High Dynamic Range Low Noise Amplifier

1400 - 2000 MHz

Rev. V1

MAAMSS0045

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Cross Section View

RF Traces & Components

RF Ground

DC Routing

Customer Defined

The PCB dielectric between RF traces and RF ground

layers should be chosen to reduce RF discontinuities

between 50 Ω lines and package pins.

M/A-COM

recommends

an

FR-4

dielectric

thickness

of .008” (0.20 mm) yielding a 50 Ω lines width of

0.015” (0.38 mm). The recommended RF metalization

is 1 ounce copper.

The MAAMSS0045SMB Designer’s Kit allows for immediate evaluation of M/A-COM’s MAAMSS0045. The

Designer’s Kit includes an MAAMSS0045 mounted on an evaluation board and five loose MAAMSS0045’s. The

evaluation board consists of the recommended external surface mount circuitry, RF connectors, and a DC

multi-pin connector, all mounted to a multi-layer FR-4 PCB.

The MAAMSS0045SMB evaluation PCB is

illustrated below with all functional ports labeled.

Designer’s Kit MAAMSS0045SMB

Evaluation PCB & RF Connector Losses

Port Reference

Approximate RF Loss

RF In

0.15 dB @ 1785 MHz

RF Out

0.15 dB @ 1785 MHz

The DC connector on the Designer’s Kit PCB allows convenient

DC line access. This is accomplished by the one or more of the

following methods.

1.

A mating female multi-pin connector (Newark Electronics

Stock # 46F-4658, not included).

2.

Wires soldered to the necessary pins (not included).

3.

Clip leads (not included).

MAAMSS0045 Evaluation Board

Recommended PCB Configuration

Layout View