Description
The MSA-0500 is a high performance, medium power silicon bipolar Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) chip. This MMIC is designed for use as a general purpose 50 Ω gain block. Typical applications include narrow and broad band IF and RF amplifiers in industrial and military systems.

Features
• Cascadable 50 Ω Gain Block
• High Output Power: +23 dBm Typical P1 dB at 1.0␣ GHz
• Low Distortion: 33␣ dBm Typical IP 3at 1.0␣ GHz
• 8.5 dB Typical Gain at 1.0␣ GHz