1. product profile 1.1 general description npn silicon microwave transistor for high speed, medium power applications in a plastic, 3-pin sot89 package. the BFU590Q is part of the bfu5 family of tr ansistors, suitable for small signal to medium power applications up to 2 ghz. 1.2 features and benefits ? medium power, high linearity, high breakdown voltage rf transistor ? aec-q101 qualified ? maximum stable gain 11 db at 900 mhz ? p l(1db) 22 dbm at 900 mhz ? 8ghz f t silicon technology 1.3 applications ? automotive applications ? broadband amplifiers ? medium power amplifiers (500 mw at a frequency of 433 mhz or 866 mhz) ? large signal amplifiers for ism applications 1.4 quick reference data BFU590Q npn wideband silicon rf transistor rev. 1 ? 28 april 2014 product data sheet 6 2 7 table 1. quick reference data t amb =25 ? c unless otherwise specified symbol parameter conditions min typ max unit v cb collector-base voltage open emitter - - 24 v v ce collector-emitter voltage open base - - 12 v shorted base - - 24 v v eb emitter-base voltage open collector - - 2 v i c collector current - 80 200 ma p tot total power dissipation t sp ? 90 ?c [1] - - 2000 mw h fe dc current gain i c =80ma; v ce =8v 60 95 130 c c collector capacitance v cb =8v; f=1mhz - 2.0 - pf f t transition frequency i c =80ma; v ce = 8 v; f = 900 mhz - 8.0 - ghz
BFU590Q all information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. ? nxp semiconductors n.v. 2014. all rights res erved. product data sheet rev. 1 ? 28 april 2014 2 of 19 nxp semiconductors BFU590Q npn wideband silicon rf transistor [1] t sp is the temperature at the solder point of the collector lead. [2] if k > 1 then g p(max) is the maximum power gain. if k ? 1 then g p(max) =msg. 2. pinning information 3. ordering information [1] the customer evaluation ki t contains the following: a) unpopulated rf amplifier printed-circuit board (pcb) b) unpopulated rf amplifier printed-circ uit board (pcb) with emitter degeneration c) four sma connectors for fitting unpopu lated printed-circuit board (pcb) d) bfu580q and BFU590Q samples e) usb stick with data sheets, application notes, models, s-parameter and noise files 4. marking g p(max) maximum power gain i c =80ma; v ce = 8 v; f = 900 mhz [2] -11- db p l(1db) output power at 1 db gain compression i c =80ma; v ce =8v; z s =z l =50 ? ; f=900mhz -22- dbm table 1. quick reference data ?continued t amb =25 ? c unless otherwise specified symbol parameter conditions min typ max unit table 2. discrete pinning pin description simplified outline graphic symbol 1emitter 2 collector 3base d d d table 3. ordering information type number package name description version BFU590Q - plastic surface-mounted package; exposed die pad with good heat transfer; 3 leads sot89 om7965 - customer evaluation kit for bfu580q and BFU590Q [1] - table 4. marking type number marking BFU590Q s59
BFU590Q all information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. ? nxp semiconductors n.v. 2014. all rights res erved. product data sheet rev. 1 ? 28 april 2014 3 of 19 nxp semiconductors BFU590Q npn wideband silicon rf transistor 5. design support 6. limiting values 7. recommended operating conditions [1] t sp is the temperature at the solder point of the collector lead. table 5. available design support download from the BFU590Q product information page on http://www.nxp.com . support item available remarks device models for agilent eesof eda ads yes based on mextram device model. spice model yes based on gummel-poon device model. s-parameters yes customer evaluation kit yes see section 3 and section 10 . solder pattern yes application notes yes see section 10.1 and section 10.2 . table 6. limiting values in accordance with the absolute ma ximum rating system (iec 60134). symbol parameter conditions min max unit v cb collector-base voltage open emitter - 30 v v ce collector-emitter voltage open base - 16 v shorted base - 30 v v eb emitter-base voltage open collector - 3 v i c collector current -300ma t stg storage temperature ? 65 +150 ?c v esd electrostatic discharge voltage human body model (hbm) according to jedec standard 22-a114e - ? 250 v charged device model (cdm) according to jedec standard 22-c101b - ? 2kv table 7. characteristics symbol parameter conditions min typ max unit v cb collector-base voltage open emitter - - 24 v v ce collector-emitter voltage open base - - 12 v shorted base - - 24 v v eb emitter-base voltage open collector - - 2 v i c collector current - - 200 ma p i input power z s = 50 ? --20dbm t j junction temperature ? 40 - +150 ?c p tot total power dissipation t sp ? 90 ?c [1] --2000mw
BFU590Q all information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. ? nxp semiconductors n.v. 2014. all rights res erved. product data sheet rev. 1 ? 28 april 2014 4 of 19 nxp semiconductors BFU590Q npn wideband silicon rf transistor 8. thermal characteristics [1] t sp is the temperature at the solder point of the collector lead. t sp has the following relation to the ambient temperature t amb : t sp =t amb +p? r th(sp-a) with p being the power dissipation and r th(sp-a) being the thermal resistance between the solder point and ambient. r th(sp-a) is determined by the heat transfer properties in the application. the heat transfer properties are set by the appl ication board materials, the board layout and the environment e.g. housing. 9. characteristics table 8. thermal characteristics symbol parameter conditions typ unit r th(j-sp) thermal resistance from junction to solder point [1] 30 k/w fig 1. power derating curve d d d 7 v s ? & |