The HMC286 is a low cost Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) for 2.3 to 2.5 GHz spread spectrum applications including BLUETOOTH, HomeRF, and 802.11 WLAN radios. The LNA provides 17 dB of gain and a 1.8 dB noise figure from a single positive +3V power supply that consumes only 8mA. The typical output 1 dB compression point is +5 dBm and OIP3 is +13 dBm at 2.4 GHz. The compact LNA design utilizes on-chip matching for repeatable gain and noise figure performance. In addition, eliminating the external matching circuitry also reduces the overall size of the LNA function. The HMC286 was designed to meet the size constraints of PCMCIA platforms and uses the SOT26 package that occupies 0.118" x 0.118", which makes it a small fully integrated solution that can be easily implemented with other 2.4 GHz ASICs.