Infineon AppNote AN274 GPS GNSS Low Noise Amplifier BGA925L6

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Impro vi ng I mmuni t y of B GA 92 5L6
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App lic atio n N ote A N 274
Revision: Rev. 1.1
2012-04-17
RF and P r otecti on D evic es
Edition 2012-04-24
Published by
Infineon Technologies AG
81726 Munich, Germany
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Table of Content, List of Figures and Tables
Table of Content
1
BGA925L6 GPS Front-End LNA for High Performance Integrated Solution ................................ 6
2
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 7
3
Application Circuit ............................................................................................................................. 9
4
Typical Measurement Results ......................................................................................................... 10
5
Measured Graphs for GPS and GLONASS bands ........................................................................ 12
6
Miscellaneous Measured Graphs ................................................................................................... 17
7
Evaluation Board .............................................................................................................................. 20
8
Authors .............................................................................................................................................. 21
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Table of Content, List of Figures and Tables
List of Figures
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 6
Figure 7
Figure 8
Figure 9
Figure 10
Figure 11
Figure 12
Figure 13
Figure 14
Figure 15
Figure 16
Figure 17
Figure 18
Figure 19
Figure 20
BGA925L6 in TSLP-6-2 Package (0.70mm x 1.1mm x 0.40mm) ........................................................ 6
Block diagram of the BGA925L6 for GNSS band 1559-1615MHz applications .................................. 8
BGA925L6 application circuit for improved rejection of out-of-band jammers ..................................... 9
Power gain of BGA925L6 for GPS and GLONASS bands ................................................................ 12
Narrowband power gain of BGA925L6 for GPS and GLONASS bands ............................................ 12
Input matching of BGA925L6 for GPS and GLONASS bands ........................................................... 13
Output matching of BGA925L6 for GPS and GLONASS bands ........................................................ 13
Reverse isolation of BGA925L6 for GPS and GLONASS bands ....................................................... 14
Noise figure of BGA925L6 for GPS and GLONASS bands ............................................................... 14
Input 1 dB compression point of BGA925L6 at supply voltage of 1.8V for GPS and GLONASS
bands .................................................................................................................................................. 15
Input 1 dB compression point of BGA925L6 at supply voltage of 2.8V for GPS and GLONASS
bands .................................................................................................................................................. 15
Carrier and intermodulation products of BGA925L6 for GPS band at Vcc=1.8V .............................. 16
Carrier and intermodulation products of BGA925L6 for GPS band at Vcc=2.8V .............................. 16
Stability factor k of BGA925L6 upto 10GHz ....................................................................................... 17
Stability factor µ1 of BGA925L6 upto 10GHz..................................................................................... 17
Stability factor µ2 of BGA925L6 upto 10GHz..................................................................................... 18
Input and output matching for GPS and GLONASS bands with Vcc=1.8V ....................................... 18
Input and output matching for GPS and GLONASS bands with Vcc=2.8V ....................................... 19
Populated PCB picture of BGA925L6 ................................................................................................ 20
PCB layer stack .................................................................................................................................. 20
List of Tables
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
Table 5
Pin Definition ........................................................................................................................................ 8
Switching Mode .................................................................................................................................... 8
Bill-of-Materials..................................................................................................................................... 9
Electrical Characteristics (at room temperature), Vcc = Vpon = 1.8V ............................................... 10
Electrical Characteristics (at room temperature), Vcc = Vpon = 2.8V ............................................... 11
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BGA925L6 GPS Front-End LNA for High Performance Integrated Solution
1
BGA925L6 GPS Front-End LNA for High Performance Integrated
Solution
1.1
Features
• High gain: 15.8 dB
• High out-of-band input 3rd-order intercept point: +7 dBm
• High input 1dB compression point: -5 dBm
• Low noise figure: 0.65 dB
• Low current consumption: 4.8 mA
• Operating frequency: 1550-1615 MHz
• Supply voltage: 1.5 V to 3.6 V
• Digital on/off switch (1V logic high level)
• Ultra small TSLP-6-2 leadless package
• Package dimensions: 0.70mm x 1.1mm x 0.40mm
• B7HF Silicon Germanium technology
• RF output internally matched to 50 Ω
• Only two external SMD components necessary
• 2 kV HBM ESD protection (including AI-pin)
• Pb-free (RoHS compliant) package
Figure 1
BGA925L6 in TSLP-6-2 Package (0.70mm x 1.1mm x 0.40mm)
1.2
Applications
- GPS (Global Positioning System) working in the L1 band at 1575.42 MHz
- GLONASS (Russian GNSS) working in the L1 band from 1598.06 MHz to 1605.38 MHz
- Galileo1 (European GNSS) working in the E2-L1-E1 band from 1559 MHz to 1592 MHz
- COMPASS1 (Chinese Beidou Navigation System) working in E2 band at 1561.10 MHz and
E1 band at 1589.74 MHz
1
The application circuit (Figure 3) proposed in this Application Note is suitable for GPS and GLONASS bands
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Introduction
2
Introduction
The BGA925L6 is a front-end Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) for Global Navigation Satellite
Systems (GNSS) application. It is based on Infineon Technologies’ B7HF Silicon-Germanium
(SiGe:C) technology, enabling a cost-effective solution in a ultra small TSLP-6-2 package
with ultra low noise figure, high gain, high linearity and low current consumption over a wide
range of supply voltages from 3.6 V down to 1.5 V. All these features make BGA925L6 an
excellent choice for GNSS LNA as it improves sensitivity, provide greater immunity against
out-of-band jammer signals, reduces filtering requirement and hence the overall cost of the
GNSS receiver.
This application note addresses the issue of out-of-band jammers and improving the
immunity of BGA925L6 against these jammers. The out-of-band signals considered
are LTE Band-13, GSM850/900/1800, UMTS and WLAN as their intermodulation
products fall into GPS band.
The ever growing demand to integrate more and more functionality into one device leads to
many challenges when transmitter/receiver has to work simultaneously without degrading the
performance of each other. In today’s smart-phones a GNSS receiver simultaneously coexists with transceivers in the GSM/EDGE/UMTS/LTE bands. These 3G/4G transceivers
transmit high power in the range of +24 dBm which due to insufficient isolation couple to the
GNSS receiver. The cellular signals can mix to produce Intermodulation products exactly in
the GNSS receiver frequency band. For example, GSM 1712.7 MHz mixes with UMTS 1850
MHz to produce third-order-product exactly at GPS, LTE Band-13 2nd harmonic falls into GPS
band, GSM 827/897 MHz mixes with WLAN 2402/2472 MHz to produce second-orderproduct at GPS.
The jamming resistance of BGA925L6 against these jammers is improved by increasing the
attenuation of the circuit at these specific out-of-band frequencies (787MHz, 827MHz,
897MHz, 1712MHz, 1850MHz, 2402MHz, 2472MHz). This is achieved by using external
SMDs and a SAW filter before BGA925L6. In some applications where more rejection is
required at special frequencies and SAW filter alone cannot provide sufficient attenuation,
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Introduction
some external notches can be designed for those frequencies. Figure 3 shows such an
application circuit where notches have been designed to attenuate 787MHz, 827MHz,
897MHz, 2402 MHz and 2472MHz. The notches L2-C1/L4-C4 and L5-C5 are designed for
750-950MHz range and 2.45GHz respectively. The component values are fine tuned so as to
have optimal noise figure, jammer rejection, gain and input matching.
The Internal circuit diagram of the BGA925L6 is presented in Figure 2. Table 1 shows the pin
assignment of BGA925L6. Table 2 shows the truth table to turn on/off BGA925L6 by applying
different voltage to the PON pin.
Figure 2
Table 1
Pin
Block diagram of the BGA925L6 for GNSS band 1559-1615MHz applications
Pin Definition
Symbol
Comment
1
GND
General ground
2
VCC
DC supply
3
AO
LNA output
4
GNDRF
LNA RF ground
5
AI
LNA input
6
PON
Power on control
Table 2
Mode
Switching Mode
Symbol
ON/OFF Control Voltage
Min
Max
On
PON, on
1.0 V
VCC
Off
PON, off
0V
0.4 V
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Application Circuit
3
Application Circuit
3.1
Schematic Diagram
N1
L2
N2
GNDRF, 4
SAW
RFin
BGA925L6
RFout
AO, 3
Vcc
L1
AI, 5
VCC, 2
C2
(optional)
C1
Figure 3
L4
L5
C4
C5
PON, 6
GND, 1
Pon
BGA925L6 application circuit for improved rejection of out-of-band jammers
Table 3
Symbol
Bill-of-Materials
Value
Unit
Package
Manufacturer
Comment
C2 (optional)
10
nF
0201
Various
RF bypass
L1
6.8
nH
0201
Murata LQP series Matching between SAW and LNA
L2
4.3
nH
0201
Murata LQP series 750-950 MHz Notch
C1
9.0
pF
0201
Various
L4
4.7
nH
0201
Murata LQP series 750-950 MHz Notch
C4
7.0
pF
0201
Various
L5
3.3
nH
0201
Murata LQP series 2.45 GHz Notch
C5
1.0
pF
0201
Various
2.45 GHz Notch
N1
BGA925L6
TSLP-6-2
Infineon
SiGe:C LNA
SAW
TSNP-7-10
N2
1
PCB
substrate
1
750-950 MHz Notch
750-950 MHz Notch
SAW filter of BGM1033N7 used in this
application circuit
FR4
Please contact Infineon regarding the external SAW filter used in this application circuit
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Typical Measurement Results
4
Typical Measurement Results
Table 4 and Table 5 show typical measurement results of the application circuit shown in
Figure 3. The values given in this table include losses of the board and the SMA connectors if
not otherwise stated.
Table 4
Electrical Characteristics (at room temperature), Vcc = Vpon = 1.8V
Parameter
Symbol
Value
Unit
DC Voltage
Vcc
1.8
V
DC Current
Icc
5.0
mA
Navigation
System
Sys
GPS
GLONASS
Frequency
Range
Freq
1575.42
1598-1606
MHz
Gain
G
14.7
14.4
dB
Noise Figure
NF
1.95
2.37
dB
Input Return
Loss
RLin
17.6
18.4
dB
Output Return
Loss
RLout
29.7
20.6
dB
Reverse
Isolation
IRev
22.8
22.9
dB
Input P1dB
IP1dB
-6.5
-6.2
dBm
Output P1dB
OP1dB
7.2
7.2
dBm
IIP3
-2.5
-2.0
dBm
Input IP3
In-band
Output IP3
In-band
LTE band-13
nd
2 Harmonic
Output IM2
Out-of-band
Output IM2
Out-of-band
Input IP3
Out-of-band
Stability
Comment/Test Condition
PCB and SMA connector losses of 0.06 dB
substracted
fgps = 1575.42 MHz
f GLONASS = 1605 MHz
f1gps = 1575.5 MHz, f2gps = 1576.5 MHz
OIP3
12.2
12.4
dBm f1GLONASS = 1602 MHz, f2GLONASS = 1603 MHz
Input power = -30 dBm
H2
dBm
-92.3
fIN = 787.76 MHz, PIN = +15 dBm;
fH2 = 1575.52 MHz
f1 = 827 MHz, P1IN = +12 dBm;
IM2
-114.1
dBm f2 = 2402 MHz, P2IN = +8 dBm
fIM2 = 1575 MHz
IM2
f1 = 897 MHz, P1IN = +12 dBm;
dBm f2 = 2472 MHz, P2IN = +8 dBm
fIM2 = 1575 MHz
-111.6
f1 = 1712.7 MHz, P1IN = +10 dBm;
IIP3OOB
67.1
dBm f2 = 1850 MHz, P2IN = +10 dBm
fIIP3 = 1575.4 MHz
k
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Table 5
Electrical Characteristics (at room temperature), Vcc = Vpon = 2.8V
Parameter
Symbol
Value
Unit
DC Voltage
Vcc
2.8
V
DC Current
Icc
5.2
mA
Navigation
System
Sys
GPS
GLONASS
Frequency
Range
Freq
1575.42
1598-1606
MHz
Gain
G
14.8
14.5
dB
Noise Figure
NF
1.96
2.39
dB
Input Return
Loss
RLin
18.5
19.1
dB
Output Return
Loss
RLout
24.6
22.8
dB
Reverse
Isolation
IRev
23.2
23.3
dB
Input P1dB
IP1dB
-5.3
-4.9
dBm
Output P1dB
OP1dB
8.5
8.6
dBm
IIP3
-2.4
-1.9
dBm
Input IP3
In-band
Output IP3
In-band
LTE band-13
nd
2 Harmonic
Output IM2
Out-of-band
Output IM2
Out-of-band
Input IP3
Out-of-band
Stability
Comment/Test Condition
PCB and SMA connector losses of 0.06 dB
substracted
fgps = 1575.42 MHz
f GLONASS = 1605 MHz
f1gps = 1575.5 MHz, f2gps = 1576.5 MHz
OIP3
12.4
12.6
dBm f1GLONASS = 1602 MHz, f2GLONASS = 1603 MHz
Input power = -30 dBm
H2
dBm
-92.8
fIN = 787.76 MHz, PIN = +15 dBm;
fH2 = 1575.52 MHz
f1 = 827 MHz, P1IN = +12 dBm;
IM2
-114.3
dBm f2 = 2402 MHz, P2IN = +8 dBm
fIM2 = 1575 MHz
IM2
-111.9
f1 = 897 MHz, P1IN = +12 dBm;
dBm f2 = 2472 MHz, P2IN = +8 dBm
fIM2 = 1575 MHz
IIP3OOB
67.1
dBm f2 = 1850 MHz, P2IN = +10 dBm
f1 = 1712.7 MHz, P1IN = +10 dBm;
fIIP3 = 1575.4 MHz
k
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Measured Graphs for GPS and GLONASS bands
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Measured Graphs for GPS and GLONASS bands
Gain
20
1575.4 MHz
14.8 dB
10
Gain at Vcc=1.8V
Gain at Vcc=2.8V
0
S21 (dB)
-10
-20
-30
-40
-50
787.76 MHz
-63.3 dB
-60
-70
-80
0
Figure 4
500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000
Frequency (MHz)
Wideband Power gain of BGA925L6
Narrowband gain
15
1575.4 MHz
14.8 dB
14.5
Gain at Vcc=1.8V
Gain at Vcc=2.8V
1575.4 MHz
14.7 dB
14
S21 (dB)
1605.4 MHz
14.5 dB
1605.4 MHz
14.4 dB
13.5
13
12.5
12
1500
Figure 5
1525
1550
1575
1600
Frequency (MHz)
1625
1650
Narrowband power gain of BGA925L6 for GPS and GLONASS bands
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Input matching
0
S11 at Vcc=1.8V
S11 at Vcc=2.8V
-5
S11 (dB)
-10
-15
1575.4 MHz
-17.6 dB
-20
1575.4 MHz
-18.5 dB
1605.4 MHz
-18.4 dB
1605.4 MHz
-19.1 dB
-25
-30
1500
Figure 6
1525
1550
1575
1600
Frequency (MHz)
1625
1650
Input matching of BGA925L6 for GPS and GLONASS bands
Output matching
0
S22 at Vcc=1.8V
S22 at Vcc=2.8V
-5
S22 (dB)
-10
-15
-20
1605.4 MHz
-20.6 dB
-25
1575.4 MHz
-24.6 dB
-30
1575.4 MHz
-29.7 dB
-35
-40
1500
Figure 7
1605.4 MHz
-22.8 dB
1525
1550
1575
1600
Frequency (MHz)
1625
1650
Output matching of BGA925L6 for GPS and GLONASS bands
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Measured Graphs for GPS and GLONASS bands
Isolation
-20
S12 at Vcc=1.8V
1575.4 MHz
-22.8 dB
S12 (dB)
-22
1605.4 MHz
-22.9 dB
S12 at Vcc=2.8V
-24
1575.4 MHz
-23.2 dB
1605.4 MHz
-23.3 dB
-26
-28
-30
1500
Figure 8
1525
1550
1575
1600
Frequency (MHz)
1625
1650
Reverse isolation of BGA925L6 for GPS and GLONASS bands
Noise figure
3.1
NF at Vcc=1.8V
NF at Vcc=2.8V
2.9
1605.4 MHz
2.39
NF (dB)
2.7
2.5
2.3
1575.4 MHz
1.96
1605.4 MHz
2.37
2.1
1.9
1575.4 MHz
1.95
1.7
1.5
1559
Figure 9
1567
1575
1583
1591
Frequency (MHz)
1599
1607
1615
Noise figure of BGA925L6 for GPS and GLONASS bands
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Compression point at 1dB with Vcc=1.8V
16
P1dB at Vcc=1.8V GPS (1575.42MHz)
P1dB at Vcc=1.8V GLONASS (1605MHz)
-25 dBm
14.6 dB
15
Gain (dB)
14
-6.52 dBm
13.6 dB
-25 dBm
14.3 dB
13
-6.17 dBm
13.3 dB
12
11
10
-25
Figure 10
-20
-15
-10
Power (dBm)
-5
0
Input 1 dB compression point of BGA925L6 at supply voltage of 1.8V for GPS and
GLONASS bands
Compression point at 1dB with Vcc=2.8V
16
P1dB at Vcc=2.8V GPS (1575.42MHz)
15
-5.28 dBm
13.7 dB
-25 dBm
14.4 dB
14
Gain (dB)
P1dB at Vcc=2.8V GLONASS (1605MHz)
-25 dBm
14.7 dB
13
-4.9 dBm
13.4 dB
12
11
10
-25
Figure 11
-20
-15
-10
Power (dBm)
-5
0
Input 1 dB compression point of BGA925L6 at supply voltage of 2.8V for GPS and
GLONASS bands
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Measured Graphs for GPS and GLONASS bands
Intermodulation for GPS band
0
-10
1576.5 MHz
-15.63
1575.5 MHz
-15.56
-20
Power (dBm)
-30
-40
-50
1577.5 MHz
-71.25
-60
-70
-80
-90
-100
1573.5
Figure 12
1574.5
1575.5
1576.5
Frequency (MHz)
1577.5
1578.5
Carrier and intermodulation products of BGA925L6 for GPS band at Vcc=1.8V
Intermodulation for GPS band
0
-10
1575.5 MHz
-15.44
1576.5 MHz
-15.51
-20
Power (dBm)
-30
-40
-50
1577.5 MHz
-71.33
-60
-70
-80
-90
-100
1573.5
Figure 13
1574.5
1575.5
1576.5
Frequency (MHz)
1577.5
1578.5
Carrier and intermodulation products of BGA925L6 for GPS band at Vcc=2.8V
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Miscellaneous Measured Graphs
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Miscellaneous Measured Graphs
Stability K factor
3
Stability K factor at Vcc=1.8V
Stability K factor at Vcc=2.8V
2
1575.4 MHz
1.44
1
0
0
Figure 14
1000
2000
3000
4000 5000 6000
Frequency (MHz)
7000
8000
9000 10000
Stability factor k of BGA925L6 upto 10GHz
Stability Mu1 factor
3
Stability Mu1 factor at Vcc=1.8V
Stability Mu1 factor at Vcc=2.8V
1575.4 MHz
2.28
2
1
0
0
Figure 15
1000
2000
3000
4000 5000 6000
Frequency (MHz)
7000
8000
9000 10000
Stability factor µ1 of BGA925L6 upto 10GHz
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Stability Mu2 factor
3
1575.4 MHz
1.93
2
1
Stability Mu2 factor at Vcc=1.8V
Stability Mu2 factor at Vcc=2.8V
0
0
Figure 16
1000
2000
3000
4000 5000 6000
Frequency (MHz)
7000
8000
9000 10000
Stability factor µ2 of BGA925L6 upto 10GHz
0.8
1.0
Input and Output matching with Vcc=1.8V
Swp Max
1615MHz
Output
2.
0
6
0.
Input
0.
4
0
3.
0
4.
5.0
10.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.6
0.2
0.4
-3
.0
0
0.8
-4
.0
-5.
0
.0
-2
-1.0
-0.8
-0
.6
.4
-0
Figure 17
10.0
1575.4 MHz
r 1.1
x -0.27
1605.4 MHz
r 0.84
x -0.16
2
-0.
1605.4 MHz
r 1.1
x -0.15
-10.0
0.2
1575.4 MHz
r 0.95
x 0.038
Swp Min
1559MHz
Input and output matching for GPS and GLONASS bands with Vcc=1.8V
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Swp Max
1615MHz
Output
2.
0
6
0.
0.8
Input
1.0
Input and Output matching with Vcc=2.8V
0.
4
0
3.
0
4.
5.0
10.0
10.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
1605.4 MHz
r 1.1
x -0.069
2.0
0.2
1575.4 MHz
r 0.94
x 0.098
1575.4 MHz
r 1.1
x -0.23
-4
.0
-5.
0
-3
.0
.0
-2
-1.0
-0.8
-0
.6
.4
-0
Figure 18
-10.0
1605.4 MHz
r 0.83
x -0.13
2
-0.
Swp Min
1559MHz
Input and output matching for GPS and GLONASS bands with Vcc=2.8V
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Evaluation Board
7
Evaluation Board
Figure 19
Populated PCB picture of BGA925L6
Vias
FR4, 0.2mm
Copper
35µm
Figure 20
FR4, 0.8mm
PCB layer stack
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Authors
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Authors
Jagjit Singh Bal, Application Engineer of Business Unit “RF and Protection Devices”
Kai Jung, Development Engineer of Business Unit “RF and Protection Devices”
Dr. Chih-I Lin, Senior Staff Engineer of Business Unit “RF and Protection Devices”
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