Broadband Darlington Amplifier DC-15 GHz

The MAAM-011206 is a versatile, DC - 15 GHz, Darlington amplifier, with 13.5 dB typical gain and 18 dBm of output power. The input and output are fully matched to 50 Ω with typical return loss >10 dB. Third order linearity (OIP3) is typically 28 dBm and reverse isolation is >21 dB. Functional operation is achieved with a single bias voltage VDD, from +3 V to +5 V. An external resistor between VDD and pin 6 enables single bias operation. No negative bias is necessary. See DC Bias Operation table for external resistor value selection. The MAAM-011206 is housed in a leadless 1.5 x 1.2 mm plastic SMT package compatible with standard pick and place assembly equipment. It is fabricated using a GaAs process which features full passivation for increased performance and reliability. The device is well suited to diverse applications such as LO drivers, gain blocks and RF driver stages.