GC1500a ? gc1513 microsemi microwave products 75 technology drive, lowell, ma. 01851, 978-442-5600, fax: 978-937-3748 page 1 control devices 30 volt abrupt junction tuning varactors tm ? www. microsemi .com copyright ? 2006 rev: 2009-01-19 rohs compliant key features ? highest q ? lowest r s ? large selection of capacitance values to chose from ? low phase noise ? rohs compliant 1 1 most or our devices are supplied with gold plated terminations. other terminal finishes are available on request. consult factory for details. description the GC1500 series varactors are silicon abrupt junction devices. they offer the highest q and lowest series resist ance available in a 30 volt silicon varactor. this series of diodes meets rohs requirements per eu directive 2002/95/ec. the standard terminal finish is gold unless otherwise specified. consult the factory if you have special requirements. applications/benefits ? vhf to ku band tuning ? vvf (voltage variable filters) ? phase shifters applications the GC1500 series varactors are used for narrow to moderate bandwidth tuning. they are available in values appropriate for vhf through ku band frequencies. these devices are best used in low phase noise voltage controlled oscillators, low loss volt age variable filters and phase shifters. standard capacitance tolerance is 10%, other capacitance values and custom mechanical configurations are al so available. all specifications shown are based on style 30 package and include 0.18 pf case capacitance. consult package outline section of this catalog for other case styles available. complete electrical and mechanical data is also provided. absolute maximum ratings at 25o c (unless otherwise specified) rating symbol value unit minimum breakdown voltage @10 ua v b 30 v maximum leakage current @25 volts i r 0.02 @ 25 oc 2.0 @125 oc ua operating temperature t op -55 to +125 oc storage temperature t stg -65 to +150 oc thermal coefficient of capacitance @4 volts t cc 300 ppm/ oc GC1500a ? gc1513 important: for the most current data, visit www.microsemi.com specifications are subject to change, consult the factor y for further information. these devices are esd sensitive and must be handled use using esd precautions
GC1500a ? gc1513 microsemi microwave products 75 technology drive, lowell, ma. 01851, 978-442-5600, fax: 978-937-3748 page 2 control devices 30 volt abrupt junction tuning varactors tm ? www. microsemi .com copyright ? 2006 rev: 2009-01-19 rohs compliant electrical characteristics @ 25o c model number c t -4 + / - 10% quality factor 3 (min) capacitance ratio 2 (min) (note 2) @ -4v (pf) @-4v, 50 mhz c t0 / c t-30 GC1500a ? 00 4 0.4 5000 4.2 GC1500b 0.6 4000 3.0 GC1500 0.8 3900 3.3 gc1501 1.0 3800 3.4 gc1502 1.2 3800 3.4 gc1503 1.5 3600 3.5 gc1504 1.8 3500 3.5 gc1505 2.2 3500 3.7 gc1506 2.7 3300 3.7 gc1507 3.3 3100 3.8 gc1508 3.9 2700 3.9 gc1509 4.7 2600 3.9 gc1510 5.6 2600 4.0 gc1511 6.8 2400 4.0 gc1512 8.2 2200 4.0 gc1513 10.0 2200 4.2 notes 1) when ordering, specify the desired case style suffix to the model. (eg. gc1501 ? 30) 2) capacitance values include a pack age capacitance of 0.18 pf. capacitance is measures at f = 1 mhz. 3) q is calculated from: a. q = 1 44 2/ cjfrs ? b. r s is measured using @ 1 ghz usi ng transmission loss techniques. c. capacitances is measured at 1 mhz 4) GC1500a is only available in chip form. (GC1500a ? 00) e e l l e e c c t t r r i i c c a a l l s s
GC1500a ? gc1513 microsemi microwave products 75 technology drive, lowell, ma. 01851, 978-442-5600, fax: 978-937-3748 page 3 control devices 30 volt abrupt junction tuning varactors tm ? www. microsemi .com copyright ? 2006 rev: 2009-01-19 rohs compliant typical cj vs reverse bias GC1500 series other package styles available on request consult factory for details style 00 style 30 m m e e c c h h / / e e l l e e c c
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