Silicon & GaAs Varactor Diodes
Overview
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Packaged and Die Form
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Harmonic Generator Diodes
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Step Recovery Diodes
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GaAs IMPATT & Multiplier Diodes |
Microsemi offers a wide variety of Abrupt and Hyperabrupt Si and GaAs Varactor Diodes in a variety of surface mount, ceramic or glass packages, as well as in die form. Microsemi's prodiuct line inlcudes also Step Recovery Diodes, Harmonic Generator Varactors, IMPATT Diodes and Multiplier Diodes.
For more details, please select the product categories below, or click the selection table tab.
Selection Table
Varactor Category Performance Guide
| Category | P/N or Family |
Max Voltage | Typical Ratio | Mod Sens Linearity | VCO Phase Noise |
| Abrupt GaAs |
MV20000 | 15V | 3:1 | Poor; Exponential |
Best |
| MV21000 | 30V | 4:1 | |||
| Abrupt Silicon |
GC1200 GC1300 GC1500 1N5400 |
30V | 4:1 | ||
| GC1600 1N5400 | 45V | 5:1 | |||
| GC1700 GC1800 |
60V 90V |
6:1 7:1 |
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| Hyperabrupt GaAs |
MV34000 | 15V | 6:1 | Good (Mid-Range) |
Good - Excellent |
| MV30000 MV31000 MV32000 | 30V | 11:1 | |||
| Hyperabrupt Silicon |
KV2100 MPV2100 GMV2100 KV2x01 | 22V | 11:1 | ||
| KV3x01 KV3xS1 | 30V | 11:1 | Good (Mid-Range) |
Very Good | |
| Low "S" Linear FLTVARS | GC15000 | 22V | 6:1 | Excellent | Excellent |
| High "S" Linear FLTVARS | GC15000 | 11:1 | |||
| Silicon Super Hyperabrupt |
KV19x5A MPV1965 | 12V | 13:1 | Good (Mid-Range) |
Very Good |
| KV1975A | 4:1 | Good (Mid-Range) |
Very Good | ||
| KV19x1A KV19x2A KV19x3A |
6:1 | Good (Mid-Range) |
Very Good | ||
| KV1400 KV1500 KV1600 KV1700 KV1800 | 3:1 | Good (Mid-Range) |
Good |
Gallium Arsenide Varactor Diode Selection Guide
| Material | GaAs | ||||||
| Frequency Band | Hyper Chips** VB=22V Low Gamma | Hyper Chips** VB=22V Medium Gamma | Hyper Chips** VB=22V High Gamma | Hyper Chips** VB=15V Very High Gamma | Hyper Flip Chip Vb=18V Medium Gamma | Abrupt Chips** Vb=15V | Abrupt Chips** Vb=30V |
| Microwave to 40 GHz |
MV32001 | MV30011 | MV31011 | MV34001 | MV20001 | MV21001 | |
| MV32002 | MV30012 | MV31012 | MV34002 | MV20002 | MV21002 | ||
| MV32003 | MV30013 | MV31013 | MV34003 | MV20003 | MV21003 | ||
| MV32004 | MV30014 | MV31014 | MV34004 | MV20004 | MV21004 | ||
| MV32005 | MV30015 | MV31015 | MV34005 | MV20005 | MV21005 | ||
| MV32006 | MV30016 | MV31016 | MV34006 | MV20006 | MV20116 | ||
| MV32007 | MV30017 | MV31017 | MV34007 | MV20007 | MV21007 | ||
| MV32008 | MV30018 | MV31018 | MV34008 | MV20008 | MV21008 | ||
| MV32009 | MV30019 | MV31019 | MV34009 | MV20009 | MV21009 | ||
| MV32010 | MV30020 | MV31020 | MV34010 | MV20010 | MV21010 | ||
| Microwave to 18 GHz | MV31021 | MV39001 | |||||
| MV39002 | |||||||
| MV31022 | MV39003 | ||||||
| MV31023 | |||||||
| MV31024 | |||||||
| MV31025 | |||||||
| MV31026 | |||||||
Silicon Varactor Diode Selection Guide
Resources
Varactor/Tuning Diodes Application Notes
- Micronote 705 - RF Frequency Linear Tuning Varactors
- Micronote 706 - Low Distortion RF FM Generation and Detection Using Hyper-Abrupt Tuning Diodes
- Micronote 707 - RF HF-VHF-UHF Voltage Controlled Oscillators using HyperAbrupt Tuning Diodes
Varactor Diodes Selection Guides
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