TRIQUINT TQ9222

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION
TQ9222
Vdd
LNA OUT
MXR LO
MXR 1900
1900
1900
Vdd LNA
1900
MXR RF
1900
DATA SHEET
MXR IF
1900
Dual-Band TDMA
LNA/Downconverter IC
LNA IN
1900
Vdd LNA
800
MXR IF
800
LNA IN
800
MXR RF
800
LNA OUT Vdd
800
MXR 800
Features
MXR LO
800
§Pin compatible with TQ5121
Product Description
The TQ9222 is a 3-V, RF receiver IC designed specifically for dual-band TDMA
applications. Its RF performance meets the requirements of products designed to
the IS-136 and GSM standards. The TQ9222 is pin compatible with TQ5121 (cellular
band LNA/Mixer) which enables handset designers to use strategic board platform
strategy.
The TQ9222 contains two separate LNA+Mixer circuits to handle both the 800 MHz
cellular band and the 1900 MHz PCS band. The mixers use a high-side LO
frequency, with the IF covering a range of 70-140 MHz. IF frequencies below 120
MHz are possible due to the ½-IF spurious signal rejection in the 1900 MHz
LNA+Mixer. The IF outputs are designed for use of a common IF frequency. Most
RF ports are internally matched to 50Ω, greatly simplifying the design and keeping
the number of external components to a minimum. Separate supply voltage
connections provide the required flexibility for dual-band operation. The TQ9222
achieves good RF performance with low current consumption, supporting long
standby times in portable applications. Coupled with the very small QSOP-24
package, the part is ideally suited for dual-band mobile phones.
§Single 3 V operation
§Low-current operation
§Low-frequency IF capability
§Excellent ½ IF rejection
§IF output combining
§50 Ω matched inputs (most ports)
§QSOP-24 plastic package
Applications
§IS-136 dual-band Mobile Phones
Electrical Specifications1
§Tri-Mode Phones
Parameter
Gain
Noise Figure
Input 3rd Order Intercept
DC supply Current
Typ
Units
800 band
17.5
MHz
1900 band
17.5
MHz
800 band
2.7
dB
1900 band
3.0
dB
800 band
-9.0
dBm
1900 band
-9.0
dBm
800 band
10.0
mA
1900 band
Note 1: Test Conditions: Vdd=2.8V, Ta=25C, filter IL=2.5dB,
22.0
RF1=881MHz,
§GSM dual-band Mobile Phones
§Wireless local loop
mA
RF
2=1960MHz,
LO1=991MHz, LO2= 2070MHz, IF=110MHz, LO Input=-7dBm; unless otherwise specified
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TQ9222
Data Sheet
Electrical Characteristics
Parameter
Conditions
Min.
RF Frequency
Cellular band
LO Frequency
IF Frequency
Max.
Units
869
894
MHz
PCS band
1930
1990
MHz
Cellular band
950
1040
MHz
PCS band
2010
2140
MHz
85
140
MHz
Cellular band
Typ/Nom
LO input level
-7
-4
0
dBm
Supply voltage
2.7
2.8
3.0
V
Cellular band
16.0
17.5
dB
PCS band
16.0
17.5
dB
Gain Variation vs. Temp.
-40 to 85C
-2.0
Noise Figure
Cellular band
PCS band
Gain
Input 3rd Order Intercept
+2.0
dB
2.7
3.5
dB
3.0
3.5
dB
Cellular band
-11.0
-9.0
dBm
PCS band
-11.0
-9.0
dBm
Return Loss
LNA input – external match
10
dB
Cellular and PCS band
LNA output
10
dB
Mixer RF input
10
dB
Mixer LO input
10
dB
Isolation
LO to LNA in
40
dB
Cellular and PCS bands
LO to IF; after IF match
40
dB
RF to IF; after IF match
40
dB
IF Output Impedance
Vdd = 2.8V; “ON”
500
Ohm
Cellular and PCS band
Vdd = 0V; “OFF”
<50
Ohm
Supply Current
Cellular band
10
PCS band
22
13
mA
mA
Note 1: Test Conditions: Vdd=2.8V, Ta=25C, filter IL=2.5dB, RF1=881MHz, RF2=1960MHz, LO1=991MHz, LO2= 2070MHz, IF=110MHz, LO Input=-7dBm; unless
otherwise specified
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Parameter
Value
Units
DC Power Supply
5.0
V
Power Dissipation
500
mW
Operating Temperature
-40 to 85
C
Storage Temperature
-60 to 150
C
Signal level on inputs/outputs
+20
dBm
Voltage to any non supply pin
-.3 to +.3
V
2
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TQ9222
Data Sheet
Typical Performance
Test Conditions: TQ9222 Low Band (Unless Otherwise Specified): Vdd=2.8V, Ta=25C, filter IL=2.5dB, RF=881MHz, LO=991MHz, IF=110MHz, LO input=-7dBm
Conversion Gain vs. Freq vs. Temp
Noise Figure vs. Freq vs. Temp
*Note: rolloff at -40C and +85C due to change in SAW filter Fc over temperature
5
20
Noise Figure (dB)
Gain (dB)
19
18
17
16
-40C
+25C
+85C
15
872
3
2
-40C
+25C
+85C
1
14
869
4
875
878
881
884
887
890
869
893
872
875
Freq (MHz)
878
881
884
887
Idd vs. Freq vs. Temp
Conversion Gain vs. Vdd vs. Temp
11
19
10
-40 C
+25 C
+85 C
Idd (mA)
18
Gain (dB)
893
Freq (MHz)
20
17
16
9
-40C
+25C
+85C
15
8
7
14
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
Vdd (volts)
3
3.1
869
3.2
875
881
887
893
Freq (MHz)
Idd vs. Freq vs. Vdd
IIP3 vs. Vdd vs. Temp
11
-7
-8
-40C
+25C
+85C
-9
Vdd= 2.8v
Vdd= 2.7v
Vdd= 3.0v
10
Idd (mA)
IIP3 (dBm)
890
-10
9
-11
-12
8
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
Vdd (volts)
3
3.1
3.2
869
872
875
878 881 884
Freq (MHz)
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887
890
893
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TQ9222
Data Sheet
Typical Performance:
Test Conditions: TQ9222 High Band (Unless Otherwise Specified): Vdd=2.8V, Ta=25C, filter IL=2.5dB, RF=1960MHz, LO=2070MHz, IF=110MHz, LO input=-7dBm
Noise Figure vs. Freq. vs. Temp.
Conversion Gain vs. Freq. vs. Temp.
20
5
19
4
CG (dB)
NF (dB)
18
3
17
-40 C
+25 C
+85 C
16
15
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
Freq (MHz)
1980
2
1990
1
1930
-40 C
+85 C
+25 C
1940
Conversion Gain vs. Vdd vs. TEMP
1950
1960
1970
Freq (MHz)
1980
1990
Idd vs Freq. vs Temp.
21
26
20
24
18
Idd (mA)
CG (dB)
19
22
17
16
-40 C
+25 C
+85 C
15
14
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
Vdd (v)
3
3.1
-40 C
+25 C
+85 C
20
3.2
18
1930
1940
IIP3 vs. Vdd vs. TEMP
1950
1960
1970
Freq (MHz)
1980
1990
Idd vs Freq. vs Vdd
-7
26
24
-9
Idd (mA)
IIP3 (dBm)
-8
-40 C
+25 C
+85 C
-10
-11
22
-12
-13
2.5
4
Vdd= 2.7v
Vdd= 2.8v
Vdd= 3.0v
20
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
Vdd (v)
3
3.1
3.2
18
1930
1940
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1950
1960
1970
Freq (MHz)
1980
1990
TQ9222
Data Sheet
Application/Test circuit
C6
LNA in B
1
24
2
23
3
22
4
21
L4
C5
V LNA B
F2
2
1
N1
R5
V IF B
L3
LO in B
5
C7
20
C4
IF out B
R4
V MX B
R2
6
19
7
18
L6
R6
C9
R3
C12
C8
L2
V MX A
C11
L5
C3
IF out A
LO in A
8
17
C10
V IF A
R1
V LNA A
9
16
10
15
11
14
2
N2
1
C2
F1
C1
LNA in A
L8
L1
12
13
TQ9222
Bill of Material for TQ9222 Receiver Application/Test Circuit
Component
Reference Designator
Part Number
Value
Size
Manufacturer
Receiver IC
U1
TQ9222
QSOP-24
TriQuint Semiconductor
Capacitor
C1
1.2pF
0603
Capacitor
C2, C3, C4, C5
1000pF
0603
Capacitor
C6
1.5pF
0603
Capacitor
C7, C10
.01µF
0603
Capacitor
C9
4.7pF
0603
Capacitor
C8, C11
12pF, 10pF
0603
Capacitor
C12
8.2pF
0603
Capacitor
C13
1.5pF
0603
Capacitor
C14, C15 (filter
dependent)
0.5pF
0603
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TQ9222
Data Sheet
Flter
F1
869-894MHz
Filter
F2
1930-1990MHz
Inductor
L1
10nH
0603
Inductor
L2
8.2nH
0603
Inductor
L3
6.8nH
0603
Inductor
L4
2.7nH
0603
Inductor
L5, L6
180nH
0603
Inductor
L7 (filter dpendent)
2.7nH
0603
Inductor
L8
10nH
0402
Inductor
L9 (filter dependent)
2.2nH
0603
Resistor
R1-6 (power supply
only)
10 Ohm
0603
L7
1
C13
2
1
C14
N1
1
N2
C15
1
2
N1
L9
*
*
OPTIONAL FILTER OUTPUT NETWORKS, DEPENDING UPON FILTER TYPE, BOARD
LAYOUT, AND IF FREQUENCY
*
6
denotes networks used for data sheet parameters
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TQ9222
Data Sheet
Introduction
The TQ9222 3V RFIC Downconverter is designed specifically
for dual-band TDMA applications. The TQ9222 contains two
separate LNA+Mixer circuits to handle both the 800 MHz
cellular band and the 1900 MHz PCS band. The IF frequency
range covers 70 to 140 MHz. Most of the ports are internally
gate LO buffer provides a good input match, and supplies the
voltage gain necessary to drive the mixer FET gate. The "opendrain " IF output allows for flexibility in matching to various IF
frequencies and filter impedances (see Fig. 2).
Fig 2. Cellular Band Mixer
matched to 50 Ω simplifying the design and keeping the number
of external components to a minimum. Separate supply voltage
connections provide the required flexibility for dual-band
operation.
Operation: Please refer to the applications test circuit above.
Mixer LO
Input
LO Bias and
Tuning
Mixer RF
Input
Mixer IF
Output
General Description
Low Noise Amplifier (LNA)
The LNA sections of the TQ9222 consist of two cascaded
common source FETs (see Fig 1). Each LNA is designed to
operate on supply voltages from 3V to 5V. The main differences
between the high and low band LNAs are the bias circuits. The
source terminal of the first stage has to be grounded very close
to the pin (pin 1 for PCS band and pin 12 for cellular band). This
will avoid a significant gain reduction due to degeneration. The
LNA requires a matching circuit on the input to provide a good
noise, gain and return loss performance. The output is close to
PCS Band Mixer
The PCS band mixer section of the TQ9222 is a balanced
mixer with a single ended output. This balanced mixer topology
minimizes the LO leakage out of the RF and IF ports thereby
giving excellent LO suppression (see Fig. 3)
Mixer RF
Input
Vdd
50 Ω for direct connection to a 50 Ω image stripping filter.
Mixer LO
Input
Vdd
Fig 1. TQ9222
Simplified
Schematic of
LNA Section
LNA
in
Mixer IF
Output
LOAD
LNA
out
BIAS
BIAS
Fig 3. PCS Band Mixer
Fig 1. LNA Sections
Cellular Band Mixer
The cellular band mixer of the TQ9222 is implemented by a
common source depletion FET. The mixer is designed to
operate on supply voltages from 3V to 5V. An on-chip buffer
amplifier simplifies direct connection of the LO input to a
commercial VCO at drive levels down to -7dBm. The common-
Low Noise Amplifier Application
To obtain the best possible combination of performance and
flexibility, the high and low band LNAs were designed to be
used with off-chip input impedance matching. Based on the
system requirements, the designer can make several
performance trade-offs and select the best impedance match for
the particular application.
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TQ9222
Data Sheet
LNA Input Match
The input matching network primarily determines the noise and
gain performance. Fig 4 shows a suggested input match for the
high band. The low band uses a series 1.2pF capacitor and a
shunt 10nH inductor.
RF
IN
1.2pF
Pin 2
10nH
Note: These values assume ideal components and neglect board parasitics.
The discrepancy between these values and those of the typical application
circuit are the board and component parasitics.
Fig 4. LNA Input Match
The LNA gain, noise figure and input return loss are a function
of the source impedance (Zs), or reflection coefficient (Γs),
presented to the input pin. Highest gain and lowest return loss
occur when Γs is equal to the complex conjugate of the LNA
input impedance. A different source reflection coefficient, Γopt,
which is experimentally determined, will provide the lowest
possible noise figure, Fmin.
The noise resistance, Rn, provides an indication of the sensitivity
of the noise performance to changes in Γs as seen by the LNA
input.
4 RN
Γopt − ΓS
FLNA = FMIN +
⋅
Z 0 1 + Γopt 2 ⋅ 1 − Γs 2
2
(
)
Components such as filters and mixers placed after the LNA
degrade the overall system noise figure according to the
following equation:
FSYSTEM = FLNA +
F2 − 1
GLNA
where FLNA and GLNA represent the linear noise factor and gain
of the LNA and F2 is the noise factor of the next stage. Thus, the
system noise figure depends on the highest gain and minimum
noise figure of the LNA.
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Designing the input matching network involves a compromise
between optimum noise performance and best input return loss.
For example, when the TQ9222 LNA is matched for optimum
noise figure (1.35dB @ 880 MHz, and 1.45dB @ 1960 MHz),
the input return loss is only about 4dB. On the other hand,
when the LNA is matched for best return loss, the LNA noise
figure is approximately 1.95dB @ 881 MHz and 2.14dB @
1960MHz (see Table 1.)
Low Band
Freq
(MHz)
835
850
865
880
895
910
925
|Γ opt|
<Γopt
0.678
0.655
0.652
0.652
0.649
0.659
0.687
33
34
36
38
38
40
41
|Γ opt|
<Γ opt
0.557
0.555
0.532
51
54
59
Fmin
(dB)
1.34
1.38
1.36
1.35
1.36
1.35
1.35
Rn
(Ω)
61.6
61.1
61.2
60.9
61.3
61.2
65.6
Fmin
(dB)
1.44
1.45
1.61
Rn
(Ω)
31.1
31.7
29.0
High Band
Freq
(MHz)
1860
1960
2060
Table 1. Noise Parameters
LNA Output Match
The output impedance of the high and low band LNAs, were
designed to interface directly with 50Ω terminations. This
internal match serves to reduce the number of external
components required at this port. An additional benefit accrues
as an improvement in IP3 performance, return loss and power
gain.
Low Band LNA Output
The output of the low band LNA will most often be connected to
an image stripping filter. Depending on the filter type, additional
components might be needed to present a better match to the
LNA output. The TQ9222 general applications circuit shows a
TOYOCOM (637-881A) saw filter for the low band. A series
inductor “L8”of 10nH is added to the filter input to improve the
match. This series inductor also smoothes out excessive ripple
in the filter passband improving the overall performance of the
circuit.
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TQ9222
Data Sheet
High Band LNA Output
The output of the high band LNA can also be connected directly
to the image stripping filter. However, it has been found that
some SAW filters can cause low image rejection in the circuit as
a whole, even as their individual characteristics show rejection
of 30-40dB. It appears that the very low impedance of the SAW
filter at the image frequency can be reflected back to the LNA
output pin, lessening the effectiveness of the ground, and
leaking into the mixer input.
The optimum solution would be to include a 1/4 wavelength
transmission line between the LNA output and SAW input in
order to invert the impedance. However, a more compact
solution is to bridge a small capacitor across a much shorter
transmission line, giving a much longer effective length. (refer to
Fig 9). It may also be possible to entirely use lumped
components to accomplish the same. On the evaluation board,
the transmission line is looped to that the capacitor can be
varied in its positioning, thus facilitating tuning.
Low Band Mixer: LO Port
As mentioned earlier, a common gate buffer amplifier is
positioned between the LO port and the mixer FET gate in order
to provide a good impedance to the VCO and to allow operation
at lower LO drive levels. The buffer amplifier provides the
voltage gain needed to drive the gate of the mixer FET while
consuming very little current (approximately 1.5mA).
evaluation board, a small inductance “L8”is added on the SAW
output to compensate. With certain longer line lengths it is
possible to omit “L8”.
Low Band LO Buffer Tune
While the broadband input match of the LO buffer amplifier
makes interfacing easy, the broadband gain means that thermal
and induced noise at other frequencies can be amplified and
injected directly into the LO port of the mixer. Noise at the IF
frequency, and at LO +/- IF will be downconverted and emerge
at the IF port, degrading the downconverter noise figure.
As indicated on the diagram of Fig 5, in order to test the LO
response to these spurious signals, a two-tone signal was
injected into the LO port with the RF port terminated in 50Ω.
One signal generator is set to the LO frequency at its normal LO
drive level usually (-7 dBm). The second signal generator
(spurious signal) is set to the LO +/- the IF frequency. The
combined input power at mixer LO port has to be less than -50
dBm. The results shown in Table 2 indicate a good suppression
of the interfering signals.
TQ9222 Mixer
RF
IF
50 ohm
LO
+
Because of the broadband 50Ω input impedance of the buffer
amplifier and the internal DC blocking capacitor, the user’s VCO
can be directly connected to the LO input via a 50Ω line with no
additional components.
Low Band Mixer Input
Although the low band mixer input port has been designed with
a 50Ω impedance, it has been found that LO leakage out
through the pin can in some cases reflect off the SAW filter and
travel back to the mixer input out of phase, causing some
degradation in conversion gain and system noise figure.
Sensitivity to the phenomena depends on the particular filter
model and SAW-mixer transmission line length. On the
Spectrum
Analyzer
Directional
Coupler
SIG 1:
FLO
SIG 2:
FLO +/- IF
Fig. 5 LO Spurious Response Diagram
LO/Spurious
Mixer LO Port
C/V
(MHz)
Input Power
(dB)
991/1101
-57
-71.7
991/1101
-58.9
-71.8
Table 2. LO Spurious Response Data
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TQ9222
Data Sheet
Calculation of Nominal L Value
The node between the LO buffer amplifier and the mixer FET is
brought out to Pin 7 (L_tune) and connected to a shunt inductor
to AC ground. This inductor is selected to resonate with internal
capacitance at the L0 frequency in order to suppress out-ofband gain and improve noise performance.
If the calculated shunt inductor (L2) is not a standard value, the
AC ground, implemented with C3, can be slide along the
transmission line to adjust for the right inductance (see Fig 7).
Once this is completed, the peak of the response should be
centered at the center of the LO frequency band.
Ground
L=
1
, where ⋅C = 1.5 pF
2
C(2Π f )
but must be confirmed with measurements on a board
approximating the final layout.
Measuring the LO Frequency Response
The frequency response of the LO driver amplifier can be
measured using a semi-rigid probe (see Fig. 6) and a network
analyzer.
Connect port 1 to the LO input (Pin 8) of the TQ9222 with the
source power set to deliver -7 dBm. Connect the coaxial probe
to Port 2 and place the probe tip approximately 0.1 inch away
from either Pin 7 or the inductor.
Network
Analyzer
Port 1 Port 2
S21 (dB)
Probe
7
8
TQ9222
-30
-32
-34
-36
-38
-40
-42
700
800
900
1000 1100 1200
Frequency (MHz)
Fig 6. LO Buffer Amplifier Tuning
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TQ9222
The internal capacitance of the LO amplifier output plus the
stray capacitance on the board surrounding Pin 7 is
approximately 1.8 pF. The inductor is selected to resonate with
the total capacitance at the LO frequency using the following
equation:
7
Placement of inductor
will adjust between
standard values
Fig 7. Adjusting AC Ground
Mixer IF Port
The Mixer IF output is an "open-drain" configuration, allowing for
flexibility in efficient matching to various filter types and at
various IF frequencies.
For evaluation of the LNA and mixer, it is usually necessary to
impedance match the IF port to the 50Ω test systems. When
verifying or adjusting the matching circuit on the prototype circuit
board, the LO drive should be injected at pin 8 for the Low Band
and pin 5 for the High Band at the nominal power level of -7
dBm, since the LO level does have an impact on the IF port
impedance.
There are several networks that can be used to properly match
the IF port to the SAW or crystal IF filter. The mixer supply
voltage is applied through the IF port, so the matching circuit
topology must contain either an RF choke or shunt inductor. An
extra DC blocking capacitor is not necessary if the output will be
attached directly to a SAW or crystal bandpass filters.
Figure 8 shows the IF matching network for the low band. A
shunt L, series C, shunt C, is the simplest and requires the
fewest components. The only difference with the high band is
the series capacitor value of 10pF as opposed to 8.2pF. DC
current can be easily injected through the shunt inductor and the
series C provides a DC block, if needed. The shunt C, is used
to reduce the LO leakage.
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TQ9222
Data Sheet
10pF
Pin 14
8.2pF
180nH
0.01uF 10Ω
Mx IF
out
that the length of the transmission line in the filter input also has
an effect on Half-IF performance.
Vdd
700 mils from pin
to filter input
Fig. 8 Suggested IF Match
Half-IF Application
TQ9222
Note: These values assume ideal components and neglect board parasitics.
The discrepancy between these values and those of the typical application
circuit are the board and component parasitics
23
22
When the intermediate frequency is less than twice the
bandwidth of the receiver, Half-IF intermodulation spurs will fall
within the frequency of operation. The image filter and mixer are
the main circuit blocks that influence Half-IF spur suppression.
However, it was shown experimentally that the preselector filter
plays an important role as well in suppressing half-IF and image
spurious signals. The preselector filter eliminates out of band
spurs that could get amplified and degrade the performance.
A narrow band pass filter and a high IF frequency are best to
eliminate Half-IF problems. The other major contribution is mixer
balance which is affected by two factors. First, the LO signal that
leaks into the mixer inputs via parasitics. The second major
contribution is the source impedance presented at the mixer RF
input port. Depending on the board layout, the optimum mixer
source impedance may shift which will degrade the Half-IF
performance.
It is possible to optimize mixer source impedance for Half-IF
rejection at the LO frequency only. This will avoid affecting the
desired signal to a large degree. Experience with the TQ9222,
has shown that optimum mixer source impedance results in a
significant mismatch causing gain reduction. Therefore, a tradeoff has to be made between optimum Half-IF performance and
conversion gain.
1.8pF
21
1.8nH
Fig. 9 Image and Half-IF circuit
Note that if the final board layout is significantly different from
our evaluation board, the network shown will only be useful as a
guideline for development or to show what performance is
possible with the TQ9222. A SAW filter will probably require a
totally different type of network; and network component values
vary widely between SAW filter models.
Usually only a portion of the frequency band will be of concern
for half-IF interference. It will depend on the injection mode of
the LO signal and the IF frequency being used. For example If
the LO is a high side injection such as the case of the TQ9222
and the IF = 110 MHz then (theoretically) we worry about the
first 5 MHz of the band (1930-1935) only if we have ideal filters.
Unfortunately most of the image stripping filters roll-off around
2000 MHz or higher hence the need to optimize performance up
to 1945 MHz. The opposite occurs for low side LO.
Since the frequency response of the preselector and image
stripping filter help the performance at the high end of the band,
the TQ9222 was tuned to give good half-IF rejection at the low
end of the band over a wide temperature range (-40 °C to +85
The standard TQ9222 evaluation board uses a Toko TDFM1B1960L-11 dielectric filter in the high band. It was found that an Lnetwork, comprised of a series 1.8 nH inductor and a shunt 1.8
pF capacitor on the mixer input, produces the best Half-IF
rejection and conversion gain. To a lesser extent, it was found
°C). That was accomplished with a Pi-network* (between the
filter output and the mixer input) comprise of a series L = 2.2
nH, shunt C = 1.0 and 0.5 pF. As expected this tuning network
degraded the half-IF performance from 1970 to 1990 MHz
specially at the extremes temperatures. However, once the
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downconverter was tested with the preselector filter, the
performance improved significantly. The results are shown in
Table 3.
Freq
Temp
Half-IF
(MHz)
(°C)
(dB)
1930
-40
70.30
1940
-40
71.72
1980
+85
72.46
1990
+85
70.21
The preselector filter not only improved the half-IF performance
but also the image rejection up to 70 dB, RF to IF isolation up to
33dB, and LO to IF isolation up to 43dB.
*This is one of many different circuit topologies that could give similar results.
The circuit selected that gives the best performance will depend on the PCB
layout.
Table 3. TQ9222 Performance with Preselector Filter (IF = 110
MHz, PLO = -7 dBm, Vdd = 2.8v)
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Package Pinout
LNA GND 1900
1
24
N/C
LNA IN 1900
2
23
LNA OUT 1900
GND
3
22
GND
Vdd LNA 1900
4
21
MXR RF 1900
MXR LO 1900
5
20
IF TUNE
Vdd MXR 1900
6
19
MXR IF 1900
Vdd MXR 800
7
18
MXR IF 800
MXR LO 800
8
17
GND
Vdd LNA 800
9
16
MXR RF 800
10
15
GND
LNA IN 800
11
14
LNA OUT 800
LNA GND 800
12
13
N/C
GND
TQ9222
Pin Descriptions
Pin Name
Pin #
Description and Usage
LNA GND 1900
1
High-band LNA first-stage ground connection. Direct connection to ground.
LNA IN 1900
2
High-band LNA input. DC blocked, requires external matching elements for noise match and match to 50Ω.
Vdd LNA 1900
4
High-band LNA supply voltage. Local bypass cap required.
MXR LO 1900
5
High-band Mixer LO input. Internally DC blocked. L3 required for 50Ω match.
Vdd MXR 1900
6
High-band Mixer LO buffer supply voltage. Local bypass cap required.
Vdd MXR 800
7
Low-band Mixer LO buffer supply voltage. Local bypass cap required.
MXR LO 800
8
Low-band Mixer LO input. Matched to 50Ω. Internally DC blocked.
Vdd LNA 800
9
Low-band LNA supply voltage. Local bypass cap required.
LNA IN 800
11
Low-band LNA input. DC blocked, requires external matching elements for noise match and match to 50Ω.
GND LNA 800
12
Low-band LNA first-stage ground connection. Connection to ground.
N/C
13
Open pin. No connection.
LNA OUT 800
14
Low-band LNA output. Matched to 50Ω. Internally DC blocked.
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MXR RF 800
16
Low-band Mixer RF input. Matched to 50Ω, internally DC blocked.
MXR IF 800
18
Low-band Mixer IF output. Open-drain output. Connection to Vdd required, external matching is required.
MXR IF 1900
19
High-band Mixer IF output. Open-drain ouput. Connection to Vdd required, external matching is required.
IF TUNE
20
Half-IF tuning inductor to ground for optimum half-IF performance in the high-band mixer.
MXR RF 1900
21
High-band Mixer RF input. Matched to 50Ω, internally DC blocked.
LNA OUT 1900
23
High-band LNA output. Matched to 50Ω, internally DC blocked.
N/C
24
Open pin. No connection.
GND
3, 10, 15,
17, 22
14
Ground connection. Use several via holes immediately adjacent to the pins down to backside ground plane.
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Package Type: Power QSOP-24 plastic Package
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