NEC's 1.

0 GHz BANDWIDTH
UPC1688G
SILICON MMIC AMPLIFIER

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FEATURES NOISE FIGURE AND GAIN
vs. FREQUENCY
• FLAT GAIN: ∆GP = ±1 dB TYP from 100 to 700 MHz 24
GP
• 1000 MHz FREQUENCY RESPONSE AT 3 dB DOWN

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• 21 dB POWER GAIN AT 500 MHz VCC = 5.5 V

Noise Figure, NF (dB)

VCC = 5.0 V
• SINGLE 5 VOLT SUPPLY VCC =4.5 V

Gain, GS (dB)
16
• NO EXTERNAL BIAS COMPONENTS REQUIRED
• LOW COST PACKAGE 12
VCC = 5.5 V
• 50 Ω GAIN BLOCK VCC = 5.0 V
8 VCC =4.5 V
• AVAILABLE IN TAPE AND REEL
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10 50 100 500 1000 2000

Frequency, f (MHz)

DESCRIPTION
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NEC's UPC1688G is a silicon monolithic integrated circuit
specifically designed as a flat gain, wide band amplifier cover-
ing the HF through the UHF band. It is particularly suited for low
cost high performance amplifier applications.

NEC's stringent quality assurance and test procedures ensure

the highest reliability and performance.
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25°C, VCC = 5 V, f = 500 MHz, Zs = ZL = 50 Ω)

PART NUMBER UPC1688G
PACKAGE OUTLINE 39
SYMBOLS PARAMETERS AND CONDITIONS UNITS MIN TYP MAX
ICC Circuit Current mA 14 19 24
GP Power Gain dB 18 21 23
PSAT Saturated Output Power, PIN = -5 dBm dBm 2 4
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NF Noise Figure dB 4 5.5

BW Bandwidth at 3 dB down below the gain at 100 MHz MHz 900 1100
ISOL Isolation dB 23 27
RLIN Input Return Loss dB 10 13
RLOUT Output Return Loss dB 10 13

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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS1 (TA = 25°C) EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT

SYMBOLS PARAMETERS UNITS RATINGS
VCC Supply Voltage V 6
VCC
PIN Input Power dBm +10
PT Total Power Dissipation2 mW 200
TOP Operating Temperature °C -40 to +85
OUTPUT

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TSTG Storage Temperature °C -55 to +150

Notes:
1. Operation in excess of any one of these parameters may result in INPUT
permanent damage.
2. At TA = +85°C.

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GND

TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CURVES (TA = 25°C)

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SUPPLY CURRENT vs.
SUPPLY CURRENT vs. VOLTAGE TEMPERATURE
32 32
NO INPUT VCC = 5 V
28 SIGNAL 28
Supply Current, ICC (mA)

Supply Current, ICC (mA)

24 24
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20 20

16 16

12 12

8 8

4 4

0 0
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 -60 -30 0 30 60 90 120 150

Supply Voltage, VCC (V) Temperature, TA (°C)

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GAIN vs. FREQUENCY OUTPUT RETURN LOSS

AND TEMPERATURE vs. FREQUENCY AND VOLTAGE
24 10

20 0
Output Return Loss, (dB)

TA = -55˚ C
TA = -20˚ C
16 TA = +25˚ C
Gain, GS (dB)

-10
TA = +85˚ C
TA = +125˚ C
VCC =5.5 V
12 -20
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8 -30

4 -40 VCC = 5.0 V

VCC = 4.5 V
0 -50
10 50 100 500 1000 2000 10 50 100 500 1000 2000

Frequency, f (MHz) Frequency, f (MHz)

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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CURVES (TA = 25°C)

SATURATED POWER vs. THIRD ORDER INTERMODULATION

FREQUENCY AND VOLTAGE vs. INPUT POWER AND VOLTAGE
10 0

Third Order Intermodulation, IM3 (dBc)

PIN = -5 dBm f1 = 500 MHz
f2 = 502 MHz
Saturated Power, PSAT (dBm)

8 -10

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-20
6

-30
4
VCC = 5.5 V -40
VCC = 5.0 V

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2 VCC = 4.5 V
-50
VCC = 5.5 V
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-60 VCC = 5.0 V
VCC = 4.5 V
-2 -70
10 50 100 500 1000 2000 -20 -15 -10 -5 0

Frequency, f (MHz) SSB Output Power, POUT (dBm)

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INPUT RETURN LOSS vs.
FREQUENCY AND VOLTAGE ISOLATION vs. FREQUENCY
10 10
VCC = 5 V
VCC =5.5 V
0 0
Input Return Loss, (dB)

VCC = 5.0 V
-10 -10
Isolation, (dB)
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-20 -20

-30 -30
VCC = 4.5 V

-40 -40

-50 -50
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Frequency, f (MHz) Frequency, f (MHz)

OUTPUT POWER vs. INPUT POWER

AND FREQUENCY
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10
VCC = 5.0 V
f = 100 MHz

5
Output Power, POUT (dBm)

f = 1000 MHz
-5
f = 500 MHz

-10
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-15

-20

-30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0

Input Power, PIN (dBm)

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TYPICAL SCATTERING PARAMETERS (TA = 25°C)

UPC1688G:
VCC =5.0 V, ICC =19 mA
FREQUENCY S11 S21 S12 S22 k S21
GHz MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG MAG ANG dB
0.10 0.102 -85.7 11.040 -13.7 0.042 3.2 0.073 -132.3 1.30 20.9

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0.20 0.161 -102.3 11.632 -31.0 0.043 -0.3 0.089 -148.8 1.23 21.3
0.30 0.237 -110.4 12.054 -48.4 0.044 -1.1 0.100 -156.0 1.17 21.6
0.40 0.292 -116.9 12.328 -62.8 0.046 -1.0 0.111 174.0 1.10 21.8
0.50 0.344 -123.9 12.515 -80.8 0.048 8.4 0.136 108.1 1.00 21.9
0.60 0.353 -135.4 12.578 -102.2 0.050 2.2 0.153 47.3 0.94 22.0

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0.70 0.348 -152.8 12.466 -124.5 0.053 -1.7 0.172 -16.6 0.93 21.9
0.80 0.301 -165.8 11.899 -148.8 0.055 -7.6 0.192 -37.5 0.96 21.5
0.90 0.217 -175.0 10.564 -172.3 0.057 -11.6 0.222 -60.5 1.02 20.5
1.00 0.113 -169.8 8.983 166.8 0.056 -15.9 0.270 -75.8 1.14 19.1
1.10 0.081 -116.2 7.466 147.5 0.056 -18.3 0.318 -90.6 1.25 17.5
1.20 0.139 -87.2 6.170 130.7 0.053 -19.6 0.350 -102.4 1.45 15.8
1.30 0.219 -82.3 5.177 117.2 0.053 -19.6 0.374 -112.9 1.60 14.3
1.40 0.278 -83.6 4.330 104.5 0.053 -23.2 0.385 -121.6 1.80 12.7
1.50 0.327 -86.8 3.684 93.2 0.054 -24.4 0.390 -129.1 1.97 11.3
1.60 0.366 -89.6 3.161 82.5 0.055 -24.2 0.387 -135.1 2.17 10.0
1.70 0.399 -91.6 2.742 73.3 0.055 -27.2 0.380 -141.0 2.44 8.8

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1.80 0.436 -94.8 2.423 64.1 0.056 -28.3 0.371 -145.9 2.62 7.7
1.90 0.452 -96.7 2.178 56.3 0.057 -29.0 0.352 -149.8 2.86 6.8
2.00 0.465 -99.0 1.991 47.7 0.058 -30.4 0.339 -153.0 3.06 6.0
2.10 0.486 -99.3 1.814 39.4 0.059 -28.4 0.319 -155.3 3.27 5.2
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OUTLINE DIMENSIONS (Units in mm) ORDERING INFORMATION
PART NUMBER QTY
UPC1688G UPC1688G-TI 3000/REEL
PACKAGE OUTLINE 39
(SOT-143)
+0.2
2.8 -0.3
+0.2 +0.10
1.5 -0.1 0.4 -0.05
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(LEADS 2, 3, 4)

2 3
2.9 ± 0.2 0.95
C1C

1.9
0.85
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1 4
+0.10
0.6 -0.05
PIN
CONFIGURATIONS
+0.2
1. GND
1.1 -0.1 0.8 2. OUTPUT
0.16 +0.10
-0.06
3. VCC
4. INPUT
5˚ 5˚
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0 to 0.1
Note:
All dimensions are typical unless otherwise specified.

Life Support Applications

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be expected to result in personal injury. The customers of CEL using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and
agree to fully indemnify CEL for all damages resulting from such improper use or sale.

07/01/2004

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