8.1 Overview
The LMH6644-MIL is based on proprietary VIP10 dielectrically isolated bipolar process. This device architecture features the following:
- Complimentary bipolar devices with exceptionally high ft (∼8 GHz) even under low-supply voltage (2.7 V) and low-bias current.
- A class A-B turn-around stage with improved noise, offset, and reduced power dissipation compared to similar speed devices (patent pending).
- Common Emitter push-push output stage capable of 75-mA output current (at 0.5 V from the supply rails) while consuming only 2.7 mA of total supply current per channel. This architecture allows output to reach within mV of either supply rail.
- Consistent performance over the entire operating supply voltage range with little variation for the most important specifications (for example, BW, SR, IOUT, and so forth)
- Significant power saving (∼40%) compared to competitive devices on the market with similar performance.