The TriQuint TGA8035 - SCC is a two - stage GaAs monolithic amplifier designed for use as a broadband general-purpose gain block. T wo 300 - m gate - width FETs provide a 13- dB typical gain and a 5- dB noise figure from 6 to 18- GHz. Typical output power at 1- dB gain compression is 12.5- dBm. Shunt feedback is used around each active device to improve gain flatness and standing - wave ratio (SWR). Ground is provided to the circuitry through vias to the backside metallization. The TGA8035-SCC amplifier is suitable for a variety of broadband electronic warfare (EW) applications. The combination of gain, power, and noise figure makes this device an exceptional post amplifier following a low-noise amplifier. Bond pad and backside metallization is gold plated for compatibility with eutectic alloy attachment methods as well as thermocompression and thermosonic wire- bonding processes. The TGA8035 - SCC is supplied in chip form and is readily assembled using automated equipment.