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INTRODUCTION

3APPLICATION4MINI-CIRCUITS MMIC TECHNOLOGIESState of The Art MMIC Design
Semiconductor Materials & Processes
Circuit Architectures
Design-in-chip Quality & Reliability
Evaluation Board Design

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Low Noise Amplifiers
Wideband Microwave AmplifiersHigh Dynamic Range Amplifiers
Digital Variable Gain Amplifiers
Wideband Power Splitters / Combiners
Wideband Frequency Mixers
Frequency Multipliers
QUALITY MANUFACTURING PROCESS & CONTROL

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Advanced Packaging Technology
Comprehensive Test & Characterization
Dynamic Test Specification
Stringent Qualification
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ISO 9001 ISO 14001 AS 9100 CERTIFIEDINTRODUCTION
Mini-Circuits offers one of the industry’s broadest selections of MMIC products up to
40.0 GHz.
Mini-Circuits MMIC in-house design center utilize GaAs semiconductor materials and
PHEMT, HBT, IPD process technologies, our designs offer a very wide variety of
performance characteristics to meet your needs including low noise, flat gain, ultra
wideband, digital variable gain and more.
This MMIC new product lines overview guide provides you with a complete overview of
our MMIC design capabilities and also a highlight of Mini-Circuits excellent MMIC
products. As one of the few suppliers in the industry who own and manage their own
packaging facilities, Mini-Circuits is able to provide the highest quality, mostconsistent, and most reliable products to our customers.
From here, we invite you to visit minicircuits.com and use Yoni2 ®, our patented searchengine that lets you search our entire engineering database by performance criteria
to find the models that meet your requirements. You’ll also find complete specs forindividual models, free samples of selected products, high accuracy simulation
models, and everything you need to make an informed decision about the right MMIC
products for your needs. We’re always here to support you. Get in touch with ourapplications team to discuss any questions or special requirements you might have.
We thank you for your interest in Mini-Circuits MMIC products.

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Point to Point RadioGPS

Military EW

SATCOM

Wireless Base Station Systems

Avionics Systems

Cellular

UHF / VHF

Radar

Portable Wireless

CATV

Isolation Amplifiers

PCS

Multi-Band Receivers

LTE

Test & Measurement

WiMAX

Instrumentation

Application

Balanced Amplifier
Optical Networks

and More!

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ISO 9001 ISO 14001 AS 9100 CERTIFIEDMINI-CIRCUITSMMIC TECHNOLOGIESAs a global leader of RF, IF and microwave components, Mini-Circuits offers MMIC
products to satisfy today’s and future high performance demands.
Mini-Circuits always expands boundaries of our design capabilities and continuously
develop advanced MMIC technologies. We also invest heavily in advanced design
tools and state of the art RF test and measurement systems.

State of The Art MMIC Design
To achieve high success rate at the first design cycle, Mini-Circuits MMIC design
center utilizes advanced design tools in circuit simulation, harmonic balance
simulation, full wave 3D EM simulation, thermal simulation and layout design.

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Semiconductor Materials
and Processes
Why GaAs?
High electron mobility enables high frequencies and fast switching performance
Intrinsic GaAs is semi-insulating, making it an ideal substrate for stripline and highQ passives
Large Band Gap 1.4eV enables higher power operation
Radiation hardness means GaAs is well accepted for both space and military
applications
Commercially available in 6” wafer, making it suitable for mass production
GaAs is widely accepted as the superior technology for the production of highfrequency, high power and low noise products
GaAs Material Properties
Electron Mobility (cm 2/Vs)

5,500 – 7,000

Peak Drift Velocity (10 7cm/s)

1.6 – 2.3

Band Gap (eV)1.4

Frequency Range (GHz)

>75

Gain

High

Noise Figure

Good

Production Maturity

6” Wafer

GaAs pHEMT

GaAs InGap HBTGaAs IPD

0.5/0.25/0.15 µm
E-mode and D-mode

2µm / 1µm

2µm

Products:
Low Noise AmplifiersHigh Linearity Gain BlockDistributed AmplifiersmmWave Power Amplifiers
Features:
High transition frequency (Ft)
Low noise up to mmWave
E-mode (single supply)High linearity
High power density
Great power and efficiency
Low standby current
May operate as low as 1.2V

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Products:
High Linearity Gain Block
Power Amplifiers <6GHz
Features:
High current gain
High power density
High linearity and efficiency(PAE)
Single supply
Consistent productperformance
Proven technology for gain
block and medium power
amplifiers

Products:
Filters
Diplexers
BalunsPower splitters
Combiners
Couplers
Transformers
Features:
Eliminate microphonics
phenomenon
High current handlingHigh power dissipation
Excellent thermal dissipation
High reliability andrepeatability

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Circuit Architectures
Mini-Circuits MMIC designs employ a range of different circuit topologies to give ourcustomers a wide variety of choice to meet their system requirements.

Distributed

CascodeDarlington

Whether the goal is to achieve wideband performance, high dynamic range, ultra low
noise or other critical performance characteristics, the right circuit architecture allows
our design engineers to strike the ideal balance of parameters for your needs.

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Features:
High current gain (β)
Superior IP3 bandwidth
Flat gain
Great impedance match
Applications:
IF gain block
Multi purpose driver amplifiers

Features:
Improves input-output isolation
Reduces the Miller effectWide bandwidthHigh gain
High output impedanceHigh supply voltage
High IP3
Applications:
Low noise amplifier

Features:
Broadband performance
Good impedance match
Flat gain
Excellent isolation
Applications:
RadarsPoint to point radio
Test instruments

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Design-in-chip Quality& Reliability
As changes in temperature can cause changes inamplifier characteristics, temperature stability is
mandatory to maintain the performance of theamplifier.
Mini-Circuits MMIC amplifier designs utilize an active
biasing circuit consisting of components that have thesame temperature characteristics as the amplifier toimprove temperature stability.

Bias Current (mA)

Active Biasing

RF signals are isolated from the active biasing circuit,
preventing degradation in RF performance.

Minimizing current drift
across temperature

Temperature (oC)
Ideal Case (Fix biasing across temperature)
Passive Biasing
Active Biasing

Protection Circuitry
Power Clamp Circuit

Diode String

ESD Protection Circuit
Designed-in ESD protection circuitry provides analternate low resistance path for ESD, reducing
current flow to critical circuits, and improving ESD
survivability and product reliability.

Transient Current Protection CircuitProtection
Circuit

Voltage spikes may cause permanent damage to
MMIC amplifiers. Built-in transient current protection
circuitry prevents damage caused by voltage spikes
without degrading the amplifier’s RF performance.

Junction Temperature Monitoring
We also measure and monitor MMIC amplifier junction
temperature using embedded temperature sensing diodes near
the transistor junction on every design and every production
wafer to ensure we provide the highest quality and reliability in
our amplifiers.

Temperature Sensing
Diode near Transistor
Junction

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Evaluation Board Design
Mini-Circuits designs and manufactures evaluation board for all MMIC products.
These evaluation boards are able to help customers to reduce their design effort.
All required components such as bypass capacitors, DC blocks, biasing resistors andRF chokes are assembled on board.
Heat dissipation issues are taken care of by proper heat sinking with a brass case.
Mini-Circuits also include Voltage Control Module (VCM) on the evaluation boards for
products that require voltage sequencing and DC control.
This module enables plug-and-play operation without the need for external voltage
sequencing circuits.

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Low Noise Amplifiers
Wideband Microwave AmplifiersHigh Dynamic Range Amplifiers
Digital Variable Gain Amplifiers
Wideband Power Splitters / Combiners
Wideband Frequency Mixers
Frequency Multipliers

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Low Noise Amplifiers
Ranging from 40 to 8000 MHz, Mini-Circuits low noise MMIC amplifier model families provide
noise figures as low as 0.38dB, making them ideal for sensitive receiver applications.
Our selection provides various combinations of gain, P1dB, IP3, power consumption and size tomeet a wide range of system requirements.
For wideband operation 500 to 8000MHz, Mini-Circuits’ new model PMA3-83LN+ has the unique
combination of low noise, high IP3, and flat gain over a wideband making it ideal for sensitive,
high-dynamic-range receiver applications. This design operates on a single 5V or 6V supply, iswell matched for 50Ω and comes in a tiny, low profile package (3 x 3 x 0.89mm),
accommodating dense circuit board layouts.
Mini-Circuits low noise amplifiers are also available with bypass features, such as TSS-53LNB+,
TSS-53LNB+ features an internal switchable bypass circuit to protect the LNA in the presence ofhigh power signals, minimize noise distortion and extend the usable dynamic range to up+48dBm in bypass mode.
Model Number

Frequency Range

Gain
(dB)

(dBm)

P1dB

Noise Figure
(dB)

(dBm)

IP3

DC BiasPMA3-83LN+

500 to 8000

22.1

20.7

1.3

35.2

5V, 60mA/6V, 77mA

TSS-53LNB+

500 to 5000

21.7

20.6

1.4

33.9

5V, 82mA

PMA-545+

50 to 6000

14.2

20.3

0.8

36.4

3V, 80mA

PMA-545G1+

400 to 2200

31.3

22.2

1.0

33.6

5V, 158mA

PMA2-33LN+

400 to 3000

19.1

17.2

0.4

34.5

3V, 56mA

PMA2-43LN+

1100 to 4000

19.9

19.9

0.5

32.9

5V, 51mA

PMA2-162LN+

700 to 1600

22.7

20.0

0.5

30.0

4V, 55mA

PMA2-252LN+

1500 to 2500

17.6

17.8

0.8

30.0

4V, 57mA

PMA4-33GLN+

700 to 3000

38.9

22.6

0.5

40.4

5V, 152mA

PGA-103+50 to 4000

11.0

22.5

0.9

44.6

3V, 60mA/5V, 97mA

PGA-105+

40 to 2600

15.1

20.5

1.9

39.3

5V, 63mA

PSA-545+

50 to 4000

14.9

20.2

1.0

36.2

3V, 80mA

PSA-5451+

50 to 4000

14.0

16.2

1.0

30.2

3V, 30mA

PSA-5453+

50 to 4000

14.7

19.4

1.0

36.8

3V, 60mA

PSA-5454+

50 to 4000

13.6

14.0

1.1

26.3

5V, 20mA

PSA-5455+

50 to 4000

14.4

18.5

1.0

32.2

5V, 40mA

PSA4-5043+

50 to 4000

18.4

18.8

0.8

33.5

3V, 33mA/5V, 58mA

SAV-541+45 to 6000

17.6

19.2

0.5

33.1

3V, 60mA

SAV-551+

45 to 6000

15.9

17.5

0.5

24.3

3V, 15mA

SAV-581+

45 to 6000

17.0

19.0

0.5

30.6

3V, 30mA

TAV-541+45 to 6000

17.9

19.1

0.5

33.6

3V, 60mA

TAV-551+

45 to 6000

16.3

17.5

0.5

23.5

3V, 15mA

TAV-581+

45 to 6000

17.3

18.3

0.5

30.3

3V, 30mA

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Low Noise figure, 1.3 dB at 2 GHzHigh IP3, + 35 dBm typ. at 2 GHzHigh Pout, P1dB + 20.7 dBm typ. at 2 GHz
Excellent Gain flatness, ±0.9 dB over
0.5 to 7 GHz

NOISE FIGURE (dB)

PMA3-83LN+(0.5-8GHz)

6.00V
6.25V

4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000 10000

FREQUENCY (MHz)NOISE FIGURE (dB)Integrated Bypass Switch
Noise Figure: as low as 1.2 dB± 0.7 dB flatness over 700 to 2100 MHz
P1dB + 21 dBm typ.
IP3, + 34 dBm in thru mode
IP3, + 48 dBm in bypass mode
Gain 21.7 dB typ. at 2 GHz

5.00V

5.0

0.0

TSS-53LNB+(0.5-5GHz)

NOISE FIGURE vs. FREQUENCY & DEVICE VOLTAGE
Temperature = +25 °C

6.0

NOISE FIGURE vs. FREQUENCY & DEVICE VOLTAGE
Ve=5.0V, Temperature = +25 °C

5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0

4.75V
5V
5.25V

0

500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000

FREQUENCY (MHz)NOISE FIGURE vs. FREQUENCY & DEVICE VOLTAGE

Temperature = +25 °C(0.7-3GHz)

Low Noise Figure, 0.54 dB at 900 MHz
High IP3, + 40 dBm typ. at 900 MHz
High Pout, P1dB + 22.6 dBm typ. at 900 MHz
High Gain, 39 dB at 900 MHz

NOISE FIGURE (dB)

PMA4-33GLN+

6.0
5.5
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0

4.75V
5.00V
5.25V

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

FREQUENCY (MHz)NOISE FIGURE vs. FREQUENCY & DEVICE VOLTAGE(0.05-4GHz)

5V/3V operation
High IP3, + 45 dBm typ. at 2 GHz, Vd=5V
Low Noise Figure, 0.6 at 1 GHz; 0.9 dB at
2 GHz
Gain, 11.0 dB typ. at 2 GHz
P1dB + 22.5 dBm typ. at 2 GHz at Vd=5V

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NOISE FIGURE (dB)

PGA-103+

Temperature = +25°C

4.0

4.75V

3.5

5V

3.0

5.25V

2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

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Wideband Microwave
Amplifiers
Covering applications from DC to 26.5GHz, our selection of wideband fixed voltage
MMIC amplifiers cover an extremely wide range of applications. With a variety ofmodels offering different performance features including flat gain, high linearity, andoutput power up to 1/2watt, chances are, we have a model that meets yourrequirements.
Model Number

Frequency Range

Gain
(dB)

(dBm)

P1dB

Noise Figure
(dB)

(dBm)

IP3

DC BiasGVA-123+

10 to 12000

16.9

16.2

4.0

30.0

5V, 52mA

AVA-24A+

5000 to 20000

11.8

18.4

5.7

25.0

5V, 120mA

AVA-183A+

5000 to 18000

14.0

19.0

5.0

26.0

5V, 131mA

AVM-273HPK+13000 to 26500

14.0

26.9

8.4

32.1

6V, 559mA(MHz)

GAIN vs. FREQUENCY & DEVICE VOLTAGE

GVA-123+

Broadband without external matchingcomponents
Excellent Gain Flatness, ±0.7 dB, 0.05-8 GHz
Gain, 16.9 dB typ. at 2 GHz
Excellent return loss, 20 dB typ., 2 GHz

GAIN (dB)(10-12000MHz)

24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4

INPUT POWER = - 25.00dBm, Temperature = +25 °C

4.75V
5V
5.25V

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

FREQUENCY (MHz)GAIN vs. FREQUENCY & DEVICE VOLTAGE

AVM-273HPK+
Wideband 13 to 26.5 GHz
Output power up to +27 dBm
Excellent directivity, 43 dB typ. @ 20 GHz
Unconditionally stable
Excellent gain flatness, ±1 dB
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25
23
21
19
17
15
13
11
9
7
5

INPUT POWER = - 25.00dBm, Temperature = +25 °C
4.75V
5.00V
5.25V

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

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AmplifiersMini-Circuits’ high dynamic range amplifiers deliver industry-leading dynamic range
with OIP3 performance as high as +48dBm. This translates into extremely linear
performance in multi-carrier and complex signal environments. Supporting both 50
and 75 ohm systems with a range of supply voltages, these models provide
outstanding combinations of intercept point and power consumption for low costcompared to similar products on the market.
HXG-series amplifiers provide the unique combination of very high IP3 and very low
noise performance, making them usable as output stage amplifiers and also inreceiver front end circuitry. Mini-Circuits System in Packages ® (MSiP) technology
integrates the matching network with the amplifier in a single, tiny ceramic package,eliminating the need for external matching components.
For specific bandwidth applications, Mini-Circuits offers GVA-91+ and GVA-92+ withhigh Power Added Efficiency(up to 50%) and deliver high output power (up to+29.5dBm), with low DC power consumption.

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Model Number

Frequency Range

Gain
(dB)

(dBm)

P1dB

Noise Figure
(dB)

(dBm)

IP3

DC BiasLHA-1+

50 to 6000

14.1

22.7

2.1

40.0

5V, 146mA

PHA-1+

50 to 6000

13.5

22.4

2.2

42.0

5V, 146mA

PHA-1H+

50 to 6000

13.8

22.6

2.2

41.0

5V, 132mA

PHA-101+

50 to 1500

15.2

26.0

4.0

47.0

9V,186mA

PGA-122-75+

5 to 1500

15.6

24.3

2.9

43.0

9V, 115mA

HXG-122+500 to 1200

15.3

23.0

2.2

46.0

5V,144mA

HXG-242+700 to 2400

15.0

22.8

2.3

46.5

5V,144mA

GVA-91+869 to 2170

20.4

28.8

6.4

40.0

5V, 147mA

GVA-92+869 to 2170

21.2

24.1

6.0

42.0

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High IP3, + 40.4 dBm typ. at 2.4 GHz
Gain, 13.8 dB typ. at 2 GHzHigh Pout, P1dB + 22 dBm typ. at 2 GHz
Low noise figure, 2.2 dB @2 GHz
No external matching components required

OUTPUT IP3 (dBm)

PHA-1H+(50-6000MHz)OUTPUT POWER = 5 dBm/tone, Temperature = +25°C

70

4.75V
5V

60

5.25V

50
40
30
20
10

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

FREQUENCY (MHz)HXG-242+(700-2400MHz)
Ultra High IP3, +46 dBm typ. at 1.5 GHz
Gain, 14.3 dB typ. at 2 GHzHigh Pout, P1dB +23 dBm typ.
Low noise figure, 2.4 dB
Internally matched for optimized IP3
performance
No external matching components required

OUTPUT IP3 (dBm)

OUTPUT IP3 vs. FREQUENCY & DEVICE VOLTAGE

70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20

OUTPUT POWER = 5 dBm/tone, Temperature = +25°C
4.75V
5V
5.25V

50

750

1000

1250 1500

1750

2000 2250 2500

2750

3000

FREQUENCY (MHz)OUTPUT IP3 vs. FREQUENCY & DEVICE VOLTAGEOUTPUT POWER = 8 dBm/tone

PHA-101+

High IP3, + 47dBm typ at 0.9GHz
Gain, 15.2dB typ at 0.9GHz
High Pout, P1dB + 26dBm typ at 0.9GHz
Low Noise figure, 4.0dB at 0.9GHz
No external matching components required

OUTPUT IP3 (dBm)(50-1500MHz)

80
70
60
50
40

8.5V

30

9V

20
10

9.5V

0

250

500

750

1000

1250

1500

1750

2000

FREQUENCY (MHz)OUTPUT IP3 vs. FREQUENCY & DEVICE VOLTAGE

PGA-122-75+
75 ohm operation
High IP3, +43 dBm typ. at 0.5 GHz
Gain, 15.6 dB typ. at 0.5 GHz
High Pout, P1dB +24.3 dBm typ. at 0.5 GHz
Low Noise Figure, 2.9 dB at 0.5 GHz

54
OUTPUT IP3 (dBm)(5 – 1500MHz)

49
44
39
7.00V

34

8.00V

29
24

9.00V

0

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1000

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Digital Variable Gain AmplifiersMini-Circuits’ DVGA-series of digitally controlled variable gain amplifiers integrate anamplifier with a digital step attenuator in a single, 5 x 5 mm package. They provide
gain as high as 30 dB and 31.5 dB gain control in 0.5 dB steps using 6-bit serial orparallel control interfaces. The step attenuators used in DVGA amplifiers are produced
using a unique combination CMOS process on silicon, offering the performance of GaAs
with the advantages of conventional CMOS devices. They are immune to latch-up andprovide ±0.1dB attenuation accuracy enabling very precise gain control.
DVGA-series are packaged in MCLP which has an excellent thermal pad, provides
repeatable transitions and low inductance.
Gain (dB) Attenuation Attenuation Number
0 dB Step
Total (dB) on Step (dB) of Bits

OIP3

P1dB

ControlInterface

(dBm)

(dBm)

Figure (dB)Noise

DC Bias6

Serial

35.7

23.2

3.1

3V/5V, 159mA

0.5

6Parallel

35.7

23.2

3.1

3V/5V, 159mA

31.5

0.5

6

Serial

29.6

16.3

5.4

3V/5V, 71mA

31.5

0.5

6

Parallel

29.6

16.3

5.4

3V/5V, 71mA

Model Number

Frequency
Range (MHz)DVGA1-242+

450 to 2400

29.5

31.5

0.5

DVGA1-242PP+

450 to 2400

29.5

31.5

DVGA2-33+

50 to 3000

19.2

DVGA2-33pp+

50 to 3000

19.2

Simplified Schematic for Parallel Control

PARALLEL PORT

Simplified Schematic for Serial Control

Multiple Conﬁgurations Available
Digital Step
Attenuator

Digital Step
Attenuator

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Wideband Power Splitters /Combiners
Mini-Circuits’ new MMIC power splitters/combiners have the widest bandwidth in theindustry in a single model. These power splitters/combiners cover the 1.8GHz to
26.5GHz frequency range, provide high performance and high power handling up to
2.5W.
Model Number

Frequency
Range

Isolation

EP2C+

1800 to 12500

EP2K+

Insertion
Loss

Phase
Unbalance

Amplitude
Unbalance

16

1.1

6.0

0.2

5000 to 20000

20

2.1

4.2

0.1

EP2K1+

2000 to 26500

20

2.4

5.4

0.3

EP2W1+

500 to 9500

20

3.1

3.0

0.6

(dB)

(MHz)

(Above 3dB)

EP2K+ (5000-20000MHz)
9

Total Loss (dB.)

Total Loss (dB.)

Total Loss10

Total Loss S-1

5.5

Total Loss S-2

5.0
4.5
4.0

Total Loss S-1

8Total Loss S-2

7
6
5
4
3
2

3.5

1

3.0
4000

6000

0

8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000 20000 22000

0

5000

10000

Frequency (MHz)

4.4

Total Loss S-2

Insertion Loss (dB)

Total Loss (dB)

Total Loss S-1

25000

30000

Total Loss

0.0

4.8
4.6

20000

EP2W1+ (500-9500MHz)

Total Loss

5.0

15000

Frequency (MHz)EP2C+ (1800-12500MHz)

4.2
4.0
3.8
3.6
3.4

1.0

Insertion Loss S-1

2.0

Insertion Loss S-2

3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0

3.2
3.0
500

(dB)

EP2K1+ (2000-26500MHz)

Total Loss

6.0

(degrees)

2500

4500

6500

8500

Frequency (MHz)www.minicircuits.com

10500

12500

14500

8.0

0

1250

2500

3750

5000

6250

7500

8750

10000

Frequency (MHz)New MMIC Products

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Wideband Frequency Mixers
Mini-Circuits’ new wideband double balanced MMIC frequency mixers provide
excellent repeatability and consistent performance over a wide frequency range.
Ultra-wideband coverage in a single device make these mixer suitable for wideband
systems such as defense communications and radar, as well as a wide variety ofnarrowband applications from WiFi through Ku band and more. Requiring no DC
power, these tiny MMIC mixers measure only 4 x 4 x 1mm, making them especially
useful in dense PCB layouts.
Model Number

RF ln @ 1dB(dBm)

RF/LO Frequency
Range (MHz)IF Frequency
Range (MHz)Conversion
Loss (dB)

LO-RF
Isolation (dB)

LO-IF
Isolation (dB)IP3 @Center Band (dBm)

MDB-24H+

10

5000 to 21500

DC to 5000

7.9

35

44

23

MDB-73H+

10

2200 to 7000

DC to 1600

8.2

39

46

24

Mini-Circuits also offer MDA4-752H+ as a multi-chip device incorporating a wideband
mixer, an LO amplifier and an IF amplifier die in a single tiny 4X4mm MCLP package. It
has flat conversion gain over a broad frequency range and has high IP3. In addition,
the MDA4-752H+ has good input and output return loss over a broad frequency range
without the need for external matching components.
Model
NumberLO Level

MDA4-752H+

0

(dBm)

RF ln @ 1dB
Compression
(MHz)

9

RF/LO
Frequency
Range (MHz)IF
Frequency
Range (MHz)Conversion
Gain

LO-RF
Isolation

LO-IF
Isolation

Output IP3

DC Bias

9.1

31

61

24

5V, 141mA(dB)

2200 to 7000 30 to 1600

MDB-24H+ (5000-21000MHz)

Conversion Loss (dB)Conversion Loss (dB)18

LO = +15dBm

30

Conversion Loss @IF=30 MHz

20

LO = +12dBm

35

(dBm)

(dB)

MDB-73H+ (2200-7000MHz)

Conversion Loss @IF=30 MHz

40

(dB)

LO = +18dBm

25
20
15
10

LO = +12dBm
LO = +15dBm

16

LO = +18dBm

14
12
10
8

5
0
3500

5500

7500

9500 11500 13500 15500 17500 19500 21500 23500

6
1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

RF Frequency (MHz)RF Frequency (MHz)MDA4-752H+ (2200-7000MHz)
Conversion Gain @IF=30 MHz

Conversion Gain (dB)1614

LO =-3dBm

12

LO = 0dBm
LO = +3dBm

10
8
6
4
2
0
1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

RF Frequency (MHz)pg18

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Frequency Multipliers
Mini-Circuits’ CY2-143+ is an ultra-wideband MMIC frequency doubler, converting
input frequencies from 2 to 7 GHz into output frequencies from 4 to 14 GHz. Its wide
output range makes this model suitable for broadband systems as well as a wide
variety of narrowband applications. Utilizing GaAs HBT technology, the multipliercomes housed in a tiny 4 x 4 x 1mm MCLP package and offers excellent repeatability,
low inductance, good thermal efficiency, and low cost.

CY2-143H+ (5000-21000MHz)

Ultra-wideband, output from 4 to 14 GHz
Wide input power range, +12 to +18 dBm
Low conversion loss, 12 dB
Good fundamental and harmonic suppression: F1, 30 dBc; F3, 32 dBc
Tiny size, 4 x 4 x 1mm
Low cost
Harmonic X1 Output
50

Harmonic Ouput (-dBc)

Conversion Loss (dB)Conversion Loss X2 Output
20
19
Conversion Loss X2 Output @RF IN=+12dBm
18
Conversion Loss X2 Output @RF IN=+18dBm
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 11000 12000 13000 14000

45
40

30
25
20
2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000 6500 7000

X1 Output Frequency (MHz)50
X3 Output @RF IN=+18dBm

6000

8000

10000 12000 14000 16000 18000 20000 22000

X3 Output Frequency (MHz)www.minicircuits.com

Harmonic Output (-dBc)

Harmonic Output (-dBc)

Harmonic X3 Output
X3 Output @RF IN=+12dBm

X1 Output @RF IN=+18dBm

35

X2 Output Frequency (MHz)

70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10

X1 Output @RF IN=+12dBm

Harmonic X4 Output

40
30
20
10
0

X4 Output @RF IN=+12dBm
X4 Output @RF IN=+18dBm

8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000 20000 22000 24000 26000 28000

X4 Output Frequency (MHz)New MMIC Products

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MANUFACTURING
PROCESS & CONTROL
Mini-Circuits is committed to building products which meet or exceed customer’s
expectations. Mini-Circuits produce products using the highest quality and reliability
standards.

Advanced Packaging Technology
Thermal Management
At Mini Circuits, we knowtemperature has a direct
impact on the operating
performance and reliability of
MMIC products. During material
selection, we use moldcompound, lead frame
materials and package designs
with excellent heat dissipation
properties that improve productperformance and long-term
reliability.
Thermal Conductivity (W/m° K)
Material

Mini-Circuits Competitors

Mold
Compound

1.5

0.88

Conductive
Epoxy

45

2.5

Moisture Sensitivity
Level 1
C-Scan Image

Package without
delamination under Scanning
Acoustic Microscopy Test

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Quality Manufacturing Process & Control

A-Scan Image

Our proprietary package
design meets MSL Level 1
standards and eliminates therisk of package delamination,
ensuring long term productreliability under all operating
and assembly conditions.

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Comprehensive Test &Characterization
Mini-Circuits uses state-of-the art RF
measurement equipment to characterize andqualify our MMIC product designs.
Characterization and qualification testing suchas S-parameter testing, power testing, noise
figure testing, IP3 testing, and load and source
pull testing allow our designers to validate every
product design’s performance and provide
comprehensive performance analysis for eachmodel.
S-Parameter Test
Power Test
Noise Figure Test
IP3 Test
Load / Source Pull Test

Dynamic Test Specification
In pursuit of our goal to exceed our customer’s expectations, we test our products tostatistically generated 4.5 sigma limits instead of the specification limits. As a result, theproducts that are shipped to our customers are very consistent in performance withtight distribution.
Lot 1

Min
Product
Test Limit

Lower Test Limit(Mean – 4.5sigma)

Lot 2

Mean

Lot 3

Upper Test Limit(Mean + 4.5sigma)

Max
Product
Test Limit

Only products performance from the shaded area in distribution chart will be shipped to customers.

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Stringent Qualification
Our MMIC products undergo extensive and stringent qualification testing to ensure every
unit delivers the quality you expect and reliability you can count on.

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Test

Standard

High Temperature Operating Life Test (HTOL)JEDEC Standard, JESD22A-108

Moisture Sensitivity Test (Level 1)

JEDEC Standard, J-STD-020

Temperature Cycle Test

MIL-STD-883, Method 1010

Autoclave Test

JEDEC Standard, JESD22-A102

High Temperature Storage Test

JEDEC Standard, JESD22-A103

Scanning Acoustic Microscope Test

JEDEC Standard, J-STD-020C

Humidity Test

MIL-STD-202F, Method 103B

Solderability Test

JEDEC Standard,JESD22-B102

Lead Integrity Test

MIL-STD-883, Method 2004

Whisker Growth Test

JEDEC Standard, JESD22-A121

ESD Sensitivity Test

ANSI/ESD-STM5.1-2007 (HBM)

Quality Manufacturing Process & Control

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Companion Products

Extensive Application Notes

90˚ Hybrids
5 to 8000 MHz
Power handling up to 15W
Low phase and amplitudeunbalance
LTCC packages as small as 0805

As part of our commitment to providing you with best in classproduct information and application support, our online libraryof application notes contains over 40 articles with detailed
technical information regarding uses of many of our MMIC
products in different systems and operating environments.

Baluns4 kHz to 18 GHz
LTCC packages as small as 0805
Insertion loss as low as 0.5 dB
Low phase* and amplitudeunbalance

Go to:

www.minicircuits.com/applications/application_notes.html
You can also request an application note speciﬁcally for the work
you’re doing by reaching out to us at apps@minicircuits.com.
We’re here to support you!

*relative to 180o

Bias Tees
0.1 to 10000 MHz
Isolation up to 44 dB
Insertion loss as low as 0.35 dB
VSWR as low as 1.05:1
Limiters
0.2 to 8200 MHz
Input powers from +5 to +37
dBm
Response time as fast as 2ns
Hi-rel ceramic packages
available
LTCC Filters
DC to 18.3 GHz
Low pass, high pass, band pass,and diplexers
Sharp rejection
Ceramic packages as small as
0603

Advanced Simulation Models
Mini-Circuits has always provided customers with free
S-Parameters for all models to support performance modelingand simulation over linear power domains. To allow designers
to accurately model the complete linear and non-linear
performance of their designs, Mini-Circuits now provides free
X-Parameters® for three of our most popular MMIC ampliﬁers:
PHA-1+, GVA-62+, and GVA-63+.
Made possible through our partnership with modeling andmeasurement specialists, Modelithics, this advanced
capability is ideal for use in systems with complex waveforms
like LTE, OFDM and QAM, as well as for prediction of power
compression, non-linear distortion, and other behaviors elusive
to conventional simulations.
Made possible through our partnership with modeling andmeasurement specialists, Modelitics, these X-parametersmodels enable faster, more comprehensive feasibility
assessments and more rapid transition from prototype
simulations to working designs. For more information…

Go to:
http://www.minicircuits.com/products/x_parameters.shtml
FREE X-Parameters-Based
Non-Linear Simulation Models for ADS
http://www.modelithics.com/mvp/Mini-Circuits.asp

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U.S. Patents
U.S.
Patents
7739260,
77614427739260, 7761442
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