Data Sheet, Rev.2.1, October 2009 BGA715L7 Silicon Germanium GPS Low Noise Amplifier Small Signal Discretes Edition 2009-10-9 Published by Infineon Technologies AG 81726 München, Germany © Infineon Technologies AG 2009. All Rights Reserved. Legal Disclaimer The information given in this document shall in no event be regarded as a guarantee of conditions or characteristics (“Beschaffenheitsgarantie”). With respect to any examples or hints given herein, any typical values stated herein and/or any information regarding the application of the device, Infineon Technologies hereby disclaims any and all warranties and liabilities of any kind, including without limitation warranties of non-infringement of intellectual property rights of any third party. Information For further information on technology, delivery terms and conditions and prices please contact your nearest Infineon Technologies Office (www.infineon.com). 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BGA715L7 BGA715L7 Revision History: 2009-10-9, Rev.2.1 Previous Version: 2008-09-12, Rev.2.0 Page Subjects (major changes since last revision) 5 Ambient temperature range is extended down to -40°C Data Sheet 3 Rev.2.1, 2009-10-9 BGA715L7 Silicon Germanium GPS Low Noise Amplifier 1 Silicon Germanium GPS Low Noise Amplifier Features • High gain: 20 dB • Low Noise Figure: 0.7 dB • Low current consumption: 3.3 mA • Supply voltage: 1.5 V to 3.3 V • High input compression point -15.5 dBm at 1.8 V supply • High input 3rd intercept point -7 dBm at 1.8 V supply • B7HFM Silicon Germanium technology • RF output internally matched to 50 Ω • Low external part count • 2kV HBM ESD protection (including AI-pin) • Tiny TSLP-7-1 leadless package • Moisture sensitivity level: MSL 1 • Pb-free (RoHS compliant) package 6 5 4 7 1 2 3 TSLP-7-1 Application • 1575 MHz GPS, Galileo, GPS phone VCC PON BIAS BIAS AI AO ESD VSS GND Figure 1 Blockdiagram 2 Description The BGA715L7 is a front-end low noise amplifier for Global Positioning System (GPS) applications. The LNA provides 20 dB gain, 0.7 dB noise figure and high linearity performance in the application configuration described in Chapter 4. Current consumption is as low as 3.3 mA. The BGA715L7 is based upon Infineon Technologies‘ B7HFM Silicon Germanium technology. It operates over a 1.5 V to 3.3 V supply range. If an ultra low noise figure of 0.6 dB is required, please refer to Infineon BGA715L7 Application Note AN161. Data Sheet 4 Rev.2.1, 2009-10-9 BGA715L7 Description Type Package Marking BGA715L7 TSLP-7-1 UG Pin Definition and Function Table 1 Pin Definition and Function Pin No. Symbol Function 1 AI LNA input 2 BIAS DC bias 3 GND RF ground 4 PON Power on control 5 VCC DC supply 6 AO LNA output 7 VSS DC ground Maximum Ratings Table 2 Parameter Maximum Ratings 1) Symbol VCC Voltage at pin AI VAI Voltage at pin BIAS VBIAS Voltage at pin AO VAO Voltage at pin PON VPON Voltage at pin GND VGND Current into pin VCC ICC RF input power PIN Total power dissipation Ptot Junction temperature TJ Ambient temperature range TA Storage temperature range TSTG 2) Human Body Model ESD capability, all pin to all pin VESD_HBM 3) Machine Model ESD capability, all pin to all pin VESD_MM Voltage at pin VCC Value Unit -0.3 ... 3.6 V -0.3 ... 0.9 V -0.3 ... 0.9 V -0.3 ... VCC+ 0.3 V -0.3 ... VCC+ 0.3 V -0.3 ... 0.3 V 10 mA 10 dBm 36 mW 150 °C -40 ... 85 °C -65 ... 150 °C 2000 V 100 V 1) All voltages refer to VSS-Node. 2) According to JEDS22A-114 3) According to JEDS22A-115 Thermal resistance Table 3 Thermal resistance Parameter Symbol Value Unit Junction - soldering point RthJS 159 1) For calculation of RthJA please refer to Application Note Thermal Resistance K/W 1) Data Sheet 5 Rev.2.1, 2009-10-9 BGA715L7 Electrical Characteristics 3 Electrical Characteristics Table 4 Electrical Characteristics1): TA = 25 °C, VCC = 1.8 V, VPON,ON = 1.8 V, VPON,OFF = 0 V, f = 1575 MHz Parameter Symbol VCC ICC Supply voltage Supply current Gain switch control voltage Gain switch control current Vpon Ipon Values Note / Test Condition Min. Typ. Max. 1.5 1.8 3.6 V - 3.3 - mA ON-mode - 0.2 3 µA OFF-mode 1.0 - Vcc V ON-mode 0 - 0.4 V OFF-mode - 5 µA ON-mode 1 µA OFF-mode 2 Unit |S21| - 20 - dB High-gain Mode NF RLin RLout 1/|S12|2 tS - 0.7 - dB ZS = 50 Ω - 14 - dB - 13 - dB - 43 - dB - 5 - µs OFF- to ON-mode - 5 - µs ON- to OFF-mode Inband input 1dB compression IP1dB point - -15.5 - dBm Inband input 3rd order intercept IIP3 point4) - -7 - dBm - >1 - Power gain Noise figure 2) Input return loss Output return loss Reverse isolation 3) Power gain settling time Stability k f1 = 1575 MHz f2 = f1 +/-1 MHz f = 20 MHz ... 20 GHz 1) Measured on BGA715L7 application board according to application schematic on page 7, including PCB losses (unless noted otherwise) 2) PCB tranmission line- and connector losses of 0.05dB are subtracted 3) To be within 1 dB of the final gain OFF- to ON-mode; to be within 3 dB of the final gain ON- to OFF-mode 4) Input Power = -30 dBm for each tone Data Sheet 6 Rev.2.1, 2009-10-9 BGA715L7 Application Information 4 Application Information & 1%*$/ 5)LQ $2 $, 5)RXW / 9&& %,$6 9&& & & 321 *1' 321 966 %*$/B6FKHPDWLFBH[WHUQDYVG Figure 2 Application Schematic BGA715L7 BGA715 L7_appboard .vsd Figure 3 Application Board Drawing BGA715L7 Table 5 Bill of Materials Name Value Package Manufacturer Function C1 1.8 pF 0402 Various DC blocking and input matching C2 1 µF 0402 Various RF block C4 15 pF 0402 Various RF block L1 4.7 nH LQW15A series 0402 Murata Bias feed and input matching N1 BGA715L7 TSLP-7-1 Infineon SiGe LNA A list of all application notes is available at http://goto.infineon.com/smallsignaldiscretes-appnotes. Data Sheet 7 Rev.2.1, 2009-10-9 BGA715L7 Package Information Package Information Top view Bottom view 0.4 +0.1 1.3 ±0.05 0.05 MAX. 1 ±0.05 6 1.7 ±0.05 1.2 ±0.035 1) 7 3 Pin 1 marking 2 1 6 x 0.2 ±0.035 1) 1) Dimension applies to plated terminal TSLP-7-1-PO V04 Package Dimensions for TSLP-7-1 NSMD SMD Solder mask 0.2 0.3 R0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.25 0.25 1.9 0.2 0.25 1.9 1.9 0.25 0.3 Copper 0.25 0.2 0.2 0.25 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.9 0.3 1.4 0.2 1.4 0.2 1.4 0.2 1.4 0.3 Stencil apertures Copper Solder mask 0.2 Figure 4 2 ±0.05 5 6 x 0.2 ±0.035 1) 4 1.1 ±0.035 1) 5 0.25 0.25 R0.1 Stencil apertures TSLP-7-1-FP V01 Figure 5 Footprint TSLP-7-1 0.5 8 2.18 4 Pin 1 marking Figure 6 Data Sheet 1.45 TSLP-7-1-TP V03 Tape & Reel Dimensions (Ø reel 180, pieces/reel 7500) 8 Rev.2.1, 2009-10-9