PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF403 315/433 MHz Single Chip RF Transceiver APPLICATIONS FEATURES • • • • • • • • • True single chip FSK transceiver Few external components required No set up or configuration No coding of data required 20kbit/s data rate 2 frequency bands Wide supply range Very low power consumption Standby mode • • • • • • • • • Alarm and Security Systems Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) Home Automation Remote Control Surveillance Automotive Telemetry Toys Wireless Communication GENERAL DESCRIPTION nRF403 is a true single chip UHF transceiver designed to operate in the 433MHz ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) and 315 MHz frequency band. It features Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) modulation and demodulation capability. nRF403 operates at bit rates up to 20kbit/s. Transmit power can be adjusted to a maximum of 10dBm. Antenna interface is differential and suited for low cost PCB antennas. nRF403 features a standby mode which makes power saving easy and efficient. nRF403 operates from a single +3 V DC supply. As a primary application, nRF403 is intended for UHF radio equipment in compliance with the European Telecommunication Standard Institute (ETSI) specification EN 300 220-1 V1.3.1. QUICK REFERENCE DATA Parameter Frequency bands Modulation Frequency deviation Max. RF output power @ 400Ω, 3V Sensitivity @ 400Ω, BR=20 kbit/s, BER<10-3 Maximum bit rate Supply voltage Receive supply current Transmit supply current @ -10 dBm output power Standby supply current Value Unit 433.92 315.16 FSK ±15 10 -105 20 2.7 – 3.6 250* 8 8 MHz kHz dBm dBm kbit/s V µA mA µA Table 1. nRF403 quick reference data. ORDERING INFORMATION Type number Description Version nRF403-IC 20 pin SSOIC A Table 2. nRF403 ordering information. * The PWR_UP pin is used for power duty cycling. The duty-cycle is 2 % with a period of 200msec. Nordic VLSI ASA Revision: 1.1 - Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Page 1 of 18 - Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 July 2001 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF403 Single Chip RF Transceiver BLOCK DIAGRAM DOUT TXEN FREQ DIN PWR_UP DEM 10 LNA 19 16 ANT1 12 9 15 OSC 18 PLL 20 1 VCO 4 5 ANT2 PA 6 11 RF_PWR VCO INDUCTOR LOOP FILTER REFERENCE Figure 1. nRF403 block diagram with external components. PIN FUNCTIONS Pin Name Pin function Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 XC1 VDD VSS FILT1 VCO1 VCO2 VSS VDD DIN DOUT RF_PWR FREQ Input Power Ground Input Input Input Ground Power Input Output Input Input 13 14 15 16 17 18 VDD VSS ANT2 ANT1 VSS PWR_UP Power Ground Input/Output Input/Output Ground Input 19 TXEN Input 20 XC2 Output Crystal oscillator input Power supply (+3V DC) Ground (0V) Loop filter External inductor for VCO External inductor for VCO Ground (0V) Power supply (+3-5V DC) Data input Data output Transmit power setting Channel selection FREQ=“0” ⇒ 433.92MHz FREQ=“1” ⇒ 315.16MHz Power supply (+3V DC) Ground (0V) Antenna terminal Antenna terminal Ground (0V) Power on/off PWR_UP = “1” ⇒ Power up (Operating mode) PWR_UP = “0” ⇒ Power down (Standby mode) Transmit enable TXEN = “1” ⇒ Transmit mode TXEN = “0” ⇒ Receive mode Crystal oscillator output Table 3. nRF403 pin functions. Nordic VLSI ASA Revision: 1.1 Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Page 2 of 18 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 July 2001 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF403 Single Chip RF Transceiver ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS Conditions: VDD = +3V DC, VSS = 0V, TA= -25°C to +85°C Symbol VDD VSS IDD PRF VIH VIL VOH VOL IH IL f1 f2 ∆f fIF BWIF fXTAL ZI Parameter (condition) Min. Typ. Max. Units Supply voltage 2.7 3 3.6 V Ground 0 V Total current consumption Receive mode 11 mA Transmit mode @ -10 dBm RF power 8 mA Stand by mode 8 µA 10 dBm Max. RF output power @ 400Ω load Logic “1” input voltage VDD V 0.7⋅VDD Logic “0” input voltage 0 V 0.3⋅VDD Logic “1” output voltage (IOH = - 1.0mA) VDD V 0.7⋅VDD Logic “0” output voltage (IOL = 1.0mA) 0 V 0.3⋅VDD Logic “1” input current (VI = VDD) +20 µA Logic “0” input current (VI = VSS) -20 µA 433 MHz frequency band 433.92 MHz 315 MHz frequency band 315.16 MHz Dynamic range 90 dB Modulation type FSK Frequency deviation kHz ±15 IF frequency 400 kHz IF bandwidth 65 85 kHz Crystal frequency 4.0 MHz Crystal frequency stability requirement 1) ppm ±45 -105 dBm Sensitivity @ 400Ω,BR=20 kbit/s, BER < 10-3 Bit rate 0 20 kbit/s Recommended antenna port differential impedance 400 Ω Spurious emission Compliant with EN 300-220-1 V1.2.1 2) Table 4. nRF403 electrical specifications. 1) 2) Maximum 5dB sensitivity degradation at temperature extremes. See also page 11. With a PCB loop antenna or a differential to single ended matching network to a 50Ω antenna. ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS Supply voltages VDD .............................. - 0.3V to +6V VSS ................................................ 0V Input voltage VI ...................... - 0.3V to VDD + 0.3V Power dissipation PD (TA=25°C)........................... 250mW Temperatures Operating Temperature…. -25°C to +85°C Storage Temperature…... -40°C to +125°C Output voltage VO ..................... - 0.3V to VDD + 0.3V Note: Stress exceeding one or more of the limiting values may cause permanent damage to the device. ATTENTION! Electrostatic Sensitive Device Observe Precaution for handling Nordic VLSI ASA Revision: 1.1 Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Page 3 of 18 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 July 2001 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF403 Single Chip RF Transceiver PIN ASSIGNMENT XC1 1 VDD 2 20 XC2 19 TXEN VSS 3 nRF403 FILT1 4 20 pin SSOIC VCO1 5 16 ANT1 VCO2 6 15 ANT2 VSS 7 14 VSS VDD 8 13 VDD DIN 9 12 FREQ DOUT 10 11 RF_PWR 18 PWR_UP 17 VSS Figure 2. nRF403 pin assignment. PACKAGE OUTLINE nRF403, 20 pin SSOIC. (Dimensions in mm.) 20 19 18 E H 1 2 3 D α A1 A e Package Type 20 pin SSOIC (Wide) b Min Max L D 6.90 7.50 E 5.00 5.60 H 7.40 8.20 A 2.00 A1 0.05 e 0.65 b 0.22 0.38 L 0.55 0.95 Copl. 0.10 α 0° 8° Figure 3. SSOIC-20 Package outline. Nordic VLSI ASA Revision: 1.1 Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Page 4 of 18 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 July 2001 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF403 Single Chip RF Transceiver IMPORTANT TIMING DATA Timing information The timing information for the different operations is summarised in Table 5. (TX is transmit mode, RX is receive mode and Std.by is Standby mode.) Change of Mode TX è RX RX è TX Std.byè TX Std.byè RX VDD=0 è TX VDD =0 è RX Name tTR tRT tST tSR tVT tVR Max Delay 3ms 1ms 2ms 3ms 4ms 5ms Condition Operational mode Start-up Table 5 Switching times for nRF403. Switching TX ↔ RX (operational mode). When switching from RX-mode to TX-mode data (DIN) may not be sent before the TXEN-input has been high for at least 1ms, see Figure 4(a). When switching from TX-mode to RX-mode the receiver may not receive data (DOUT) before the TXEN-input has been low for at least 3ms, see Figure 4(b). RX to TX TX to RX VDD VDD PWR_UP PWR_UP TXEN TXEN DIN DOUT 1ms 3ms ms 0 2 4 (a) ms 0 2 4 (b) Figure 4. Timing diagram for nRF403for switching from RX to TX (a) and TX to RX (b). Switching between standby and RX-mode (operational mode). The time from the PWR_UP input is set to “1”, until the data (DOUT) is valid is tSR,, see Table 5. Worst case tSR is 3ms for nRF403 as can be seen in Figure 5 (a). Switching between standby and TX-mode (operational mode). The time from the PWR_UP input is set to “1”, until the synthesised frequency is stable is tST, see Table 5. Nordic VLSI ASA Revision: 1.1 Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Page 5 of 18 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 July 2001 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF403 Single Chip RF Transceiver Std.by to RX Std.by to TX VDD VDD PWR_UP PWR_UP TXEN TXEN DOUT DIN 3ms 1ms1ms ms 0 2 ms 4 0 2 4 (b) (a) Figure 5 Timing diagram for nRF403 when going from standby to RX-mode (a) or TX-mode (b). Power up to transmit-mode (start-up). To avoid spurious emission outside the ISM-band when the power supply is switched on, the TXEN-input must be kept low until the synthesised frequency is stable, see Figure 6 (a). When enabling transmit-mode, TXEN-input should be high for at least 1 ms before data (DIN) is transmitted, see Figure 6 (a). VDD=0 to TX VDD=0 to RX VDD VDD PWR_UP PWR_UP TXEN TXEN DIN DOUT 3ms 1ms 2 4 5ms ms 0 (a) ms 0 2 4 6 (b) Figure 6. Timing diagram for nRF403 when powering up to TX-mode (a) or RX-mode (b). Power up to receive mode (start up). In transition from power up to receive mode, the receiver may not receive data (DOUT) until VDD has been stable (VDD > 2.7 V) for at least 5ms, see Figure 6(b). If an external reference oscillator is used, the receiver may receive data (DOUT) after 3ms. Nordic VLSI ASA Revision: 1.1 Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Page 6 of 18 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 July 2001 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF403 Single Chip RF Transceiver APPLICATION INFORMATION Antenna input/output The ANT1 and ANT2 pins provide RF input to the LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) when nRF403 is in receive mode, and RF output from the PA (Power Amplifier) when nRF403 is in transmit mode. The antenna connection to nRF403 is differential and the recommended load impedance at the antenna port is 400Ω. Figure 12 shows a typical application schematic with a differential loop antenna on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB). The output stage (PA) consists of two open collector transistors in a differential pair configuration. VDD to the PA must be supplied through the collector load. When connecting a differential loop antenna to the ANT1/ANT2 pins, VDD should be supplied through the centre of the loop antenna as shown in Figure 12. A single ended antenna or 50Ω test instrument may be connected to nRF403 by using a differential to single ended matching network (BALUN) as shown in Figure 7, 433 MHz and 315 MHz operation. 27pF 15pF 470pF 18nH RF in/out 50 ohm ANT1 xxx 470pF 18nH RF in/out 50 ohm xxx ANT1 18nH nRF403 nRF403 2.2pF 18nH VDD VDD ANT2 ANT2 18nH 27pF 18nH 470pF a) 315MHz 15pF 470pF b) 433MHz Figure 7. Connection of nRF403 to single ended antenna by using a differential to single ended matching network for 433 and 315 MHz. A single ended antenna may also be connected to nRF403 using an 8:1 impedance RF transformer, both 315/433 MHz operation. The RF transformer must have a centre tap at the primary side for VDD supply. Nordic VLSI ASA Revision: 1.1 Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Page 7 of 18 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 July 2001 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF403 Single Chip RF Transceiver RF output power The external bias resistor R3 connected between the RF_PWR pin and VSS sets the output power. The RF output power may be set to levels up to +10dBm. In Figure 8 the output power is plotted for power levels down to, but not limited to, -8.5dBm for a differential load of 400Ω. DC power supply current versus external bias resistor value is shown in Figure 9. RF Output Power 10 22 8 27 33 6 39 Power [dBm] 4 47 2 56 0 68 82 -2 100 -4 120 -6 150 -8 180 -10 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 Ω] Resistor Value [kΩ Figure 8. RF output power vs. external power setting resistor (R3) for nRF403. Total Chip Current 30,0 22 Current Consumption [mA] 25,0 27 20,0 33 39 47 15,0 56 68 82 10,0 100 120 150 180 5,0 0,0 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 Resistor Value [kΩ Ω] Figure 9. Total chip current consumption vs. external power setting resistor (R3) for nRF403. Nordic VLSI ASA Revision: 1.1 Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Page 8 of 18 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 July 2001 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF403 Single Chip RF Transceiver PLL loop filter The synthesiser loop filter is an external, single-ended second order lag-lead filter. The recommended filter component values are: C3 = 820 pF, C4 =15 nF, and R2 = 4.7 kΩ, see Figure 12. VCO inductor An external 22nH (433 MHz operation) or 47nH (315 MHz operation) inductor connected between the VCO1 and VCO2 pins is required for the on-chip voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). This inductor should be a high quality chip inductor, Q > 45 @ 433 MHz or 315 MHz, with a maximum tolerance of ± 2%. The following 22 nH and 47nH inductors (0603) are suitable for use with nRF403. Vendors Pulse Coilcraft muRata Stetco KOA WWW address Part. no., 22 nH inductors, 0603 http://www.pulseeng.com PE-0603CD220GTT http://www.coilcraft.com 0603CS-22NXGBC http://www.murata.com LQW1608A22NG00 http://www.stetco.com 0603G220GTE http://www.koaspeer.com KQ0603TE22NG Part. no., 47 nH inductors, 0603 PE-0603CD470GTT 0603CS-47NXGBC LQW1608A47NG00 0603G470GTE KQ0603TE47NG Table 6. Vendors and part no. for suitable 22nH and 47nH inductors. See page 11 and 12 for PCB layout guidelines regarding placement of the inductor. Crystal specification To achieve an active crystal oscillator (XOSC) with low power consumption, certain requirements apply for crystal loss and capacitive load. The crystal specification is: f= 4.0000 MHz Co ≤ 5 pF ESR ≤150 ohm . C L ≤ 14 pF Crystal parallel resonant frequency Crystal parallel equivalent capacitance Crystal equivalent series resistance Total crystal load capacitance, including capacitance in PCB layout. For the crystal oscillator shown in Figure 10 the load capacitance becomes: CL = C1´⋅ C 2´ , C1´ + C 2 ´ Where C1´ = C1 + CPCB1 and C2´ = C2 + CPCB2 C1 and C2 are 0603 SMD capacitors as shown in the application schematic, see Figure 12 and Table 8. CPCB1 and CPCB2 are the layout parasitic capacitance on the circuit board. Nordic VLSI ASA Revision: 1.1 Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Page 9 of 18 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 July 2001 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF403 Single Chip RF Transceiver Crystal oscillator Crystal equivalent Co Internal R External components Cs ESR L Crystal C1 C2 Figure 10. Crystal oscillator and crystal equivalent. Sharing a reference crystal with a micro-controller Figure 11 shows circuit diagram of a typical application where nRF403 and a micro controller share the reference crystal. micro controller X1 1.0M R XC1 nRF403 C X2 XC2 5.6pF C1 22pF 4.0 MHz C2 22pF Figure 11. nRF403 and a micro-controller sharing the reference crystal. The crystal reference line from the micro-controller should not be routed close to full swing digital data or control signals. Transmit/receive mode selection TXEN is a digital input for selection of transmit or receive mode. TXEN = “1” selects transmit mode. TXEN = “0” selects receive mode. Frequency band (315/433 MHz) selection FREQ is a digital input for selection of either 433MHz or 315MHz frequency band operation. FREQ = “0” selects 433.92 MHz. FREQ = “1” selects 315.16 MHz. Nordic VLSI ASA Revision: 1.1 Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Page 10 of 18 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 July 2001 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF403 Single Chip RF Transceiver TXEN 0 0 1 1 X Input FREQ 0 1 0 1 X PWR_UP 1 1 1 1 0 Response Frequency Mode 433 MHz RX 315 MHz RX 433 MHz TX 315 MHz TX -Standby Table 7. Required setting for standby and frequency band selection in RX and TX. DIN (data input) and DOUT (data output) The DIN pin is the input to the digital modulator of the transmitter. The input signal to this pin should be standard CMOS logic level at data rates up to 20 kbit/s. No coding of data is required. DIN = “1” → f = f0 + ∆f DIN = “0” → f = f0 - ∆f The demodulated digital output data appear at the DOUT pin at standard CMOS logic levels. f0 + ∆f → DOUT=“1”, f0 - ∆f → DOUT=“0”. Power up PWR_UP is a digital input for selection of normal operating mode or standby mode. PWR_UP = “1” selects normal operating mode. PWR_UP = “0” selects standby mode. Frequency difference between transmitter and receiver For optimum performance, the total frequency difference between transmitter and receiver should not exceed 70 ppm (30 kHz). This yields a crystal stability requirement of ±35 ppm for the transmitter and receiver. Frequency difference exceeding this will result in a -12dB/octave drop in receiver sensitivity. The functional frequency window of the transmission link is typically 450 ppm (200 kHz). Example: A crystal with ±20 ppm frequency tolerance and ±25 ppm frequency stability over the operating temperature has a worst case frequency difference of ±45 ppm. If the transmitter and receiver operate in different temperature environments, the resulting worst-case frequency difference may be as high as 90 ppm. Resulting drop in sensitivity due to the extra 20 ppm, is then approx. 5dB. PCB layout and decoupling guidelines A well-designed PCB is necessary to achieve good RF performance. A PCB with a minimum of two layers including a ground plane is recommended for optimum performance. The nRF403 DC supply voltage should be decoupled as close as possible to the VDD pins with high performance RF capacitors, see Table 8. It is preferable to mount a Nordic VLSI ASA Revision: 1.1 Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Page 11 of 18 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 July 2001 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF403 Single Chip RF Transceiver large surface mount capacitor (e.g. 2.2 µF ceramic) in parallel with the smaller value capacitors. The nRF403 supply voltage should be filtered and routed separately from the supply voltages of any digital circuitry. Long power supply lines on the PCB should be avoided. All device grounds, VDD connections and VDD bypass capacitors must be connected as close as possible to the nRF403 IC. For a PCB with a topside RF ground plane, the VSS pins should be connected directly to the ground plane. For a PCB with a bottom ground plane, the best technique is to have via holes in or close to the VSS pads. Full swing digital data or control signals should not be routed close to the PLL loop filter components or the external VCO inductor. The VCO inductor placement is important. The optimum placement of the VCO inductor gives a PLL loop filter voltage of 1.1 ±0.2 V, which can be measured at FILT1 (pin4). For a 0603 size inductor the length between the centre of the VCO1/VCO2 pad and the centre of the inductor pad should be 5.4 mm, see Figure 13 (c) (layout, top view), for a 2 layer, 1.6 mm thick FR4 PCB. PCB layout example Figure 13 shows a PCB layout example for the application schematic in Figure 12 (433.92 MHz operation). A double-sided FR-4 board of 1.6mm thickness is used. This PCB has a continuous ground plane on the bottom layer. Additionally, there are ground areas on the component side of the board to ensure sufficient grounding of critical components. A large number of via holes connect the top layer ground areas to the bottom layer ground plane. There is no ground plane beneath the antenna. For more layout information, please refer to application note nAN400-05, “nRF401 RF and antenna layout”. Nordic VLSI ASA Revision: 1.1 Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Page 12 of 18 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 July 2001 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF403 Single Chip RF Transceiver APPLICATION SCHEMATIC +3V R1 1M 0603 C5 2.2uF 1206 C1 22pF 0603 X1 4.000 MHz C2 22pF 0603 REFERENCE U1 C4 15nF 0603 xxx C3 820pF 0603 L1 22nH 0603 R2 4.7K 0603 C6 100nF 0603 C7 1nF 0603 DIN DOUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 XC1 VDD VSS FILT1 VCO1 VCO2 VSS VDD DIN DOUT XC2 TXEN PWR_UP VSS ANT1 ANT2 VSS VDD FREQ RF_PWR 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 nRF403 315/433MHz Single Chip RF Transceiver SSOIC20 TXEN PWR_UP C10 3.3pF 0603 C9 100pF 0603 FREQ R3 22K 0603 C8 100pF 0603 PLL FILTER C11 5.6pF 0603 R4 18K aaaaaaaa 0603 J1 Loop antenna 25x15mm Q=55 Figure 12. nRF403 application schematic (433 MHz). Component C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 L1 R1 R2 R3 R4 X1 Description NP0 ceramic chip capacitor, (Crystal oscillator) NP0 ceramic chip capacitor, (Crystal oscillator) X7R ceramic chip capacitor, (PLL loop filter) X7R ceramic chip capacitor, (PLL loop filter) X7R ceramic chip capacitor, (Supply decoupling) X7R ceramic chip capacitor, (Supply decoupling) X7R ceramic chip capacitor, (Supply decoupling) NP0 ceramic chip capacitor, (Supply decoupling) NP0 ceramic chip capacitor, (Supply decoupling) NP0 ceramic chip capacitor, (Antenna tuning) NP0 ceramic chip capacitor, (Antenna tuning) VCO inductor, Q>45 @ 433 MHz 0.1W chip resistor, (Crystal oscillator) 0.1W chip resistor, (PLL loop filter) 0.1W chip resistor, (Transmitter power setting) 0.1W chip resistor, (Antenna Q reduction) Crystal Size Value 0603 0603 0603 0603 1206 0603 0603 0603 0603 0603 0603 0603 0603 0603 0603 0603 - 22 22 820 15 2.2 100 1 100 100 3.3 5.6 22 1.0 4.7 22 18 4.000 Tolerance ±0.1 ±0.25 ±2% Table 8. Recommended External Components (433 MHz). Nordic VLSI ASA Revision: 1.1 Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Page 13 of 18 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 July 2001 Units pF pF pF nF µF nF nF pF pF pF pF nH MΩ kΩ kΩ kΩ MHz PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF403 Single Chip RF Transceiver a) Top silk screen b) Bottom silk screen c) Top view d) Bottom view Figure 13. PCB layout (example) for nRF403 with loop antenna (433 MHz). Nordic VLSI ASA Revision: 1.1 Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Page 14 of 18 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 July 2001 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION nRF403 Single Chip RF Transceiver DEFINITIONS Data sheet status Objective product specification Preliminary product specification Product specification This datasheet contains target specifications for product development. This datasheet contains preliminary data; supplementary data may be published from Nordic VLSI ASA later. This datasheet contains final product specifications. Nordic VLSI ASA reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice in order to improve design and supply the best possible product. Limiting values Stress above one or more of the limiting values may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only and operation of the device at these or at any other conditions above those given in the Specifications sections of the specification is not implied. Exposure to limiting values for extended periods may affect device reliability. Application information Where application information is given, it is advisory and does not form part of the specification. Table 9. Definitions. Nordic VLSI ASA reserves the right to make changes without further notice to the product to improve reliability, function or design. Nordic VLSI does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any product or circuits described herein. LIFE SUPPORT APPLICATIONS These products are not designed for use in life support appliances, devices, or systems where malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury. Nordic VLSI ASA customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Nordic VLSI ASA for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale. Product specification: Revision Date: 13.07.2001. Datasheet order code: 130701nRF403 All rights reserved ®. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the prior written permission of the copyright holder. Nordic VLSI ASA Revision: 1.1 Vestre Rosten 81, N-7075 Tiller, Norway Page 15 of 18 Phone +4772898900 - Fax +4772898989 July 2001