RF3809GaAs
HBT Pre-Driver
Amplifier
RF3809
GaAs HBT PRE-DRIVER AMPLIFIER
RoHS Compliant & Pb-Free Product
Package Style: SOIC-8
Features
High Output Power of 2.0W P1dB
High Linearity
High Power-Added Efficiency
Thermally-Enhanced Packaging
Broadband Platform Design
Approach, 450MHz to 2500MHz
Applications
GaAs Pre-Driver for Basestation
Amplifiers
PA Stage for Commercial Wire-
less Infrastructure
Class AB Operation for NMT,
GSM, DCS, PCS, and UMTS
Transceiver Applications
2nd/3rd Stage LNA for Wireless
Infrastructure
VREF 1
NC 2
RFIN 3
NC 4
Bias
Circuit
PACKAGE BASE
GND
8 VBIAS
7 RFOUT/VCC
6 RFOUT/VCC
5 NC
Functional Block Diagram
Product Description
The RF3809 is a GaAs pre-driver power amplifier, specifically designed for wireless
infrastructure applications. Using a highly reliable GaAs HBT fabrication process,
this high-performance single-stage amplifier achieves high output power over a
broad frequency range. The RF3809 also provides excellent efficiency and thermal
stability through the use of a thermally-enhanced surface-mount plastic-slug pack-
age. Ease of integration is accomplished through the incorporation of an optimized
evaluation board design provided to achieve proper 50Ω operation. Various evalua-
tion boards are available to address a broad range of wireless infrastructure appli-
cations: NMT 450MHz; GSM850MHz; GSM900MHz; DCS1800MHz;
PCS1900MHz; and, UMTS2200MHz.
Ordering Information
RF3809
RF3809PCK-410
RF3809PCK-411
RF3809PCK-412
RF3809PCK-413
RF3809PCK-414
RF3809PCK-415
GaAs HBT Pre-Driver Amplifier
Fully Assembled Evaluation Board, 450MHz
Fully Assembled Evaluation Board, 869MHz to 894MHz
Fully Assembled Evaluation Board, 920MHz to 960MHz
Fully Assembled Evaluation Board, 1800MHz to 1880MHz
Fully Assembled Evaluation Board, 1930MHz to 1990MHz
Fully Assembled Evaluation Board, UMTS
Optimum Technology Matching® Applied
9GaAs HBT
SiGe BiCMOS
GaAs pHEMT
GaN HEMT
GaAs MESFET
Si BiCMOS
Si CMOS
InGaP HBT
SiGe HBT
Si BJT
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