Package Types: 440199 PN: CGH40090PP CGH40090PP 90 W, RF Power GaN HEMT Cree’s CGH40090PP is an unmatched, gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistor (HEMT). The CGH40090PP, operating from a 28 volt rail, offers a general purpose, broadband solution to a variety of RF and microwave applications. GaN HEMTs offer high efficiency, high gain and wide bandwidth capabilities making the CGH40090PP ideal for linear and compressed amplifier circuits. The transistor is available in a 4-lead flange package. Typical Performance Over 500 MHz - 2.5 GHz (T = 25˚C) of Demonstration Amplifier C Parameter 500 MHz 1.0 GHz 1.5 GHz 2.0 GHz 2.5 GHz Units Small Signal Gain 17.6 15.6 14.1 12.4 12.4 dB Gain at P 13.7 11.7 9.2 7.0 10.4 dB SAT Saturated Power 66.8 102.7 91.4 101.7 57.0 W Drain Efficiency at P 48.5 57.0 56.6 59.2 37.3 % SAT Input Return Loss 7.3 23.0 14.9 14.3 11.3 dB Features • Up to 2.5 GHz Operation • 16 dB Small Signal Gain at 2.0 GHz • 100 W Typical P SAT • 55 % Efficiency at P SAT • 28 V Operation Subject to change without notice. 1 www.cree.com/rf Rev 4.0 – January 2013 Absolute Maximum Ratings (not simultaneous) at 25˚C Case Temperature Parameter Symbol Rating Units Conditions Drain-Source Voltage V 84 Volts 25˚C DSS Gate-to-Source Voltage V -10, +2 Volts 25˚C GS Storage Temperature T -65, +150 ˚C STG Operating Junction Temperature T 225 ˚C J Maximum Forward Gate Current I 28 mA 25˚C GMAX 1 Maximum Drain Current I 12 A 25˚C DMAX 2 Soldering Temperature T 245 ˚C S Screw Torque 80 in-oz τ 3 Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case R 1.45 ˚C/W 85˚C θJC 3,4 Case Operating Temperature T -40, +150 ˚C 30 seconds C Note: 1 Current limit for long term, reliable operation 2 Refer to the Application Note on soldering at www.cree.com/products/wireless_appnotes.asp 3 Measured for the CGH40090PP at P = 112W. DISS 4 See also, the Power Dissipation De-rating Curve on Page 6. Electrical Characteristics (T = 25˚C) C Characteristics Symbol Min. Typ. Max. Units Conditions 1 DC Characteristics Gate Threshold Voltage V -3.8 -3.0 -2.3 V V = 10 V, I = 28.8 mA GS(th) DC DS D Gate Quiescent Voltage V – -2.7 – V V = 28 V, I = 1.0 A GS(Q) DC DS D 2 Saturated Drain Current I 23.2 28.0 – A V = 6.0 V, V = 2.0 V DS DS GS Drain-Source Breakdown Voltage V 120 – – V V = -8 V, I = 28.8 mA BR DC GS D 3,4 RF Characteristics (T = 25˚C, F = 2.0 GHz unless otherwise noted) C 0 Small Signal Gain G 12 12.5 – dB V = 28 V, I = 1.0 A SS DD DQ 5 Power Output at Saturation P 80 100 – W V = 28 V, I = 1.0 A SAT DD DQ 6 η Drain Efficiency 45 55 – % V = 28 V, I = 1.0 A, P = P DD DQ OUT SAT No damage at all phase angles, Output Mismatch Stress VSWR – – 10 : 1 Y V = 28 V, I = 1.0 A, DD DQ P = 90 W CW OUT 7 Dynamic Characteristics Input Capacitance C – 19.0 – pF V = 28 V, V = -8 V, f = 1 MHz GS DS gs Output Capacitance C – 5.9 – pF V = 28 V, V = -8 V, f = 1 MHz DS DS gs Feedback Capacitance C – 0.8 – pF V = 28 V, V = -8 V, f = 1 MHz GD DS gs Notes: 1 Measured on wafer prior to packaging. 2 Scaled from PCM data. 3 Measured in CGH40090PP-TB. 4 I of 1.0 A is by biasing each device at 0.5 A. DQ 5 P is defined as: Q1 or Q2 = I = 14 mA. SAT G 6 Drain Efficiency = P / P OUT DC 7 Capacitance values are for each side of the device. Cree, Inc. 4600 Silicon Drive Copyright © 2008-2012 Cree, Inc. All rights reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Cree and Durham, North Carolina, USA 27703 USA Tel: +1.919.313.5300 the Cree logo are registered trademarks of Cree, Inc. Fax: +1.919.869.CREE Fax: +1.919.869.2733 2 CGH40090PP Rev 3.6 www.cree.com/wireless Typical Performance Gain and Efficiency vs Output Power of the CGH40090PP measured in Broadband Amplifier Circuit CGH40090PP-TB V = 28 V, I = 1.0 A, Freq = 0.5 - 2.5 GHz CGH40090PP Gain and Drain Efficiency vs Output Power DD DQ 60 60 0.5 GHz Gain 1.0 GHz Gain 1.5 GHz Gain 2.0 GHz Gain 2.5 GHz Gain 0.5 GHz DE 1.0 GHz DE 1.5 GHz DE 2.0 GHz DE 2.5 GHz DE 50 50 40 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Output Power (dBm) Output Power and Drain Efficiency vs Frequency of the CGH40090PP measured in Broadband Amplifier Circuit CGH40090PP-TB CGH40090PP -Outpu V t Po = 28 V, I wer and Drain = 1.0 A Efficiency versus Frequency DD DQ 60 100 55 90 50 80 45 70 40 60 35 50 30 40 25 30 Output Power (dBm) 20 20 Drain Efficiency (%) 15 10 10 0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 Frequency (GHz) Cree, Inc. 4600 Silicon Drive Copyright © 2008-2012 Cree, Inc. All rights reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Cree and Durham, North Carolina, USA 27703 USA Tel: +1.919.313.5300 the Cree logo are registered trademarks of Cree, Inc. Fax: +1.919.869.CREE Fax: +1.919.869.2733 3 CGH40090PP Rev 3.6 www.cree.com/wireless Output Power (dBm) Gain (dB) Drain Efficiency (%) Drain Efficiency (%) Typical Performance Gain and Input Return Loss vs Frequency from 0.5 GHz to 2.5 GHz in Broadband Amplifier Circuit CGH40090PP-TB Wide Band Amplifier: Gain and Input Return Loss V = 28 V, I = 1.0 A DD DQ 20 0 18 -4 S21 S11 16 -8 14 -12 12 -16 10 -20 8 -24 6 -28 4 -32 2 -36 0 -40 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 Frequency (GHz) Maximum Available Gain and K Factor of the CGH40090PP Vdd = 28 V, Idq = 1.0 A Cree, Inc. 4600 Silicon Drive Copyright © 2008-2012 Cree, Inc. All rights reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Cree and Durham, North Carolina, USA 27703 USA Tel: +1.919.313.5300 the Cree logo are registered trademarks of Cree, Inc. Fax: +1.919.869.CREE Fax: +1.919.869.2733 4 CGH40090PP Rev 3.6 www.cree.com/wireless MAG (dB) Gain (dB) Input Return Loss (dB) K Factor Typical Noise Performance Simulated Minimum Noise Figure and Noise Resistance vs Frequency of the CGH40090PP V = 28 V, I = 500 mA (per side) DD DQ Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Classifications Parameter Symbol Class Test Methodology Human Body Model HBM 1A > 250 V JEDEC JESD22 A114-D Charge Device Model CDM 1 < 200 V JEDEC JESD22 C101-C Cree, Inc. 4600 Silicon Drive Copyright © 2008-2012 Cree, Inc. All rights reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Cree and Durham, North Carolina, USA 27703 USA Tel: +1.919.313.5300 the Cree logo are registered trademarks of Cree, Inc. Fax: +1.919.869.CREE Fax: +1.919.869.2733 5 CGH40090PP Rev 3.6 www.cree.com/wireless Minimum Noise Figure (dB) Noise Resistance (Ohms) Simulated Source and Load Impedances D1 Z Source 1 Z Load 1 G1 S G2 Z Source 2 Z Load 2 D2 Frequency (MHz) Z Source (1,2) Z Load (1,2) 500 4.28 + j6.47 11 + j2.9 1500 0.95 - j1.1 5.27 + j3 2500 0.82 - j5.1 3.49 + j0.08 Note 1. V = 28V, I = 1.0A in the 440199 package. DD DQ Note 2. Optimized for power gain, P and PAE. SAT Note 3. When using this device at low frequency, series resistors should be used to maintain amplifier stability. CGH40090PP Power Dissipation De-rating Curve CGH40090PP CW Power Dissipation De-rating Curve 120 100 80 60 Note 1 40 20 0 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 Maximum Case Temperature (°C) Note 1. Area exceeds Maximum Case Operating Temperature (See Page 2). Cree, Inc. 4600 Silicon Drive Copyright © 2008-2012 Cree, Inc. All rights reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Cree and Durham, North Carolina, USA 27703 USA Tel: +1.919.313.5300 the Cree logo are registered trademarks of Cree, Inc. Fax: +1.919.869.CREE Fax: +1.919.869.2733 6 CGH40090PP Rev 3.6 www.cree.com/wireless P Po ow we er r D Diis ss siip pa at tiio on n ( (W W) ) CGH40090PP-TB Demonstration Amplifier Circuit Schematic CGH40090PP-TB Demonstration Amplifier Circuit Outline Cree, Inc. 4600 Silicon Drive Copyright © 2008-2012 Cree, Inc. All rights reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Cree and Durham, North Carolina, USA 27703 USA Tel: +1.919.313.5300 the Cree logo are registered trademarks of Cree, Inc. Fax: +1.919.869.CREE Fax: +1.919.869.2733 7 CGH40090PP Rev 3.6 www.cree.com/wireless CGH40090PP-TB Demonstration Amplifier Circuit Bill of Materials Designator Description Qty C3, C4, C13, C14 CAP, 0.5 pF, ± 0.05 pF, 0603, ATC 600S 4 C5,C15 CAP, 27 pF, ± 5%, 0603, ATC 600S 2 C6,C16,C25,C35 CAP, 1.2 PF ± 0.10 pF, 0603, ATC 600S 4 C7,C17,C26,C36 CAP, 82 pF, ± 5%, 0603, ATC 600S 4 C8, C18, C27, C37 CAP, CER, 470 pF, 100V, 10%, X7R, 0603 4 C9,C19,C28,C38 CAP, CER, 33000 pF, 100V, X7R, 0805 4 C10,C20 CAP, TANTALUM, 10UF, 25V, 10%, SMD 2 C21, C22, C31, C32 CAP, 0.8 pF, ± 0.1 pF, 0603, ATC 600S 4 C23,C24,C33,C34 CAP, 0.9 pF, ± 0.1 pF, 0603, ATC 600S 4 C29,C39 CAP, CER, 0.1UF, 50V, 10%, X7R, 0805 2 C30,C40 CAP, 1.0 UF, 100V, 10%, X7R, 1210 2 C41,C42,C43,C44 CAP, DC BLOCK, MULTI-LAYER, 0805, 2400 pF 4 C45, C46 CAP, 33 UF, 100V, ELECT, FK, SMD 2 R1,R11 RES, 1/16W, 0603, 1%, 2.00K OHMS 2 R5,R15 RES, 1/16W, 0603, 1%, 5.1 OHMS 2 L1,L2,L3,L4 FERRITE, 22 OHM, 0805, BLM21PG220SN1 4 Z1 50 OHM, TERMINATION, 30 WATT, HALF FLNG 1 Z2 50 OHM, TERMINATION, 50 WATT, FLANGE 1 X1,X2 1.0 - 2.5 GHZ 50 TO 25 OHM COUPLER, IPP 4011 2 J1 CONN, HEADER, RT>PLZ .1CEN LK 9POS 1 J3,J4 CONN,N,FEM,W/.500 SMA FLNG 2 - PCB, RO4350B, Er = 3.48, h = 20 mil 1 Q1 CGH40090PP 1 CGH40090PP-TB Demonstration Amplifier Circuit Cree, Inc. 4600 Silicon Drive Copyright © 2008-2012 Cree, Inc. 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Fax: +1.919.869.CREE Fax: +1.919.869.2733 8 CGH40090PP Rev 3.6 www.cree.com/wireless Typical Package S-Parameters for CGH40090PP, Single Side (Small Signal, V = 28 V, I = 500 mA, angle in degrees) DS DQ Frequency Mag S11 Ang S11 Mag S21 Ang S21 Mag S12 Ang S12 Mag S22 Ang S22 500 MHz 0.943 -172.11 7.37 81.62 0.011 0.42 0.671 -174.75 600 MHz 0.943 -174.35 6.14 78.14 0.011 -1.24 0.675 -175.11 700 MHz 0.943 -176.10 5.26 74.92 0.011 -2.62 0.679 -175.34 800 MHz 0.943 -177.56 4.60 71.87 0.010 -3.80 0.683 -175.51 900 MHz 0.944 -178.82 4.08 68.95 0.010 -4.81 0.688 -175.64 1.0 GHz 0.944 -179.94 3.67 66.12 0.010 -5.69 0.693 -175.76 1.1 GHz 0.944 179.03 3.33 63.38 0.010 -6.43 0.697 -175.90 1.2 GHz 0.944 178.06 3.05 60.71 0.010 -7.06 0.702 -176.05 1.3 GHz 0.945 177.15 2.82 58.09 0.010 -7.58 0.707 -176.22 1.4 GHz 0.945 176.26 2.62 55.54 0.010 -7.98 0.713 -176.42 1.5 GHz 0.945 175.40 2.44 53.03 0.010 -8.26 0.718 -176.65 1.6 GHz 0.945 174.56 2.29 50.57 0.010 -8.43 0.723 -176.92 1.7 GHz 0.946 173.72 2.16 48.15 0.010 -8.48 0.728 -177.21 1.8 GHz 0.946 172.89 2.04 45.77 0.009 -8.42 0.732 -177.53 1.9 GHz 0.946 172.05 1.94 43.43 0.009 -8.24 0.737 -177.88 2.0 GHz 0.946 171.21 1.85 41.13 0.009 -7.94 0.741 -178.26 2.1 GHz 0.946 170.35 1.77 38.86 0.009 -7.53 0.746 -178.67 2.2 GHz 0.945 169.49 1.70 36.61 0.009 -7.02 0.750 -179.11 2.3 GHz 0.945 168.60 1.63 34.39 0.009 -6.39 0.753 -179.57 2.4 GHz 0.945 167.70 1.58 32.19 0.009 -5.67 0.757 179.95 2.5 GHz 0.945 166.78 1.52 30.01 0.009 -4.86 0.760 179.44 2.6 GHz 0.944 165.83 1.48 27.85 0.009 -3.97 0.763 178.90 2.7 GHz 0.943 164.85 1.44 25.69 0.009 -3.00 0.766 178.34 2.8 GHz 0.943 163.83 1.40 23.55 0.009 -1.98 0.768 177.76 2.9 GHz 0.942 162.79 1.37 21.41 0.009 -0.93 0.770 177.16 3.0 GHz 0.941 161.70 1.35 19.26 0.009 0.15 0.772 176.53 3.2 GHz 0.938 159.38 1.31 14.96 0.010 2.31 0.774 175.21 3.4 GHz 0.935 156.84 1.28 10.59 0.010 4.31 0.775 173.80 3.6 GHz 0.931 154.04 1.26 6.10 0.011 6.02 0.774 172.28 3.8 GHz 0.926 150.90 1.26 1.46 0.012 7.28 0.772 170.66 4.0 GHz 0.920 147.36 1.28 -3.41 0.013 7.95 0.768 168.91 4.2 GHz 0.912 143.31 1.30 -8.59 0.015 7.92 0.762 167.02 4.4 GHz 0.902 138.62 1.35 -14.16 0.017 7.08 0.754 164.97 4.6 GHz 0.890 133.12 1.40 -20.26 0.019 5.31 0.744 162.75 4.8 GHz 0.874 126.58 1.48 -27.01 0.022 2.49 0.731 160.30 5.0 GHz 0.854 118.69 1.58 -34.60 0.026 -1.53 0.714 157.61 5.2 GHz 0.829 109.02 1.70 -43.26 0.030 -6.95 0.695 154.59 5.4 GHz 0.799 97.04 1.85 -53.22 0.035 -13.99 0.672 151.16 5.6 GHz 0.765 82.06 2.01 -64.77 0.041 -22.88 0.645 147.15 5.8 GHz 0.730 63.42 2.18 -78.13 0.048 -33.82 0.613 142.23 6.0 GHz 0.704 40.85 2.32 -93.40 0.055 -46.90 0.575 135.85 Download this s-parameter file in “.s2p” format at http://www.cree.com/products/wireless_s-parameters.asp Cree, Inc. 4600 Silicon Drive Copyright © 2008-2012 Cree, Inc. 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Fax: +1.919.869.CREE Fax: +1.919.869.2733 9 CGH40090PP Rev 3.6 www.cree.com/wireless Typical Package S-Parameters for CGH40090PP, Single Side (Small Signal, V = 28 V, I = 1000 mA, angle in degrees) DS DQ Frequency Mag S11 Ang S11 Mag S21 Ang S21 Mag S12 Ang S12 Mag S22 Ang S22 500 MHz 0.952 -173.06 7.25 82.49 0.009 3.57 0.707 -176.99 600 MHz 0.952 -175.20 6.05 79.29 0.009 2.66 0.709 -177.41 700 MHz 0.952 -176.89 5.19 76.33 0.009 2.01 0.711 -177.72 800 MHz 0.952 -178.31 4.55 73.53 0.009 1.53 0.713 -177.97 900 MHz 0.952 -179.54 4.05 70.83 0.009 1.20 0.716 -178.19 1.0 GHz 0.952 179.35 3.65 68.21 0.009 0.99 0.718 -178.39 1.1 GHz 0.952 178.33 3.32 65.65 0.008 0.88 0.721 -178.59 1.2 GHz 0.952 177.37 3.05 63.15 0.008 0.87 0.724 -178.80 1.3 GHz 0.952 176.46 2.82 60.70 0.008 0.95 0.727 -179.02 1.4 GHz 0.952 175.58 2.63 58.28 0.008 1.11 0.729 -179.25 1.5 GHz 0.952 174.72 2.46 55.90 0.008 1.37 0.732 -179.50 1.6 GHz 0.951 173.87 2.32 53.56 0.008 1.70 0.735 -179.77 1.7 GHz 0.951 173.03 2.19 51.24 0.008 2.12 0.738 179.94 1.8 GHz 0.951 172.19 2.08 48.95 0.008 2.61 0.741 179.63 1.9 GHz 0.951 171.35 1.98 46.68 0.008 3.17 0.743 179.30 2.0 GHz 0.950 170.50 1.89 44.44 0.008 3.80 0.746 178.95 2.1 GHz 0.950 169.64 1.82 42.22 0.009 4.48 0.748 178.57 2.2 GHz 0.950 168.77 1.75 40.01 0.009 5.21 0.750 178.17 2.3 GHz 0.949 167.89 1.69 37.82 0.009 5.99 0.752 177.75 2.4 GHz 0.948 166.98 1.63 35.63 0.009 6.79 0.754 177.31 2.5 GHz 0.948 166.05 1.59 33.46 0.009 7.62 0.756 176.85 2.6 GHz 0.947 165.09 1.54 31.29 0.009 8.45 0.757 176.36 2.7 GHz 0.946 164.10 1.51 29.13 0.009 9.28 0.758 175.85 2.8 GHz 0.945 163.08 1.47 26.96 0.009 10.09 0.759 175.32 2.9 GHz 0.944 162.02 1.44 24.80 0.010 10.87 0.760 174.77 3.0 GHz 0.943 160.92 1.42 22.62 0.010 11.60 0.760 174.19 3.2 GHz 0.940 158.58 1.38 18.22 0.011 12.89 0.760 172.97 3.4 GHz 0.936 156.01 1.36 13.73 0.011 13.85 0.759 171.64 3.6 GHz 0.931 153.17 1.35 9.11 0.013 14.40 0.756 170.22 3.8 GHz 0.926 149.99 1.36 4.29 0.014 14.44 0.752 168.68 4.0 GHz 0.919 146.39 1.37 -0.77 0.015 13.91 0.745 167.02 4.2 GHz 0.910 142.27 1.41 -6.16 0.017 12.71 0.737 165.22 4.4 GHz 0.899 137.51 1.46 -11.97 0.019 10.77 0.727 163.26 4.6 GHz 0.885 131.91 1.52 -18.32 0.022 7.99 0.714 161.14 4.8 GHz 0.868 125.25 1.61 -25.36 0.025 4.22 0.698 158.82 5.0 GHz 0.846 117.21 1.72 -33.26 0.029 -0.67 0.679 156.28 5.2 GHz 0.820 107.37 1.85 -42.24 0.034 -6.89 0.656 153.46 5.4 GHz 0.788 95.18 2.00 -52.53 0.040 -14.64 0.630 150.27 5.6 GHz 0.752 79.98 2.17 -64.39 0.046 -24.17 0.601 146.53 5.8 GHz 0.717 61.12 2.33 -78.01 0.053 -35.65 0.567 141.88 6.0 GHz 0.692 38.42 2.48 -93.47 0.060 -49.14 0.527 135.72 Download this s-parameter file in “.s2p” format at http://www.cree.com/products/wireless_s-parameters.asp Cree, Inc. 4600 Silicon Drive Copyright © 2008-2012 Cree, Inc. 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