Atf36077 Appl
Atf36077 Appl
Design
The input microstripline network matches the ATF-36077 for low noise and reasonable input return loss. The output microstripline network provides a conjugate impedance match for maximum associated gain. Some resistive loading is used to improve stability. Quarterwave bias decoupling lines with low frequency resistive terminations are used to couple in the gate and drain voltage. For best overall performance including stability, it is suggested that both source leads be dc grounded. The somewhat customary low frequency LNA design approach of using a source resistor to bias the FET would require a source bypass capacitor with extremely low series inductance. Even a tenth of a nanohenry of source inductance can cause very high frequency stability problems with HEMT devices. The
INPUT
ATF-36077
Vgg
ER = 2.2 T = 0.031
Figure 1. Artwork for 5.7 GHz Low Noise Amplifier for ER = 2.2 and PCB thickness 0.031 inches
INPUT
C1
Q1
R3
C2
OUTPUT
0 -2 -4
RETURN LOSS (dB)
INPUT
R1 Vgg C4 C3
R2
R4 Vdd C5
OUTPUT
PARTS LIST C1 1 pF CHIP CAPACITOR (1 TO 2 pF OK) C2 1 pF CHIP CAPACITOR (1 TO 2 pF OK) C3, C5 1000 pF // 0.01 F CHIP CAPACITOR IN PARALLEL C4 22 pF CHIP CAPACITOR Q1 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES ATF-36077 PHEMT R1, R2 50 OHM CHIP RESISTOR R3 10-27 OHM CHIP RESISTOR (EFFECTS GAIN/STABILITY) HIGHER R = LOWER GAIN AND BETTER STABILITY R4 FOR OPERATION FROM A POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE OF 5 VOLTS, R4 = 200 OHMS - R3 - R2
-18
5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.0 FREQUENCY (MHz)
Freq. (MHz) 5000 5050 5100 5150 5200 5250 5300 5350 5400 5450 5500 5550 5600 5650 5700 5750 5800 5850 5900 5950 6000
Gain (dB) 13.2 13.4 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.1 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.3 12.1 11.6 11.4 11.1 10.6
Noise Figure (dB) 1.10 1.06 1.02 0.99 0.96 0.92 0.90 0.86 0.83 0.82 0.79 0.79 0.78 0.76 0.76 0.75 0.77 0.78 0.80 0.81 0.86
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