General Description

The HMC564 is a high dynamic range GaAs PHEMT MMIC Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) chip which operates from 7 to 13.5 GHz. The HMC564 features extremely flat performance characteristics including 17 dB of small signal gain, 1.8 dB of noise figure and output IP3 of 24 dBm across the operating band. This selfbiased LNA is ideal for hybrid and MCM assemblies due to its compact size, consistent output power, single +3V supply operation, and DC blocked RF I/O’s. All data is measured with the chip in a 50 Ohm test fixture connected via two 0.025 mm (1 mil) diameter bondwires of minimal length 0.31 mm (12 mil).

Features

Noise Figure: 1.8 dB

Gain: 17 dB

OIP3: 24 dBm

Single Supply: +3V @ 51 mA

50 Ohm Matched Input/Output

Small Size: 1.96 x 0.98 x 0.10 mm

Typical Applications

The HMC564 is ideal for use as a LNA or driver amplifier for:

• Point-to-Point Radios

• Point-to-Multi-Point Radios

• Test Equipment and Sensors

• Military & Space