RFPA1012 RFPA1012 GaAs HBT 400MHz to 2700MHz Power Amplifier GaAs HBT 400MHz to 2700MHz Power Amplifier Package Style: DFN, 8-Pin, 2mm x 2mm Features 1 8 VBIAS Low Noise: NF = 3.5dB at 900MHz RFIN 2 7 RFOUT/VCC Low DC Power: 5V, 90mA NC 3 400MHz to 2700MHz Operation 6 VREF NC 4 5 NC NC High Linearity: OIP3 = 44dBm at 900MHz Applications GaAs Pre-Driver for Base Station Amplifiers PA Stage for Commercial Wireless Infrastructure Class AB Operation for DCS, PCS, UMTS, and WiFi Transceiver Applications 2nd/3rd Stage LNA for Wireless Infrastructure Functional Block Diagram Product Description The RFPA1012 is a GaAs HBT linear power amplifier specifically designed for wireless infrastructure applications. Using a highly reliable GaAs HBT fabrication process, this high performance single-stage amplifier achieves ultra-high linearity over a broad frequency range. It also offers low noise figure making it an excellent solution for 2nd and 3rd stage LNAs. Ordering Information RFPA1012SQ RFPA1012SR RFPA1012TR7 RFPA1012PCK-411 RFPA1012PCK-412 Sample bag with 25 pieces 7” Sample reel with 100 pieces 7” Reel with 2500 pieces 860MHz to 960MHz PCBA with 5-piece sample bag 2110MHz to 2170MHz PCBA with 5-piece sample bag RF MICRO DEVICES®, RFMD®, Optimum Technology Matching®, Enabling Wireless Connectivity™, PowerStar®, POLARIS™ TOTAL RADIO™ and UltimateBlue™ are trademarks of RFMD, LLC. BLUETOOTH is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A. and licensed for use by RFMD. All other trade names, trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2012, RF Micro Devices, Inc. DS150622 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 1 of 11 RFPA1012 Absolute Maximum Ratings Parameter Supply Voltage (VCC and VBIAS) Reference Current (IREF) DC Supply Current (IC) Rating Unit 6.5 V 5 mA 256 mA CW Input Power, 2:1 Output VSWR 23 dBm Output Load VSWR at P3dB 5:1 Operating Junction Temperature (TJ) 160 The information in this publication is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by RF Micro Devices, Inc. ("RFMD") for its use, nor for any infringement of patents, or other rights of third parties, resulting from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of RFMD. RFMD reserves the right to change component circuitry, recommended application circuitry and specifications at any time without prior notice. °C Operating Temperature Range (TL) -40 to +105 °C Storage Temperature -55 to +150 °C ESD Rating: Human Body Model (HBM) Caution! ESD sensitive device. Exceeding any one or a combination of the Absolute Maximum Rating conditions may cause permanent damage to the device. Extended application of Absolute Maximum Rating conditions to the device may reduce device reliability. Specified typical performance or functional operation of the device under Absolute Maximum Rating conditions is not implied. RFMD Green: RoHS compliant per EU Directive 2002/95/EC, halogen free per IEC 61249-2-21, < 1000ppm each of antimony trioxide in polymeric materials and red phosphorus as a flame retardant, and <2% antimony in solder. Class 1B Moisture Sensitvity Level MSL 1 Notes: 1. The maximum ratings must all be met simultaneously. 2. PDISS = PDC + PRFIN - PRFOUT 3. TJ = TL + PDISS * RTH Parameter Specification Min. Typ. Max. Unit 860MHz to 960MHz Frequency VCC = 5.0V, VREF = 5.0V, ICQ = 90mA, T = 25°C 860 960 MHz Gain (S21) 16 dB OIP3 44 dBm P1dB 25 dBm Input Return Loss (S11) 16 dB Output Return Loss (S22) 11 dB Noise Figure 3.5 dB 2110MHz to 2170MHz Frequency Gain (S21) Condition Evaluation Circuit 6dBm/tone, tone spacing = 1MHz T = 25°C VCC = 5.0V, VREF = 5.0V, ICQ = 90mA, T = 25°C 2110 2170 MHz Evaluation Circuit 13.9 dB OIP3 42 dBm P1dB 22.5 dBm Input Return Loss (S11) 11 dB Output Return Loss (S22) 11 dB Noise Figure 3.2 dB T = 25°C 90 mA At VCC = 5.0V 6dBm/tone, tone spacing = 1MHz Power Supply Operating Current (Quiescent) Operating Voltage (VCC) 5.0 Thermal Resistance (RTH) 93.5 Power Down Current 2 of 11 6.0 V °C/W 10 A Max recommended collector voltage At quiescent current, no RF At VREF = 0V 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. DS150622 RFPA1012 Typical Performance (860MHz to 960MHz Application Circuit) Input Return Loss versus Frequency Gain versus Frequency 18 0 17 85°C -5 25°C Input Return Loss (dB) -10 16 -40°C 15 Gain (dB) -15 -20 -25 14 13 12 11 -30 85°C 10 25°C -35 9 -40 0.86 8 0.86 0.88 0.90 0.92 0.94 0.96 -40°C 0.88 0.90 0.92 0.94 0.96 Frequency (GHz) Frequency (GHz) Isolation versus Frequency Output Return versus Frequency Output Return Loss versus Frequency 0 00 85°C 25°C -5 -5 -5 Output Output Return Return Loss Loss (dB) (dB) -40°C Isolation (dB) -10 -15 -20 0.88 0.90 0.92 Frequency (GHz) DS150622 -15 -15 -20 -20 85°C 85°C 25°C 25°C -40°C -40°C -25 -25 -25 -30 0.86 -10 -10 0.94 0.96 -30 -30 0.86 0.86 0.87 0.88 0.88 0.89 0.90 0.90 0.91 0.92 0.92 0.93 0.94 0.94 0.95 0.96 0.96 Frequency (GHz) (GHz) Frequency 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 3 of 11 RFPA1012 Typical Performance (860MHz to 960MHz Application Circuit) Output IP3 versus Frequency Output P1dB versus Frequency 30 48 29 46 28 44 27 Output P1dB (dBm) Output IP3 IP3 (dBm) (dBm) Output 50 42 40 38 36 85°C 34 85°C25°C 32 25°C -40°C -40°C 30 0.86 26 25 24 23 85°C 22 25°C 21 -40°C 0.87 0.88 0.89 0.90 0.91 0.92 0.93 0.94 0.95 0.96 Frequency (GHz) 20 0.86 0.88 0.90 0.92 0.94 0.96 Frequency (GHz) Noise Figure versus Frequency 5.0 4.5 4.0 Noise Figure (dB) 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 85°C 1.0 25°C 0.5 0.0 0.86 -40°C 0.88 0.90 0.92 0.94 0.96 Frequency (GHz) 4 of 11 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. DS150622 RFPA1012 Evaluation Board Schematic (860MHz to 960MHz Application Circuit) R1 R2 15 22pF 22pF C1 2K 7.5nH C5 4.7pF L4 33nH 3 4 U1 NC VBIAS RF_IN NC RF_OUT G ND RFin 2 L2 33nH NC PA1012 VREG NC 8 C11 L3 7 6 C6 1pF 5 6.2nH C8 1.5pF RFout C10 22pF 0.5pF J2 R4 2K 9 1 L1 HDR_1X2 C14 1000pF C2 1 2 C20 1uF C16 J1 P2 VCC 260 Ferrite R5 1.5 K C21 0.1uF R6 100 C18 1000pF P1 1 2 VREG Evaluation Board Build of Materials (BOM) (860MHz to 960MHz Application Circuit) Description Reference Designator PCB, RFPA1012 Manufacturer Manufacturer's P/N RFMD RFPA1012411(A) RFPA1012 Evaluation Board U1 RFMD RFPA1012SB CAP, 0.1µF, 10%, 16V, X7R, 0402 C21 Murata Electronics GRM155R71C104KA88D CAP, 1µF, 10%, 10V, X5R, 0402 CAP, 1000pF, 10%, 50V, X7R, 0402 CAP, 0.5pF, +/-0.1pF, 50V, HI-Q, 0402 C20 Murata Electronics GRM155R61A105KE15D C16, C18 Murata Electronics GRM155R71H102KA01D C10 Johanson Technology 500R07S0R5BV4SD C2, C11, C13 Johanson Technology 500R07S220JV4RD CAP, 4.7pF, +/-0.25pF, 50V, HI-Q, 0402 C5 Johanson Technology 500R07S4R7CV4TD CAP, 1.0pF, +/-0.1pF, 50V, HI-Q, 0402 C6 Johanson Technology 500R07S1R0BV4SD CAP, 1.5pF, +/-0.25pF, 50V, HI-Q, 0402 C8 Johanson Technology 500R07S1R5CV4TD IND, 7.5nH, +/-0.1nH, T/F, 0402 L1 Murata Electronics LQP15MN7N5B02D CAP, 22pF, 5%, 50V, HI-Q, 0402 IND, 6.2nH, +/-0.1nH, T/F, 0402 IND, 33nH, 2%, T/F, 0402 FERRITE BEAD, 260, 2A, 0603 L3 Murata Electronics LQP15MN6N2B02D L2, L4 Murata Electronics LQP15MN33NG02D R1 Murata Electronics BLM18EG221SN1D C1, R4 Panasonic ERJ2GEJ202 RES, 15, 1%, 1/16W, 0402 R2 Panasonic ERJ-2RKF15R0X RES, 1.5K, 1%, 1/16W, 0402 R5 Panasonic ERJ-2RKF1501X RES, 100, 1%, 1/10W, 0402 R6 Panasonic ERJ-2RKF1000X RES, 2K, 5%, 1/16W, 0402 Do Not Place DS150622 C3-C4, C7, C9, C12, C14-C15, C17, C19, R3 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 5 of 11 RFPA1012 Evaluation Board Assembly Drawing (860MHz to 960MHz Application Circuit) 6 of 11 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. DS150622 RFPA1012 Typical Performance (2110MHz to 2170MHz Application Circuit) Input Return Loss versus Frequency Gain versus Frequency 0 18 17 -5 15 -15 Gain (dB) Input Return Loss (dB) 16 -10 -20 -25 14 13 12 11 85°C -30 -40 2.11 25°C 9 -40°C 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 85°C 10 25°C -35 8 2.11 2.17 -40°C 2.12 2.13 Frequency (GHz) 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 Frequency (GHz) Isolation versus Frequency Output Return versus Frequency 0 0 85°C -5 -5 25°C Output Return Loss (dB) -40°C Isolation (dB) -10 -15 -20 -10 -15 -20 85°C -25 -25 -30 2.11 -30 2.11 25°C -40°C 2.12 2.13 2.14 Frequency (GHz) DS150622 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 Frequency (GHz) 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 7 of 11 RFPA1012 Typical Performance (2110MHz to 2170MHz Application Circuit) Output IP3 versus Frequency Output P1dB versus Frequency 50 30 48 29 46 28 44 27 85°C Output P1dB (dBm) Output IP3 (dBm) 25°C 42 40 38 36 85°C 34 -40°C 26 25 24 23 22 25°C 32 30 2.11 21 -40°C 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 Frequency (GHz) 20 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 Frequency (GHz) Noise Figure versus Frequency 5.0 4.5 Noise Figure (dB) 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 85°C 1.0 25°C 0.5 0.0 2.11 -40°C 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 Frequency (GHz) 8 of 11 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. DS150622 RFPA1012 Evaluation Board Schematic (2110MHz to 2170MHz Application Circuit) R1 R2 20nH RFin L1 10pF C1 2K C5 3.3pF 0 2 3 4 C22 C20 10pF 1000pF 1uF 1 2 HDR_1X2 L2 20nH U1 NC VBIAS RF_IN NC RF_OUT GND C2 J1 C23 P2 NC PA1012 VREG NC 8 C11 L3 7 6 C6 0.7pF 5 1.6nH C7 0.7pF C8 2.4pF RFout 10pF J2 R4 2K 9 1 VCC 260 Ferrite R5 1.5K R6 100 C18 1000pF P1 1 2 VREG Evaluation Board Build of Materials (BOM) (2110MHz to 2170MHz Application Circuit) Description Reference Designator Manufacturer Manufacturer's P/N Merix Corporation RFPA1012-412(A) U1 RFMD RFPA1012SB PCB, PA1012-412 PA1012 C2, C11, C23 Johanson Technology 500R07S100JV4TD CAP, 3.3pF, +/-0.1pF, 50V, HI-Q, 0402 CAP, 10pF, 5%, 50V, C0G, 0402 C5 Johanson Technology 500R07S3R3BV4TD CAP, 0.7pF, +/-0.1pF, 50V, HI-Q, 0402 C6-C7 Johanson Technology 500R07S0R7BV4TD CAP, 2.4pF, +/-0.1pF, 50V, HI-Q, 0402 C8 Johanson Technology 500R07S2R4BV4TD C18, C22 Murata Electronics GRM155R71H102KA01E C20 Murata Electronics GRM188R71C105KA12D CAP, 1000pF, 10%, 50V, X7R, 0402 CAP, 1µF, 10%, 16V, X7R, 0603 RES, 0Ω, 0402 L1 Kamaya, Inc RMC1/16SJPTH L2, R2 Coilcraft, Inc 0402CS-20NXJLW IND, 1.6nH, +/-0.1nH, T/F, 0402 L3 Murata Electronics LQP15MN1N6B02D FER, BEAD, 220Ω, 2A, 0603 R1 Murata Electronics BLM18EG221SN1D RES, 2K, 5%, 1/16W, 0402 C1, R4 Panasonic Industrial Co. ERJ-2GEJ202 R5 Panasonic Industrial Co. ERJ-2RKF1501X ERJ-2RKF1000X IND, 20nH, 5%, W/W, 0402 RES, 1.5K, 1%, 1/16W, 0402 RES, 100Ω, 1%, 1/10W, 0402 R6 Panasonic Industrial Co. CONN, HDR, ST, PLRZD, 2-PIN, 0.100" P1-P2 ITW Pancon MPSS100-2-C CONN, SMA, END LNCH, FLT, 0.062" J1-J2 Emerson Network Power 142-0701-821 DNP DS150622 C3-C4, C9-C10, C12-C17, C19, C21, L4, R3 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 9 of 11 RFPA1012 Evaluation Board Assembly Drawing (2110MHz to 2170MHz Application Circuit) 10 of 11 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. DS150622 RFPA1012 Pin Description Table Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EPAD Name Description No Internal Connection NC RF input. External DC block is required. RF IN No Internal Connection NC No Internal Connection NC No Internal Connection NC Control input to the active bias circuit to set ICQ. Can be used as a power-down pin. VREF RF OUT/VCC RF output, device collector. Supply voltage for the active bias circuit. VBIAS DC and RF ground. Must be soldered to EVB ground plane over a bed of vias for thermal and RF performance. GND Package Drawing Dimensions in inches (millimeters) Branding Diagram Pin 1 Indicator YYWW = date code where YY = year, WW = week. Trace Code = lot code assigned by packaging supplier. DS150622 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or [email protected]. 11 of 11