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Electrostatic sensitive device.
Observe precautions for handling.
Silicon NPN Planar RF Transistor
Features
• High power gain
• Low noise figure
• High transition frequency
• Lead (Pb)-free component
• Component in accordance to RoHS 2002/95/EC
and WEEE 2002/96/EC
Applications
RF amplifier up to GHz range specially for wide
band antenna amplifier.
Mechanical Data
Case: TO-50 Plastic case
Weight: approx. 111 mg
Pinning: 1 = Collector, 2 = Emitter, 3 = Base
Parts Table
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Tamb = 25 °C, unless otherwise specified
Maximum Thermal Resistance
1) on glass fibre printed board (40 x 25 x 1.5) mm3 plated with 35 μm Cu
Part Ordering code Marking Remarks Package
BFR90A BFR90AGELB-GS08 BFR90A Packed in Bulk TO-50(3)
Parameter Test condition Symbol Value Unit
Collector-base voltage VCBO 20 V
Collector-emitter voltage VCEO 15 V
Emitter-base voltage VEBO 2V
Collector current IC30 mA
Total power dissipation Tamb ≤ 60 °C Ptot 300 mW
Junction temperature Tj150 °C
Storage temperature range Tstg - 65 to + 150 °C
Parameter Test condition Symbol Value Unit
Junction ambient 1) RthJA 300 K/W
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Electrical DC Characteristics
Tamb = 25 °C, unless otherwise specified
Electrical AC Characteristics
Tamb = 25 °C, unless otherwise specified
Common Emitter S-Parameters
Parameter Test condition Symbol Min Typ. Max Unit
Collector-emitter cut-off current VCE = 20 V, VBE = 0 ICES 100 μA
Collector-base cut-off current VCB = 15 V, IE = 0 ICBO 100 nA
Emitter-base cut-off current VEB = 2 V, IC = 0 IEBO 10 μA
Collector-emitter breakdown
voltage
IC = 1 mA, IB = 0 V(BR)CEO 15 V
DC forward current transfer ratio VCE = 10 V, IC = 14 mA hFE 50 100 150
Parameter Test condition Symbol Min Typ. Max Unit
Transition frequency VCE = 10 V, IC = 14 mA,
f = 500 MHz
fT6GHz
Collector-base capacitance VCB = 10 V, f = 1 MHz Ccb 0.3 pF
Collector-emitter capacitance VCE = 10 V, f = 1 MHz Cce 0.25 pF
Emitter-base capacitance VEB = 0.5 V, f = 1 MHz Ceb 0.9 pF
Noise figure VCE = 10 V, IC = 2 mA,
f = 800 MHz, ZS = 50 Ω
F1.8dB
Power gain VCE = 10 V, IC = 14 mA,
ZL = ZLopt, f = 800 MHz
Gpe 16 dB
Linear output voltage - two tone
intermodulation test
VCE = 10 V, IC = 14 mA,
dIM = 60 dB, f1 = 806 MHz,
f2 = 810 MHz, ZS = ZL = 50 Ω
V1 = V2120 mV
Third order intercept point VCE = 10 V, IC = 14 mA,
f = 800 MHz
IP324 dBm
VCE/V IC/mA f/MHz S11 S21 S12 S22
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5 2 100 0.90 -17.7 6.25 165.4 0.02 81.1 0.98 -6.8
300 0.80 -50.4 5.51 140.9 0.05 65.5 0.91 -18.2
500 0.67 -78.1 4.66 121.6 0.07 56.7 0.84 -25.8
800 0.52 -111.2 3.56 99.9 0.08 51.2 0.77 -33.8
1000 0.45 -128.8 2.99 89.0 0.09 51.0 0.75 -38.4
1200 0.40 -144.1 2.58 80.3 0.10 52.1 0.74 -42.7
1500 0.34 -164.2 2.11 69.3 0.11 54.6 0.74 49.4
1800 0.30 176.6 1.80 59.3 0.12 57.8 0.75 -56.3
2000 0.28 165.9 1.64 54.2 0.13 59.4 0.76 -61.0
5 5 100 0.77 -27.0 13.24 156.9 0.02 76.2 0.95 -10.9
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300 0.56 -69.4 9.72 125.0 0.04 63.9 0.79 -23.5
500 0.41 -97.4 7.01 106.7 0.05 61.8 0.70 -28.5
800 0.30 -126.9 4.76 89.9 0.07 63.5 0.65 34.1
1000 0.26 -142.7 3.89 81.8 0.08 64.6 0.64 -38.3
1200 0.24 -155.8 3.29 75.1 0.10 65.7 0.63 -42.5
1500 0.21 -174.3 2.67 66.5 0.12 66.2 0.64 -49.3
1800 0.19 167.7 2.27 58.1 0.14 66.0 0.66 -56.2
2000 0.18 158.7 2.06 53.8 0.16 65.5 0.67 -60.6
5 10 100 0.61 -33.8 20.89 147.5 0.02 74.8 0.89 -15.0
300 0.36 -85.3 12.25 113.4 0.03 67.7 0.68 -24.6
500 0.26 -111.7 8.10 98.2 0.05 69.4 0.61 -27.5
800 0.20 -139.9 5.28 84.9 0.07 71.4 0.58 -32.8
1000 0.18 -154.3 4.28 78.0 0.08 71.8 0.58 -37.0
1200 0.17 -166.5 3.61 72.3 0.10 71.6 0.58 -41.5
1500 0.16 177.7 2.91 64.7 0.12 70.3 0.59 -48.7
1800 0.14 160.4 2.48 57.1 0.15 68.7 0.61 -55.7
2000 0.14 153.6 2.26 53.1 0.17 67.5 0.62 -60.4
5 14 100 0.51 -44.8 24.51 142.5 0.01 74.5 0.86 -16.7
300 0.28 -93.9 13.01 108.9 0.03 71.0 0.65 -24.1
500 0.20 -120.2 8.36 95.3 0.05 72.9 0.59 -26.2
800 0.17 -147.3 5.40 83.0 0.07 74.0 0.57 -31.8
1000 0.15 -160.1 4.36 76.6 0.08 74.0 0.57 -36.2
1200 0.15 -172.1 3.69 71.3 0.10 73.4 0.57 -40.7
1500 0.14 172.8 2.98 63.9 0.13 71.7 0.58 -48.0
1800 0.13 155.7 2.52 56.5 0.15 69.8 0.60 -55.1
2000 0.13 147.1 2.29 52.8 0.17 68.3 0.61 -59.8
5 20 100 0.41 -53.2 27.71 137.2 0.01 74.0 0.82 -18.0
300 0.22 -105.4 13.38 104.9 0.03 74.1 0.62 -22.9
500 0.17 -131.2 8.45 92.6 0.04 75.6 0.58 -24.8
800 0.15 -156.4 5.41 81.3 0.07 76.1 0.56 -30.7
1000 0.14 170.4 4.36 75.2 0.09 75.4 0.56 -35.3
1200 0.14 177.4 3.68 69.8 0.10 74.5 0.57 -40.0
1500 0.14 164.4 2.96 62.5 0.13 72.5 0.58 -47.3
1800 0.14 147.5 2.51 55.4 0.15 70.4 0.59 -54.5
2000 0.13 141.0 2.28 51.5 0.17 68.8 0.60 -59.3
5 30 100 0.30 -67.7 29.72 131.4 0.01 74.3 0.78 -18.4
300 0.19 -125.3 13.17 101.2 0.03 76.3 0.61 -20.7
500 0.16 -149.8 8.19 90.0 0.04 78.0 0.58 -22.8
800 0.16 -171.3 5.23 79.2 0.07 77.8 0.57 -29.0
1000 0.16 177.6 4.21 73.3 0.08 77.1 0.57 -33.9
1200 0.16 167.5 3.54 68.2 0.10 76.0 0.58 -38.6
1500 0.16 156.2 2.85 60.9 0.13 73.9 0.59 -46.1
1800 0.16 139.1 2.41 53.8 0.15 71.7 0.61 -53.5
2000 0.16 133.3 2.19 49.9 0.17 70.0 0.62 -58.3
10 2 100 0.92 -16.7 6.23 166.0 0.01 80.6 0.98 -5.7
VCE/V IC/mA f/MHz S11 S21 S12 S22
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300 0.87 -47.6 5.55 142.1 0.03 67.1 0.93 -15.5
500 0.69 -74.0 4.75 123.3 0.05 58.8 0.87 -22.2
800 0.53 -106.0 3.67 101.9 0.06 54.1 0.82 -29.5
1000 0.45 -122.8 3.10 90.9 0.07 54.4 0.80 -33.9
1200 0.39 -138.0 2.67 82.3 0.08 56.0 0.79 -38.0
1500 0.33 -158.2 2.19 71.2 0.09 59.8 0.80 -44.3
1800 0.29 -177.6 1.87 61.2 0.10 63.6 0.81 -50.8
2000 0.27 172.2 1.70 56.1 0.11 65.5 0.83 -55.3
10 5 100 0.80 -24.7 13.17 158.0 0.01 77.5 0.96 -8.8
300 0.58 -63.9 9.89 126.8 0.03 65.7 0.83 19.3
500 0.43 -89.9 7.21 108.5 0.04 63.5 0.76 -23.7
800 0.30 -117.6 4.94 91.6 0.06 65.9 0.72 -29.2
1000 0.26 -132.1 4.04 83.4 0.07 67.5 0.71 -33.2
1200 0.22 -145.9 3.42 76.8 0.08 69.1 0.71 -37.2
1500 0.19 -163.0 2.77 68.0 0.10 70.2 0.72 -43.6
1800 0.17 177.9 2.36 59.8 0.12 70.7 0.79 -50.3
2000 0.15 168.8 2.15 55.6 0.13 70.4 0.75 -54.7
10 10 100 0.65 -34.2 20.73 149.1 0.01 74.8 0.92 -11.8
300 0.39 -77.0 12.60 115.1 0.03 68.7 0.75 -19.8
500 0.27 -99.8 8.38 99.9 0.04 70.7 0.69 -22.6
800 0.19 -124.7 5.50 86.3 0.06 73.2 0.67 27.8
1000 0.17 -138.1 4.45 79.4 0.07 74.3 0.67 -31.9
1200 0.15 -151.4 3.76 74.0 0.08 74.2 0.67 -36.2
1500 0.13 -167.7 3.04 66.4 0.11 74.1 0.68 -42.7
1800 0.18 174.5 2.58 58.8 0.13 73.1 0.70 -49.5
2000 0.11 165.6 2.35 54.8 0.14 72.3 0.72 -53.9
10 14 100 0.56 -39.9 24.49 144.2 0.01 74.3 0.89 -13.1
300 0.31 -83.1 13.40 110.5 0.03 71.4 0.72 -19.3
500 0.21 -104.9 8.66 96.8 0.04 74.1 0.67 -21.6
800 0.16 -129.3 5.62 84.4 0.06 76.0 0.66 -26.9
1000 0.14 -142.2 4.55 78.0 0.07 76.3 0.66 -31.0
1200 0.13 -155.9 3.83 72.7 0.08 76.1 0.66 -35.5
1500 0.12 -170.8 3.10 65.4 0.10 75.3 0.68 -42.2
1800 0.11 169.7 2.63 58.1 0.13 74.0 0.70 -49.1
2000 0.11 162.3 2.39 54.3 0.14 73.0 0.71 -53.5
VCE/V IC/mA f/MHz S11 S21 S12 S22
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Typical Characteristics (Tamb = 25 °C unless otherwise specified)
Figure 1. Total Power Dissipation vs. Ambient Temperature
Figure 2. Transition Frequency vs. Collector Current
Figure 3. Collector Base Capacitance vs. Collector Base Voltage
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
T
amb
- Ambient Temperature (°C)
12845
P - Total Power Dissipation ( mW )
tot
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
I
C
- Collector Current ( mA )
12889
f - Transition Frequency ( MHz )
T
V
CE
= 10V
f = 500 MHz
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
0 4 8 12 16 20
V
CB
- Collector Base Voltage ( V )
12890
C - Collector Base Capacitance ( pF )
cb
f=1MHz
Figure 4. Noise Figure vs. Collector Current
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
I
C
- Collector Current ( mA )
12891
F - Noise Figure ( dB )
V
CE
=10V
f = 800 MHz
Z
S
=50
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VCE = 10 V, IC = 10 mA, Z0 = 50 Ω
S11
S21
S12
S22
Figure 5. Input Reflection Coefficient
Figure 6. Forward Transmission Coefficient
13 510
-j0.2
-j0.5
-j
-j2
-j5
0
j0.2
j0.5
j
j2
j5
0.2 0.5 1 2 5
2.0 GHz
1.0
0.1
0.3
∞
13 512
0°
90°
180°
-90 °
816
-150°
-120°-60 °
-30 °
120°
150°
60°
30°
2.0 GHz
0.8
0.1
0.3
Figure 7. Reverse Transmission Coefficient
Figure 8. Output Reflection Coefficient
13 512
0°
90°
180°
-90°
816
-150°
-120°-60°
-30°
120°
150°
60°
30°
2.0 GHz
0.8
0.1
0.3
13 513
-j0.2
-j0.5
-j
-j2
-j5
0
j0.2
j0.5
j
j2
j5
0.2 0.5 1 2 5
2.0 GHz
1.0
0.1
0.5
∞
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Package Dimensions in mm
96 12244
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