CRF24060
60 W, SiC RF Power MESFET
Cree’s CRF24060 is an unmatched silicon carbide (SiC) RF power MetalSemiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (MESFET). SiC has superior
properties compared to silicon or gallium arsenide, including higher
breakdown voltage, higher saturated electron drift velocity, and higher
thermal conductivity. SiC MESFETs offer greater efficiency, greater power
density, and wider bandwidths compared to Si and GaAs transistors.
FEATURES
Package Type
: 440193
PN: CRF240
60F
APPLICATIONS
• 13 dB Small Signal Gain
• Wideband Military Communications
• High Efficiency
• Secure Comms for Homeland Defense
• 50 W minimum P1dB
• Class A, A/B Amplifiers
• Up to 2400 MHz Operation
• TDMA, EDGE, CDMA, W-CDMA
• 48 V Operation
• Broadband Amplifiers
• High Breakdown Voltage
• MMDS
• High Temperature Operation
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Rev 2.0 – Apr
Typical Performance
•
•
•
•
•
Drain Efficiency of 45% at 1500 MHz at 60 W POUT
IMD -31 dBc at 1000 MHz at 50 W PEP
13 dB Small Signal Gain at 1500 MHz
60 W @ P1dB at 1500 MHz
80 W P3dB at 1500 MHz
Note: Measured in amplifier circuit CRF24060-TB at VDS = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA.
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Absolute Maximum Ratings (not simultaneous) at 25˚C Case Temperature
Parameter
Symbol
Rating
Units
Drain-source Voltage
VDSS
120
Volts
Gate to source Voltage
VGS
-20, +3
Volts
Storage Temperature
TSTG
-55, +150
˚C
TJ
255
˚C
Operating Junction Temperature
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case
RθJC
1.4
˚C/W
Screw Torque
T
80
in-oz
Soldering Temperature
TS
225
˚C
Electrical Characteristics (TC = 25˚C)
Characteristics
Symbol
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Units
Conditions
Gate Threshold Voltage
VGS(th)
-13
-10
–
VDC
VDS = 10 V, ID = 2.5 mA
Gate Quiescent Voltage
VGS(Q)
–
-7
–
VDC
VDS = 48 V, ID = 2000 mA
Zero Gate Voltage Drain Current
IDSS
6.0
7.5
9.0
A
VDS = 10 V, VGS = 0 V
Drain-Source Breakdown Voltage
V(BR)DSS
100
–
–
VDC
VGS = -18, ID = 50 mA
Forward Transconductance
gm
700
800
–
mS
VDS = 48 V, ID = 2000 mA
Case Operating Temperature
TC
-30
–
125
˚C
Gain
GSS
10
13
–
dB
VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA,
f = 1100 MHz
Power Output at 1 dB Compression
P1dB
50
60
–
W
VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA,
f = 1100 MHz
Power Output at 3 dB Compression
P3dB
-
80
–
W
VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA,
f = 1100 MHz
η
40
45
–
%
VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA,
f = 1100 MHz POUT = P1dB
IMD3
–
-31
–
dBc
VSWR
10 : 1
–
–
Y
No damage at all phase angles,
VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA,
f = 1000 MHz, POUT = 50W CW
Input Capacitance
CDS
–
5.0
–
pF
VDS = 48 V, Vgs = -16 V, f = 1 MHz
Output Capacitance
CGS
–
15
–
pF
VDS = 48 V, Vgs = -16 V, f = 1 MHz
Reverse Transfer Capacitance
CGD
–
2.8
–
pF
VDS = 48 V, Vgs = -16 V, f = 1 MHz
DC Characteristics3
RF Characteristics
Drain Efficiency1,2
Intermodulation Distortion
Output Mismatch Stress
VDD = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA,
f1 = 1000 MHz, f2 = 1000.1 MHz,
POUT = 50W PEP
Dynamic Characteristics
Notes:
1
Drain Efficiency = POUT / PDC
2
Power Added Efficiency (PAE) = (POUT - PIN) / PDC
3
Measured on wafer prior to packaging.
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CRF24060F Rev 2.0
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CRF-24060-101
CRF-24060-101
Typical
Performance
(TC = 25˚C,
= 48
V,=I48
= 2000 mA in Flange Package)
Typical
Power Performance
(TC =V25°C,
VDS
DS
DQ V, IDQ = 2000 mA)
Typical Power Performance (TC = 25°C, VDS = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA)
Typical Power Performance
Swept CW
CW Data
Data vs
vs Power
Power at
at 1000
1000MHz
MHz
Swept
Swept CW Data vs Power at 1000 MHz
51
51
60.00
60.00
56.00
56.00
49
49
52.00
52.00
47
47
48.00
48.00
44.00
44.00
K (Drain Efficiency) (%)
K (Drain Efficiency) (%)
Pout (dBm)
(dBm)
Pout
45
45
40.00
40.00
43
43
36.00
36.00
32.00
32.00
41
41
28.00
28.00
39
39
24.00
24.00
20.00
20.00
37
37
16.00
16.00
35
35
12.00
12.00
8.00
8.00
33
33
4.00
4.00
31
31
18
20
22
24
24
26
26
28
28
30
30
32
32
34
34
36
36
38
38
0.00
0.00
40
40
Pin
Pin (dBm)
(dBm)
Typical Wideband Performance (TCC == 25°C,
Typical
25°C, V
VDS
= 48
48 V,
V, IIDQ
2000mA)
mA)
DS =
DQ ==2000
Typical Wideband Performance
15
55
55
14
14
54
54
13
13
53
53
12
12
52
52
11
11
51
51
10
10
50
50
99
49
49
88
48
48
77
47
47
6
6
46
46
5
5
0.8
0.8
Psat dB (dBm)
Psat dB (dBm)
Gain
Gain(dB)
(dB)
Swept
CW
Data
Swept
CW
Data vs
vs
Frequency
Swept
CW
Data
vsFrequency
Frequency
0.9
0.9
1
1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.2
Frequency (GHz)
Frequency (GHz)
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
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CRF24060F Rev 2.0
45
45
1.6
1.6
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CRF-24060-TB
CRF-24060-TB
Typical Performance (VDS = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA in the Flange Package)
Typical
2.0A
TypicalPerformance
Performance CRF-24060
CRF-24060 at VDS = 48V, IDQ = 2.0A
CW
Frequency
CWGain and P1 vs Frequency
Typical CW Gain and P1dB vs Frequency
50
50
19
19
49
49
18
18
48
48
17
17
47
47
16
16
46
46
15
15
45
45
14
14
44
44
13
13
43
43
12
12
42
42
11
11
41
41
10
10
0.8
0.8
P1 (dBm)
(dBm)
P1
Gain
Gain (dB)
(dB)
20
20
0.85
0.85
0.9
0.9
0.95
0.95
11
1.05
1.1
1.05
1.1
Frequency (GHz)
Frequency (GHz)
1.15
1.15
1.2
1.2
1.25
1.25
40
40
1.3
1.3
CW Power
Sweep
at1GHz
1.0 GHz
CW Power
Sweep @
CW Power Sweep @ 1GHz
60
60
45
45
50
50
40
40
40
40
Pout
(dBm)
Pout
(dBm)
Drain
Efficiency
(%)
Drain
Efficiency
(%)
50
50
35
35
30
30
30
30
20
20
25
25
10
10
20
20 15
15
20
20
25
25
Pin (dBm)
Pin (dBm)
30
30
35
35
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CRF24060F Rev 2.0
0
40 0
40
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Typical Package S-Parameters
(Small Signal, VDS = 48 V, IDQ = 2000 mA, magnitude / angle)
Frequency
S(1,1)
S(2,1)
S(1,2)
S(2,2)
100.0MHz
0.938 / -118.952
11.369 / 117.037
0.027 / 27.543
0.733 / -167.222
200.0MHz
0.924 / -147.861
6.296 / 100.583
0.030 / 11.594
0.786 / -173.220
300.0MHz
0.921 / -159.138
4.291 / 92.762
0.031 / 4.279
0.798 / -175.909
400.0MHz
0.919 / -165.208
3.247 / 87.448
0.031 / -0.529
0.803 / -177.489
500.0MHz
0.919 / -169.113
2.610 / 83.182
0.031 / -4.290
0.806 / -178.595
600.0MHz
0.919 / -171.919
2.183 / 79.451
0.031 / -7.515
0.807 / -179.462
700.0MHz
0.919 / -174.094
1.878 / 76.032
0.031 / -10.429
0.809 / 179.805
800.0MHz
0.919 / -175.877
1.648 / 72.813
0.031 / -13.144
0.810 / 179.152
900.0MHz
0.919 / -177.401
1.470 / 69.730
0.031 / -15.722
0.811 / 178.547
1.000GHz
0.919 / -178.747
1.328 / 66.746
0.031 / -18.201
0.812 / 177.972
1.100GHz
0.919 / -179.968
1.212 / 63.837
0.032 / -20.607
0.813 / 177.413
1.200GHz
0.919 / 178.901
1.116 / 60.986
0.032 / -22.954
0.814 / 176.861
1.300GHz
0.919 / 177.835
1.036 / 58.182
0.032 / -25.254
0.815 / 176.310
1.400GHz
0.919 / 176.816
0.967 / 55.418
0.032 / -27.516
0.816 / 175.755
1.500GHz
0.920 / 175.830
0.908 / 52.686
0.032 / -29.746
0.817 / 175.192
1.600GHz
0.920 / 174.867
0.858 / 49.982
0.032 / -31.948
0.818 / 174.618
1.700GHz
0.920 / 173.917
0.813 / 47.301
0.033 / -34.128
0.819 / 174.029
1.800GHz
0.920 / 172.974
0.775 / 44.640
0.033 / -36.288
0.820 / 173.425
1.900GHz
0.920 / 172.032
0.741 / 41.996
0.033 / -38.432
0.821 / 172.802
2.000GHz
0.920 / 171.086
0.711 / 39.365
0.033 / -40.563
0.821 / 172.158
2.100GHz
0.920 / 170.130
0.685 / 36.744
0.034 / -42.685
0.821 / 171.492
2.200GHz
0.920 / 169.160
0.661 / 34.131
0.034 / -44.800
0.822 / 170.802
2.300GHz
0.919 / 168.172
0.641 / 31.522
0.035 / -46.911
0.822 / 170.086
2.400GHz
0.919 / 167.163
0.623 / 28.915
0.035 / -49.022
0.823 / 169.342
2.500GHz
0.919 / 166.127
0.607 / 26.305
0.035 / -51.135
0.823 / 168.568
2.600GHz
0.918 / 165.062
0.594 / 23.689
0.036 / -53.255
0.823 / 167.762
2.700GHz
0.918 / 163.962
0.582 / 21.064
0.037 / -55.386
0.823 / 166.921
2.800GHz
0.917 / 162.824
0.572 / 18.426
0.037 / -57.530
0.822 / 166.043
2.900GHz
0.916 / 161.642
0.564 / 15.770
0.038 / -59.694
0.821 / 165.125
3.000GHz
0.915 / 160.412
0.557 / 13.091
0.039 / -61.880
0.820 / 164.164
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CRF24060F Rev 2.0
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4600 Silicon Drive
Durham, NC 27703
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Typical Package S-Parameters
(Small Signal, VDS = 48 V, IDQ = 1000 mA, magnitude / angle)
Frequency
S(1,1)
S(2,1)
S(1,2)
S(2,2)
100.0MHz
0.927 / -116.548
11.083 / 117.528
0.033 / 28.066
0.682 / -162.593
200.0MHz
0.909 / -146.266
6.173 / 100.326
0.037 / 11.402
0.745 / -170.406
300.0MHz
0.904 / -157.893
4.209 / 91.937
0.038 / 3.552
0.760 / -173.673
400.0MHz
0.903 / -164.137
3.182 / 86.138
0.038 / -1.708
0.767 / -175.463
500.0MHz
0.903 / -168.127
2.554 / 81.430
0.038 / -5.879
0.771 / -176.632
600.0MHz
0.903 / -170.973
2.132 / 77.286
0.039 / -9.485
0.774 / -177.490
700.0MHz
0.903 / -173.162
1.829 / 73.477
0.039 / -12.756
0.777 / -178.179
800.0MHz
0.904 / -174.945
1.602 / 69.888
0.039 / -15.808
0.780 / -178.772
900.0MHz
0.905 / -176.460
1.424 / 66.455
0.039 / -18.705
0.783 / -179.309
1.000GHz
0.906 / -177.792
1.282 / 63.140
0.039 / -21.483
0.785 / -179.817
1.100GHz
0.906 / -178.998
1.167 / 59.919
0.039 / -24.169
0.788 / 179.689
1.200GHz
0.907 / 179.888
1.070 / 56.776
0.039 / -26.777
0.791 / 179.195
1.300GHz
0.908 / 178.839
0.989 / 53.699
0.039 / -29.319
0.794 / 178.696
1.400GHz
0.909 / 177.835
0.920 /50.680
0.039 / -31.803
0.797 / 178.185
1.500GHz
0.910 / 176.863
0.861 / 47.714
0.039 / -34.236
0.800 / 177.657
1.600GHz
0.911 / 175.912
0.809 / 44.794
0.039 / -36.623
0.803 / 177.111
1.700GHz
0.912 / 174.974
0.764 / 41.917
0.039 / -38.968
0.806 / 176.543
1.800GHz
0.912 / 174.040
0.725 / 39.077
0.039 / -41.277
0.809 / 175.952
1.900GHz
0.913 / 173.105
0.690 / 36.272
0.039 / -43.551
0.811 / 175.335
2.000GHz
0.914 / 172.165
0.659 / 33.498
0.039 / -45.796
0.814 / 174.693
2.100GHz
0.914 / 171.213
0.632 / 30.751
0.040 / -48.014
0.816 / 174.023
2.200GHz
0.915 / 170.247
0.608 / 28.027
0.040 / -50.210
0.819 / 173.325
2.300GHz
0.915 / 169.262
0.587 / 25.323
0.040 / -52.387
0.821 / 172.596
2.400GHz
0.916 / 168.255
0.568 / 22.635
0.040 / -54.549
0.823 / 171.837
2.500GHz
0.916 / 167.221
0.552 / 19.959
0.041 / -56.701
0.824 / 171.046
2.600GHz
0.916 / 166.157
0.537 / 17.290
0.041 / -58.846
0.826 / 170.220
2.700GHz
0.916 / 165.058
0.525 / 14.625
0.042 / -60.988
0.827 / 169.358
2.800GHz
0.916 / 163.922
0.514 / 11.959
0.042 / -63.134
0.828 / 168.459
2.900GHz
0.916 / 162.742
0.505 / 9.286
0.043 / -65.287
0.829 / 167.519
3.000GHz
0.915 / 161.514
0.497 / 6.601
0.044 / -67.452
0.829 / 166.536
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CRF24060F Rev 2.0
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CRF24060-TB Demonstration Test Fixture
CRF24060-TB Demonstration Test Fixture Diagram
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CRF-24060-TB
CRF24060-TB Demonstration Test Fixture Schematic
Schematic (Rev. -)
L5
VG
C7
C11
C10
C9
GND
C12
C13
C11
L1
J1
RF
IN
R1
VD
L3
C8
C2
L6
C14
C5
Q1
J2
RF
OUT
C4
C1
C6
C3
L4
L2
Parts List
Designator
Value
Designator
Value
R1
27 : 0.1 W, 1206 Chip Resistor
C1
12 pF, DILABS C17AH 120F 7UXL
L3. L4
4T microspring, Coilcraft 0906-4J
C4
9.1 pF, DILABS C17AH 9R1A 7UXL
L5, L6
Ferrite, Murata BLM21P220SG
C5, C6
2.4 pF, DILABS C17AH 2R4A 4UXL
J1, J2
Flange Mount SMA Female Connector
C7, C8, C13
27 pF, DILABS C17AH 270M 7UXL
Q1
CRF-24060
CRF24060-TB
Demonstration
Test Fixture Bill
of Materials
L1. L2
3T microspring, Coilcraft 0906-3J
C2, C3
2.4 pF, DILABS C17AH 5R6B 7UXL
Substrate
Designator
C1
Description
Qty
CAP, 10pF, DILABS C17AH, 100F, 7UXL
1
C2,C3
CAP, 3.9pF, DILABS C17AH, 3R9B, 7UXL
2
Rogers RO4350, Hr=3.48, h=20 mil
C9
C10, C12
10 uF, 25V Tantalum Capacitor
180 pF, DILABS C17AH 181J 3UX
C4
CAP, 8.2pF, DILABS C17AH, 8R2A, 7UXL
1
C5,C6
CAP, 2.7pF, DILABS C17AH, 2R7A, 4UXL
2
C7,C8,C13
CAP, 30pF, DILABS C17AH, 300M, 7UXL
3
C9
C11, C14
0.1 uF, 100V, 1206 Ceramic Capacitor
CAP, 10uF, 25V, TANTALUM
1
C10,C12
CAP, 180pF, DILABS C17AH, 181J, 3UX
2
C11,C14
CAP, 0.1uF, 100V, 1206, CERAMIC
2
R1 due to substitution
RES, 27 in
OHM,
0.1W, of
1206
Note: Some values may differ
the event
temporarily unavailable parts 1
L1,L2, L3,L4
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2
Note:
MICROSPRING, 3T, COILCRAFT, 0906-3J
4
L5,L6
FERRITE, MURATA BLM21P220SG
2
J1,J2
CONNECTOR, SMA, FLANGE MOUNT, FEMALE
2
Q1
CRF24060
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differ due to substitution
temporarily unavailable parts.
1
in the event of
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CRF24060F Rev 2.0
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Product Dimensions - CRF24060F (Package Type — 440193)
PRELIMINARY
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CRF24060F Rev 2.0
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Disclaimer
Specifications are subject to change without notice. Cree, Inc. believes the information contained within this data sheet
to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Cree for any infringement of patents or other
rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent
or patent rights of Cree. Cree makes no warranty, representation or guarantee regarding the suitability of its products
for any particular purpose. “Typical” parameters are the average values expected by Cree in large quantities and are
provided for information purposes only. These values can and do vary in different applications, and actual performance
can vary over time. All operating parameters should be validated by customer’s technical experts for each application.
Cree products are not designed, intended, or authorized for use as components in applications intended for surgical
implant into the body or to support or sustain life, in applications in which the failure of the Cree product could result
in personal injury or death, or in applications for planning, construction, maintenance or direct operation of a nuclear
facility. Cree and the Cree logo are registered trademarks of Cree, Inc.
For more information, please contact:
Cree, Inc.
4600 Silicon Drive
Durham, NC 27703
www.cree.com/wireless
Ryan Baker
Cree, Marketing
919.287.7816
Tom Dekker
Cree, Sales Director
919.313.5639
Copyright © 2002-2010 Cree, Inc. All rights reserved. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Cree and
the Cree logo are registered trademarks and Wireless by Cree is a trademark of Cree, Inc.
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Cree, Inc.
4600 Silicon Drive
Durham, NC 27703
USA Tel: +1.919.313.5300
Fax: +1.919.313.5778
www.cree.com/wireless