AN320 - BFP840FESD High Gain Low Noise Amplifier

BF P840 F ES D
High Gain Lo w Nois e A m plifie r us in g
BF P840 F ES D for 2 .4 - 2.5 G Hz W LA N
Applic atio n
Applic atio n N ote A N 320
Revision: Rev. 1.0
2013-03-27
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BFP840FESD
Low Noise Amplifier for 2.4 - 2.5 GHz WLAN
Application Note AN320
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Low Noise Amplifier for 2.4 - 2.5 GHz WLAN
List of Content, Figures and Tables
Table of Content
1
1.1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 5
®
Wi-Fi ................................................................................................................................................... 5
2
2.1
2.2
BFP840FESD Overview ..................................................................................................................... 7
Features ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Key Applications of BFP840FESD ....................................................................................................... 7
3
3.1
3.2
3.3
High Gain Low Noise Amplifier using BFP840FESD for 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN Application ........ 8
Description ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Performance overview ....................................................................................................................... 10
Schematics ......................................................................................................................................... 11
4
Measured Graphs ............................................................................................................................. 12
5
Evaluation Board and Layout Information .................................................................................... 19
6
Authors .............................................................................................................................................. 21
7
Remark .............................................................................................................................................. 21
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
Figure 21
®
2.4 – 2.5 GHz Wi-Fi Wireless LAN (WLAN, IEEE802.11b/g/n) and WiMAX (IEEE802.16e) FrontEnd ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
BFP840FESD in TSFP-4-1 .................................................................................................................. 7
Package and pin connections of BFP840FESD in Topview ................................................................ 8
Schematic Diagram of the used Circuit .............................................................................................. 11
Insertion Power Gain of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD ..................................... 12
Wideband Insertion Power Gain of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD .................... 12
Noise Figure of BFP840FESD LNA for 2400 - 2500 MHz ................................................................. 13
Reverse Isolation of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD ........................................... 13
Input Matching of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD ................................................ 14
Input Matching of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD (Smith Chart) ......................... 14
Output Matching of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD ............................................. 15
Output Matching of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD (Smith Chart) ...................... 15
Wideband Stability k Factor of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD ........................... 16
Wideband Stability Mu Factor of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD ........................ 16
Input 1dB Compression Point of the BFP840FESD Circuit at 2400 MHz .......................................... 17
rd
Output 3 Order Intercept Point of BFP840FESD at 2400 MHz ........................................................ 17
OFF-Mode (Vcc = 0V, Icc = 0mA) S21 of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD .......... 18
Photo of the BFP840FESD 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA Evaluation Board ......................................... 19
Zoom-In Picture of the BFP840FESD 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA Evaluation Board ........................ 19
Layout Proposal for RF Grounding of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD ................ 20
PCB Layer Information ....................................................................................................................... 20
List of Tables
Table 1
Table 2
Summary of Measurement Results .................................................................................................... 10
Bill-of-Materials................................................................................................................................... 11
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Low Noise Amplifier for 2.4 - 2.5 GHz WLAN
Introduction
1
Introduction
1.1
Wi-Fi®
Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) is a registered trademark made of the Wi-Fi Alliance created to
certify devices for wireless LAN (WLAN) applications based on the IEEE 802.11 standard.
The Wi-Fi function is one of the most important connectivity functions in notebooks, smart
phones and tablet PCs. The WLAN standard has evolved over the years from its legacy
systems known as 802.11-1997, through 802.11a, b, g, and n, to the newest 802.11ac.
Today the trend is rapidly changing where Wi-Fi is not only used for high data rate access to
internet but also for content consumption such as streaming music and High Definition video
on TVs, smart phones, tablets, game consoles etc.
With the requirements on wireless data quality becoming more stringent than ever, the new
Wireless LAN standards are being developed by using higher order modulation schemes
such as 256 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (256-QAM), wider channels (40MHz) and
multiple data streams up to 8 (MIMO-Multiple input multiple output).
Wi-Fi according to IEEE802.11b/g/n at 2.4 GHz widely implemented over years suffers from
interference from other devices such as cordless phones, microwave ovens, Bluetooth
devices etc. in the 2.4 GHz space. Different applications like home entertainment with
wireless high-quality multimedia signal transmission, home networking notebooks, mass data
storages and printers implement 2.4 – 2.5 GHz Wi-Fi® into their system to offer high-speed
wireless connectivity. 802.11a operating at 5 GHz has less interference and can transmit
data at greater speeds (54Mbps) but at the cost of reduced range. 802.11n provides
enhanced performance and range over prior 802.11 technologies by operating in both the 2.4
GHz and 5 GHz. It adds two significant technologies: MIMO (Multiple input-Multiple output)
and 40 MHz channels. With this, data rates upto 600Mbps (for 4 streams) can be achieved
in the 5 GHz band. To cater to these high throughput requirements, major performance
criteria have to be fulfilled: sensitivity, strong signal capability and interference immunity.
Below a general application diagram of a 2.4-2.5 GHz WLAN system is shown.
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Low Noise Amplifier for 2.4 - 2.5 GHz WLAN
Introduction
WLAN: 2.4 – 2.5 GHz
BPF
SPDT
Switch
LNA
Power Detector
WLAN/
WiMAX
Transceiver IC
ESD
Diode
BPF
Figure 1
PA
®
2.4 – 2.5 GHz Wi-Fi Wireless LAN (WLAN, IEEE802.11b/g/n) and WiMAX (IEEE802.16e)
Front-End
A Wi-Fi router has to receive relatively weak signals from Wi-Fi enabled devices such as
mobile phones. Therefore, it should have high sensitivity to detect a weak signal in the
presence of strong interfering signals. A low noise amplifier (LNA) as a first block of the
receiver front end is mandatory to improve the sensitivity of the receiver and overcome the
the insertion loss of the SPDT switch and the Bandpass Filter (BPF) or diplexer. As an
example, an increase in the sensitivity by 5 dB corresponds to doubling the link distance. The
typical allowed receiver chain Noise Figure (NF) of approx. 2 dB can only be achieved by
using a high-gain low noise amplifier.
WLAN systems are subject to co-channel interference and also interference from strong coexisting cellular signals. High linearity characteristics such as IIP3 and Input 1dB
compression point are required to improve an application's ability to distinguish between
desired signals and spurious signals received close together. This avoids saturation,
degradation of the gain and increased noise figure.
This application note is focusing on the LNA block, but Infineon does also support with RFswitches, TVS-diodes for ESD protection and RF Schottky diodes for power detection.
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Low Noise Amplifier for 2.4 - 2.5 GHz WLAN
BFP840FESD Overview
2
BFP840FESD Overview
2.1
Features
• Robust ultra low noise amplifier based on
Infineon´s reliable high volume SiGe:C technology
• Unique combination of high end RF performance
and robustness: 20 dBm maximum RF input
power, 1.5 kV HBM ESD hardness
• Very high transition frequency fT = 85 GHz
enables best in class noise performance at high
frequencies: NFmin = 0.75 dB at 5.5 GHz, 1.8 V,
5 mA
2
• High gain |S21| = 19 dB @ 5.5 GHz, 1.8 V, 10 mA
• OIP3 = 22.5 dBm at 5.5 GHz, 1.5 V, 6 mA
• Ideal for low voltage applications e.g. VCC = 1.2 V
and 1.8 V (2.85 V, 3.3 V, 3.6 V requires
corresponding collector resistor)
• Low power consumption, ideal for mobile
applications
• Pb free (RoHS compliant) and halogen free thin
flat package with visible leads
2.2
Figure 2
BFP840FESD in TSFP-4-1
Key Applications of BFP840FESD
As Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) in:
• Mobile and fixed connectivity applications: WLAN IEEE802.11, WiMAX and UWB
• Satellite communication systems: satellite radio (SDARs, DAB), navigation systems (e.g.
GPS, GLONASS, COMPASS...) and satellite C-band LNB (1st and 2nd stage LNA)
• Ku-band LNB front-end (2nd stage or 3rd stage LNA and active mixer)
• Ka-band oscillators (DROs)
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Low Noise Amplifier for 2.4 - 2.5 GHz WLAN
High Gain Low Noise Amplifier using BFP840FESD for 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN Application
3
High Gain Low Noise Amplifier using BFP840FESD for 2.4 – 2.5
GHz WLAN Application
3.1
Description
The BFP840FESD is a discrete hetero-junction bipolar transistor (HBT) specifically designed
for high performance 2.4 and 5 GHz band low noise amplifier (LNA) solutions for Wi-Fi
connectivity applications. It combines the 80 GHz fT silicon-germanium:carbide (SiGe:C)
B9HFM process with special device geometry engineering to reduce the parasitic
capacitance between substrate and transistor that degrades high-frequency characteristics,
resulting in an inherent input matching and a major improvement in power gain 5 GHz band
together with a low noise figure performance that is industry's best.
The BFP840FESD has an integrated 1.5kV HBM ESD protection which makes the device
robust against electrostatic discharge and extreme RF input power. The device offers its high
performance at low current and voltage and is especially well-suited for portable battery
powered applications in which energy efficiency is a key requirement.
The BFP840FESD is housed in flat-leads TSFP-4-1 package. Further variants are available
in industry standard visible-leads SOT343 package (BFP840ESD) and in the low-height
0.31mm TSLP-3-9 package (BFR840L3RHESD) specially fitting into modules.
Figure 3 shows the pin assignment of package of BFP840FESD in the top view:
B 1
4 E
XYs
E 2
3 C
BFPXXXF
Figure 3
Package and pin connections of BFP840FESD in Topview
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Low Noise Amplifier for 2.4 - 2.5 GHz WLAN
High Gain Low Noise Amplifier using BFP840FESD for 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN Application
This application note presents the measurement results of the Low Noise Amplifier using
BFP840FESD for 2400 MHz to 2500 MHz WLAN applications. It requires 10 passive 0402
SMD components and can provide 20.5 dB gain at 2400 MHz. The noise figure varies from
1.05 dB to 1.0 dB (SMA and PCB losses are subtracted) over the frequency band.
The circuit achieves an input return loss of 11 dB and output return loss 14 dB. Furthermore,
the circuit is unconditionally stable from 10 MHz to 15 GHz. However, Proper RF grounding
on PCB has to be ensured in order to achieve stability k-factor > 1 (Figure 20).
At 2400 MHz, using two tones spacing of 1 MHz, the output third order intercept point OIP3
reaches 13 dBm. Besides, we obtain input 1dB input compression point IP1dB of -16.2 dBm
at 2400 MHz.
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Low Noise Amplifier for 2.4 - 2.5 GHz WLAN
3.2
Performance overview
Device:
BFP840FESD
Application: Low Noise Amplifier for 2.4 - 2.5 GHz WLAN
PCB Marking: BFP840FESD TSFP-4-1 M13031106
Table 1
Summary of Measurement Results
Parameter
Symbol
Value
Unit
DC Voltage
VCC
3.0
V
DC Current
ICC
14.1
mA
Frequency Range
Freq
2400
2500
MHz
Gain (ON-Mode)
GON
20.6
20.3
dB
Gain (OFF-Mode)
GOFF
-27.3
-26.9
dB
Noise Figure
NF
1.05
1.0
dB
Input Return Loss
RLin
11.3
11.6
dB
Output Return Loss
RLout
14
14.6
dB
Reverse Isolation
IRev
26.3
26
dB
Input P1dB
IP1dB
-16.2
-15.8
dBm
Output P1dB
OP1dB
3.4
3.5
dBm
Input IP3
IIP3
-7.2
-7.3
dBm
Output IP3
OIP3
13.4
13
dBm
Stability
k
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Note/Test Condition
SMA and PCB losses (~0.05 dB) are
subtracted
Power @ Input: -30 dBm
Stability measured from 10MHz to
15GHz
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3.3
Schematics
Vcc= 3.0 V
J3
DC Connector
All passives are “0402“ case size
Inductors: LQG Series
Capacitors: Various
I = 14.1 mA
C3
39 pF
R1
33 kΩ
R2
10 Ω
C4
39 pF
L1
2.2 nH
C1
6.8 pF
J1
RF Port1
INPUT
Figure 4
Table 2
R3
100 Ω
C2
8.2 pF
Q1
BFP840FESD
R4
5.1 Ω
L2
1.6 nH
J2
RF Port2
OUTPUT
Please refer to chapter 5 for layout proposal
Total Component Count = 11
including BFP840FESD transistor
PCB = M13031106 BFP840FESD TSFP-4-1
PCB Board Material = Standard FR4
Layer spacing (top RF to internal ground plane): 0.2 mm
Inductors = 2 (Low Q)
Resistors = 5
Capacitors = 4
Schematic Diagram of the used Circuit
Bill-of-Materials
Symbol
Value
Unit
Size
Manufacturer
Comment
C1
6.8
pF
0402
Various
Input DC block & input matching
C2
8.2
pF
0402
Various
Output DC block & output matching
C3
39
pF
0402
Various
RF decoupling
RF decoupling
Input matching
Output matching and high frequency stability
improvement
DC biasing
C4
39
pF
0402
Various
L1
2.2
nH
0402
LQG
L2
1.6
nH
0402
LQG
R1
33
kΩ
0402
Various
R2
10
Ω
0402
Various
R3
100
Ω
0402
Various
DC biasing (provides DC negative feedback to
stabilize DC operating point over temperature
variation, transistor hFE variation, etc.)
Stability improvement & input/output matching
R4
5.1
Ω
0402
Various
stability improvement
TSFP-4-1
Infineon
Technologies
Q1
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Low Noise Amplifier for 2.4 - 2.5 GHz WLAN
Measured Graphs
4
Measured Graphs
Insertion Power Gain InBand
30
20
10
2400 MHz
20.6 dB
0
2500 MHz
20.3 dB
-10
-20
2000
Figure 5
2200
2400
2600
Frequency (MHz)
2800
3000
Insertion Power Gain of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD
Insertion Power Gain WideBand
30
2400 MHz
20.6 dB
20
10
2500 MHz
20.3 dB
0
-10
-20
100
Figure 6
2100
4100
6100
Frequency (MHz)
8100
10000
Wideband Insertion Power Gain of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD
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Measured Graphs
Noise Figure_2G4_2G5
2
NF(dB)
1.5
2400 MHz
1.05 dB
2500 MHz
1 dB
1
0.5
0
2400
Figure 7
2420
2440
2460
Frequency (MHz)
2480
2500
5000
6000
Noise Figure of BFP840FESD LNA for 2400 - 2500 MHz
Reverse Isolation
-20
-40
2500 MHz
-31.4 dB
-60
2400 MHz
-31.6 dB
-80
-100
1000
Figure 8
2000
3000
4000
Frequency (MHz)
Reverse Isolation of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD
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Measured Graphs
Input Matching
0
-10
2400 MHz
-11.3 dB
2500 MHz
-11.6 dB
-20
-30
-40
10
2010
4010
6000
Frequency (MHz)
Figure 9
Input Matching of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD
Swp Max
5000MHz
2.
0
6
0.
0.8
1.0
Input Matching Smith
0.
4
0
3.
0
4.
5.0
10.0
10.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0
0.2
0.2
2400 MHz
r 1.6871
x -0.271806
-10.0
2
-0.
4
.0
-5.
0
-1.0
-0.8
.0
-2
-0
.6
Figure 10
-3
.0
2500 MHz
r 1.53182
x -0.409608
.4
-0
Swp Min
2000MHz
Input Matching of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD (Smith Chart)
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Measured Graphs
Output Matching
0
2500 MHz
-14.6 dB
-5
2400 MHz
-14.1 dB
-10
-15
-20
0
2000
4000
6000
Frequency (MHz)
Figure 11
Output Matching of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD
Swp Max
5000MHz
2.
0
6
0.
0.8
1.0
Output Matching Smith
0.
4
0
3.
5.0
10.0
2500 MHz
r 0.700418
x 0.105568
-10.0
2
-0.
4
.0
-5.
0
-3
.0
.0
-2
-1.0
-0.8
-0
.6
.4
-0
Figure 12
5.0
4.0
10.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.2
0
0
4.
2400 MHz
r 0.67158
x 0.0397286
Swp Min
2000MHz
Output Matching of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD (Smith Chart)
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Measured Graphs
Stability k Factor
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
0
5000
10000
15000
Frequency (MHz)
Figure 13
Wideband Stability k Factor of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD
Stability Mu Factor
2.5
2
1.5
1
Mu2 factor
0.5
Mu1 factor
0
100
5100
10100
15000
Frequency (MHz)
Figure 14
Wideband Stability Mu Factor of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD
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Measured Graphs
Input 1dB Compression Point_2G4
25
Gain(dB)
20
-16.2 dBm
19.6 dB
-30 dBm
20.6 dB
15
10
5
0
-30
-20
-10
0
Pin (dBm)
Figure 15
Input 1dB Compression Point of the BFP840FESD Circuit at 2400 MHz
Output 3rd Order Intercept Point_2G4
0
2401 MHz
-9.02
Power (dBm)
-20
2399 MHz
-53.8
-40
-60
-80
-100
2398.5
Figure 16
2399.5
2400.5
Frequency (MHz)
2401.5
2402.5
rd
Output 3 Order Intercept Point of BFP840FESD at 2400 MHz
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Measured Graphs
OFF_Mode
0
-20
-40
2400 MHz
-27.3 dB
2500 MHz
-26.9 dB
-60
-80
-100
1000
3000
5000
7000
Frequency (MHz)
Figure 17
OFF-Mode (Vcc = 0V, Icc = 0mA) S21 of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD
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Evaluation Board and Layout Information
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Evaluation Board and Layout Information
Figure 18
Photo of the BFP840FESD 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA Evaluation Board
Figure 19
Zoom-In Picture of the BFP840FESD 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA Evaluation Board
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Low Noise Amplifier for 2.4 - 2.5 GHz WLAN
Evaluation Board and Layout Information
0.3mm
BFP840FESD
0.6mm
Figure 20
Layout Proposal for RF Grounding of the 2.4 – 2.5 GHz WLAN LNA with BFP840FESD
Vias
FR4 Core, 0.2mm
Copper
35µm
Figure 21
FR4 Prepreg,
0.8mm
PCB Layer Information
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Low Noise Amplifier for 2.4 - 2.5 GHz WLAN
Authors
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Authors
Xi Chen, Internship Student of Application Engineering of Business Unit “RF and Protection
Devices”
Shamsuddin Ahmed, Application Engineer of Business Unit “RF and Protection Devices”
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Remark
The graphs are generated with the simulation program AWR Microwave Office®.
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