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BGA3018, Evaluation board, CATV, Drop amplifier
Abstract
This application note describes the schematic and layout requirements
for using the BGA3018 as a CATV reverse amplifier.
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1. Introduction
The BGA3018 customer evaluation board enables the user to evaluate the performance
of the wideband CATV MMIC amplifier BGA3018.
The BGA3018 performance information is available in the BGA3018 datasheet.
This application note describes the evaluation board schematic and layout requirements
for using the BGA3018 as a CATV return path amplifier between 5 MHz and 300 MHz.
The BGA3018 is fabricated in the BiCMOS process and packaged in a lead-free 3-pin
SOT89 package. The BGA3018 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
1003 MHz with a supply voltage between 5 V and 8 V.
2. System features
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18 dB gain
Internally biased
Flat gain between 5 MHz and 300 MHz
Noise figure of 2.2 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
• BGA3018 evaluation board
• BGA3018 SOT89 samples
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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.
BGA3018 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.
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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
BGA3018 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.
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4.3 Bill of materials
Table 1.
Evaluation board BoM
Circuit
Description Qty Mfr
Reference
Manufacturer number
Supplier Supplier part
number
U1
BGA3018
1
NXP
BGA3018
NXP
BGA3018
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
470 Ω
1
Yageo
RC0402FR-07470RL
Digikey
311-470LRCT-ND
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
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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.
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(1) (2) (3)
20
S21[dB]
19
18
17
16
15
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.
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3.0
2.8
(1)
Noise figure [dB]
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Frequency [MHz]
(1) Tamb = +25 °C
Fig 7.
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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
1.8
2.1
2.1
dB
At 300 MHz
1.9
2.2
2.3
dB
At 40 MHz
Unit
24.5
24.5
24.5
dBm
At 34 MHz
[1]
46.5
45.0
44.0
dBc
At 74 MHz
[1]
46.5
45.5
44.0
dBc
At 114 MHz
[1]
47.0
45.5
44.0
dBc
At 154 MHz
[1]
47.0
44.5
43.0
dBc
At 194 MHz
[1]
45.5
43.5
41.5
dBc
At 234 MHz
[1]
44.5
42.5
40.5
dBc
At 274 MHz
[1]
44.0
42.0
40.0
dBc
At 86 MHz
[2]
63.0
61.0
60.0
dBc
At 166 MHz
[2]
63.0
61.0
59.0
dBc
At 246 MHz
[2]
63.0
61.0
59.0
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.
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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.
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(1) (2) (3)
20
S21[dB]
19
18
17
16
15
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
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3.0
2.8
Noise figure [dB]
2.6
(1)
2.4
2.2
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Frequency [MHz]
(1) Tamb = +25 °C
Fig 12. Noise figure; Vcc = 5 V
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Table 3.
Symbol
NF
PL(1dB)
IP3O
IP2O
[1]
Measurement results at Vcc = 5 V
Conditions
-40 °C
+25 °C
+85 °C
Unit
At 10 MHz
1.8
1.9
1.9
dB
At 300 MHz
2.0
2.0
2.1
dB
At 40 MHz
19.5
19.0
19.5
dBm
At 34 MHz
[1]
41.0
40.0
39.0
dBc
At 74 MHz
[1]
41.0
40.5
39.0
dBc
At 114 MHz
[1]
41.5
40.0
38.5
dBc
At 154 MHz
[1]
41.0
39.5
38.0
dBc
At 194 MHz
[1]
40.5
38.5
37.0
dBc
At 234 MHz
[1]
39.5
38.0
36.5
dBc
At 274 MHz
[1]
39.0
37.5
36.0
dBc
At 86 MHz
[2]
57.5
55.0
53.5
dBc
At 166 MHz
[2]
57.0
54.5
53.0
dBc
At 246 MHz
[2]
57.0
54.5
53.0
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.
[3]
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7. Abbreviations
Table 2. Abbreviations
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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
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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.
BGA3018 evaluation circuit ............................... 4
BGA3018 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
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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
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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
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