SUPERTEX MD3872

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MD3872
Low Power, Low Noise Ultrasound Receive Front-End
Eight-Channels of LNA, VGA, AAF, CPS & 12-Bit, 50MHz ADCs
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General Description
1.8V Analog/Digital supply
3.3V supply for CW Doppler output bias
Fully differential inputs and outputs
SPI programmable LNA gain = 14dB/18dB
LNA input range 480mVPP/300mVPP
Dual mode active input impedance matching
1.1nV/√Hz Input Voltage Noise at 5.0MHz
1.0pA/√Hz Input Current Noise at 5.0MHz
0 to -47dB Linear-in-dB variable Gain of VCA
4 PGA Gain settings: 23.5, 29.0, 34.5 & 40.0dB
Third Order Anti-Aliasing Filter (AAF)
Program/Auto-tracking AAF (6.6~15MHz)
Integrated 8×8 Cross-Point Switch (CPS)
SNR 66dB, SFDR 74dB for ADC
Built-in reference voltage
LVDS per ANSI-644
Fast overload recovery time
Low power 95mW/ch, 50mW/ch CW
The MD3872 is an eight-channel front-end receiver for medical
ultrasound imaging. Its excellent low power dynamic performance
is especially suitable for portable ultrasound applications.
The circuit of each channel is composed of a 14dB/18dB low
noise pre-amplifier (LNA), a voltage- controlled attenuator (VCA
or TGC), a programmable gain amplifier (PGA), an anti-aliasing
filter (AAF) and an analog-to-digital (ADC) converter. The gain
and gain range of the VGA can be digitally configured separately.
The gain of the PGA can be set to one of four discrete values:
23.5dB, 29dB, 34.5dB or 40dB. The VCA can be continuously
varied by a control voltage from -47dB to a maximum of 0dB.
In CW mode, an integrated trans-conductance amplifier is driven
by the LNA to generate differential output current. The resulting
signal currents of each channel then connect to an 8×8 differential
cross-point switch which can be programmed through the SPI.
The 12-bit ADC is based on a pipeline structure to provide high
static linearity. The data, clock, and frame alignment signal
outputs are serial LVDS in binary format for each channel.
Applications
►► Medical ultrasound imaging
►► Portable ultrasound instrumentation
►► Transducer signal processing
Block Diagram
CWVDD (+3.3V)
CLK+
+
CLK-
-
AVDD (+1.8V)
DVDD (+1.8V)
6 X CLK
CWX+
PLL
CWX-
FLEX
FCLK+
SW1
FCLK-
PA1IN1+
IN1-
+
LNA
-
VGA
AAF
ADC
12bits
+
LNA
-
VGA
AAF
ADC
12bits
OUT1+
OUT1-
SW2
PA2IN2+
IN2-
Data
Ser. &
LVDS
OUT2+
OUT2-
SW8
PA8-
IN8CM0-8
OUT8+
+
LNA
-
IN8+
9
VGA
OUT8-
ADC
12bits
AAF
EBC
RBIAS
CSB
SPI
Reference
CW-SW
PDWN
STBY
16
CW1-8±
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VREF
EXT
REF+ REF-
SCK
SDI SDO
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Pin Configuration
Ordering Information
Part Number
Package Option
Packing
MD3872HF-G
128-Lead TQFP (w/Heat Slug)
90/Tray
-G denotes a lead (Pb)-free / RoHS compliant package
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Parameter
Value
AVDD, Positive supply
-0.3V to +2.0V
DVDD, Positive supply
-0.3V to +2.0V
CWVDD, Positive supply
128
1
128-Lead TQFP
(top view)
-0.3V to +3.75V
VIN, Any input pin voltage range
Storage temperature
-0.3V to AVDD
Package Marking
-65°C to +150°C
Operating temperature
Top Marking
0°C to +70°C
MD3872H F
Absolute Maximum Ratings are those values beyond which damage to the
device may occur. Functional operation under these conditions is not implied.
Continuous operation of the device at the absolute rating level may affect
device reliability. All voltages are referenced to device ground.
LLLLLLLLLL
Y Y WW
CCCCCCCC AAA
YY = Year Sealed
WW = Week Sealed
L = Lot Number
C = Country of Origin
A = Assembler ID
= “Green” Packaging
Package may or may not include the following marks: Si or
128-Lead TQFP
Typical Thermal Resistance
θja
Package
128-Lead TQFP
21OC/W*
* 4”x3”, 4-layer 1oz 16-via PCB
Operating Supply Voltages
(Over operating conditions unless otherwise specified, AVDD = DVDD = PVDD = 1.8V, CWVDD =+3.3V, RSEL = Hi, RS = 50Ω, TA = 25°C)
Sym
Parameter
Min
Typ
Max
Units
AVDD
Analog circuit supply voltage
1.71
1.8
1.89
V
DVDD
Digital circuit supply voltage
1.71
1.8
1.89
1.80
1.90
1.98
3.14
3.3
3.47
AVDD per-chip
-
360
-
CWD mode
-
190
-
-
70
100
-
94
140
CWVDD
IAVDD
CW switch supply voltage
IDVDD
DVDD supply current
ICVDD
CVDD supply current
-
0.80
1.0
Per-channel at 40MSPS
-
95
-
Per-channel at CW mode
-
50
-
Power-down
-
-
1.0
Standby
-
100
-
Power
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Conditions
--fS = 40MHz
fS = 50MHz
V
---
mA
---
mA
mA
fS = 40MHz
fS = 50MHz
8-channel total
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Low Noise Preamplifier
(Over operating conditions unless otherwise specified, AVDD = DVDD = 1.8V, CWVDD =+3.3V, GLNA = 18dB, TA = 25°C)
Sym
Parameter
Min
Typ
Max
Units
Conditions
GLNA
Pre-amplifier gain
-
14/18
-
dB
Selectable
RIN
Input resistance
-
15
-
kΩ
Without active termination
CIN
Input capacitance
-
10
-
pF
Without active termination
IBIAS
Input bias current
-
1.0
-
nA
From ESD leakage
VIN
Input voltage range
-
±240
-
-
±150
-
-
1.3
-
-
1.1
-
-
1.05
-
-
4.4
-
-
6.0
-
-
65
-
VLNA-
Input voltage noise, 5MHz
NOISE
IIN-NOISE
Input current noise
NF
Noise figure
BW
LNA -3dB bandwidth
mV
nV/√Hz
pA/√Hz
dB
MHz
GAINLNA = 1
GAINLNA = 0
LNA Gain of 14dB
LNA Gain of 18dB
Without active termination
f = 5.0MHz,
without active termination
RS = RIN = 50Ω,
f = 5.0MHz with active termination
Small signal bandwidth
Overall Channel Characteristics
((Over operating conditions unless otherwise specified, AVDD = DVDD = 1.8V, CWVDD =+3.3V, RSEL = Hi, RS = 50Ω, TA = 25°C)
Gain
Whole channel gain
-
58
-
dB
Input voltage noise, 5.0MHz
-
2.0/1.5
-
nV/√Hz
Spurious-free dynamic
range, -1dBFS, 5MHz
-
63.2
-
-
62.1
-
Signal to noise ratio at full
scale, -1dBFS, 5MHz
-
56.3
-
-
56.2
-
HD2
Second harmonic distortion,
-1dBFS, 5MHz, 40dB gain
-
-72
-
-
-68
-
HD3
Third harmonic distortion,
-1dBFS, 5MHz, 40dB gain
-
-63
-
-
-62
-
IMD
IMD, two-tone
-
-63
-
dBc
f1 = 5.0MHz , f2 = 6.0MHz,
at -7.0dBFS, 40dB gain
Crosstalk
-
-70
-
dB
1.0MHz, 1VPP at adjacent channel
Δtgd
Group delay variation
-
±2.0
-
ns
2.0 to 10MHz, max gain range
tOLR
Overload recovery time
-
5.0
-
ns
8dB gain, VIN 10MHz 10mVPP to 0.5VPP step
fCHP
High-pass cutoff frequency
-
50
-
kHz
VCH-NOISE
SFDR
SNRFS
CSTK
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dBc
dBc
dBc
Without active termination, max. gain
LNA gain of 14 or 18dB
40Msps
50Msps
40Msps
50Msps
40Msps
50Msps
40Msps
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Gain Control and Accuracy
(Over operating conditions unless otherwise specified, AVDD = DVDD = 1.8V, CWVDD =+3.3V, RSEL = Hi, RS = 50Ω, TA = 25°C)
Sym
Parameter
VTGC
Gain control voltage
VGSC
Gain slope voltage
Min
Typ
Max
Units
0
-
1.8
V
Linear in dB, see Gain scaling diagram
1.44
-
1.8
V
~62dB/V at 1.44V and 47.5dB/V at 1.8V
GSC = 0 to +1.8V
GRANGE
Gain range
-
46.5
-
dB
GSLP
Gain slope
-
47.5
-
dB/V
GMAT
Ch. to ch. Gain matching
-
±1.5
-
dB
EGAIN
Gain error
-1.6
±0.5
+1.6
dB
Conditions
GSC = +1.8V
0.4 < VTGC <1.2V
VOS
Output offset voltage
-
15
-
LSB
EXT = Lo (internal reference)
RGSC
Input resistance of GSC
-
90
-
kΩ
VTGC = 0V
ITGC
Input current of TGC
-2.0
-
+2.0
µA
For the control range of 0V to 1.8V
tdTGC
Response time
-
500
-
ns
0 to 90% full Gain change
Logic Inputs Characteristics
(Over operating conditions unless otherwise specified, AVDD = DVDD= 1.8V, CWVDD =+3.3V, RSEL = Hi, RS = 50Ω, TA = 25°C)
VIH
High-level input voltage
0.8VDD
-
VDD
V
---
VIL
Low-level input voltage
0
-
0.2VDD
V
---
IIH
High-level input current
-
1.0
-
µA
---
IIL
Low-level input current
-
1.0
-
µA
---
-
1.79
-
V
---
-
0.05
-
V
---
-
2.0
-
pF
---
VOH
VOL
CIN
High-level output voltage
(IOH = 0.5mA)
Low-level output voltage
(IOL = 0.5mA)
Input capacitance
LVDS DC and Timing Characteristics
(Over operating conditions unless otherwise specified, AVDD = DVDD= 1.8V, CWVDD =+3.3V, RSEL = Hi, RS = 50Ω, TA = 25°C)
VDO
Differential output voltage
250
-
450
mV
---
VOCOM
Output common-mode voltage
1.13
-
1.37
V
---
RTERM
LVDS termination resistor
-
100
-
Ω
---
tR
Rise time (20 % to 80 %)
-
800
-
ps
---
tF
Fall time (80 % to 20 %)
-
800
-
ps
---
tDCLKWH
DCLK output width high
-
4.1
-
tDCLKWL
DCLK output width low
-
4.1
-
tD2D
Data valid to DCLK rise/fall
-
tS/24
-
tF2D
FCLK rise to DCLK rise
-
tS/24
-
ns
FS = 40Msps
tC2F
CLK rise to FCLK rise
-
tS/2 + tPRP
-
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Internal and External Reference Characteristics
(Over operating conditions unless otherwise specified, AVDD = DVDD= 1.8V, CWVDD =+3.3V, RSEL = Hi, RS = 50Ω, TA = 25°C)
Sym
Parameter
Min
Typ
Max
Unit
VREF+
VREF-
Conditions
ADC reference top voltage
-
1.4
-
V
ADC reference bottom voltage
-
0.4
-
V
ADC reference voltages, decoupling capacitors required
VREF_EXT
External reference voltage
-
1.0
-
V
EXT = Hi (select external VREF)
IREF_MAX
Max reference output current
-
1.0
-
mA
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CW Doppler Mode Characteristics
(Over operating conditions unless otherwise specified, AVDD = DVDD= 1.8V, CWVDD =+3.3V, RSEL = Hi, RS = 50Ω, TA = 25°C)
gm
VCOMM
VCW-NOISE
IOUT-BIAS
IOUT-SWING
Transconductance
-
9.5/15.2
-
mA/V
1.5
-
3.6
V
Input-referred noise voltage
-
1.75/1.45
-
nV/√Hz
Output DC bias
-
2.8
-
mA
Maximum output swing
-
±2.3
-
mAP-P
Common-mode voltage
LNA Gain = 14/18dB
CW Doppler output pins
LNA Gain 14/18dB, RS = 0, RFB = ∞
Per channel
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Switching AC Characteristics
(Over operating conditions unless otherwise specified, AVDD = DVDD= 1.8V, CWVDD =+3.3V, RSEL = Hi, RS = 50Ω, TA = 25°C)
FS
ADC conversion rate
20
-
50
MSPS
---
tS
Clock period
20
-
50
ns
---
tCLKWH
Clock pulse-width high
-
12.5
-
ns
---
tCLKWL
Clock pulse-width low
-
12.5
-
ns
---
tPRP
ADC clock propagation delay
-
2.6
-
ns
---
PLd
Pipeline latency delay
-
5.5
-
cycle
---
tSBY_DWN
Time to standby
-
1.0
-
µs
---
tSBY_WUP
Time to wakeup
-
10
-
µs
---
tPD_DWN
Time to power down
-
1.0
-
µs
---
tPD_UP
Time to power up
-
10
-
ms
---
t1
SDI valid to SCK setup time
0
2.0
-
t2
SDI valid to SCK hold time
4.0
-
-
t3
SCK high time
9.0
10
-
t4
SCK low time
9.0
10
-
ns
See serial interface timing diagram
t5
CSB pulse width
9.0
10
-
t6
SCK high to CSB low
-
4.5
-
50
-
-
fSCK
Serial clock max frequency
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12-Bit ADC Digital Output Coding Table
Level
ADC Input Voltage
Binary Digital Output
Notes
4094
VIN > +0.999756V
1111 1111 1110
---
...
...
...
---
2048
+0.000244V < VIN < +0.000732V
1000 0000 0000
---
2047
-0.000244V < VIN < +0.000244V
0111 1111 1111
---
...
...
...
---
0
VIN < -0.999756V
0000 0000 0000
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SPI Registers Address and Data Table
MSB (shift in first)
ADDR[3:0]
Hex
D11
0
-
SPI Register Data Word
D10
D9
D8
D7
STEP[2:0]
(Alignment Step Size)
D6
LSB
D5
D4
D3
D2
D1
OUTDLY[5:0]
(All channel OUTLVDS alignment delay setting)
ATP[1:0]
TPD1[11:0] (LVDS Testing Pattern #1)
1
2
CW1[5:0] (Channel 1 CW mode control)
CW2[5:0] (Channel 2 CW mode control)
3
CW3[5:0] (Channel 3 CW mode control)
CW4[5:0] (Channel 4 CW mode control)
4
CW5[5:0] (Channel 5 CW mode control)
CW6[5:0] (Channel 6 CW mode control)
5
CW7[5:0] (Channel 7 CW mode control)
CW8[5:0] (Channel 8 CW mode control)
CW/
TGC
6
-
-
7
-
-
8
-
-
CTL
9
-
-
-
-
ADCPD[7:0] (ADC Per Channel Power Down, 0 = ON 1 = OFF)
A
-
-
-
-
Reserved Default all 0
-
Reserved Default all 0
B
-
AAF[1:0]
SWING[2:0]
CHOFF[7:0] (TGC Per Channel Power Off, 0=ON 1=OFF)
-
FLEX
-
PR[5:2]
SWLNA
GAINLNA
-
FDDLY[5:0] (FCLK and DCLK alignment delay setting)
PG[1:0]
AAF[5:2]
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Reserved Default all 0
E
F
PDC
TPDC[11:0] (LVDS Testing Pattern #C)
C
D
D0
ADDR[3:0] to READ Back
-
-
-
Note:
A bit marked as “-“ means do-not-care whether it is set to “1” or “0”.
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TGC and GSC Voltage for Gain Scaling LNA Feedback Configurations
0
Rf1
TGC Attenuation (dB)
Maximum Slope
Rf2
Cf
CIN+
IN+
CIN-
IN-
Minimum Slope
RS
SW
PA-
+
LNA
VGA
-
-47
0
TGC Voltage (V)
1.7
ADDR=0 D[10:8]
STEP[2:0] LVDS Delay Step Size Control Table
STEP[2:0]
Delay Time Step Size
000
100% (Default value)
120ps
001
133%
160ps
010
200%
240ps
011
400%
480ps
100
50% (min)
60ps
101
57%
69ps
110
67%
80ps
111
80%
96ps
Note:
1. LDVS delay time step size control. Each bit will change the delay step size by 120ps. Setting a different value
than 00 will change the DLOUT[5:0] and FDDLY[5:0] delay-time’s step-size.
2. If fs = 50MHz it is suggested that you use the minimum STEP[2:0] = 100.
ADDR=0 D[7:2]
OUTDLY[5:0] LVDS ADC Data Output Delay Adjustment Table
OUTDLY[5:0]
Typical Rise Time Delay (ps)
Typical Fall Time Delay (ps)
00 0000
655
685
00 0001
766
805
……
DELAY = 139.4 x FDDLY +655
DELAY = 148.5 x FDDLY + 699
11 1110
9241
9824
11 1111
9340
9951
Note:
OUTDLY[5:0] and ADDR = D, FDDLY[5:0] are for LVDS data OUT8-1, DCLK and FCLK alignment delay time setting.
ADDR=0 D[1:0]
ATP[1:0] LVDS Alignment Test Pattern Control Table
D1
D0
0
0
Latest ADC Results.
0
1
TPDC[11:0] data written in ADDR[C], the LVDS testing data #C.
1
0
Fixed predefined test pattern: “1000 0000 0000”
1
1
TPD1[11:0] data written in ADDR[1], the LVDS testing data #1.
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ADDR=2,3,4 or 5
D[5:0] or D[11:6]
CWn Cross-Point Switch Control Table (n=1 to 8 for Ch1 to Ch8)
C5
C4
C3
C2
C1
C0
Description
0
X
X
X
X
X
CW channel Power Down
1
0
X
0
0
0
Differential mode CW1+, CW1-
1
0
X
0
0
1
Differential mode CW2+, CW2-
1
0
X
0
1
0
Differential mode CW3+, CW3-
1
0
X
0
1
1
Differential mode CW4+, CW4-
1
0
X
1
0
0
Differential mode CW5+, CW5-
1
0
X
1
0
1
Differential mode CW6+, CW6-
1
0
X
1
1
0
Differential mode CW7+, CW7-
1
0
X
1
1
1
Differential mode CW8+, CW8-
1
1
0
0
0
0
Single-ended mode CW1+
1
1
0
0
0
1
Single-ended mode CW2+
1
1
0
0
1
0
Single-ended mode CW3+
1
1
0
0
1
1
Single-ended mode CW4+
1
1
0
1
0
0
Single-ended mode CW5+
1
1
0
1
0
1
Single-ended mode CW6+
1
1
0
1
1
0
Single-ended mode CW7+
1
1
0
1
1
1
Single-ended mode CW8+
1
1
1
0
0
0
Single-ended mode CW1-
1
1
1
0
0
1
Single-ended mode CW2-
1
1
1
0
1
0
Single-ended mode CW3-
1
1
1
0
1
1
Single-ended mode CW4-
1
1
1
1
0
0
Single-ended mode CW5-
1
1
1
1
0
1
Single-ended mode CW6-
1
1
1
1
1
0
Single-ended mode CW7-
1
1
1
1
1
1
Single-ended mode CW8-
ADDR=6 D[8]
CW/TGC TGC or CW Mode Control
0
TGC mode. CH[8:1]=1 for TGC (LNA+VGA+AAF) channel 1-8 power down individually.
1
CW mode. MSB (C5) of CWn[5:0] per channel control power down channel individually.
Note:
See CWn Cross-Point Switch Control Table
ADDR=6 D[7:0]
CHOFF[7:0] TGC (LNA+VGA+AAF) Channel Power Control Table
D7
D6
D5
D4
D3
D2
D1
D0
TGC Ch8
TGC Ch7
TGC Ch6
TGC Ch5
TGC Ch4
TGC Ch3
TGC Ch2
TGC Ch1
Note:
0 = ON, 1 = OFF (power down)
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ADDR=7 D[9:8]
AAF[1:0] Cutoff Frequency and Control Table
3rd Order Anti-Aliasing Filter Corner Freq fAAF
AAF[1:0]
00
Min
Typ
Max
Units
Note
6.6
FS/3
15
MHz
100% as default
% of default
01
115
%
10
Set by AAF[5:2]
MHz
11
85
%
% of default
ADDR=7 D[6]
PDC Enable External Biasing
0
Disable external Biasing for VGA
1
Enable external Biasing for VGA
ADDR=7 D[5]
FLEX AAF Tracking Auto-Tuning Control
0
FLEX = 0 disable continuous auto-tuning for AAF tracking the input clock.
1
FLEX=1 enable continuous auto-tuning for AAF tracking the input clock,
Note:
FLEX must be set to “1” first then to “0” to turn off the AFF auto-tracking after the chip power on, although the poweron default is FLEX = 0.
ADDR=7 D[3]
SWLNA LNA Gain Switches Control
0
1
SW1~8 Off, disconnecting Rf2 to PA- terminal.
SWLNA=1 On, connecting Rf2 to PA- terminal.
ADDR=7 D[2]
GAINLNA LNA Gain Control
0
LNA gain set to 18dB
1
LNA gain set to 14dB
ADDR=7 D[1:0]
PG[1:0] Gain Setting
00
Select 23.5dB Gain Setting
01
Select 29.0dB Gain Setting
10
Select 34.5dB Gain Setting
11
Select 40.0dB Gain Setting
ADDR=8 D[9]
CTL AAF Frequency Programming Enable
0
AAF use AAF[5:2] tracking the sampling frequency.
1
AAF use PR[5:2] programmed frequency.
Note:
See AAF and PR tables
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ADDR=8 D[8:5]
PR[5:2] Cutoff Frequency Direct Control Table (CTL = 1)
PR[5:2]
Reference -3dB Cut-off Frequency (MHz)
Note
0000
15.8
Max. built-in AAF frequency
0001
14.3
0010
12.9
0011
11.8
0100
10.8
0101
9.9
0110
9.2
0111
8.6
1000
8.0
1001
7.6
1010
7.1
1011
6.8
1100
6.4
1101
6.0
1110
5.8
1111
5.6
Min. built-in AAF frequency
ADDR=8 D[3:0]
AAF[5:2] Cutoff Frequency Control Table (AAF[1:0]=10)
SPI Control Register Data Bits
Typical -3dB Cut-off Frequency (MHz)
AAF5
AAF4
AAF3
AAF2
FS = 50MHz
FS = 40MHz
FS = 30MHz
FS = 20MHz
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
13.4
10.7
8.7
5.9
1
1
0
1
12.8
10.2
8.1
5.8
1
1
1
0
0
11.9
9.5
7.6
5.8
0
1
1
10.9
8.7
7.0
5.8
1
0
1
0
10.0
8.1
6.7
5.8
1
0
0
1
9.5
7.6
6.2
5.8
1
0
0
0
8.8
7.0
6.0
5.8
15.6
12.5
9.5
6.1
ADDR=9 D[7:0]
ADCPD[7:0] ADC Channel Power down Control Table
D7
D6
D5
D4
D3
D2
D1
D0
ADC Ch8
ADC Ch7
ADC Ch6
ADC Ch5
ADC Ch4
ADC Ch3
ADC Ch2
ADC Ch1
Note:
0 = ON, 1 = OFF (power down)
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ADDR=B D[11:9]
SWING[2:0] LVDS Output Swing Control Table
SWING[2:0]
LVDS Output Swing Amplitude (mV)
000
350 (Default value)
001
263
010
175
011
88
100
700
101
613
110
525
111
438
ADDR=D D[11:6]
FDDLY[5:0] LVDS FCLK & DCLK Delay Adjustment Table
FDDLY[5:0]
Typical Rise Time Delay (ps)
Typical Fall Time Delay (ps)
00 0000
655
685
00 0001
766
805
……
DELAY = 139.4 x FDDLY + 655
DELAY = 148.5 x FDDLY + 699
11 1110
9241
9824
11 1111
9340
9951
Note:
OUTDLY[5:0] and ADDR=D, FDDLY[5:0] are for LVDS data OUT8-1, DCLK and FCLK alignment delay time setting.
ADDR=F D[11:8]
ADDR[3:0] Register Contain Read Back Address
0000
Read Back Register ADDR = 0x0
0001
Read Back Register ADDR = 0x1
…
…
1110
Read Back Register ADDR = 0xE
SPI Timing Diagram
t1
t2
t3
t4
SCK
t6
SDI
t5
CS
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SPI Data Diagram
Write Mode
CSB
SCK
X
SDI
X
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
X
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
X
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
A3 A2 A1 A0 D11 D10 D9 D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
X
SDO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
A3
A2 A1 A0 D11 D10 D9 D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
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CSB
SCK
SDI
X
X
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
8
7
8
9
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
X
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
X
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
X
SDO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
X
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
A3 A2 A1 A0 D11 D10 D9 D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
LVDS Timing Diagram
Sample(n+5)
Sample(n)
Sample(n+6)
AAF
Output
tS = 1/fS
CLKCLK+
tCLKWH
tCLKWL
tC2F
FCLK+
FCLKOUT+
OUT-
D11 D10
D9
D8
D7
D6
D5
D4
D3
D2
D1
D0
D11 D10
tF2D
D9
D8
D7
D6
D5
D4
D3
D2
D1
D0
D11 D10
tD2D
DCLK+
DCLK-
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back resistor option for connecting two feedback resistors in
parallel through the SWx pins. The SWx pin is connected to
the PAx pin with an internal switch which is controlled by the
SWLNA bit in SPI.
General Description
The MD3872 has eight identical front-end receiver channels
designed for medical ultrasound imaging. Each channel consists of a low noise preamplifier (LNA), a variable gain amplifier (VGA), an anti-aliasing filter (AAF), and a 12-bit analogto-digital converter (ADC). The VGA consists of two parts, a
voltage controlled attenuator (VCA), and a programmable
gain amplifier (PGA). The gain and gain range of the VGA
can be digitally configured separately. The gain of the LNA
is selectable. The differential outputs of each LNA can also
be used to provide amplified RF signals for the CW Doppler
beamforming processing. The voltage-controlled-gain TGC
attenuator can be continuously varied by a control voltage at
the TGC pin from -47dB to a maximum of 0dB. The gain of
the TGC curve is linear-in-dB, and the slope of the curve can
be adjusted by the input voltage of GSC pin for all the eight
channels in the same chip.
TGC / CW Mode & Power Consumption
At power up, all the SPI register’s data bits are reset to 0, and
the MD3872 will go into the default: all TGC mode and the
whole chip’s current consumption is approximately 760mW
if the sampling clock is 40MHz. When in the default state,
CW/TGC = 0, (ADDR=6, D[7:0]=’00000000’), ADCPD[7:0]
=’00000000’, all channels of LNA, VGA, AAF and ADC are
turned on. At the same time, PLL and LVDS will be turned
on in this mode.
To control each TGC (LNA+VGA+AAF) channel individually,
ADDR = 6, CHOFF[7:0] provides selection of turning ON/
OFF for each TGC channel. For example, when MD3872 is
in TGC mode, CW/TGC = 0 and CHOFF[7:0] = ’01111111’,
only the TGC channel 8 is switched ON and other channels
are switched OFF. In this condition, the whole chip’s current
consumption will be quite a bit less than when all channels
are ON. To power off each ADC individually in TGC mode,
ADDR = 9, ADCPD[7:0] can be programmed to state1. For
example, ADCPD[7:0] = ’10000000’, ADC8 is powered down
and the others are powered on. Note that in TGC mode,
ADDR = 2, 3, 4 and 5 are meaningless.
The TGC attenuator output is AC-coupled into the PGA.
PGA gain is programmed through the two gain bits (PG0
and PG1) in the SPI control register, and can be configured
to four different gain settings of 23.5, 29, 34.5 and 40dB.
The AAF is a third-order Butterworth low-pass filter. The auto-tracking cutoff frequency is typically one-third of the sampling frequency, and is typically triggered by the FLEX command calibration. There are control bits in SPI for adjusting
the auto-tracking cutoff frequency up to ±15% of the typical
value for the anti-aliasing filter. In addition, the SPI control
register AAF bits can set more frequency range options.
If CW/TGC = 1, MD3872 will go into CW mode, all the VGA,
ADC, AFF, LVDS and PLL will be shut down automatically
and ADDR = 6, D[7:0] is meaningless. In CW mode, each
channel’s CW trans-conductance amplifiers ON and OFF
are controlled by ADDR = 2,3,4 and 5 as shown in the CW
cross-point switch control register table. For example, if CW/
TGC = 1, ADDR 2, D[11:0] =’100000100000’, the MD3872
will be in CW mode and CW channels 1 and 2 will be turned
on. At that time, LNA1 and LNA2 and CW-SW circuits will
turn on, and the total CW output current coming from the
channel 1 and channel 2 trans-conductance amplifiers will
be differentially mixed into CW1+ and CW1-. The VDD current is about 25mA increasing per CW channel. If setting
ADDR = 2 to 5 to CW mode ON state, all the LNA and CW
trans-conductance amplifiers are switched ON.
The ADC converters in the MD3872 use a very low power,
high-speed, self-calibrated pipeline architecture that moves
the samples through the pipeline stages every half clockcycle. The converted digital results are serialized and sent
through the LVDS output drivers. The total latency is 5.5 input clock cycles.
The following sections are detail descriptions of each programmable feature.
LNA Gain & Active Impedance Matching
The LNA consists of a differential voltage gain low noise amplifier. The LNA’s inverting single-ended output gain is A =
4.0 and A = 2.5 when the LNA differential gain is 18dB and
14dB, respectively. With a known fixed gain, a feedback resistor can be connected between the LNA positive input pin
(IN1+) and the inverting output pin (PA1-), and in series with
a capacitor. This technique is well known as active termination and results in a better noise figure (NF) than passive
termination. The effective input resistance is RIN = RFB/
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The MD3872 provides two options for setting the AAF corner frequency in TGC mode. The first option is the sampling
frequency tracking method in which the corner frequency is
tracked with 1/3 of the sampling frequency. It is achieved by
the built-in six-bit resolution programmable RC value analog
anti-aliasing filter for tracking with sampling frequency, temperature and process corner. It is enabled by CTL = 0 and
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FLEX bit/pin. The second option is the direct control method
in which the corner frequency is set by directly programming
the first four bits of the six-bit resolution. It is enabled by
CTL = 1. However, in this mode, the corner frequency is not
tracked with temperature and process. The tolerance can be
up to +/- 20% . It is the easier method, as there is no need to
trigger the FLEX pin/bit periodically. The direct control method is recommended if the application can tolerate a higher
variation of the TGC bandwidth.
ADC Clock and PLL
ADC is the eight-channel analog to digital converter and is
driven by the ADC sampling-frequency clock CLK+/CLKLVDS input pair which normally operates from a low-jitter
external 20 to 40MHz LVDS clock source. The built-in PLL
phase-locked loop circuit will provide six times the input frequency as the DCLK serial data bit clock and a phase shifted
version with the same frequency as the FCLK data-frame
clock. The PLL also provides the ADC internal switching
and conversion clocks. It is highly recommended routing the
CLK+/CLK- input trace as a well controlled impedance differential LVDS line-pair, with a 100Ω resistor as termination
resistor right at the device CLK pins.
In sampling frequency tracking mode (CTL = 0), the ADDR =
7, D5 is FLEX to control the built-in AAF auto-tracking function. It is used only in TGC mode in which the AAF circuit
is in operation. This SPI bit has the same function as the
external FLEX pin. Either setting the SPI FLEX bit or setting the external pin can enable the AAF auto-tracking operation. If FLEX = 1, the auto-tracking circuit will function
and the AAF corner frequency will track with the external
sampling clock. The tacking lock-in process time is less than
50µs. The tracking program will keep on generating a new
six-bit code in each cycle for all the analog filters. Thus, it
needs to set FLEX back to 0 if the programming operation is
completed for the whole ultrasound system, otherwise, it will
generate extra noise for the chip, and therefore precautions
need to be applied. Before enabling this mode, the ADDR =
7, AAF[1:0] and ADDR = 8, AAF[5:2] should be programmed
first. The default state of AAF[1:0] sets the resultant tracking
value to 100% of the 1/3 of the sampling frequency. As in
some applications, it may need a around 15% higher or 15%
lower of the 1/3 of the sampling frequency value or another more precise offset lower value (controlled by AAF[5:2])
with respect to the 1/3 sampling frequency to achieve an
appropriate TGC bandwidth for better noise performance.
The AAF[5:0] control bits descriptions are shown in the AAF
control table.
LVDS Data Alignment Pattern
There are two 12-bit digital output test binary pattern registers TPD1[11:0] and TPDC[11:0] available that can be
programmed through the SPI. The SPI control register bit
ATP[1:0] selects which pattern or data of ADC results to provide to the LVDS data output. These patterns allow the user
to perform timing alignment adjustments among the ADCLK
and LCLK, and output data.
LVDS Outputs and Clock Timing & Delay Adjustment
The differential outputs conform to a low power, reduced
signal option of the ANSI-644 standard. The LVDS outputs
are designed for interfacing with LVDS receivers in custom
ASICs or FPGAs that have LVDS capability up to 480 MB/
sec with a 100Ω termination resistor placed as close to the
receiver as possible. It is recommended that the trace length
be no longer than 12 inches and that the differential output
traces be kept close together and at equal lengths.
The format of the output data is offset binary by default. An
example of the output coding format can be found in the
table above. Two output clocks are provided to assist in capturing data from the MD3872. DCLK± is used to clock the
output data and is equal to six times the sampling clock rate.
Data is clocked out of the MD3872 and must be captured on
the rising and falling edges of the CLK± that supports double
data rate (DDR) capturing. The frame clock output, CLK± is
used to signal the start of a new output byte and is equal to
the sampling clock rate. In addition, MD3872 provides LVDS
ADC data OUT, FCLK and DCLK output time-delay and
swing amplitude adjustment bits in SPI registers OUTDLY,
FDDLY, SETP and SWING. For detailed timing, see the timing diagram and tables above.
In the direct control method (CTL = 1), ADDR = 8, D[8:5]
is PR[5:2] to directly program the code for setting the AAF
corner frequency as shown in the cut-off frequency direct
control table. For example, if the signal tone is 3.0MHz and
the application needs the lowest AAF corner frequency for
the lowest noise bandwidth such that the SNR will be the
highest, the PR[5:2] should be set to ‘1111’.
The ADDR = 7, D3 and D2 are SWLNA and GAINLNA to control the LNA feedback resistor switch and LNA gain as shown
in data sheet SPI register table’s notes-6 and -7. These bits
will affect both TGC mode and CW mode. The feedback resistor switch option is for re-matching the input impendence
externally if the LNA gain is changed. The ADDR = 7, D1 and
D0 are PG[1:0] for the gain settings of VGA.
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Power-Down Mode
MD3872 consists of an 8x8 CW cross-point switch matrix. There are eight differential inputs and eight differential outputs in the matrix. The differential inputs come
from the outputs of a differential transconductance amplifier which is driven by the LNA directly. There are 16 output pins for the eight differential outputs. The outputs of the
transconductance amplifier are current outputs, which can
be easily routed via switches and perform summing operations for the CWD beamforming function. In single-end
mode, only non-inverting transconductance amplifier output
current is switched to the selected CW single-ended output.
Inverting transconductance amplifier output current is disabled in this mode. All the cross-point switches in the CW
switch matrix can be programmed individually through the
SPI control interface. The whole CW mode operation occupies four registers in the SPI interface registers map.
The ADDR = 7, D6 is the PDC bit to control where the LNA,
CW-SW, VGA, AFF programmable reference current originates. If PDC = 0, the current usage of all four front-end
circuits will be referenced from the internal front-end circuit
current reference. Note that this circuit will not affect the current usage of PLL, ADC and LVDS circuit. If PDC = 1, the
front-end circuits will refer to the external resistor current.
In normal operation, it is strongly recommended that the
internal reference be used, as it is optimized for the balance
of front-end circuits’ performance and power consumption. If
a 10% reduction in current is desired, set PDC = 1 and connect an external bias resistor from EBC to GND. This will
sacrifice a certain amount of performance.Thus, if PDC = 1
and no external resistor is connected to the EBC pin (N.C.),
the total current consumption will be decreased to almost no
referenced current state.
0
0
-20
-20
-40
-40
-60
-60
dB
dB
CW Cross-point Switch and Control
-80
-80
-100
-100
-120
-120
1.0
-140
10
Frequency (MHz)
0
5.0
10
Frequency (MHz)
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Fig. 2. MD3872 vs Competitor @1.4MHz
0
0
-20
-20
-40
-40
-60
-60
dB
dB
-140
0.1
-80
-80
-100
-100
-120
-120
-140
0
5.0
10
Frequency (MHz)
15
-140
20
Fig. 3. MD3872 vs Competitor @5.0MHz
20
0
5.0
10
Frequency (MHz)
15
20
Fig. 4. MD3872 vs Competitor @7.0MHz
Note:
Green: sine wave input to MD3872 on the evaluation board
Blue: some sine wave input to competitor on the evaluation board
Both at fS = 40MHz, LNA RFB = 250Ω, Gain = 18dB, AAF = 1/3fS
Sample data length 32768 points FFT with Blackman-Harris Windowing
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-15
dBFS
-30
-45
-60
-75
-90
-105
-120
-135
2.5
5.0
7.5
10.0
12.5
15.0
Frequency (MHz)
17.5
20.0
22.5
0.8
FS
0.4
0.2
-0.2
-0.4
-0.8
10920
10936
10932
10938
10944
10950
10956
10962
10968
Data Sample Points
(@50MSPS, 5.013MHz, 32768 samples)
Fig. 5 ADC Output Data Waveform and FFT
100000
90000
90000
80000
70000
Number of Hits
Number of Hits
80000
70000
60000
50000
40000
30000
50000
40000
30000
20000
20000
10000
10000
0
60000
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
Codes
1
2
3
4
5
0
6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
Codes
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fig. 6. Output-Referred Noise Histogram
Fig. 7. Output-Referred Noise Histogram
(with TGC = 0.3V)
(with TGC = 1.3V)
-4
0
-5
-5.0
-6
Response (dB)
Response (dBFS)
-10
-15
-20
50MSPS
-25
40MSPS
-30
-35
-40
0
2.5
5
-8
-9
-10
-11
25MSPS
-12
-3dB Line
-13
7.5
10
12.5
15
17.5
20
22.5
-14
25
0
100
200
300
400
500
Frequency (KHz)
Frequency (MHz)
Fig. 8. Antialiasing Filter (AAF)
Pass-Band Response, No HPF Applied
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Corner Frequency Response
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0
AIN = AIN2 = 7dBFS
f1 = 4.769MHz
f2 = 5.231MHz
IMD2 = -68.1dBC
IMD3 = -64.2dBC
VGAIN = 1.4V
Amplitude (dBFS)
-30
-45
-60
-75
-90
-105
1.0
0.5
0
-0.5
-1.0
-1.5
-120
-135
2.5
5.0
7.5
10.0
12.5
15.0
17.5
20.0
-2.0
22.5
Frequency (MHz)
60
0.8
-10
-30
1.2
1.4
-40
SNR
dBc
56
SINAD
55
1.0
LNA Gain = 18dB
PGA Gain = 23.5dB
AIN = -1.0dBFS
-20
57
dBFS
0.6
(at 25°C @ fs=50MHz, AAF fs/3)
58
-50
HD3
-60
54
-70
53
-80
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
TGC Voltage (V)
1.2
1.3
1.4
HD2
-90
25
1.5
Fig. 12. SNR and SINAD vs. TGC Volatge
30
35
40
45
Sampling Frequency (MHz)
50
55
Fig. 13. HD2 & HD3 vs. Sampling Frequency
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
40
dBc
dBFS
0.4
Fig. 11. Gain Error vs. TGC Voltage
AIN = -6.5dBFS, 5.0MHz
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TGC Volatge (V)
Fig. 10. Typical IMD2 and IMD3 Performance
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fIN = 5.0MHz
1.5
Absolute Error (dB)
-15
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
25
30
35
40
45
Sampling Frequency (MHz)
50
0
25
55
35
40
45
Sampling Frequency (MHz)
50
55
Fig. 15. SFDR vs. Sampling Frequency
Fig. 14. SNRFS vs. Sampling Frequency
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Equivalent Circuits
AVDD
AVDD
BIAS
15kΩ
INX±
PAX-
Fig. 16 Equivalent LNA Input Circuit
AVDD
Fig. 17 Equivalent LNA Output Circuit
1.2V
10kΩ
SDI
CLK±
120kΩ
Fig. 18 Equivalent Clock Input Circuit
Fig. 19 Equivalent SDI Output Circuit
AVDD
DVDD
OUTX-
SDO
DVDD
10kΩ
OUTX+
Fig. 21 Equivalent Digital Output Circuit
Fig. 20 Equivalent SDO Output Circuit
AVDD
RBIAS
SCK
120kΩ
Fig. 22 Equivalent SCK Input Circuit
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CSB
EXT
30kΩ
120kΩ
Fig. 24 Equivalent CSB Input Circuit
Fig. 25 Equivalent EXT Input Circuit
AVDD
AVDD
1.35V
1MΩ
TGC
VREF
Fig. 26 Equivalent VREF Circuit
Fig. 27 Equivalent TGC Input Circuit
CWX±
Fig. 28 Equivalent CW Output Circuit
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Pin Description
Pin
Designator
1
GND
2
AVDD2
Supply for ADC (1.8V)
3
AVDD1
Supply for LNA & VGA (1.8V)
4
SW5
Channel 5 LNA Output Complement
5
PA5-
Channel 5 LNA Negative Output
6
IN5+
Input Channel 5
7
CM5
Channel 5 Common-mode decoupling, bypass to ground
8
IN5-
Complementary Input Channel 5
9
AVDD2
Supply for ADC (1.8V)
10
AVDD1
Supply for LNA & VGA (1.8V)
11
SW6
Channel 6 LNA Output Complement
12
PA6-
Channel 6 LNA Negative Output
13
IN6+
Input Channel 6
14
CM6
Channel 6 Common-mode decoupling, bypass to ground
15
IN6-
Complementary Input Channel 6
16
AVDD2
Supply for ADC (1.8V)
17
AVDD1
Supply for LNA & VGA (1.8V)
18
SW7
Channel 7 LNA Output Complement
19
PA7-
Channel 7 LNA Negative Output
20
IN7+
Input Channel 7
21
CM7
Channel 7 Common-mode decoupling, bypass to ground
22
IN7-
Complementary Input Channel 7
23
AVDD2
Supply for ADC (1.8V)
24
AVDD1
Supply for LNA & VGA (1.8V)
25
SW8
Channel 8 LNA Output Complement
26
PA8-
Channel 8 LNA Negative Output
27
IN8+
Input Channel 8
28
CM8
Channel 8 Common-mode decoupling, bypass to ground
29
IN8-
Complementary Input Channel 8
30
GND
Ground
31
CLK-
Negative clock input pin
32
CLK+
Positive clock input pin
33
AVDD4
34
SDO
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Serial Data Output
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Pin Description (cont.)
Pin
Designator
35
NC
36
AVDD5
Supply for PLL (1.8V)
37
DVDD
Supply for LVDS (1.8V)
38
OUT8-
ADC LVDS output negative - Channel 8
39
OUT8+
ADC LVDS output positive - Channel 8
40
OUT7-
ADC LVDS output negative - Channel 7
41
OUT7+
ADC LVDS output positive - Channel 7
42
OUT6-
ADC LVDS output negative - Channel 6
43
OUT6+
ADC LVDS output positive - Channel 6
44
OUT5-
ADC LVDS output negative - Channel 5
45
OUT5+
ADC LVDS output positive - Channel 5
46
FCLK-
Negative LVDS frame clock output
47
FCLK+
Positive LVDS frame clock output
48
DCLK-
Negative LVDS data clock
49
DCLK+
Positive LVDS data clock
50
OUT4-
ADC LVDS output negative - Channel 4
51
OUT4+
ADC LVDS output positive - Channel 4
52
OUT3-
ADC LVDS output negative - Channel 3
53
OUT3+
ADC LVDS output positive - Channel 3
54
OUT2-
ADC LVDS output negative - Channel 2
55
OUT2+
ADC LVDS output positive - Channel 2
56
OUT1-
ADC LVDS output negative - Channel 1
57
OUT1+
ADC LVDS output positive - Channel 1
58
DVDD
Supply for LVDS (1.8V)
59
N.C
60
STBY
Standby
61
PDWN
Power down
62
AVDD6
Supply for SPI (1.8V)
63
SCLK
64
SDI
Serial data input
65
CSB
Chip select bar
66
NC
Reserved, do not connect
67
NC
Reserved, do not connect
68
IN1-
Complementary Input Channel 1
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Reserved, do not connect
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Pin
Designator
69
CM1
Channel 1 Common-mode decoupling, bypass to ground
70
IN1+
Input Channel 1
71
PA1-
Channel 1 LNA Negative Output
72
SW1
Channel 1 LNA Output Complement
73
AVDD1
Supply for LNA & VGA (1.8V)
74
AVDD2
Supply for ADC (1.8V)
75
IN2-
Complementary Input Channel 2
76
CM2
Channel 2 Common-mode decoupling, bypass to ground
77
IN2+
Input Channel 2
78
PA2-
Channel 2 LNA Negative Output
79
SW2
Channel 2 LNA Output Complement
80
AVDD1
Supply for LNA & VGA (1.8V)
81
AVDD2
Supply for ADC (1.8V)
82
IN3-
Complementary Input Channel 3
83
CM3
Channel 3 Common-mode decoupling, bypass to ground
84
IN3+
Input Channel 3
85
PA3-
Channel 3 LNA Negative Output
86
SW3
Channel 3 LNA Output Complement
87
AVDD1
Supply for LNA & VGA (1.8V)
88
AVDD2
Supply for ADC (1.8V)
89
IN4-
Complementary Input Channel 4
90
CM4
Channel 4 Common-mode decoupling, bypass to ground
91
IN4+
Input Channel 4
92
PA4-
Channel 4 LNA Negative Output
93
SW4
Channel 4 LNA Output Complement
94
AVDD1
Supply for LNA & VGA (1.8V)
95
AVDD2
Supply for ADC (1.8V)
96
GND
Ground
97
GND
Ground
98
FLEX
Enable automatic low-pass tuning 1 = on, 0 = off (default)
99
AVDD7
Supply for auto-tuning circuit (1.8V)
100
CW1+
CW Switch Output
101
CW1-
CW Switch Output
102
CW2+
CW Switch Output
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Pin
Designator
103
CW2-
CW Switch Output
104
CW3+
CW Switch Output
105
CW3-
CW Switch Output
106
CW4+
CW Switch Output
107
CW4-
CW Switch Output
108
CVDD
CW VDD (3.3V)
109
RBIAS
Bias Setting Resistor (50kΩ to GND)
110
EXT
111
VREF
Supply (1.0V)
112
REF-
Differential reference (-), external decoupling capacitors 0.1µF//10µF to REF+, and
0.1µF to GND
113
REF+
Differential reference (+), external decoupling capacitors 0.1µF//10µF to REF-, and
0.1µF to GND
114
AVDD3
Supply for ADC reference circuit (1.8V)
115
CVDD
CW VDD 3.3V
116
CW5+
CW Switch Output
117
CW5-
CW Switch Output
118
CW6+
CW Switch Output
119
CW6-
CW Switch Output
120
CW7+
CW Switch Output
121
CW7-
CW Switch Output
122
CW8+
CW Switch Output
123
CW8-
CW Switch Output
124
AVDD0
125
TGC
TGC attenuator control input for all channel, 0 to 1.8V
126
GSC
TGC optional slope adjustment voltage input.
127
CM0
Common-mode decoupling, bypass to ground
128
EBC
External Current Bias, Do not connect
Thermal Slug
GND
Thermal Slug must externally connect to the RF ground and PCB heat sink
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Internal/external reference select, Hi = External reference is selected
Supply for LNA & VGA bias (1.8V)
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128-Lead TQFP (w/Heat Slug) Package Outline (HF)
14.00x14.00mm body, 1.20mm height (max), 0.40mm pitch
D
D1
D1/2
E1/2
E
E2
E1
Note 1
(Index Area
D/4 x E/4)
128
128
1
1
b
e
Top View
D2
Bottom View
θ1
View B
A A2
Gauge
Plane
L2
Seating
Plane
L
L1
A1
Side View
Seating
Plane
θ
View B
Note:
1. A Pin 1 identifier must be located in the index area indicated. The Pin 1 identifier can be: a molded mark/identifier; an embedded metal marker; or
a printed indicator.
Symbol
A
A1
A2
b
MIN
Dimension
NOM
(mm)
MAX
-
0.05
0.95
0.13
-
-
1.00
0.18
1.20
0.15
1.05
0.23
D
D1
16.00 14.00
BSC BSC
D2
9.50
BSC
E
E1
16.00 14.00
BSC BSC
E2
9.50
BSC
e
0.40
BSC
L
0.45
0.60
0.75
L1
L2
θ
0
1.00 0.25
3.5O
REF BSC
7O
O
θ1
11O
12O
13O
Drawings not to scale.
Supertex Doc. #: DSPD-128TQFPHF, Version NR011713.
(The package drawing(s) in this data sheet may not reflect the most current specifications. For the latest package outline
information go to http://www.supertex.com/packaging.html.)
Supertex inc. does not recommend the use of its products in life support applications, and will not knowingly sell them for use in such applications unless it receives
an adequate “product liability indemnification insurance agreement.” Supertex inc. does not assume responsibility for use of devices described, and limits its liability
to the replacement of the devices determined defective due to workmanship. No responsibility is assumed for possible omissions and inaccuracies. Circuitry and
specifications are subject to change without notice. For the latest product specifications refer to the Supertex inc. (website: http//www.supertex.com)
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