AN11294 BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application Rev. 1 — 14 February 2013 Application note Document information Info Content Keywords BGA3015, Evaluation board, CATV, Drop amplifier Abstract This application note describes the schematic and layout requirements for using the BGA3015 as a CATV reverse amplifier. AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application Revision history Rev Date Description 1 First publication 20130214 Contact information For more information, please visit: http://www.nxp.com For sales office addresses, please send an email to: [email protected] AN11294 Application note All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 14 February 2013 © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved. 2 of 19 AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application 1. Introduction The BGA3015 customer evaluation board enables the user to evaluate the performance of the wideband CATV MMIC amplifier BGA3015. The BGA3015 performance information is available in the BGA3015 datasheet. This application note describes the evaluation board schematic and layout requirements for using the BGA3015 as a CATV reverse amplifier between 5 MHz and 300 MHz. The BGA3015 is fabricated in the BiCMOS process and packaged in a lead-free 3-pin SOT89 package. The BGA3015 is surface-mounted on an evaluation board with element matching and DC decoupling circuitry. The amplifier MMIC comprises a two stage amplifier with internal bias network and operates over a frequency range of 5 MHz to 1006 MHz with a supply voltage between 5 V and 8 V. 2. System features • • • • • • • • 15 dB gain Internally biased Flat gain between 40 MHz and 1003 MHz Noise figure of 2.6 dB High linearity with an IP3O of 40 dBm and IP2O of 60 dBm 75 Ω input and output impedance Unconditionally stable Excellent input and output return loss 3. Customer evaluation kit contents The evaluation kit contains the following items: • ESD safe casing • BGA3015 evaluation board • BGA3015 SOT89 samples AN11294 Application note All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 14 February 2013 © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved. 3 of 19 AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application 4. Application Information For evaluation purposes an evaluation board is available. The evaluation circuit can be seen in figure 1 and the corresponding PCB is shown in figure 2. Table 1 shows the bill of materials. 4.1 Evaluation board circuit Fig 1. BGA3015 evaluation circuit The power supply is applied on the center pin of connector J3 and is applied to the MMIC via choke L2 which provides RF blocking to the supply line. Capacitors C4 and C5 are supply decoupling capacitors. At the F-connector J1 the RF input signal is applied where capacitor C1 provides DCblocking. Resistors R1 and R2 are used as feedback resistors to set the gain and slope. Two resistors are used to lower the influence of the parasitic capacitance from the circuit board. Capacitor C2 provides DC-blocking between the input and output of the MMIC. Capacitor C3 provides DC-blocking before the RF signal is available at F-connector J2. AN11294 Application note All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 14 February 2013 © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved. 4 of 19 AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application 4.2 Evaluation board layout PCB material PCB thickness PCB size εr Copper thickness Fig 2. = FR4 = 1.5 mm = 40 mm x 40 mm = 4.6 = 35 µm BGA3015 evaluation board layout For optimum distortion performance it is important to have enough ground vias underneath and around the MMICs ground pins. This lowers the inductance to the ground plane. The evaluation board is made with two layer FR4 material. AN11294 Application note All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 14 February 2013 © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved. 5 of 19 AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application 4.3 Bill of materials Table 1. Evaluation board BoM Circuit Description Qty Mfr Reference Manufacturer number Supplier Supplier part number U1 BGA3015 1 NXP BGA3015 NXP BGA3015 C1, C2, 10 nF 4 Murata GRM155R71E103KA01D Digikey 490-1312-1-ND C5 100 pF 1 Murata GRM1555C1H101JZ01D Digikey 490-3458-1-ND L2 22uH 1 Murata LQH31CN220K03L Digikey LQH31CN220K03L-ND R1, R2 300 Ω 1 Yageo RC0402FR-07300RL Digikey 311-300LRCT-ND J1, J2 75 Ω Fconnector 2 Bomar 861V509ER6 Mouser 678-861V509ER6 J3 Header 3 1 Molex 90121-0763 Digikey WM8109-ND C3, C4 AN11294 Application note All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 14 February 2013 © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved. 6 of 19 AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application 5. Measurement results at Vcc = 8 V -10 -12 -14 S11[dB] -16 -18 -20 -22 (1) (2) (3) -24 -26 -28 -30 5 55 105 155 205 255 305 Frequency[MHz] (1) Tamb = -40 °C (2) Tamb = +25 °C (3) Tamb = +85 °C Fig 3. Input matching (S11); Vcc = 8 V -10 -12 -14 S22[dB] -16 -18 -20 -22 (1) (2) (3) -24 -26 -28 -30 5 55 105 155 205 255 305 Frequency[MHz] (1) Tamb = -40 °C (2) Tamb = +25 °C (3) Tamb = +85 °C Fig 4. AN11294 Application note Output matching (S22); Vcc = 8 V All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 14 February 2013 © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved. 7 of 19 AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application 18 (1) (2) (3) 17 S21[dB] 16 15 14 13 12 5 55 105 155 205 255 305 205 255 305 Frequency[MHz] (1) Tamb = -40 °C (2) Tamb = +25 °C (3) Tamb = +85 °C Fig 5. Gain (S21); Vcc = 8 V 1.3 1.2 K-Factor 1.1 1 (1) (2) (3) 0.9 0.8 0.7 5 55 105 155 Frequency[MHz] (1) Tamb = -40 °C (2) Tamb = +25 °C (3) Tamb = +85 °C Fig 6. AN11294 Application note K-factor; Vcc = 8 V All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 14 February 2013 © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved. 8 of 19 AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application 3.5 3.3 Noise figure [dB] 3.1 (1) 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.5 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Frequency [MHz] (1) Tamb = +25 °C Fig 7. AN11294 Application note Noise figure; Vcc = 8 V All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 14 February 2013 © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved. 9 of 19 AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application Table 2. Symbol NF PL(1dB) IP3O IP2O [1] Measurement results at Vcc = 8 V Conditions -40 °C +25 °C +85 °C At 10 MHz 2.3 2.5 2.5 dB At 300 MHz 2.5 2.6 2.7 dB At 40 MHz Unit 23.5 23.5 23.5 dBm At 34 MHz [1] 45.0 44.0 44.0 dBc At 74 MHz [1] 44.5 44.0 43.0 dBc At 114 MHz [1] 46.5 44.5 43.5 dBc At 154 MHz [1] 47.0 44.5 43.0 dBc At 194 MHz [1] 47.0 44.0 42.0 dBc At 234 MHz [1] 47.0 43.5 41.5 dBc At 274 MHz [1] 46.0 43.0 40.5 dBc At 86 MHz [2] 63.0 61.5 60.0 dBc At 166 MHz [2] 64.0 62.0 60.5 dBc At 246 MHz [2] 63.0 61.0 59.5 dBc The fundamental frequencies (f1) and (f2) lay between 40 MHz and 300 MHz. The intermodulation product (IM3) is 2 x f2 – f1, where f2 = f1 ± 6 MHz. Input power Pi = -20 dBm. [2] The fundamental frequencies (f1) and (f2) lay between 40 MHz and 300 MHz. The intermodulation product (IM20 is |f2 – f1|, with 40 MHz < |f1 – f2| < 300 MHz. Input power Pi = -20 dBm. AN11294 Application note All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 14 February 2013 © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved. 10 of 19 AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application 6. Measurement results at Vcc = 5V -10 -12 -14 S11[dB] -16 -18 -20 -22 (1) (2) (3) -24 -26 -28 -30 5 55 105 155 205 255 305 Frequency[MHz] (1) Tamb = -40 °C (2) Tamb = +25 °C (3) Tamb = +85 °C Fig 8. Input matching (S11); Vcc = 5 V -10 -12 -14 S22[dB] -16 -18 -20 -22 (1) (2) (3) -24 -26 -28 -30 5 55 105 155 205 255 305 Frequency[MHz] (1) Tamb = -40 °C (2) Tamb = +25 °C (3) Tamb = +85 °C Fig 9. AN11294 Application note Output matching (S22); Vcc = 5 V All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 14 February 2013 © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved. 11 of 19 AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application 18 (1) (2) (3) 17 S21[dB] 16 15 14 13 12 5 55 105 155 205 255 305 205 255 305 Frequency[MHz] (1) Tamb = -40 °C (2) Tamb = +25 °C (3) Tamb = +85 °C Fig 10. Gain (S21); Vcc = 5 V 1.3 1.2 K-Factor 1.1 1 (1) (2) (3) 0.9 0.8 0.7 5 55 105 155 Frequency[MHz] (1) Tamb = -40 °C (2) Tamb = +25 °C (3) Tamb = +85 °C Fig 11. K-factor; Vcc = 5 V AN11294 Application note All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 14 February 2013 © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved. 12 of 19 AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application 3.5 3.3 Noise figure [dB] 3.1 (1) 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.5 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Frequency [MHz] (1) Tamb = +25 °C Fig 12. Noise figure; Vcc = 5 V AN11294 Application note All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 14 February 2013 © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved. 13 of 19 AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application Table 3. Symbol NF PL(1dB) IP3O IP2O [1] Measurement results at Vcc = 5 V Conditions -40 °C +25 °C +85 °C At 10 MHz 2.1 2.4 2.4 dB At 300 MHz 2.2 2.4 2.5 dB At 40 MHz Unit 18.5 18.5 18.5 dBm At 34 MHz [1] 41.0 40.0 39.0 dBc At 74 MHz [1] 41.5 40.0 39.0 dBc At 114 MHz [1] 42.0 40.5 39.0 dBc At 154 MHz [1] 41.5 39.5 38.5 dBc At 194 MHz [1] 41.0 39.5 38.0 dBc At 234 MHz [1] 41.0 39.0 37.0 dBc At 274 MHz [1] 40.0 38.5 36.5 dBc At 86 MHz [2] 58.0 55.5 54.0 dBc At 166 MHz [2] 58.0 56.0 54.0 dBc At 246 MHz [2] 57.5 55.5 54.0 dBc The fundamental frequencies (f1) and (f2) lay between 40 MHz and 300 MHz. The intermodulation product (IM3) is 2 x f2 – f1, where f2 = f1 ± 6 MHz. Input power Pi = -20 dBm. [2] The fundamental frequencies (f1) and (f2) lay between 40 MHz and 300 MHz. The intermodulation product (IM20 is |f2 – f1|, with 40 MHz < |f1 – f2| < 300 MHz. Input power Pi = -20 dBm. AN11294 Application note All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 14 February 2013 © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved. 14 of 19 AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application 7. Abbreviations Table 2. Abbreviations AN11294 Application note Acronym Description AC Alternating Current CATV Community Antenna TeleVision DC Direct Current ESD Electro Static Discharge MMIC Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit NTSC National Television Standards Committee PCB Printed Circuit Board RF Radio Frequency SMD Surface Mounted Device All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 14 February 2013 © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved. 15 of 19 AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application 8. 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All rights reserved. 16 of 19 AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application 9. List of figures Fig 1. Fig 2. Fig 3. Fig 4. Fig 5. Fig 6. Fig 7. Fig 8. Fig 9. Fig 10. Fig 11. Fig 12. BGA3015 evaluation circuit ............................... 4 BGA3015 evaluation board layout .................... 5 Input matching (S11); Vcc = 8 V ....................... 7 Output matching (S22); Vcc = 8 V .................... 7 Gain (S21); Vcc = 8 V ....................................... 8 K-factor; Vcc = 8 V ............................................ 8 Noise figure; Vcc = 8 V ..................................... 9 Input matching (S11); Vcc = 5 V ..................... 11 Output matching (S22); Vcc = 5 V .................. 11 Gain (S21); Vcc = 5 V ..................................... 12 K-factor; Vcc = 5 V .......................................... 12 Noise figure; Vcc = 5 V ................................... 13 AN11294 Application note All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 14 February 2013 © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved. 17 of 19 AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application 10. List of tables Table 1. Table 2. Table 3. Evaluation board BoM....................................... 6 Measurement results at Vcc = 8 V .................. 10 Measurement results at Vcc = 5 V .................. 14 AN11294 Application note All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 14 February 2013 © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved. 18 of 19 AN11294 NXP Semiconductors BGA3015 - 5 MHz to 300 MHz 15 dB reverse amplifier application 11. Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 4.1 4.2 4.3 5. 6. 7. 8. 8.1 8.2 8.3 9. 10. 11. Introduction ......................................................... 3 System features................................................... 3 Customer evaluation kit contents ...................... 3 Application Information ...................................... 4 Evaluation board circuit ...................................... 4 Evaluation board layout...................................... 5 Bill of materials ................................................... 6 Measurement results at Vcc = 8 V...................... 7 Measurement results at Vcc = 5V..................... 11 Abbreviations .................................................... 15 Legal information .............................................. 16 Definitions ........................................................ 16 Disclaimers....................................................... 16 Trademarks ...................................................... 16 List of figures..................................................... 17 List of tables ...................................................... 18 Contents ............................................................. 19 Please be aware that important notices concerning this document and the product(s) described herein, have been included in the section 'Legal information'. © NXP B.V. 2013. All rights reserved. For more information, visit: http://www.nxp.com For sales office addresses, please send an email to: [email protected] Date of release: 14 February 2013 Document identifier: AN11294