BCR400W Active Bias Controller Characteristics • Supplies stable bias current even at low battery 3 voltage and extreme ambient temperature variation 2 4 1 • Low voltage drop of 0.7V Application notes 4 • Stabilizing bias current of NPN transistors 3 and FET's from less than 0.2mA up to more than 200mA • Ideal supplement for Sieget and other transistors 1 • also usable as current source up to 5mA 2 EHA07188 • Pb-free (RoHS compliant) package1) • Qualified according AEC Q101 Type BCR400W Marking Pin Configuration W4s 1=GND/ENPN 2=Contr/BNPN 3VS Package 4=Rext/CNPN SOT343 (ENPN, BNPN, CNPN are electrodes of a stabilized NPN transistor) Maximum Ratings Parameter Symbol Source voltage VS 18 V Control current IContr. 10 mA Control voltage VContr. 16 V Reverse voltage between all terminals VR 0.5 Total power dissipation, TS = 117 °C Ptot 330 mW Junction temperature Tj 150 °C Storage temperature Tstg Value Unit -65 ... 150 Thermal Resistance Junction - soldering point2) RthJS ≤ 100 K/W 1Pb-containing package may be available upon special request 2For calculation of R please refer to Application Note Thermal Resistance thJA 1 2007-05-29 BCR400W Electrical Characteristics at TA=25°C, unless otherwise specified Parameter Symbol Values Unit min. typ. max. I0 - 20 40 µA Imin - 0.1 - mA VSmin - 1.6 - V Vdrop - 0.65 - Change of IC versus hFE hFE = 50 ∆IC/I C - 0.08 - Change of IC versus V S VS = 3 V ∆IC/I C - 0.15 - ∆VS/VS Change of IC versus TA ∆IC/I C - 0.2 - %/K DC Characteristics Additional current consumption VS = 3 V Lowest stabilizing current VS = 3 V DC Characteristics with stabilized NPN-Transistors Lowest sufficient battery voltage IB (NPN) < 0.5mA Voltage drop (VS - VCE) IC = 25 mA ∆h FE / hFE 2 2007-05-29 BCR400W Collector current I C = f (hFE) Collector Current I C = f (VS) IC and h FE refer to stabilized NPN Transistor of stabilized NPN Transistor Parameter Rext. (Ω) Parameter Rext. (Ω) 10 3 10 3 mA 2.1 mA 5.9 5.9 10 2 12.4 IC IC 10 2 10 1 10 0 67 67 10 1 10 0 760 760 4.3k 10 -1 0 50 100 150 200 - 250 10 -1 0 350 2 4 6 V 8 hFE 11 VS Voltage drop Vdrop = f (IC ) Collector current I C = f (Rext.) of stabilized NPN Transistor V 10 3 2 mA 1.7 10 2 1.5 IC Vdrop 1.6 1.4 1.3 10 1 1.2 1.1 1 10 0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 -2 10 10 -1 10 0 10 1 10 2 10 -1 0 10 mA10 3 IC 10 1 10 2 10 3 Ohm10 4 Rext. 3 2007-05-29 BCR400W Collector current TA = f (IC) Control current I = f (Rext.) of stabilized NPN Transistor in current source application Parameter: Rext. (Ω) 10 1 10 3 mA 2.2 mA IContr. 6 10 2 IC 26 65 10 1 10 0 290 760 10 0 4.3k 10 -1 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 °C 10 -1 -1 10 160 10 0 10 1 10 2 3 KOhm 10 Rext. TA Control current I = f (TA) Control current I = f (V S) in current source application in current source application 2.2 1.5 mA mA 1.8 1.1 IContr. IContr. 1.2 1 0.9 1.6 1.4 0.8 1.2 0.7 1 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0 -20 0 20 40 60 80 °C 0 0 110 TA 2 4 6 8 V 11 VS 4 2007-05-29 BCR400W Total power dissipation Ptot = f (TS ) 400 Note that up to TS=115°C it is not possible to exceed Ptot respecting the maximum ratings of VS and IContr. mW P tot 300 The collector or drain current (respectively) of the stabilized RF transistor does not affect BCR 400 directly, as it provides just the base current. 250 200 150 100 50 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 °C 150 TS Typical application for GaAs FET with active bias controller RF IN RF OUT 100 pF 100 k Ω 100 k Ω BCR 400 1 4 2 3 R ext 1 nF - VG +VS 5 EHA07190 2007-05-29 BCR400W RF transistor controlled by BCR400 +V S BCR 400 3 R ext. Vdrop 4 Be aware that BCR400 stabilized bias current of transistors in an active control loop ΙC 1 2 C1 In order to avoid loop ascillation (hunting), time constants must be chosen adequately, i.e. C1 >= 10 x C2 C2 RF OUT Ι contr. RF IN RF-Transistor EHA07217 RX/TX antenna switch, compatible to control logic and working at wide battery voltage range Antenna λ/ 4 TX RX BCR 400 RX TX R ext = 100 Ω - 220 Ω 1 4 2 3 + VS > 2.7 V EHA07218 6 2007-05-29 BCR400W Low voltage reference BCR 400 Red LED 1 4 2 3 +VS V REF EHA07219 Precision timer with BCR400 providing constant charge current +VS BCR 400 3 2 R ext 7 8 4 Timer IC (555) 4 1 3 6 2 1 5 EHA07191 7 2007-05-29 Package SOT343 BCR400W Package Outline 0.9 ±0.1 2 ±0.2 0.1 MAX. 1.3 0.1 A 1 2 0.1 MIN. 0.15 1.25 ±0.1 3 2.1 ±0.1 4 0.3 +0.1 -0.05 +0.1 0.15 -0.05 +0.1 0.6 -0.05 4x 0.1 0.2 M M A Foot Print 1.6 0.8 0.6 1.15 0.9 Marking Layout (Example) Manufacturer 2005, June Date code (YM) BGA420 Type code Pin 1 Standard Packing Reel ø180 mm = 3.000 Pieces/Reel Reel ø330 mm = 10.000 Pieces/Reel 0.2 2.3 8 4 Pin 1 2.15 1.1 8 2007-05-29 BCR400W Published by Infineon Technologies AG 81726 München, Germany © Infineon Technologies AG 2007. All Rights Reserved. Attention please! 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