DATA SHEET SE2436L: High Power 2.4 GHz 802.15.4 Front End Module Applications Product Description The SE2436L is a high performance, fully integrated RF Front End Module designed for ZigBee/Smart Energy and 802.15.4 applications requiring high transmit power. Smart Meters In-home appliances Smart thermostats Features Integrated PA with 27 dBm output power Integrated LNA with programmable bypass Integrated antenna switching with Tx and Rx diversity function Low FEM noise figure of 2.5 dB typical Differential 100 Ω common Tx/Rx RF interface Fast switch ON/OFF time <1 µsec 2.0 V – 4.8 V supply operation Sleep mode current <1 µA 4 x 4 x 0.9 mm 24 pin QFN Pb-free, RoHS compliant and Halogen free The SE2436L is designed for ease of use and maximum flexibility, with fully matched 50 Ω output, and 100 Ω differential input , integrated inter-stage matching and harmonic filter, and digital controls compatible with 1.6 – 3.6 V CMOS levels. The RF blocks operate over a wide supply voltage range from 2.0 to 4.8V allowing the SE2436L to be used in battery powered applications over a wide spectrum of the battery discharge curve. Ordering Information Part No. Package Remark SE2436L-S SE2436L-R SE2436L-EK1 24 pin QFN 24 pin QFN N/A Samples Tape & Reel Evaluation kit CPS CTX CSD CRX ANT_SEL Functional Block Diagram Logic Control PA ANT1 VB TRP TRN Balun ANT2 LNA AUX K071 Figure 1: Functional Block Diagram Skyworks Solutions, Inc. • Phone [781] 376-3000 • Fax [781] 376-3100 • [email protected] • www.skyworksinc.com 202413C • Skyworks Proprietary Information • Products and Product Information are Subject to Change Without Notice • February 14, 2014 1 DATA SHEET SE2436L: High Power 2.4 GHz 802.15.4 Front End Module Pin Out Diagram Figure 2: SE2436L Pinout Pin Out Description Pin No. Name Description 1 ANT_SEL Connect to GPIO signal to control antenna switch (see “Logic controls” table) 2 VB I/O balun DC connection (optional, please refer to SoC or RFIC requirements) 3 TRP Transmit/Receive port from/to transceiver, 100 Ω differential 4 TRN Transmit/Receive port from/to transceiver, 100 Ω differential 5 CRX Connect to GPIO signal to control SE2436L modes (see “Logic controls” table) 6 VCC1 Connect to positive supply 7 CSD Connect to GPIO signal to control SE2436L modes (see “Logic controls” table) 8 VCC2 Connect to positive supply 9 CTX Connect to GPIO signal to control SE2436L modes (see “Logic controls” table) 10 GND Connect to PCB ground 11 CPS Connect to GPIO signal to control SE2436L modes (see “Logic controls” table) 12 VCC3 Connect to positive supply 13 DNC Leave unconnected 14 DNC Leave unconnected 15 DNC Leave unconnected 16 DNC Leave unconnected Skyworks Solutions, Inc. • Phone [781] 376-3000 • Fax [781] 376-3100 • [email protected] • www.skyworksinc.com 202413C • Skyworks Proprietary Information • Products and Product Information are Subject to Change Without Notice • February 14, 2014 2 DATA SHEET SE2436L: High Power 2.4 GHz 802.15.4 Front End Module Pin No. Name Description 17 GND Connect to PCB ground 18 AUX Auxiliary I/O port 19 ANT2 Connect to 50 Ω antenna 20 GND Connect to PCB ground 21 ANT1 Connect to 50 Ω antenna 22 GND Connect to PCB ground 23 NC Not internally connected 24 NC Not internally connected Paddle GND Exposed die paddle; electrical and thermal ground; Connect to PCB ground Skyworks Solutions, Inc. • Phone [781] 376-3000 • Fax [781] 376-3100 • [email protected] • www.skyworksinc.com 202413C • Skyworks Proprietary Information • Products and Product Information are Subject to Change Without Notice • February 14, 2014 3 DATA SHEET SE2436L: High Power 2.4 GHz 802.15.4 Front End Module Absolute Maximum Ratings These are stress ratings only. Exposure to stresses beyond these maximum ratings may cause permanent damage to, or affect the reliability of the device. Avoid operating the device outside the recommended operating conditions defined below. This device is ESD sensitive. Handling and assembly of this device should be at ESD protected workstations. Symbol Definition Min. Max. Unit VCC Supply Voltage -0.3 4.8 V TOP Operating temperature -40 85 °C Storage temperature -40 125 °C ESD all pins (HBM) - 1000 V Pin_Tx_max Tx input power at TR port - +6 dBm Pin_Rx_max Rx input power at ANT1 or ANT2 ports - +10 dBm TSTORAGE VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio 10:1 Recommended Operating Conditions Symbol TA Parameter Ambient temperature Min. Typ. Max. Unit -40 25 85 °C 30 mA Current drive capability from VB_IN to TRN and TRP ports VCC Supply voltage on VCC Logic input voltages 2.0 4.0 4.8 V 0 - 3.6 V DC Electrical Characteristics Conditions: VCC = 4.0 V, TA = 25 C, as measured on Skyworks Solutions’s SE2436L-EK1 evaluation board (deembedded to device), unless otherwise noted Symbol Parameter Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit Total Supply Current Tx mode POUT = 27 dBm CPS = CSD = CTX = Logic ‘1’ - 400 - mA ICQ-Tx Quiescent Current No RF CPS = CSD = CTX = Logic ‘1’ - 80 - mA ICC-Rx Total Supply Current Rx mode CRX = CPS = CSD = Logic ‘1’, CTX = 0 V - 5 7 mA ICC- Total Supply Current Rx bypass mode CRX = CSD = Logic ‘1’, CPS = CTX = 0 V - - 300 uA ICC-Tx27 RxBypass Skyworks Solutions, Inc. • Phone [781] 376-3000 • Fax [781] 376-3100 • [email protected] • www.skyworksinc.com 202413C • Skyworks Proprietary Information • Products and Product Information are Subject to Change Without Notice • February 14, 2014 4 DATA SHEET SE2436L: High Power 2.4 GHz 802.15.4 Front End Module Symbol ICC_OFF Parameter Sleep Supply Current Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit No RF, CSD = 0 V or CRX = CTX = 0 V, all digital controls at 0V - - 1 μA Logic Characteristics Conditions: VCC = 4.0 V, TA = 25 C, as measured on Skyworks Solutions’ SE2436L-EK1 evaluation board (deembedded to device), unless otherwise noted. Symbol Parameter Note Min. Typ. Max. Unit VIH Logic input high 1.6 - 3.6 V VIL Logic input low 0 - 0.3 V IIH Logic input high - - 2 µA IIL Logic input low - - 1 µA Logic Controls Conditions: VCC = 4.0 V, TA = 25 C Mode Mode description Note CPS CSD CRX CTX 0 All off (sleep mode) 1, 3 0 0 0 0 0 All off (sleep mode) 1, 2, 3 0 1 0 0 1 Rx bypass mode 1, 2 0 1 1 0 2 Rx mode 1, 2 1 1 1 0 3 TX bypass mode 1,2 0 1 0 1 4 Tx mode 1, 2 1 1 0 1 5 Auxiliary mode 1,2 1 0 1 X Note: (1) Logic ‘0’ level compliant to VIL as specified in the “Logic Characteristics” table (2) Logic ‘1’ level compliant to VIH as specified in the “Logic Characteristics” table (3) All logic signals must be in a defined state in order to meet the sleep current specification at 1 uA max Conditions: VCC = 4.0 V, TA = 25 C Mode description Note CPS CSD CTX CRX ANT_SEL ANT1 port enabled 1 X X X X 0 ANT2 port enabled 2 X X X X 1 Note: (1) Logic ‘0’ level compliant to VIL as specified in the “Logic Characteristics” table (2) Logic ‘1’ level compliant to VIH as specified in the “Logic Characteristics” table Skyworks Solutions, Inc. • Phone [781] 376-3000 • Fax [781] 376-3100 • [email protected] • www.skyworksinc.com 202413C • Skyworks Proprietary Information • Products and Product Information are Subject to Change Without Notice • February 14, 2014 5 DATA SHEET SE2436L: High Power 2.4 GHz 802.15.4 Front End Module AC Electrical Characteristics, Transmit Conditions: VCC = 4.0 V, TA = 25 C, as measured on Skyworks Solutions’ SE2436L-EK1 evaluation board (deembedded to device), all unused ports terminated with 50 Ω, unless otherwise noted. Symbol Parameter FIN Frequency Range Output power at ANT1 or ANT2 ports Pout Condition VCC = 4.0 V VCC = 3.3 V VCC = 3.0 V Note Min. Typ. Max. Unit 2400 - 2483 MHz 1 - 27 25 22 - dBm S21 Small Signal Gain 1 27 30 33 dB ∆S21 Small Signal Gain Variation 1 - - 2 dBp-p S21byp Small Signal Gain bypass 1 - -2.5 - dB Tx_G Large Signal Gain Variation Pin at 0 dBm 1 - - 1 dBp-p Harmonics POUT = 27 dBm 1, 2 - - -42 dBm/MHz 1, 3 - - -30 dBm HD2-HD10 ACP Spectral Mask Trise Turn on time 4 - - 800 ns Tfall Turn off time 5 - - 800 ns STAB RU Note: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Stability CW, PIN = 0 dBm 0.1 GHz – 20 GHz Load VSWR = 6:1 All non-harmonically related outputs less than -42 dBm/MHz Ruggedness CW, PIN = +6 dBm, Load VSWR = 10:1 No permanent damage 2400 – 2483 MHz IEEE 802.15.4 source Integrated power from band edges to Fc ± 3.5 MHz From 50% of CTX edge to 90% of final RF output power From 50% of CTX edge to 10% of final RF output power Skyworks Solutions, Inc. • Phone [781] 376-3000 • Fax [781] 376-3100 • [email protected] • www.skyworksinc.com 202413C • Skyworks Proprietary Information • Products and Product Information are Subject to Change Without Notice • February 14, 2014 6 DATA SHEET SE2436L: High Power 2.4 GHz 802.15.4 Front End Module AC Electrical Characteristics, Receive Conditions: VCC = 4.0 V, TA = 25 C, as measured on Skyworks Solutions’ SE2436L-EK1 evaluation board (deembedded to device), all unused ports terminated with 50 Ω, unless otherwise noted. Symbol FIN Parameter Condition Note Min. Typ. 2400 - 2483 MHz 1 9.0 11.5 14 dB 1 - 2.5 3.5 dB 1 -3 2 - dBm 1 -13 -8 - dBm 1 - -14 -10 dB Frequency Range Rx_gain NF Receive gain Receive noise figure IIP3 IP1dB S11ANT Input 3rd order intercept Input 1-dB compression point Antenna port return loss CPS = CSD = logic ‘1’, CTX = logic ‘0’ CPS = CSD = logic ‘1’, CTX = logic ‘0’ CPS = CSD = logic ‘1’, CTX = logic ‘0’ CPS = CSD = logic ‘1’, CTX = logic ‘0’ Max. Unit Trise Turn on time 2 - - 800 ns Tfall Turn off time 3 - - 800 ns G_bp Gain in bypass mode - -3 - dB 19 - - dBm CPS = CTX = logic ‘0’, CSD = logic ‘1’ Input 1-dB CPS = CTX = logic ‘0’, compression point in CSD = logic ‘1’ bypass mode (1) 2400 – 2483 MHz (2) From 50% of CTX edge to 90% of final RF output power (3) From 50% of CTX edge to 10% of final RF output power IP1dB Note: AC Electrical Characteristics, Diversity Antenna Function Conditions: VCC = 4.0 V, TA = 25 C, as measured on Skyworks Solutions’ SE2436L-EK1 evaluation board (deembedded to device), all unused ports terminated with 50 Ω, unless otherwise noted. Symbol Min. Typ. Isolation Between ANT1 and ANT2 Ports - -20 - dB S11ANT1,2 Input return loss into 50 , ANT1 and ANT2 ports - -14 -6 dB S22ANT1,2 Output return loss into 50 , ANT1 and ANT2 ports - -14 -6 dB TANT1-ANT2 Antenna 1 to Antenna 2 switching time - 800 - nsec ISOLANTSW Parameter Max. Unit Skyworks Solutions, Inc. • Phone [781] 376-3000 • Fax [781] 376-3100 • [email protected] • www.skyworksinc.com 202413C • Skyworks Proprietary Information • Products and Product Information are Subject to Change Without Notice • February 14, 2014 7 DATA SHEET SE2436L: High Power 2.4 GHz 802.15.4 Front End Module Package Drawing 2X 4.000 ± 0.050 0.15 C 0.850 ± 0.050 A 24 23 22 21 20 0.30 X 45° 19 19 0.10 M 2 14 6 13 23 24 2 R0.075 Typ 16 3 15 4 14 5 13 6 2.700 ± 0.050 15 5 22 1 17 16 4 21 18 17 3 20 C A B 18 1 4.000 ± 0.050 2.700 ± 0.050 C A B 0.203 Ref. See Note 3 B 0.10 M 0.500 0.093 0.307 2X 0.15 C 7 8 9 10 11 Seating Plane 12 0–0.050 C Top View Side View 12 11 10 9 7 8 0.093 0.307 24X 0.250 ± 0.050 0.10 M C A B 0.05 M C 24X 0.400 ± 0.050 Bottom View Notes: 1. All measurements are in millimeters. 2. Dimensions and tolerances according to ASME Y14.5M-1994. Unless otherwise specified, the following values apply: Decimal Tolerance: Angular Tolerance: X.X (1 place) ± 0.1 mm ±1° X.XX (2 places) ± 0.05 mm X.XXX (3 places) ± 0.025 mm 3. Terminal #1 identification mark located within marked area. 4. Unless specified, dimensions are symmetrical about center lines. Y0676 Figure 3: Package Drawing Skyworks Solutions, Inc. • Phone [781] 376-3000 • Fax [781] 376-3100 • [email protected] • www.skyworksinc.com 202413C • Skyworks Proprietary Information • Products and Product Information are Subject to Change Without Notice • February 14, 2014 8 DATA SHEET SE2436L: High Power 2.4 GHz 802.15.4 Front End Module Tape and Reel Information Parameter Devices Per Reel Reel Diameter Tape Width Value 3000 13 inches 12 millimeters Figure 4: Detailed Tape and Reel Information (All diminensions in Millimeters) Skyworks Solutions, Inc. • Phone [781] 376-3000 • Fax [781] 376-3100 • [email protected] • www.skyworksinc.com 202413C • Skyworks Proprietary Information • Products and Product Information are Subject to Change Without Notice • February 14, 2014 9 DATA SHEET SE2436L: High Power 2.4 GHz 802.15.4 Front End Module Recommended Reflow Temperature Profile Profile Feature SnPb Eutectic Assembly Lead (Pb) Free Assembly 3°C/s (max) 3°C/s (max) Temperature Min. (Tsmin) 100°C 150°C Temperature Max. (Tsmax) 150°C 200°C 60 - 120s 60 - 80s - 3°C/s (max) 6 mins. (max) 8 mins. (max) 183°C 217°C Time maintained above tL 60 - 150s 60 - 150s Peak Temperature (tp) 240 ±5°C 260 +0/-5°C Time Within 5°C of Actual Peak Temperature (tp) 10 - 30s 20 - 40s 6°C/s (max) 6°C/s (max) Average Ramp-up Rate (TL to TP) Preheat Time (Min. to Max) (ts) Ramp Up Tsmax to tL Time 25°C to Peak Temperature Reflow Temperature (tL) Ramp-Down Ramp-Down Rate Skyworks Solutions, Inc. • Phone [781] 376-3000 • Fax [781] 376-3100 • [email protected] • www.skyworksinc.com 202413C • Skyworks Proprietary Information • Products and Product Information are Subject to Change Without Notice • February 14, 2014 10 DATA SHEET SE2436L: High Power 2.4 GHz 802.15.4 Front End Module Reflow Profile (Reference JEDEC J-STD-020) Figure 5: Reflow temperature profile Skyworks Solutions, Inc. • Phone [781] 376-3000 • Fax [781] 376-3100 • [email protected] • www.skyworksinc.com 202413C • Skyworks Proprietary Information • Products and Product Information are Subject to Change Without Notice • February 14, 2014 11 DATA SHEET SE2436L: High Power 2.4 GHz 802.15.4 Front End Module Branding Information Pin 1 Indicator Skyworks Part Number Lot Code 2436L YY = Calendar year WW = Work week CC = Country code Y0747 Figure 6: SE2436L Typical Part Marking Copyright © 2012, 2014 Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 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