWER (WATTS)
14 6
Pout, OUTPUT
13 5
VDD = 7.5 Vdc Pout
12 Pin = 0.12 W 4
IDQ = 50 mA
11 3
340 360 380 400 420 440 460 480 500 520 540
f, FREQUENCY (MHz)
Figure 17. Power Gain, Drain Efficiency and Output Power versus
Frequency at a Constant at a Constant Pin
6
f = 435 MHz 1.0
f = 435 MHz
5 Pout, OUTPUT POWER (WATTS)
Pout, OUTPUT POWER (WATTS)
0.8
VDD = 7.5 Vdc
4 VDD = 7.5 Vdc, Pin = 0.12 W
Pin = 0.06 W
0.6
3 VDD = 7.5 Vdc
VDD = 7.5 Vdc, Pin = 0.06 W
0.4 Pin = 0.12 W
2
0.2
1
0
Detail A 0 0.5 1 1.5 2
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 VGS, GATE--SOURCE VOLTAGE (VOLTS)
VGS, GATE--SOURCE VOLTAGE (VOLTS) Detail A
Figure 18. Output Power versus Gate--Source Voltage
25 80
24 VDD = 7.5 Vdc 435 MHz D
EFFICIENCY (%)
70
D, DRAIN
20 435 MHz 30
19 20
18 10
17 520 MHz 7
16 Pout 6
POWER (WATTS)
14 Gps 4
13 350 MHz 3
12 2
520 MHz
11 1
10 0
0.01 0.1 0.3
Pin, INPUT POWER (WATTS)
Figure 19. Power Gain, Drain Efficiency and Output
Power versus Input Power and Frequency
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350–520 MHz UHF BROADBAND REFERENCE CIRCUIT
f = 520 MHz
Zsource Zo = 5
f = 350 MHz
f = 520 MHz
Zload
f = 350 MHz
Zsource Zload
Figure 20. UHF Broadband Series Equivalent Source and Load Impedance — 350–520 MHz
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1.90
3.00
2X 4.35
45
2X
1.25
3X
0.85 0.70
2X
1.50
AFT504
AWLYWZ
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