
NEC's 870 MHz GaAs CATV
POWER DOUBLER AMPLIFIER
MC-7846
MC-7847
OUTLINE DIMENSIONS
(Units in mm)
PACKAGE OUTLINE H02
FEATURES
GaAs ACTIVE DEVICES
LOW DISTORTION
HIGH LINEAR GAIN:
MC-7845 - GL = 18 dB MIN at f = 870 MHz
MC-7846 - GL = 22 dB MIN at f = 870 MHz
MC-7847 - GL = 25 dB MIN at f = 870 MHz
LOW RETURN LOSS
LOW GAIN CHANGE OVER TEMPERATURE
SPECIFIED FOR 79, 110, and 132 CHANNELS
PERFORMANCE
HIGH RELIABILITY AND RUGGEDNESS:
Withstands environmental extremes as well as Silicon
devices (Surge, ESD, Etc.)
DESCRIPTION
NEC's MC-7845, MC-7846, and MC-7847 are GaAs Multi-
Chip Modules designed for use as output stages in CATV ap-
plications up to 870 MH
z
. The only difference between these
devices is gain, which is 18 dB, 22 dB, and 25 dB respec-
tively. Because these units are GaAs devices they have low
distortion, low noise figure, and low return loss across the entire
frequency band.
Like the previous generation of products, these devices sur-
vive such hazards as surge and ESD as well as their silicon
competitors, but deliver superior performance with low DC
current required. All devices are assembled and tested using
fully automated equipment to maximize consistency in part to
part performance, and reliability is assured by NEC's strin-
gent quality and process control procedures. These parts come
in industry compatible hybrid packages.
V
DD
9
1
In
Out
Gnd
2 3 7 8
2.54
±
0.38
21.5 MAX
1
6-32 unc 2B
2.54
±
0.25
1 2 3
5
7 8 9
4.19
±
0.13
14.85 MAX
4.25
- 0.35
4.0
±
0.25
5
10.75
±
0.25
27.5 MAX
38.1
±
0.25
45.08 MAX
0.51
±
0.05
0.51
±
0.05
2
±
0
3.2 MAX
A
0.38.. A
25.4
±
0.25
19.05
±
0.38
8.1 MAX
2.5
6.3
±
0.05
APPLICATIONS
CATV HEADEND SYSTEMS
CATV OPTICAL NODES
CATV DISTRIBUTION AMPS
MC-7845
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(T
A
= 30
±
5
°
C, V
DD
= 24 V, Z
S
= Z
L
= 75
)
PART NUMBER
SYMBOLS
CHARACTERISTICS
UNITS
BW
Frequency Range
MHz
G
L
Linear Gain
S
Gain Slope
Gf
Gain Flatness
MC-7845
MIN
50
18.0
0.2
–
MC-7846
TYP
–
–
1.0
–
MC-7847
MIN
TYP
50
25.0
1.0
–
TYP MAX
–
–
0.6
–
MIN
50
22.0
0.6
–
MAX
870
23.0
1.4
0.6
MAX
870
26.0
1.8
0.6
TEST CONDITIONS
870
19.0
1.0
0.6
–
–
dB
dB
dB
f = 870 MHz
f = 40 to 870 MHz
40 to 870 MHz;
Peak to Valley
f = 50 MHz
f = 870 MHz
40 to 160MHz
160 to 320 MHz
320 to 640 MHz
640 to 870 MHz
40 to 160MHz
160 to 320 MHz
320 to 640 MHz
640 to 870 MHz
continued on next page
1.4
–
NF
Noise Figure 1
Noise Figure 2
Input Return Loss
dB
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.5
7.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.0
6.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.5
6.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
RLi
dB
20.0
19.0
17.5
16.0
20.0
19.0
17.5
16.0
20.0
20.0
19.0
17.0
20.0
20.0
19.0
18.0
20.0
20.0
19.0
17.0
20.0
20.0
19.0
18.0
RLo
Output Return Loss
dB
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