BGB707L7ESD TR122 BGB707L7ESD LNA for 2.3 to 2.7GHz Application Technical Report Revision: Rev. 1.2, 2009-06-24 RF and Protection Devices Edition 2009-06-24 Published by Infineon Technologies AG 81726 Munich, Germany © 2010 Infineon Technologies AG All Rights Reserved. Legal Disclaimer The information given in this document shall in no event be regarded as a guarantee of conditions or characteristics. With respect to any examples or hints given herein, any typical values stated herein and/or any information regarding the application of the device, Infineon Technologies hereby disclaims any and all warranties and liabilities of any kind, including without limitation, warranties of non-infringement of intellectual property rights of any third party. Information For further information on technology, delivery terms and conditions and prices, please contact the nearest Infineon Technologies Office (www.infineon.com). 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Technical Report TR122 BGB707L7ESD LNA for 2.3 to 2.7GHz Application Technical Report TR122 Revision History: 2009-06-24 Previous Revision: Rev 1.1 Page Subjects (major changes since last revision) 9 On/Off Switching Time added to the performance table and graph. 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Symbian™ of Symbian Software Limited. TAIYO YUDEN™ of Taiyo Yuden Co. TEAKLITE™ of CEVA, Inc. TEKTRONIX™ of Tektronix Inc. TOKO™ of TOKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA TA. UNIX™ of X/Open Company Limited. VERILOG™, PALLADIUM™ of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. VLYNQ™ of Texas Instruments Incorporated. VXWORKS™, WIND RIVER™ of WIND RIVER SYSTEMS, INC. ZETEX™ of Diodes Zetex Limited. Last Trademarks Update 2009-10-19 Technical Report TR122, Rev. 1.2 3 / 13 2009-06-24 Technical Report TR122 LNA using BGB707L7ESD for 2.3 to 2.7GHz Applications _____________________________________________________________________ 1. Overview Infineon Device: BGB707L7ESD (final version) Application: LNA for 2.3 to 2.7GHz Applications PCB Marking: BGB7-Family TSLP-7-1 Ver 2.0 2. Summary of Measurement Results Table 1: Summary of Measurement Results Parameter Symbol Value Unit Frequency Range Freq 2.6 GHz DC Voltage Vcc 2.8 V DC Current Icc 5.6 mA Gain G 15 dB Gain(off mode) G -18 dB Noise Figure NF 1.15 dB Input Return Loss RLin 13.2 dB Output Return Loss RLout 12.0 dB Reverse Isolation IRev 27.8 dB Input P1dB IP1dB -9.6 dBm Output P1dB OP1dB 4.4 dBm Input IP3 IIP3 -1.4 dBm Output IP3 OIP3 13.6 dBm On Switching Time Ton 1.5 µs Off Switching Time Toff 4.2 µs Stability k >1 -- Measurement Report 4 / 13 Note/Test Condition Power @ port1= -30 dBm Including SMA connectors and PCB losses of 0.1dB Power @ port2 = -10 dBm Power @ Input = -30 dBm ∆f =1 MHz Measured with C2=1nF Stability measured up to 10GHz 2009-06-24 Technical Report TR122 LNA using BGB707L7ESD for 2.3 to 2.7GHz Applications _____________________________________________________________________ 1 Description This report presents the measurement results of the Low Noise Amplifier using the SiGe:C LNA BGB707L7ESD from Infineon Technologies for the applications in the frequency range of 2.3 to 2.7GHz, such as SDMB, WLAN, WiMAX, Bluetooth, CMMB and other wireless applications. The LNA brings a gain of 15dB on the frequency of 2.6GHz with a noise figure of 1.15 dB (including the SMA connector and PCB losses of 0.1dB). Furthermore, this device provides an unconditionally stability up to 10GHz. With a current of 5.6mA, this circuit achieves a high output P1dB of +4.4dBm and IP3 of +13.6 dBm. Revision 1.1: - On/Off Switching Time added to the performance table and graph. Revision 1.2: - update the results and schematics with the final version of BGB707L7ESD devices (R2 changed to 2.7kohm). - expand the applications to the frequency range from 2.3 to 2.7GHz. Measurement Report 5 / 13 2009-06-24 Technical Report TR122 LNA using BGB707L7ESD for 2.3 to 2.7GHz Applications _____________________________________________________________________ 2 Schematics Figure 1: Schematic of the BGB707L7ESD for 2.3 to 2.7GHz Application. Table 2: Bill of Materials Symbol Value Unit Size Manufacturer Comment C1 3.9 pF 0402 various Input Matching/DC Block C2 1 nF 0402 various RF Bypass C3 39 pF 0402 various Negative Feedback C4 10 nF 0402 various RF Bypass C5 10 pF 0402 various Output Matching/DC Block L1 2.9 nH 0402 Murata LQW15 Input Matching/Biasing L2 40 nH 0402 Murata LQW15 DC Feed to collector/RF block R1 1.5 kΩ 0402 various Negative Feedback R2 2.7 kΩ 0402 various DC current Regulation R3 22 Ω 0402 various Stabilisation/Output Matching Q1 Measurement Report TSLP7Infineon 1 6 / 13 SiGe MMIC LNA with integrated ESD protection 2009-06-24 Technical Report TR122 LNA using BGB707L7ESD for 2.3 to 2.7GHz Applications _____________________________________________________________________ 3 Measured Graphs Figure 3: Transducer Power Gain of the BGB707L7ESD. Figure 4: Input Matching of the BGB707L7ESD. Measurement Report 7 / 13 2009-06-24 Technical Report TR122 LNA using BGB707L7ESD for 2.3 to 2.7GHz Applications _____________________________________________________________________ Figure 5: Output Matching of the BGB707L7ESD. Figure 6: Reverse Isolation of the BGB707L7ESD. Measurement Report 8 / 13 2009-06-24 Technical Report TR122 LNA using BGB707L7ESD for 2.3 to 2.7GHz Applications _____________________________________________________________________ Figure 7: Stability of the BGB707L7ESD. Figure 8: OIP3 of the BGB707L7ESD. Measurement Report 9 / 13 2009-06-24 Technical Report TR122 LNA using BGB707L7ESD for 2.3 to 2.7GHz Applications _____________________________________________________________________ Figure 9: Off-Switching time of the BGB707L7ESD. Figure 10: On-switching time of the BGB707L7ESD. Measurement Report 10 / 13 2009-06-24 Technical Report TR122 BGB707L7ESD LNA for 2.3 to 2.7GHz Application 3. Evaluation Board and Layout Information Figure 11: PCB Picture of the BGB707L7ESD Figure 6-2: Layout Information Figure 12: Layout Information Measurement Report 11 / 13 2009-06-24 Technical Report TR122 BGB707L7ESD LNA for 2.3 to 2.7GHz Application Authors: Anthony Thomas, Application Engineer of Business Unit “RF and Protection Devices” Dr. Chih-I Lin, Senior Staff Engineer of Business Unit “RF and Protection Devices” Measurement Report 12 / 13 2009-06-24 w w w . i n f i n e o n . c o m Published by Infineon Technologies AG TR122