Obsolescence Notice This product is obsolete. This information is available for your convenience only. For more information on Zarlink’s obsolete products and replacement product lists, please visit http://products.zarlink.com/obsolete_products/ THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR NEW DESIGNS ADVANCE INFORMATION DS3630 - 1.1 SL610, SL611 & SL612 RF/IF AMPLIFIER The SL610C, SL611C and SL612C are RF voltage amplifier with AGC facilities. The voltage gain is 10, 20 and 50 times respectively and the upper frequency response varies from 15MHz to 120MHz according to type . FEATURES Wide AGC Range: 50dB Easy Interfacing Integral Power Supply RF Decoupling CM8 Fig.1 Pin connections (top view) APPLICATIONS ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS RF Amplifiers IF Amplifiers Supply voltage: Storage temperature: Operating temperature range Chip-to-ambient Chip-to-case QUICK REFERENCE DATA Supply Voltage: 6V Voltage Gain: 20dB to 34dB 12V -65°C to +150°C -30°C to +85°C 225°C/W 65°C/W ORDERING INFORMATION SL610/1/2 C CM SL610 NA 1C SL612 NA 1C VCC AGC 7 2 5 INPUT 3 OUTPUT 6 INPUT BIAS 4 8 Fig.2 Block diagram Fig.3 Input admittance with o/c output (G11) SL610/611 & 612 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS These characteristics are guaranteed over the following conditions (unless otherwise stated) Supply voltage VCC: 6V Ambient temperature: 22°C ± 2°C Test frequency: SL610C 30MHz SL611C 30MHz SL612C 1.75MHz Value Characteristics Circuit Supply current SL610C SL611C SL612C SL610C SL611C SL612C SL610C SL611C SL612C Voltage gain Cut-off frequency (-3dB) Min. 18 24 32 85 50 10 Max. output signal (max. AGC) Max.input signal (max. AGC) AGC range SL610C SL611C SL612C 40 40 60 AGC current Typ. Max. Units 15 15 3.3 20 26 34 120 80 15 1.0 20 20 5 22 28 36 mA mA mA dB dB dB MHz MHz MHz V rms 250 50 50 70 0.15 0.6 mV rms dB dB dB mA Conditions No signal, Pin 3 open circuit RS = 50Ω RL = 22°C Tamb = 22°C RL = 150Ω (SL610C/611C) RL = 1.2kΩ (SL612C) Pin 7 0V to 5.1V Current into pin 7 at 5.1V APPLICATION NOTES AGC Input circuit When pin 7 is open circuit or connected to a voltage less than 2V the voltage gain is normal. As the AGC voltage is increased there is a reduction in gain as shown in Fig.6. This reduction varies with temperature. The SL610C, SL611C and SL612C are normally used with pins 5 and 6 connected together and with the input connected via a capacitor as shown in Fig.2. The input impedance is negative between 30MHz and 100MHz (SL610C, SL611C only) and is shown in Fig.3. The source and inductive is should be shunted by a 1kΩ resistor to prevent oscillation. An alternative circuit with improved noise figure is shown in Fig.4. 5 3 6 8 4 Fig.4 Alternative input circuit Output circuit The output stage is an emitter follower and has a negative output impedance at certain frequencies as shown in Fig.5. To prevent oscillation when the load is capacitive a 47Ω resistor should be conncted in series with the output. Fig.5 Typical output impedance with s/c input (G22) SL610/611 & 612 Typical applications The circuit of Fig.7 is a general purpose RF preamplifier. The voltage gain (from pin 5 to pin 3) is shown in Fig.8. Fig.9 is the IF section of a simple SSB transceiver. At 9MHz it has a gain of 100dB. +6V 5 0.1µ RI 47 2 3 INPUT 0.01µ 6 8 7 OUTPUT 0.01µ 4 Fig.6 AGC characteristics (typical) Fig.7 RF preamplifier Fig.8 Typical voltage gain (RS = 50Ω) Fig.9 IF amplifier using SL1612 SL610/611 & 612 HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS GEC PLESSEY SEMICONDUCTORS Cheney Manor, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 2QW, United Kingdom. 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