UTC L8115 LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FET BIAS CONTROLLER WITH POLARISATION SWITCH AND TONE DETECTION DESCRIPTION The UTC L8115 is designed to meet the bias requirements of GaAs and HEMT FETs commonly used in satellite receiver LNBs, PMR, cellular telephones etc. with a minimum of external components. With the addition of two capacitors and a resistor the devices provide drain voltage and current control for three external grounded source FETs, generating the regulated negative rail required for FET gate biasing whilst operating from a single supply. This negative bias, at -2.8 volts, can also be used to supply other external circuits. The UTC L8115 includes bias circuits to drive up to three external FETs. A control input to the device selects either one of two FETs as operational, the third FET is permanently active. This feature is normally used as an LNB polarization switch. Also specific to Universal LNB applications is the 22kHz tone detection and logic output feature which is used to enable high and low band frequency switching. Drain current setting of the UTC L8115 is user selectable over the range 0 to 15mA, this is achieved with addition of a single resistor. The UTC L8115 gives 2.2 volts drain whilst. SSOP-16(150mil) SSOP-20(150mil) FEATURES *Provides bias for GaAs and HEMT FETs. *Drives up to three FETs. *Dynamic FET protection. *Drain current set by external resistor. *Regulated negative rail generator requires only 2 external capacitors. *Choice in drain voltage *Wide supply voltage range *Polarisation switch for LNBs *22KHz tone detection for band switching. *Tone detector ignores unwanted signals *Support fr MIMIC, FET and Bipolar local oscillator devices APPLICATIONS *Satellite receiver LNBs *Private mobile radio(PMR) *Cellular telephones UTC UNISONIC TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 1 QW-R123-005,B UTC L8115 LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PIN CONFIGURATION SSOP-16(150mil) G1 1 16 VCC D12 G2 G3 D3 GND CNB1 2 15 3 14 4 13 5 12 6 11 RCAL VPOL FIN LOV HB 7 10 LB 8 9 CSUB CNB2 SSOP-20(150mil) G1 1 20 VCC D1 G2 2 19 3 18 D2 4 17 R C AL VPOL FIN G3 D3 GND C NB 1 5 16 CREC 6 15 7 14 8 13 F O UT LO V HB C NB 2 9 12 N/C 10 11 LB C S UB ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS PARAMETER Supply Voltage Supply Current Input Voltage Drain Current (per FET)(set by RCAL) Power Dissipation(Ta=25℃) Operating Temperature Storage Temperature UTC UNISONIC SSOP-16(150mil) SSOP-20(150mil) SYMBOL RATINGS UNIT Vcc Icc VIN ID -0.6 ~ 12 100 25 Continuous 0 ~ 15 500 500 -40 ~ 80 -50 ~ 85 V mA V mA mW mW ℃ ℃ PD Topr Tstg TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 2 QW-R123-005,B UTC L8115 LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Unless otherwise stated, Ta=25℃, Vcc=5V, ID=10mA, RCAL=33kΩ) PARAMETER SYMBOL Supply Voltage Supply Current Vcc Icc Substrate Voltage VSUB Output Noise Drain Voltage Gate Voltage Oscillator Frequency END ENG fo TEST CONDITONS MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT 8.5 28 28 18 18 -2.8 10 15 35 35 25 25 -2.55 -2.4 V mA mA mA mA mA V V Vpkpk Vpkpk kHz 5 ID1= ID2 (or ID12)=ID3=0 ID1=0,ID2 (or ID12)= ID3=10mA, VPOL=14V ID2=0,ID1 (or ID12)= ID3=10mA, VPOL=15.5V ID1 and ID3=0, ILB=10mA ID1 and ID3=0, IHB=10mA (Internally generated) ICSUB=0 ICSUB=-200μA -3.05 CG=4.7nF,CD=10nF CG=4.7nF,CD=10nF 180 330 0.02 0.005 800 MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT 2000 A GATE CHARACTERISTICS PARAMETER Output Current Range Output Voltage Gate 1 Off Low High Output Voltage Gate 2 Off Low High Output Voltage Gate 3 Low High SYMBOL TEST CONDITONS IGO -30 VG1O VG1L VG1H ID1=0mA, VPOL=14V, IGO1=-10μA ID1=12mA, VPOL=15.5V, IGO1=-10μA ID1=8mA, VPOL=15.5V, IGO1=0μA -2.5 -2.5 0.4 -2.25 -2.25 0.75 -2.0 -2.0 1.0 V V V VG2O VG2L VG2H ID2=0mA, VPOL=15.5V, IGO2=-10μA ID2=12mA, VPOL=14V, IGO2=-10μA ID2=8mA, VPOL=14V, IGO2=0μA -2.5 -2.5 0.4 -2.25 -2.25 0.75 -2.0 -2.0 1.0 V V V VG3L VG3H ID3=12mA, IGO3=-10μA ID3=8mA, IGO3=0μA -3.0 0.4 -2.75 0.75 -2.0 1.0 V V MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT 8 0 10 12 15 mA mA DRAIN CHARACTERISTICS PARAMETER SYMBOL Current ID Current range IDrng Current Change ΔIDV With Vcc ΔIDT With Tj Drain 1 Change: High VD1 Drain 2 Change: High VD2 Drain 3 Change: High VD3 Voltage Change ΔVDV With Vcc ΔVDT With Tj Leakage Current Drain 1 IL1 * Drain 2 IL2 * * FOR SSOP-20(150mil) package only. UTC UNISONIC TEST CONDITONS Set by RCAL Vcc=5 ~ 10V Tj=-40 ~ +80℃ ID1=10mA,VPOL=15.5V ID2=10mA,VPOL=14V ID3=10mA,VPOL=15.5V Vcc=5 ~ 10V Tj=-40 ~ +80℃ VD1=0.5V,VPOL=14V VD2=0.5V,VPOL=15.5V TECHNOLOGIES 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 0.05 2.2 2.2 2.2 %/V %/℃ 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.5 50 V V V %/V ppm 10 10 CO., LTD. μA μA 3 QW-R123-005,B UTC L8115 LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TONE DETECTION CHARACTERISTICS PARAMETER Filter Amplifier Bias Voltage 5 Input Impedance Amplifier Gain V Threshold 5 Output Stage Lov Volt.Range 6 Lov Bias Current SYMBOL VOUT Finz AG FVT IFIN=0 VFIN=100mV p/p VLov ILOV IL=50mA(LB or HB) VLOV=0 LB Output Low VLBL LB Output High VLBH HB Output Low VHBL HB Output High TEST CONDITONS VHBH MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT 1.75 2.15 V Ω 100 1.95 150 30 170 -0.5 0.02 VFIN=100mV p/p 350 V/mA mVp/p 0.15 Vcc-1.8 1.0 V μA V V VLOV=0, IL=0 RIb-Csub=1MΩ Enabled 6 VLOV=3V, IL=0mA RIb-Gnd=1MΩ Enabled 6 -3.05 -0.01 -2.80 0 -2.55 0.1 VLOV=0, IL=10mA VLOV=3V ,IL=50mA VLOV=0 ,IL=0 Rhb-Csub=1MΩ Disabled 6 Disabled 6 Disabled 6 -0.025 2.9 -3.05 0 3.0 -2.80 0.025 3.1 -2.55 VLOV=3V, IL=0mA Rhb-Gnd=1MΩ VLOV=0, IL=10mA VLOV=3V, IL=50mA Disabled 6 -0.01 0 0.1 V Enabled 6 Enabled 6 -0.025 2.9 0 3.0 0.025 3.1 V MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT V V POLARITY SWITCH CHARACTERISTICS PARAMETER SYMBOL TEST CONDITONS VPOL=25V (Applied via RPOL=2kΩ) μA Input Current IPOL 10 25 40 Threshold VTPOL 14 14.75 15.5 V VPOL=25V (Applied via RPOL=2kΩ) Voltage VPOL=25V (Applied via RPOL=2kΩ) Switching Speed TSPOL 100 ms NOTES: 1. The negative bias voltages specified are generated on-chip using an internal oscillator. Two external capacitors, CNB and CSUB, of 47nF are required for this purpose. 2. The characteristics are measured using an external reference resistor RCAL of value 33k wired from pins RCAL to ground. 3. Noise voltage is not measured in production. 4. Noise voltage measurement is made with FETs and gate and drain capacitors in place on all outputs.CG,4.7nF,are connected between gate output and ground,CD,10nF,are connected between drain outputs and ground. 5. These parameters are linearly related to Vcc. 6. These parameters are measured using Test Circuit 1 UTC UNISONIC TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 4 QW-R123-005,B UTC L8115 LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TEST CIRCUIT 1 G1 V1 D1 5V DC G2 + D2 G3 D3 Gnd Cnb1 UTC L8115 SSOP20(150mil) 1 Vcc Rcal Vpol R2 R1 2k 33k CF1 Fin NC NC 4.7nF V2 See Note 1 Lov HB LB Csub Cnb2 CNB N/C 47nF + - Note 1: V2 Characteristics Type: AC source Frequency: 22kHz Voltage: 350mVp/p Enabled 100mVp/p Disabled CSUB 47nF Note:Same circuit used for SSOP16(150mil) but with adjusted pinout. TYPCIAL CHARACTERISTICS JFET Drain Curretn vs Rcal 16 Vcc=5V 14 12 -0.5 10 -1.0 8 6 -2.0 -2.5 2 -3.0 0 20 40 60 Rcal (k) UTC UNISONIC 80 100 Vcc=5V 6V 8V 10V -1.5 4 0 Note: Operation with loads>200μA is not guaranteed. 0.0 Vsub (V) Drain Current (mA) Vsub vs External Load 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 External Vsub Load (mA) TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 5 QW-R123-005,B UTC L8115 LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LB/HB Offset Voltage vs Load Current JFET Drain Voltage vs Drain Current LB/HB Offset voltage (mV) Drain Voltage (V) 2.4 2.3 2.2 Vcc=5V 6V 8V 10V 2.1 2 6 8 10 Drain Current (mA) 4 12 14 VCC=5V, VLOV=0V Ta=70 ℃ Ta=25 ℃ Ta=-40 ℃ 4 2 0 -2 -4 -6 -8 0 16 10 20 30 Load Current (mA) 40 50 LB/HB Dropout Voltage vs Load Current LB/HB Dropout Voltage (V) 2.0 Vcc=5V 1.9 Ta=-40℃ 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 Ta=25℃ 1.4 Ta=70℃ 1.3 1.2 0 10 20 30 Load Current (mA) 40 50 FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM + ID Sense DN + QN GN + - Vcc + VD set RCAL ID Set RCAL (Sets ID) 20μA Negative supply Gen. CSUB GND CSUB CNB1 CNB2 CNB UTC UNISONIC TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 6 QW-R123-005,B UTC L8115 LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION The UTC L8115 provides all the bias requirements for external FETs, including the generation of the negative supply required for gate biasing, from the single supply voltage.The diagram above shows a single stage from the UTC series. It contains 3 such stages. The negative rail generator is common to both devices. The drain voltage of the external FET QN is set by the UTC L8115 to its normal operating voltage. This is determined by the on board VD Set reference, the UTC L8115 this is nominally 2.2 volts whilst. The drain current taken by the FET is monitored by the low value resistor ID Sense. The amplifier driving the gateof the FET adjusts the gate voltage of QN so that the drain current taken matches the current called for by an external resistor RCAL. Since the FET is a depletion mode transistor, it is often necessary to drive its gate negative with respect to groundto obtain the required drain current. To provide this capability powered from a single positive supply, the deviceincludes a low current negative supply generator. This generator uses an internal oscillator and two external capacitors, CNB and CSUB. The following schematic shows the function of the VPOL input. Only one of the two external FETs numberd Q1 and Q2 are powered at any one time,their selection is controlled by the input VPOL.This input is designed to be wired to the power input of the LNB via a high value(10k) resistor.With the input voltage of the LNB set at or below 14V,.FET Q2 will be enabled.With the input voltage at or above 15.5V,FET Q1 will be enabled.The disabled FET has its gate driven low and its drain terminal is switched open circuit. It is permissible to commect the drain pins D1 and D2 together if required by the application circuit;this is done internally in the SSOP-16(150mil) version.FET number Q3 is always active regardless of the voltage applied to VPOL. D1 Drain Voltage & Current Controller Q1 G1 Enable 20μA Drain Voltage & Current Controller Q2 VPOL Input 14.75V Reference VSUB D2 + Enable G2 20μA VSUB D3 Q3 Drain Voltage & Current Controller Enable G3 20μA VSUB For SSOP-20(150mil) Package UTC UNISONIC TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 7 QW-R123-005,B UTC L8115 LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Control Input Switch Function Input sense ≤14 volts ≥15.5 volts Polarisation Select Vertical Horizontal FET Q2 FET Q1 For many LNB applications, tone detection for band switching is required. The UTC L8115 includes all the circuitry necessary to detect the presence of a 22kHz tone modulated on the supply input to the LNB. The main elements of the detector are an op-amp, a rectifier/smoother and a comparitor. The op-amp has a pre-set internal feedback resistor so that just a simple RC network wired to the input gives user defined gain and low frequency cut filter characteristics. The RC network components also serve two other purposes. The resistor provides overvoltage protection for the Vpol pin and the capacitor minimises tone interference of the Vpol threshold. The upper frequency roll-off of the op-amp has been set internally at above 100kHz to allow the amplifier to be used with other common tone switch frequencies. The rectifier/smoother/comparitor function is provided by a complex propriety circuit that allows the UTC L8115 to reliably detect wanted tones whilst ignoring low frequency square wave switch box signals, DiSEqC™ bursts and supply switching transients common when using DiSEqC-2™ ready set-top boxes. This is all achieved without the need for any further external components. The threshold of the comparitor is supply dependent, hence the gain of the preceding op-amp must be adjusted in line with supply voltage. See the table below for recommended values for 22kHz detection, given for a range of supplies. Lov Input UTC L8115 + LB Output Enable R2 VPOL HB Output + LNB Input 2k Enable CF1 4.7n + Fin Ref FILTER Table_1 Filter Components 5V Cf 4.7nF Rvpol(R2) 2k Note:Optimised for F(tone)=22kHz 6V 4.7nF 1.8k UTC UNISONIC + Ref RECTIFIER COMPARATOR OUTPUT DRIVERS Supply Voltage (Vcc) 7V 8V 4.7nF 10nF 1.5k 1.3k TECHNOLOGIES 9V 10nF 1.1k 10V 10nF 1.0k CO., LTD. 8 QW-R123-005,B UTC L8115 LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT APPLICATIONS CIRCUIT The diagrams below show partial application circuits for the UTC series showing all external components required for appropriate biasing. The bias circuits are unconditionally stable over the full temperature range with the associated FETs and gate and drain capacitors in circuit. Capacitors C2 and C4 ensure that residual power supply and substrate generator noise is not allowed to affect other external circuits which may be sensitive to RF interference. They also serve to suppress any potential RF feedthrough between stages via the UTC device. These capacitors are required for all stages used. Values of 10nF and 4.7nF respectively are recommended however this is design dependent and any value between 1nF and 100nF could be used. The capacitors CNB and CSUB are an integral part of the UTCs negative supply generator. The negative bias voltage is generated on-chip using an internal oscillator. The required value of capacitors CNB and CSUB is 47nF. This generator produces a low current supply of approximately -3 volts. Although this generator is intended purely to bias the external FETs, it can be used to power other external circuits via the CSUB pin. Resistor RCAL sets the drain current at which all external FETs are operated. If any bias control circuit is not required, its related drain and gate connections may be left open circuit without affecting the operation of the remaining bias circuits. The UTC L8115 has been designed to protect the external FETs from adverse operating conditions. With a JFET connected to any bias circuit, the gate output voltage of the bias circuit can not exceed the range -3V to 1V under any conditions, including powerup and powerdown transients. All the bias stages include drain currents limits which work independently in each stage. Should the negative bias generator be shorted or overloaded so that the drain current of the external FETs can no longer be controlled, the drain supply to FETs is shut down to avoid damage to the FETs by excessive drain current. *L1 C2 10nF * L3 C6 10nF Vcc * C1 Q2 * C5 Q1 * L2 * C3 LNB Downfeed C4 10nF G1 D12 G2 G3 D3 Gnd * Stripline Elements Cnb1 Cnb2 CNB 47nF UTC L8115 SSOP16 (150mil) 1 R2 2k Vcc Rcal R1 Vpol Fin 33k Lov HB LB Csub C1 4.7nF CSUB 47nF SSOP16(150mil) Applications circuit UTC UNISONIC TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 9 QW-R123-005,B UTC L8115 LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT *L1 C2 10nF LNB Downfeed Vcc * C1 Q1 * L2 * C3 G1 D1 C4 10nF UTC L8115 SSOP20(150mil) 1 R2 2k Vcc Rcal Vpol Fin G2 D2 G3 D3 Gnd Lov Cnb1 HB Cnb2 LB Csub * Stripline Elements R1 33k CF1 NC NC CNB N/C 47nF 4.7nF CSUB 47nF SSOP20(150mil) Applications circuit The following block diagram shows the main section of an LNB designed for use with the Astra series of satellites. The UTC L8115 is the core bias and control element of this circuit. The UTC provides the negative rail, FET bias control, polarisation switch control, tone detection and band switching with the minimum of external components. Compared to other discrete component solutions the UTC circuit reduces component count and overall size required. Single Universal LNB Block Diagram Vertical Antenna Gain Stage GaAs/HEMTFET Regulator 2 Polarity Switch &Tone Detect Input Gain Stage GaAs/HEMTFET ASTRA Universal Band 10.70GHz-12.75 GHz UTC L8115 3 Mixer Gain Stage + IF down feed 950-2050 MHz - Low Band 1100 - 2150 MHz - High Band Band Switch Output Horizontal Antenna 1 Local Osc 1 9.75 GHz - Low Band Gain Stage GaAs/HEMTFET Local Osc 2 10.6GHz - High Band Tone detection and band switching is provided on the UTC L8115 devices. The following diagrams describes how this feature operates in an LNB and the external components required. The presence or absence of a 22kHz tone applied to pin FIN enables one of two outputs, LB and HB. A tone present enables HB and tone absent enables UTC UNISONIC TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 10 QW-R123-005,B UTC L8115 LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LB. The LB and HB outputs are designed to be compatible with both MMIC and discrete (bipolar or FET) local oscillator applications, selected by pin LOV. Referring to Figure 1 wiring pin LOV to ground will force LB and HB to switch between -2.6V (disabled) and 0V (enabled). Referring to Figures 2 and 3 wiring pin LOV to a positive voltage source (e.g. a potential divider across VCC and ground set to the required oscillator supply voltage, VOSC) will force the LB and HB outputs to provide the required oscillator supply, VOSC, when enabled and 0V when disabled. Tone Detection Function LOV FIN LB HB GND 22kHz Disabled Enabled Enabled Disabled VOSC 22kHz Disabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Note 1: 0 volts in typical LNB applications but ependent on extenal circuits. LB -3 volts GND Note 1 Vosc HB GND -3 volts Vosc Note 1 APPLICATIONS LOCAL OSCILLATOR CIRCUITS Vcc LNB Downfeed R2 G1 D1 G2 D2 G3 D3 GND CNB1 CNB2 CNB 47nF 1 UTC L8115 20 N/C 2.0k Vcc RCAL VPOL FIN CF1 4.7nF R1 33K NC NC Lov HB LB Csub R3 G2 10 CHB 100nF G1 R4 R5 300k CSUB 10 R6 300k 47nF Vcc Local Osc. MMIC CLB 100n Figure 1 UTC UNISONIC TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 11 QW-R123-005,B UTC L8115 LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Vcc LNB Downfeed R2 G1 D1 G2 D2 G3 D3 GND CNB1 CNB2 CNB 47nF 1 UTC L8115 20 Vcc RCAL R1 VPOL 33K FIN CF1 4.7nF 10.6GHz Local Osc. NC NC Lov HB LB Csub N/C 2.0K R5 2k R3 10 9.75GHz Local Osc. R4 10 R6 3k CSUB 47nF CHB 100n R8 CLB 100n R7 Figure 2 Vcc G1 D1 G2 D2 G3 D3 GND CNB1 CNB2 CNB 47nF 1 UTC L8115 20 N/C Vcc RCAL VPOL FIN 47nF LNB Downfeed 2.0K R5 2k CF1 4.7nF R1 33K NC NC Lov HB LB Csub CSUB R2 10.6GHz Local Osc. R3 9.75GHz Local Osc. R4 R6 3k 10 R8 10 Q2 R7 Q1 CHB 100n CLB 100n Figure 3 UTC UNISONIC TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 12 QW-R123-005,B UTC L8115 LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT UTC assumes no responsibility for equipment failures that result from using products at values that exceed, even momentarily, rated values (such as maximum ratings, operating condition ranges, or other parameters) listed in products specifications of any and all UTC products described or contained herein. UTC products are not designed for use in life support appliances, devices or systems where malfunction of these products can be reasonably expected to result in personal injury. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the prior written consent of the copyright owner. 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