1 of 10 optimum technology matching? applied gaas hbt ingap hbt gaas mesfet sige bicmos si bicmos sige hbt gaas phemt si cmos si bjt gan hemt functional block diagram rf micro devices?, rfmd?, optimum technology matching?, enabling wireless connectivity?, powerstar?, polaris? total radio? and ultimateblue? are trademarks of rfmd, llc. bluetooth is a trade- mark owned by bluetooth sig, inc., u.s.a. and licensed for use by rfmd. all other trade names, trademarks and registered tradem arks are the property of their respective owners. ?2006, rf micro devices, inc. product description 7628 thorndike road, greensboro, nc 27409-9421 for sales or technical support, contact rfmd at (+1) 336-678-5570 or sales-support@rfmd.com . ordering information rf mems ldmos 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 ampin gnd gnd attout acg1 acg2 acg3 acg4 acg5 acg6 gnd nc nc nc gnd attin nc d0 d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 vdd gnd gnd gnd nc nc nc gnd ampout dsa amp e-pad gnd rfda0015 digital controlled variable gain amplifier rfmd?s rfda0015 is a digital controlled variable gain amplifier featuring high lin- earity over the entire gain control range. the 6-bit digital step attenuator is pro- grammed with a parallel mode control interface. the rfda0015 is packaged in a small 5.2mmx5.2mm leadless laminate mcm with plated through thermal vias for ultra low thermal resistance. the footprint for this module is directly compatible with most 32-pin 5mmx5mm qfns. the amplifier?s bias choke and dc blocks are external, allowing for optimum performance over specific bands within 50mhz to 850mhz. features ? 50mhz to 850mhz operation ? 6-bit digital step attenuator ? parallel control interface ? 31.5db attenuation range (0.5db step) ? high oip3/p1db=+42/20dbm ? single +5v supply ? robust 500v hbm esd ? footprint compatible with 32-pin 5mmx5mm qfn applications ? transceiver if dvga ? cellular, pcs, 3g infrastructure ? wireless data, satellite terminals ds120817 ? ? package: mcm 32-pin, 5.2mmx5.2mm rfda0015dig- ital controlled variable gain amplifier rfda0015sq sample bag with 25 pieces rfda0015sr 7? reel with 100 pieces rfda0015tr7 7? reel with 750 pieces rfda0015tr13 13? reel with 2500 pieces RFDA0015PCK-410 50mhz to 850mhz pcba with 5-piece sample bag
2 of 10 rfda0015 ds120817 7628 thorndike road, greensboro, nc 27409-9421 for sales or technical support, contact rfmd at (+1) 336-678-5570 or sales-support@rfmd.com . absolute maximum ratings parameter rating unit supply voltage (v cc , v dd )5.5v collector current (i c ) 115 ma power dissipation 630 mw input rf power +20 dbm operating temperature (t case )-40 to +85c storage temperature -40 to +150 c junction temperature (t j )+150c esd rating (hbm) class 1b moisture sensitivity level msl 3 notes: 1. p diss =v cc *i c -rf output power+rf input power parameter specification unit condition min. typ. max. frequency 50 850 mhz gain - 150mhz (max gain state) 18.7 db attenuation=0db, 150mhz gain - 850mhz (max gain state) 16.2 17.7 19.2 db attenuation=0db, 850mhz gain control range 31.5 db 0.5db lsb, 6 bits step accuracy (0.1 +5% attenuation setting) db major state max error output ip3 - 150mhz 42 dbm 150mhz, p out =0dbm/tone, 1mhz spacing output ip3 - 850mhz 33 35 dbm 850mhz, p out =0dbm/tone, 1mhz spacing output p1db 17 20 dbm attenuation=0db input return loss 20 db 150mhz output return loss 25 db 150mhz noise figure 4.7 db 150mhz, attenuation=0db t rise , t fall 200 ns 10/90% rf amplifier supply voltage (v cc ) 4.75 5 5.25 v attenuator supply voltage (v dd ) 3.3 5 5.25 v total supply current 80 90 100 ma sum of currents from v dd and v cc thermal resistance 57 c/w control interface 6 bit, parallel control voltages low, v ctl =0 to 0.8 v dc high, v ctl =2.0 to v dd v dc notes: 1. all measurements based on the 50mhz to 850mhz application circuit, t=25c 2. v cc =v dd =+5v, v ctl =0/5v caution! esd sensitive device. exceeding any one or a combination of the absolute maximum rating conditions may cause permanent damage to the device. extended application of absolute maximum rating conditions to the device may reduce device reliability. specified typical perfor- mance or functional operation of the devi ce under absolute maximum rating condi- tions is not implied. rohs status based on eudirective2002/95/ec (at time of this document revision). the information in this publication is believed to be accurate and reliable. however, no responsibility is assumed by rf micro devices, inc. ("rfmd") for its use, nor for any infringement of patents, or other rights of third parties, resulting from its use. no license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of rfmd. rfmd reserves the right to change component circuitry, recommended appli- cation circuitry and specifications at any time without prior notice.
3 of 10 rfda0015 ds120817 7628 thorndike road, greensboro, nc 27409-9421 for sales or technical support, contact rfmd at (+1) 336-678-5570 or sales-support@rfmd.com . typical performance - 50mhz to 850mhz broadband application circuit -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 0.05 0.15 0.25 0.35 0.45 0.55 0.65 0.75 0.85 gain (db) fre quency (ghz) gain, major states, 25c 0db 0.5db 1db 2db 4db 8db 16d b 31.5db -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 0123456 gain (db) freq (ghz) gain over temperature, max gain +25c -40c +85c -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 0.05 0.15 0.25 0.35 0.45 0.55 0.65 0.75 0.85 irl (db) frequency (ghz) input rl, major states, 25c 0db 0.5db 1db 2db 4db 8db 16db 31.5db -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 0123456 irl (db) freq (ghz) input rl over temperature, max gain +25c -40c +85c -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 0.05 0.15 0.25 0.35 0.45 0.55 0.65 0.75 0.85 orl (db) frequency (ghz) output rl, major states, 25c 0db 0.5db 1db 2db 4db 8db 16db 31.5db -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 0123456 orl (db) freq (ghz) output rl over temperature, max gain +25c -40c +85c
4 of 10 rfda0015 ds120817 7628 thorndike road, greensboro, nc 27409-9421 for sales or technical support, contact rfmd at (+1) 336-678-5570 or sales-support@rfmd.com . -80 -70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 0.05 0.15 0.25 0.35 0.45 0.55 0.65 0.75 0.85 isolation (db) frequency (ghz) isolation, major states, 25c 0.5db 1db 2db 4db 8db 16db 31.5db -40 -35 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 0123456 isolation (db) freq (ghz) isolation over temperature, max gain +25c -40c +85c -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 0.05 0.15 0.25 0.35 0.45 0.55 0.65 0.75 0.85 error (db) fre quency (ghz) attenuation error, major states, 25c 0.5db 1db 2db 4db 8db 16db 31.5db -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 0.05 0.15 0.25 0.35 0.45 0.55 0.65 0.75 0.85 error (db) frequency (ghz) attenuation error, major states, 85c 0.5db 1db 2db 4db 8db 16db 31.5db -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 0.05 0.15 0.25 0.35 0.45 0.55 0.65 0.75 0.85 error (db) frequency (ghz) attenuation error, major states, -40c 0.5db 1db 2db 4db 8db 16db 31.5db -45 -30 -15 0 15 30 45 0.05 0.15 0.25 0.35 0.45 0.55 0.65 0.75 0.85 phase (deg) frequency (ghz) normalized phase error, major states, 25c 0.5db 1db 2db 4db 8db 16db 31.5db
5 of 10 rfda0015 ds120817 7628 thorndike road, greensboro, nc 27409-9421 for sales or technical support, contact rfmd at (+1) 336-678-5570 or sales-support@rfmd.com . -1.00 -0.75 -0.50 -0.25 0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 error (db) attenuation (db) successive step error, 25c 150mhz 500mhz 850mhz 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 0.05 0.15 0.25 0.35 0.45 0.55 0.65 0.75 0.85 oip3 (dbm) frequency (ghz) oip3 over temperature, max gain +25c -40c +85c 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 0.05 0.15 0.25 0.35 0.45 0.55 0.65 0.75 0.85 oip3 (dbm) frequency (ghz) oip3, major states, 25c, p out /tone=0dbm 0db 0.5db 1db 2db 4db 8db 16db 17 18 19 20 21 22 0.05 0.15 0.25 0.35 0.45 0.55 0.65 0.75 0.85 p1db (dbm) frequency (ghz) p1db over temperature, max gain +25c -40c +85c 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 -5 -2 1 4 7 10 oip3 (dbm) p out per tone (dbm) oip3 versus p out , max gain, 150 mhz 25c -40c 85c
6 of 10 rfda0015 ds120817 7628 thorndike road, greensboro, nc 27409-9421 for sales or technical support, contact rfmd at (+1) 336-678-5570 or sales-support@rfmd.com . truth table control bit relative gain setting d5 16 db d4 8db d3 4db d2 2db d1 1db d0 0.5db 111111 max gain 111110 -0.5db 111101 -1db 111011 -2db 110111 -4db 101111 -8db 011111 -16db 000000 -31.5db 0 =low, v ctl =0 to 0.8v dc 1=high, v ctl =2.0 to v dd v dc 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 icc (ma) vcc (v) dciv over temperature, max gain 25c -40c 85c 2 3 4 5 6 7 0.05 0.15 0.25 0.35 0.45 0.55 0.65 0.75 0.85 nf (db) frequency (ghz) nf over temperature, max gain +25c +85c
7 of 10 rfda0015 ds120817 7628 thorndike road, greensboro, nc 27409-9421 for sales or technical support, contact rfmd at (+1) 336-678-5570 or sales-support@rfmd.com . pin names and descriptions pin function description 1ampin amplifier input. dc block required. 2gnd rf/dc ground connection. 3gnd rf/dc ground connection. 4attout digital attenuator output. dc block required. 5acg1 external bypass capacitor required for f<500mhz. (impacts step error) 6acg2 external bypass capacitor required for f<500mhz. (impacts step error) 7acg3 external bypass capacitor required for f<500mhz. (impacts step error) 8acg4 external bypass capacitor required for f<500mhz. (impacts step error) 9acg5 external bypass capacitor required for f<500mhz. (impacts step error) 10 acg6 external bypass capacitor required for f<500mhz. (impacts step error) 11 gnd rf/dc ground connection. 12 attin digital attenuator input. dc block required. 13 gnd rf/dc ground connection. 14 nc no internal connection. 15 nc no internal connection. 16 nc no internal connection. 17 vdd digital attenuator supply voltage. 18 d5 digital attenuator parallel control line - 16db bit. 19 d4 digital attenuator parallel control line - 8db bit. 20 d3 digital attenuator parallel control line - 4db bit. 21 d2 digital attenuator parallel control line - 2db bit. 22 d1 digital attenuator parallel control line - 1db bit. 23 d0 digital attenuator parallel control line - 0.5db bit. 24 nc no internal connection. 25 nc no internal connection. 26 nc no internal connection. 27 nc no internal connection. 28 gnd rf/dc ground connection. 29 ampout/vcc amplifier output and bias. external choke, bypassing, and dc blocks required. 30 gnd rf/dc ground connection. 31 gnd rf/dc ground connection. 32 gnd rf/dc ground connection.
8 of 10 rfda0015 ds120817 7628 thorndike road, greensboro, nc 27409-9421 for sales or technical support, contact rfmd at (+1) 336-678-5570 or sales-support@rfmd.com . evaluation schematic 50 mhz to 850 mhz application circuit evaluation board bill of materials (bom) 50mhz to 850mhz application circuit description reference designator manufacturer manufacturer?s p/n rda1005l w/ usb evaluation board pcb itself dynamic details (ddi) torronto rda1005l410(c) if digital var gain amp (50mhz to 850mhz) u1 rfmd rfda0015 cap, 270pf, 5%, 50v, c0g, 0402 c1, c3, c6, c8 murata electronics grm1555c1h271ja01e cap, 1000pf, 10%, 50v, x7r, 0402 c2, c7, c9-c10, c12 murata electronics grm155r71h102ka01e cap, 0.1f, 10%, 16v, x7r, 0603 c5, c13 murata electronics grm188r71c104ka01d cap, 1f, 10%, 16v, x7r, 0805 c4, c14 murata electronics grm21br71c105ka01k ind, 1200nh, 5%, w/w, 1008 l1 coilcraft 1008cs-122xjlc res array, 4-elem, 1k, 5%, smd 4 x 0402 rp3-rp4 koa cn1e4kttd102j conn, hdr, st, plrzd, 14-pin, 0.100" p1 itw pancon mpss100-14-c conn, hdr, st, plrzd, 2-pin, 0.100" p2 itw pancon mpss100-2-c conn, skt, 24-pin dip, 0.600", t/h p3 aries electronics inc. 24-6518-10 conn, sma, end lnch, flt, 0.062" j1-j4 emerson network power 142-0701-821 mod, usb to serial uart, ssop-28 m1 future technology devices int'l um232r dnp c11, r1-r2, rp2 n/a n/a note: m1 is to be mounted into p3 with respect to the pin 1 alignment of m1 and p3. rp3 1k 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 p1 hdr_1 x14 rp4 1k gnd gnd1 gnd1 gnd gnd gnd gnd gnd j3 sm a j4 sm a j1 at ti n j2 am p out gnd 1 2 p2 hdr_1 x2 c1 270pf c3 270pf c2 1000pf c8 270pf c6 270pf c4 1uf c5 0.1uf c7 1000pf c9 1000pf c10 1000pf c12 1000pf c13 0.1uf c14 1uf l1 1200nh 50 ohm micro strip 39m il vcc vcc gnd d5 d4 d3 d2 d1 d0 d5 d4 d3 d2 d1 d0 cb 2 12 txd 1 dt r# 2 rt s# 3 vi o 4 rxd 5 ri # 6 gnd 7 ds r# 8 dcd# 9 ct s# 10 cb 4 11 gnd 24 sl d 13 us b 14 vcc 15 pu2 16 pu1 17 cb 3 18 3v3 19 rs t 20 vcc 21 cb 1 22 cb 0 23 c b 2 t x d d t r # r t s # v i o rx d r i # g n d d s r # d c d# c t s # c b 4 g n d s l d u s b v cc pu 2 p u 1 c b 3 3 v 3 r s t v cc c b 1 c b 0 p3 um 232r gnd d5 d4 d3 d2 d1 d0 ampin 1 gnd 2 gnd 3 attout 4 acg1 5 acg2 6 acg3 7 acg4 8 acg5 9 acg6 10 gnd 11 at tin 12 gnd 13 nc 14 nc 15 nc 16 vdd 17 d5 18 d4 19 d3 20 d2 21 d1 22 d0 23 nc 24 nc 25 nc 26 nc 27 gnd 28 ampout /vcc 29 gnd 30 gnd 31 gnd 32 u1 rfda0015 gnd gnd gnd gnd gnd vdd vdd gnd
9 of 10 rfda0015 ds120817 7628 thorndike road, greensboro, nc 27409-9421 for sales or technical support, contact rfmd at (+1) 336-678-5570 or sales-support@rfmd.com . evaluation board assembly drawing rfda0015410(c)
10 of 10 rfda0015 ds120817 7628 thorndike road, greensboro, nc 27409-9421 for sales or technical support, contact rfmd at (+1) 336-678-5570 or sales-support@rfmd.com . package drawing 5.2mmx5.2mm laminate module
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