PHILIPS UAA1570HL

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UAA1570HL
Global Positioning System (GPS)
front-end receiver circuit
Product specification
File under Integrated Circuits, IC18
1999 May 10
Philips Semiconductors
Product specification
Global Positioning System (GPS) front-end
receiver circuit
CONTENTS
1
FEATURES
2
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
3
ORDERING INFORMATION
4
QUICK REFERENCE DATA
5
BLOCK DIAGRAM
6
PINNING INFORMATION
7
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
7.1
7.1.1
7.1.2
7.1.3
7.1.4
7.1.5
7.1.6
7.2
Low noise amplifiers LNA1 and LNA2
LNA1IN
LNA1OUT
LNA2IN
LNA2OUT
MX1IN
General remarks and results
Correlation of the UAA1570HL data sheet,
application and test boards
RF mixer with preamplifier
VCO
First IF filter
Second IF mixer
Second IF filter
Time and amplitude quantization
Clock inputs
CMOS to ECL sample clock squaring circuit
Time quantization (sampler)
TTL output stage
1-bit delays
Programmable synthesizer
VCO prescaler
Main synthesizer dividers (N-path)
Second local oscillator dividers (L-path)
Reference dividers (R-path)
Serial interface
p0 and p1
r5
r0, r1, r2, r3 and r4
n7
n0, n1, n2, n3, n4, n5 and n6
l0, l1, l2 and l3
The serial interface word
The default frequency plan
Phase detector, charge pump and loop filter
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.8
7.8.1
7.8.2
7.8.3
7.8.4
7.8.5
7.9
7.9.1
7.9.2
7.9.3
7.9.4
7.10
7.10.1
7.10.2
7.10.3
7.10.4
7.10.5
7.10.6
7.11
7.12
7.13
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OPERATING MODE SELECTION TABLES
8.1
Manual selection operating modes
9
LIMITING VALUES
10
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
11
DC CHARACTERISTICS
12
AC CHARACTERISTICS
13
CHARACTERIZATION TEST CIRCUIT
14
DEFAULT APPLICATION AND
DEMONSTRATION BOARD
15
INTERNAL CIRCUITRY
16
PACKAGE OUTLINE
17
SOLDERING
17.1
Introduction to soldering surface mount
packages
Reflow soldering
Wave soldering
Manual soldering
Suitability of surface mount IC packages for
wave and reflow soldering methods
17.2
17.3
17.4
17.5
2
UAA1570HL
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DEFINITIONS
19
LIFE SUPPORT APPLICATIONS
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Product specification
Global Positioning System (GPS) front-end
receiver circuit
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2
FEATURES
• Complete single-chip programmable
double-superheterodyne C/A-code GPS receiver
UAA1570HL
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The UAA1570HL is a complete single-chip
double-superheterodyne receiver front-end intended for
GPS and GLONASS navigation systems. The IC includes
a programmable on-chip DPLL synthesizer, VCO with
external varactor and resonator, a 1-bit amplitude
quantizer and a time sampled TTL/CMOS compatible
SIGN output bit driver. It can be used with either an active
or passive antenna system by disabling or enabling the
on-chip LNAs and is ideally suited for low power GPS
receiver applications because of its 3 V supply and the
power management features through control pins.
• Programmable high IF frequencies supporting
wideband/P-code GPS and Global Navigation Satellite
System (GLONASS) applications
• Supports frequency plans with a 2nd IF of
4 × f0(1.023 MHz) = 4.092 MHz
• 48-pin LQFP package
• −40 to +85 °C operating temperature range
• 2.7 V minimum supply voltage
• Low DC power consumption [57 mA typical with both
Low-Noise Amplifiers (LNAs) active]
Programmable prescaler controls provide the flexibility of
using different frequency schemes.
• Power-down mode (<900 µA)
The UAA1570HL is optimized to provide SIGN bit data to
the companion Philips part, the SAA1575HL baseband
digital signal processor. The SAA1575HL can provide the
sample clock input to the UAA1570HL by dividing a
TTL/CMOS level reference clock signal down to a
programmable sampling clock output frequency. Both ICs
can also be used independently.
• Typical receiver noise figure at 1.57542 GHz: 4.5 dB
• Typical phase noise −72 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset
• Simple microstrip LNA1/2 and first mixer matching
• Single pin VCO with external varactor and resonator
• Digital Phase Locked Loop (DPLL) synthesizer with
programmable VCO, 2nd Local Oscillator (LO) and
reference dividers
The UAA1570HL is supplied in a low profile, 48-pin LQFP
package for excellent Radio Frequency (RF) performance
and small size.
• 3-bit synthesizer and power-down control input
• Reference and independent sample clock input with
internal squaring
• 1-bit amplitude quantized and time sampled TTL/CMOS
compatible output driver
• High active gain supporting SAW filter applications
• Configurable for external first LNA applications.
3
ORDERING INFORMATION
PACKAGE
TYPE
NUMBER
NAME
UAA1570HL
LQFP48
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DESCRIPTION
plastic low profile quad flat package; 48 leads; body 7 × 7 × 1.4 mm
3
VERSION
SOT313-2
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Global Positioning System (GPS) front-end
receiver circuit
UAA1570HL
4 QUICK REFERENCE DATA
VCCA = VDDD = 3 V; Tamb = 25 ±2 °C; unless otherwise specified.
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
VCCA
analog supply voltage
VDDD
digital supply voltage
CONDITIONS
MIN.
2.7
TYP.
3
MAX.
5
UNIT
V
2.7
3
5
V
IVCCA + IVDDD analog supply current plus digital
supply current
VCCA and VDDD = 2.7 V
−
55.1
62.3
mA
VCCA and VDDD = 5 V
−
61
69.3
mA
GRF
available RF power gain
LNAs at 1.57542 GHz
−
31
−
dB
GIF1
available 1st mixer power gain
MX1 at 1.57542 GHz
−
17.7
−
dB
GIF2
available 2nd mixer power gain
MX2 at 41.8 MHz
−
21.4
−
dB
Gv(lim)
limiter voltage gain to 1st latch
limiter at 3.48 MHz
−
78
−
dBV
∆Vlim(M)
differential limiter sensitivity
(peak value)
f = 3.48 MHz
−
100
−
µV
FRX
receiver noise figure
f = 1.57542 GHz
−
4.5
5.2
dB
Tamb
operating ambient temperature
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VCCA and VDDD = 3.3 to 5 V
−40
+25
+85
°C
VCCA and VDDD = 3 to 5 V
−30
+25
+85
°C
VCCA and VDDD = 2.7 to 5 V
0
+25
+85
°C
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Global Positioning System (GPS) front-end
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48
47
46
45
44
43
42
41
LNA2GND1
LNA2IN
BIASGND2
LNA2GND2
LNA2OUT
CLOCK
REFIN
VCCA(VCO)
TANK
VCOGND
P12GND
1
UAA1570HL
SCLK
37
SQUARING
CIRCUIT
35
33
LNA2
5
31
DIVIDE-BY-2
6
8
38
DIVIDE-BY-1 or 2
3
7
PLLGND
P39GND
39
36
2
4
40
PHASE
FREQUENCY
DETECTOR
LNA1
VCCA(LNA2)
COMP
P41GND
P42GND
LNA1GND1
LNA1IN
LNA1OUT
LNA1GND2
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VCCA(LNA1)
BLOCK DIAGRAM
BIASGND1
5
UAA1570HL
to data register
DIVIDE-BY-1 or 2
SQUARING
CIRCUIT
DIVIDE-BY-R(1)
(4 to 31)
DATA REGISTER
FOR
PROGRAMMING
DIVIDE-BY-N(1)
(64 to 127)
34
DIVIDE-BY-3
30
29
9
10
32
QUANTIZER
DIVIDE-BY-2
VCO
28
27
11
DIVIDE-BY-L(1)
(4 to 15)
12
to data
register
MIXER 1
13
14
15
16
17
18
23
26
DIVIDE-BY-2
25
MIXER 2
19
20
21
22
24
Shaded blocks are NOT active during synthesizer state.
(1) The default values are: L = 10, N = 71 and R = 4.
Fig.1 Block diagram.
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IF2P
IF2INP
IF2INN
MX2GND
VCCA(MX2)
STROBE
IF1N
IF1P
VCCA(MX1P)
MX1GND
MX1IN
MXPGND
MHB269
VCCA(PLL)
DGND
VDDD
VCCA(LIM)
DATA
SIGN
BFCP
LIMINP
LIMINN
BFCN
LIMGND
IF2N
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UAA1570HL
PINNING INFORMATION
SYMBOL
PIN VOLTAGE
TYPICAL VALUES (V)
PIN
VCC = 2.7 V
DESCRIPTION
VCC = 5 V
VCCA(LNA2)
1
2.7
5
LNA2 power supply: DC operation range 2.7 to 5 V; use close
proximity RF decoupling to pins 2, 4 and 5
LNA2GND1
2
0
0
LNA2 ground 1: minimize RF ground inductance
LNA2IN
3
0.815
0.807
LNA2 input: use external RF AC coupling
BIASGND2
4
0
0
LNA2 bias circuit ground: minimize RF ground inductance
LNA2GND2
5
0
0
LNA2 ground 2: minimize RF ground inductance
LNA2OUT
6
1.48
3.629
LNA2 output: use external RF AC coupling. The DC voltage is
approximately 1.3 V below the VCCA(LNA2) supply on pin 1.
CLOCK
7
CMOS level
CMOS level
Serial interface clock input: this DC coupled CMOS CLOCK
input moves 20-bit programming words into the synthesizer
DATA input register while the STROBE is LOW. A DC
short-circuit to ground is recommended with the default
frequency plan.
REFIN
8
1.69
3.99
Reference input: use external AC coupling. The DC voltage is
approximately 1 V below the VCCA(PLL) supply on pin 36.
VCCA(VCO)
9
2.7
5
VCO power supply: DC operation range 2.7 to 5 V; use critical
close proximity RF decoupling to pin 11
TANK
10
1.92
1.92
VCO negative impedance resonator port: use the absolute
minimum trace lengths and widths and keep the loop to the VCO
ground pin 11 as short as possible, while centring the COMP
output voltage at pin 40 within the charge pump output voltage
range given in Chapter 11 by adjusting the resonator inductance
and/or required AC coupling component.
VCOGND
11
0
0
VCO ground: minimize RF ground inductance; use critical
close proximity RF decoupling to VCO supply pin 9
P12GND
12
0
0
this pin provides additional RF shielding and has to be
connected to ground
MXPGND
13
0
0
RF mixer preamplifier ground: minimize RF ground inductance
MX1IN
14
0.82
0.81
RF mixer preamplifier input: use external AC coupling and RF
matching
MX1GND
15
0
0
RF mixer ground: minimize RF ground inductance; use critical
close proximity RF decoupling to VCCA(MX1P) supply pin 16
VCCA(MX1P)
16
2.7
5
RF preamplifier/mixer power supply: DC operation range
2.7 to 5 V; use critical close proximity RF decoupling to pin 15
IF1P
17
2.7
5
RF mixer IF positive output: DC couple this output pin to the
VCCA(MX1P) supply through first IF filter inductors or RF chokes.
Capacitively decouple the supply near the output inductors.
Balanced first mixer IF1 outputs are recommended. Prevent
externally squared reference harmonics from entering the first IF
signal path or components.
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SYMBOL
PIN VOLTAGE
TYPICAL VALUES (V)
PIN
VCC = 2.7 V
UAA1570HL
DESCRIPTION
VCC = 5 V
IF1N
18
2.7
5
RF mixer IF negative output: DC couple this output pin to the
VCCA(MX1P) supply through first IF filter inductors or RF chokes.
Capacitively decouple the supply near the output inductors.
Balanced first mixer IF1 outputs are recommended. Prevent
externally squared reference harmonics from entering the first IF
signal path or components.
VCCA(MX2)
19
2.7
5
IF mixer power supply: if present, decouple the common VCC
line sourcing the first and second mixer by placing a large
decoupling capacitor between the two
MX2GND
20
0
0
IF mixer ground: minimize IF ground inductance; use close
proximity IF decoupling to the VCCA(MX2) supply pin 19
IF2INN
21
0.983
0.98
IF mixer negative input: use external AC coupling. Balanced
IF1 second mixer inputs are recommended. Prevent externally
squared reference harmonics from entering the first IF signal
path or components.
IF2INP
22
0.983
0.98
IF mixer positive input: use external AC coupling. Balanced
IF1 second mixer inputs are recommended. Prevent externally
squared reference harmonics from entering the first IF signal
path or components.
STROBE
23
CMOS level
CMOS level
Serial interface strobe input: a LOW level on this DC-coupled
CMOS STROBE input enables the CLOCK input to load the
20-bit programming word into the synthesizer input DATA
register. A mandatory DC short-circuit to ground is required to
ensure that the default frequency plan is invoked on power-up.
IF2P
24
2.7
5
IF mixer second IF positive output: DC couple this output pin
to the VCCA(MX2) supply through second IF filter inductors or RF
chokes. Capacitively decouple the supply near the output
inductors. Balanced second mixer IF2 outputs are optional for
many applications. Short the unused IF2P or IF2N output directly
to the supply in single-ended applications.
IF2N
25
2.7
5
IF mixer second IF negative output: DC couple this output pin
to the VCCA(MX2) supply through second IF filter inductors or RF
chokes. Capacitively decouple the supply near the output
inductors. Balanced second mixer IF2 outputs are optional for
many applications. Short the unused IF2P or IF2N output directly
to the supply in single-ended applications.
LIMGND
26
0
0
Limiter ground: minimize ground inductance
BFCN
27
1.696
3.999
Negative limiter input DC feedback loop decoupling:
AC couple this pin to ground in close proximity to the pin.
The DC voltage is approximately 1 V below the VCCA(LIM) supply
on pin 31. No DC coupling.
LIMINN
28
1.696
3.999
Negative limiter input: AC couple this pin to the second IF filter
output or to ground if unused with single-ended filter
applications. The DC voltage is approximately 1 V below the
VCCA(LIM) supply on pin 31. No DC coupling.
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SYMBOL
PIN VOLTAGE
TYPICAL VALUES (V)
PIN
VCC = 2.7 V
UAA1570HL
DESCRIPTION
VCC = 5 V
LIMINP
29
1.696
3.999
Positive limiter input: AC couple this pin to the second IF filter
output or to ground if unused with single-ended filter
applications. The DC voltage is approximately 1 V below the
VCCA(LIM) supply on pin 31. No DC coupling.
BFCP
30
1.696
3.999
Positive limiter input DC feedback loop decoupling:
AC couple this pin to ground in close proximity to the pin.
The DC voltage is approximately 1 V below the VCCA(LIM) supply
on pin 31. No DC coupling.
VCCA(LIM)
31
2.7
5
Limiter, sample clock squaring and sampler Emitter
Coupled Logic (ECL) circuits power supply: decouple in
close proximity to pins 26 and 31. If present, isolate from the
common VCC line sourcing the first and second mixer by placing
a large decoupling capacitor between this block and the mixers.
DATA
32
CMOS level
CMOS level
Serial interface data input: this DC-coupled CMOS DATA input
accepts 20-bit programming words into the synthesizer data
input register, while the STROBE is LOW, on the rising edge of
the CLOCK input. A DC short-circuit to ground is recommended
with the default frequency plan.
VDDD
33
2.7
5
SIGN bit TTL output driver power supply: critically isolate and
(independent (independent separately decouple this digital VDDD supply from all other
of VCC level) of VCC level) analog (VCCA) supplies. Maintain minimum trace lengths to
decoupling components. Particular attention should be applied to
prevent coupling into VCCA(LIM) pin 31. If SAA1575HL is used,
use the digital supply from the back-end.
SIGN
34
TTL output
TTL output
Amplitude and time quantized second IF output signal:
extreme care should be taken to isolate this sampled TTL output
signal from all analog traces and components, particularly the
second IF filter components at the limiter input. Avoid coupling
into the reference oscillator signal trace.
DGND
35
0
0
SIGN bit TTL output driver sink ground: critically isolate this
digital supply ground from all other analog supplies and grounds.
Maintain minimum trace lengths to decoupling components.
VCCA(PLL)
36
2.7
5
Synthesizer power supply: decouple in close proximity to
pin 38
SCLK
37
1.34
2.5
Sample clock squaring input: accepts LOW-level AC coupled
sample clock inputs directly from the PLL reference oscillator or
DC-coupled externally squared digital clocks derived from the
PLL reference oscillator after external frequency division. The
maximum DC-coupled input level at pin 37 should not exceed
75% of the VCCA(LIM) supply value. The threshold level is set at
half the supply value on VCCA(LIM) pin 31.
PLLGND
38
0
0
PLL ground: minimize ground inductance; use close proximity
decoupling to the VCCA(PLL) supply pin 36
P39GND
39
0
0
this pin provides additional RF/IF shielding and has to be
connected to ground
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SYMBOL
PIN VOLTAGE
TYPICAL VALUES (V)
PIN
VCC = 2.7 V
UAA1570HL
DESCRIPTION
VCC = 5 V
COMP
40
depends on
VCO
application
depends on
VCO
application
Charge pump phase frequency detector output: the PLL loop
filter is connected in shunt and close proximity to this pin. The
PLL loop filter tuning control voltage should be routed to the
external VCO varactor circuit using minimal trace lengths in
complete isolation from all potential coupling sources.
P41GND
41
0
0
this pin provides additional RF/IF shielding and has to be
connected to ground
P42GND
42
0
0
this pin provides additional RF/IF shielding and has to be
connected to ground
VCCA(LNA1)
43
2.7
5
LNA1 power supply: DC operation range 2.7 to 5 V; use close
proximity RF decoupling to pins 44, 46 and 47.
LNA1GND1
44
0
0
LNA1 ground 1: minimize RF ground inductance
LNA1IN
45
0.815
0.807
LNA1 input: use external RF AC coupling
BIASGND1
46
0
0
LNA1 bias circuit ground: minimize RF ground inductance
LNA1GND2
47
0
0
LNA1 ground 2: minimize RF ground inductance
LNA1OUT
48
1.48
3.629
LNA1 output: use external RF AC coupling. The DC voltage is
approximately 1.3 V below the VCCA(LNA1) supply on pin 43.
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VCCA(LNA2)
37 SCLK
38 PLLGND
39 P39GND
UAA1570HL
40 COMP
41 P41GND
42 P42GND
43 VCCA(LNA1)
44 LNA1GND1
45 LNA1IN
46 BIASGND1
48 LNA1OUT
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47 LNA1GND2
Global Positioning System (GPS) front-end
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36 VCCA(PLL)
1
LNA2GND1 2
35 DGND
34 SIGN
LNA2IN 3
BIASGND2 4
33 VDDD
LNA2GND2 5
32 DATA
LNA2OUT 6
31 VCCA(LIM)
UAA1570HL
30 BFCP
CLOCK 7
REFIN 8
29 LIMINP
VCCA(VCO) 9
28 LIMINN
27 BFCN
TANK 10
26 LIMGND
VCOGND 11
25 IF2N
Fig.2 Pin configuration.
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IF2P 24
IF2INP 22
STROBE 23
IF2INN 21
MX2GND 20
VCCA(MX2) 19
IF1P 17
IF1N 18
VCCA(MX1P) 16
MX1GND 15
MX1IN 14
MXPGND 13
P12GND 12
MHB270
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LNA1 can be powered down in the UAA1570HL to
accommodate applications built around external LNAs,
typically where long antenna cable runs are required.
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The programmability of the UAA1570HL and flexible
interface definitions allow the device to be configured for a
wide range of applications. To restrict the content of this
document the functional description of the device will
generally concentrate on the C/A-code application circuit
based on the default frequency plan.
The first LNA is assumed to be matched with a 2nd-order
band-pass structure to provide some input selectivity,
since no dielectric or SAW filter has been used in the
demonstration board. It should be noted that low loss RF
SAW filters now make it possible to significantly improve
the jam immunity of this amplifier, by placing a SAW filter
at the output of the antenna.
The application circuit does not allow easy measurement,
calibration and documentation of the many sub-block
characteristics which ensure good system performance.
Therefore, test boards have been developed which allow
direct measurement of the sub-block characteristics.
On the demonstration board the first LNA is followed by a
low loss RF SAW filter (<2.4 dB).
On the demonstration board the second LNA has been
matched to 50 Ω using a simple transmission line
structure.
The tables and graphs reflect the UAA1570HL
specification as derived from simulation and measured
results in these characterization board environments.
The tables and graphs do not directly specify application
board expectations. The functional description however,
focuses on the default application.
Finally, another identical RF SAW filter follows the second
LNA into the first mixer.
The RF system diagram (see Fig.3) illustrates the default
application of the UAA1570HL in the Philips GPS
demonstration board. In this application the UAA1570HL is
intended to be operated directly from a passive GPS
antenna through a very short antenna cable. Any cable
loss in this demonstrator adds directly to the system noise
figure and should therefore be minimized.
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C327
C328
R307
VRF
L = 1020 mils
W = 8.8 mils
L = 900 mils
W = 8.8 mils
L = 376 mils
W = 33 mils
50 Ω
line stretcher
C326
VRF
C346
J301
OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE REQUIRES
THAT THE GPS DIGITAL BASEBAND,
SUPPLY REGULATORS, AND OTHER
SOURCES OF DIGITAL NOISE BE PLACED
IN THIS RELATIVE ORIENTATION TO THE
UAA1570HL.
VRF
ISOLATE THE REFERENCE INPUT AND
ITS HARMONICS FROM THE FIRST IF
AND ITS FILTERING COMPONENTS
C325
R315
C341
LK
L = 315 mils
W = 6 mils
100 Ω
48
SAW
C307
46
45
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
1
36
2
35
3
34
4
33
5
32
SI
L = 286 mils
W = 6 mils
100 Ω
BPF301
47
R319
N
VRF
C334
C340
G
C335
C321
SC
L = 355 mils
W = 6 mils
100 Ω
REFIN
S,
AL
N M
G RO .
SI F NS
S
AL D IO
IT N T
IG U C
D RO UN
E G F
ES ND RF
TH , A OG
TE IES AL
LA L N
O P A
IS UP LL
S A
Vtune
C324
C329
C323
C306
VDDD
DATA
C320
31
6
L = 412 mils
W = 6 mils
CLOCK
100 Ω
UAA1570HL
C337
7
30
8
29
9
28
C303
C311
REFIN
C312
C331
VRF
C338
R314
C310
C336
L305
10
27
11
26
R305
L302
C309
C304
C302
D301
25
12
13
Vtune
L = 217 mils
W = 33 mils
50 Ω
line stretcher
L301
R301/C301
R316
C339
C347
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
L309
C301
R323
L308
C330
C313
C319
C332
BPF302
R306
SAW
C322
L = 386 mils
W = 6 mils
100 Ω
R311
R310
C305
C345
STROBE
L304
C318
C317
L303
R322
C316
analog ground
C315
C314
digital ground
L306
C308
L307
MHB271
Fig.3 UAA1570HL RF system diagram (default application).
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7.1
These RF port impedances are marked on the following
Smith charts (see Figs 4 to 8; normalized to 50 Ω) and
suggested matching structure netlists are provided. They
contain transmission lines defined by their characteristic
impedance Z (in ohms), their electrical length E (in
degrees) and the operating frequency f (in GHz).
Capacitors C are given in pF. TLIN is a series
transmission line and TLOC is an open-circuit stub
transmission line. Node 1 is the UAA1570HL RF port
being matched and Node 0 is ground. These matching
networks are structurally identical to those illustrated on
the GPS application block diagram, however, the
component values in the application diagram are
somewhat different to account for stray capacitances and
other real world influences. The netlists are derived from
EEZMATCH software (Besser Associates, Los Altos, CA,
USA).
Low noise amplifiers LNA1 and LNA2
Two identical LNAs are provided on the IC although LNA1
need not be biased, if sufficient external gain is provided
by an external LNA. The input stage of each amplifier
consists of an unbalanced common emitter and a cascode
stage. The AC-coupled output stage is a compound
feedback bootstrap amplifier. Each stage is independently
biased and regulated. LNA1 can be disabled by
connecting the respective supply (pin 43) to ground. LNA2
has to be powered-up even if not used.
Each LNA can supply a power matched gain of
approximately 15.5 dB with an associated noise figure of
3.7 dB.
Both LNAs have −1 dB input compression points of
approximately −22 dBm from a 3 V supply. The 2nd and
3rd-order input intercepts are approximately
−7.9 and −13 dBm, respectively, in a power matched
environment.
Generally, we assume a minimum shunt capacitance, due
to the IC pin pad and adjacent pin strays, of approximately
0.25 pF as an initial stray element in the netlist below, that
will always be present in the matching structure design.
This value should be re-estimated and matched if the
layout introduces significant additional strays at the pin
pads.
The RF match impedances at L1 (1.57542 GHz) are
provided in Table 1 for all RF inputs and outputs.
Table 1
RF matching impedances
PIN
REAL PART
(Ω)
IMAGINARY
PART (Ω)
45
31
−j32
LNA1 input
48
77.5
+j6
LNA1 output
FUNCTION
3
24
−j25
LNA2 input
6
74.5
−j0.5
LNA2 output
14
33.5
−j25.5
1st mixer input
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LNA1IN
CAP 1 0 C = 0.25 ! C1 C = PF
TLIN 1 2 Z = 97.0 E = 34.5 F = 1.57542 ! TL1 Z = OH, E = DEG, F = GHZ
CAP 2 0 C = 2.0 ! C3 C = PF
Alternatively the 2 pF shunt capacitance at the input of the 97 Ω matching line above might be replaced with a 25 Ω
microstrip open stub if space permits.
TLOC 2 0 Z = 25.0 E = 26.1 F = 1.57542
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2
0.2
5
10
+j
0.2
0
0.5
1
2
5
∞
10
−j
10
5
0.2
2
0.5
1
MHB318
Fig.4 LNA1 input impedance and matching network.
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LNA1OUT
To facilitate matching of both LNA outputs, a small shunt capacitance should be placed as close as possible to the output
pin pad increasing the assumed 0.25 pF lumped pin capacitance by approximately 0.5 pF to 0.75 pF. This ensures that
a simple, short, high impedance transmission line will provide a good 50 Ω match at high gain. A via to the opposite side
of the board right at this output pin allows a stub or chip capacitance to be added without comprising the characteristics
of the 97 Ω matching line.
CAP 1 0 C = 0.25 ! C22 C = PF
IND 1 28 L = 0.7 ! L7 = NH
CAP 28 0 C = 7.1658792e−1 ! C23 C = PF
TLIN 28 29 Z = 97.0 E = 26.239010 F = 1.57542 ! TL15
If an open line stub is used, the latter components have to be replaced by:
TLOC 28 0 Z = 20.0 E = 8.0 F = 1.57542 ! OTL7 Z = OH, E = DEG, F = GHZ
TLIN 28 30 Z = 97.0 E = 26.2 F = 1.57542 ! TL16 Z = OH, E = DEG, F = GHZ
1
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0.5
2
0.2
5
10
+j
0
0.2
0.5
1
2
5
∞
10
−j
10
5
0.2
2
0.5
1
MHB319
Fig.5 LNA1 output impedance and matching network.
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LNA2IN
CAP 1 0 C = 0.25 ! C13 C = PF
TLIN 1 14 Z = 97.0 E = 30.0 F = 1.57542 ! TL9 Z = OH, E = DEG, F = GHZ
CAP 14 0 C = 2.3309277 ! C14 C = PF
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2
0.2
5
10
+j
0.2
0
0.5
1
2
5
∞
10
−j
10
5
0.2
2
0.5
1
MHB320
Fig.6 LNA2 input impedance and matching network.
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LNA2OUT
CAP 1 0 C = 0.25 ! C22 C = PF
IND 1 31 L = 0.1 ! L8 L = NH
CAP 31 0 C = 0.5 ! C24 C = PF
TLIN 31 32 Z = 97.0 E = 25.077020 F = 1.57542 ! TL17 Z = OH, E = DEG, F = GHZ
In the event that the second capacitor is replaced by an open line stub, the last two components have to be changed:
TLOC 31 0 Z = 20.0 E = 5.5 F = 1.57542 ! OTL8 Z = OH, E = DEG, F = GHZ
TLIN 31 33 Z = 97.0 E = 24.460094 F = 1.57542 ! TL = 18 Z = OH, E = DEG, F = GHZ
1
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0.5
2
0.2
5
10
+j
0
0.2
0.5
1
2
5
∞
10
−j
10
5
0.2
2
0.5
1
MHB321
Fig.7 LNA2 output impedance and matching network.
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MX1IN
CAP 1 0 C = 0.25 ! C5 C = PF
TLIN 1 13 Z = 100.0 E = 31.083933 F = 1.57542 ! TL9 Z = OH, E = DEG, F = GHZ
CAP 13 0 C = 1.673902 ! C6 C = PF
Again an alternative open stub line is suggested which could be used to replace the 1.67 pF capacitance at this end of
the previous netlist.
TLOC 13 0 Z = 25.0 E = 23.0 F = 1.57542 ! OTL5 Z = OH, E = DEG, F = GHZ
1
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2
0.2
5
10
+j
0.2
0
0.5
1
2
5
∞
10
−j
10
5
0.2
2
0.5
1
MHB322
Fig.8 MX1 input impedance and matching network.
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GENERAL REMARKS AND RESULTS
The RF match has an important effect on the gains, noise figure, and dynamic characteristics of the RF system blocks.
Reflection coefficients better than −15 dB are easily attainable and can be improved to better than −25 dB with attention
to details.
MHB272
20
output
(dBm)
0
handbook, halfpage
−20
(1)
(2)
(3)
−40
−60
−80
(1) Fundamental output.
(2) 3rd-order product output.
(3) 2nd-order product output.
−100
−90
−70
−50
−30
−10
input (dBm)
Fig.9 Typical LNA fundamental, 2nd and 3rd-order product output levels as a function of input level.
In the following graph (see Fig.10) the solid trace GLNA (dB) represents the measured frequency response of the
UAA1570HL LNAs as measured on a spectrum analyzer, while the dotted and dashed results were obtained using a
noise figure meter over a more restricted frequency range.
MHB273
30
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1575.42
GLNA
(dB)
(2)
20
15.3
(1)
10
3.68
(3)
0
(1) LNA gain (dB).
(2) Power gain.
(3) Noise figure.
−10
0
1000
2000
f (MHz)
3000
Fig.10 Typical LNA gain and noise figure as a function of frequency (50 Ω power matched on the input and
output).
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In addition to the direct effects of power losses introduced
by the transformer (approximately −1.3 dB at 41.82 MHz),
which are reflected in the measured S21 results, the test
board results may also be impacted by deficiencies in the
transformer 1 : 4 voltage step-up ratio at 41.8 MHz;
however, this has not been quantified.
Correlation of the UAA1570HL data sheet,
application and test boards
The application circuit does not allow easy measurement,
calibration and documentation of the many sub-block
characteristics which ensure good system performance.
Therefore, test boards have been developed which allow
direct measurement of the sub-block characteristics.
An additional correction must be made to the current test
results to compensate for internal 4 pF shunt capacitors on
each collector output of the first mixer, which have not
been resonated out in the testing.
These boards use a 1 : 16 Ω ratio RF transformer to
transform 50 Ω to the more appropriate value of 800 Ω at
IF frequencies. The high-impedance side of these
transformers is terminated with a physical resistor to adjust
the UAA1570HL impedance at the port being measured, to
approximately 800 Ω. This ensures that a calibrated signal
is applied or received in the 50 Ω test environment.
The transformer provides marginal performance at
41.8 MHz, so calibration results for this transformer are
also included in this document.
The first mixer measurements also include a 3 dB loss due
to the 800 Ω transformer termination. This loss is also
removed from the specification result. The second mixer
has similar 2.1 dB input and 3 dB output transformer
termination losses removed from the specification.
For measurements made at 3.48 MHz in the second IF,
0.4 dB must be added to the measured results to reflect
transformer losses at IF2, also.
The 800 Ω impedance environment is somewhat less than
that used in the application board. The UAA1570HL
Characteristic tables provided in this document are
calibrated to this 800 Ω environment as quantified in the
notes at the end of the table. The effects of the transformer
and associated termination losses have also been
removed to some extent, so that specifications reflect the
performance of the IC. The measured graph results were
all derived from the test boards and corrected to again
reflect part performance as much as possible.
In summary the measured gain of the first mixer has been
increased by 1.3 dB (transformer IL) + 1.4 dB (capacitive
roll-off effects) + 0.2 dB (gain match) + 3 dB (output
transformer termination loss) or 5.9 dB to calibrate out
these losses in the specification.
The measured gain of the second mixer has been
increased by 1.3 dB (input transformer IL) + 1.7 dB
(input term loss) + 0.4 dB (output transformer IL) and
+ 3 dB (output term loss) or 6.4 dB to calibrate out these
losses in the specification.
However, this was not always possible, so some
discussion concerning the measurement limitations is
provided where appropriate. Where possible, fundamental
design relationships and limitations are indicated.
The following two graphs (Figs 11 and 12) reflect the
measured performance of the 1 : 16 Ω ratio RF
transformer used to test the IF functions. Two transformers
were placed back-to-back to make these measurements.
Figure 11 represents the transmission function of just one
of these transformers over frequency. Figure 12
represents the associated return loss at one input with the
second transformer terminated into 50 Ω. In the actual
UAA1570HL test board a single transformer is terminated
in 800 Ω.
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MHB274
0
S21
handbook, halfpage
(dB)
−1
(1)
(2)
−2
(3)
−3
−4
−5
0
20
40
60
80
100
f (MHz)
(1) S21; Tamb = −40 °C.
(2) S21; Tamb = +25 °C.
(3) S21; Tamb = +85 °C.
Fig.11 S21 for the test measurement transformer.
MHB275
20
S11
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(dB)
10
0
−10
(1)
(2)
(3)
−20
−30
0
20
40
60
80
100
f (MHz)
(1) S11; Tamb = −40 °C.
(2) S11; Tamb = +25 °C.
(3) S11; Tamb = +85 °C.
Fig.12 S11 for the test measurement transformer.
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Therefore, the test circuit voltage conversion gain is
estimated at 0.0531 A/V times the effective differential
loading of approximately 440 Ω. This results in a voltage
conversion gain of approximately 27.4 dBV. Subtracting
9.4 dB to convert from power in a 50 Ω environment to
power into 440 Ω, we see that the first mixer delivers a
total power conversion gain of approximately 18.0 dB in
the test circuit. It is important to note that approximately
3 dB of this available power gain is lost in the test circuit
output transformer termination and that much of this power
can be recovered in application circuits.
RF mixer with preamplifier
The 1st mixer (the RF mixer) consists of an RF
preamplifier followed by a Gilbert cell mixer. The RF
preamplifier consists of the same unbalanced common
emitter and cascode stage as used in the LNAs, but
without the compound feedback bootstrap output stage.
The cascode output is AC-coupled into one side of the
lower tree of the Gilbert cell mixer. The other side is
internally AC-coupled to mixer ground via a 20 pF
decoupling capacitor. The Gilbert mixer RF input is
degenerated with low loss inductive emitter feedback to
increase the effective −1 dB compression point and
intercept points. Referenced to the preamplifier input, the
−1 dB compression point and 3rd-order intercept point are
−25.4 dBm and −16.3 dBm, respectively. Another
important first mixer parameter is its 2nd-order input
intercept point, which will extrapolate to approximately
1.38 V (peak value) differential or +12.8 dBm in the 50 Ω
mixer input environment.
The peak differential output voltage swing of the mixer
should be limited to less than approximately
1 V (peak value) or 2 V (p-p) differential or
0.5 V (peak value) single-ended to prevent clipping by the
internal output ESD protection diodes and to prevent mixer
output saturation. This implies that effective differential
output loads of approximately 2.5 kΩ could result in
clipping at the output of the mixer.
The first mixer output structure also supports single-ended
first IF filter applications. By taking one of the mixer outputs
to the supply rail, the other can drive a single-ended first IF
filter, thereby reducing external component cost in some
applications. Maintaining the same single-ended loading
impedance, as in the differential case (i.e. double the
effective single-ended load) results in the same peak
voltage across the same load, even with only half the
transconductance 1⁄2(0.0531 A/V) available. Therefore the
same power is delivered to the same filter load and the
conversion gain remains the same. However, an effective
load of 1.25 kΩ would also bring this single-ended mixer
output to the same clipping point as the full differential
equivalent load of 2.5 kΩ. The maximum recommended
first mixer single-sided voltage conversion gain (input to
one output) is therefore approximately 32 for both
single-ended and differential output applications.
The differential output of the Gilbert cell mixer is
open-collector to allow optimization of conversion gain and
matching to the first IF filter over a wide range of
frequencies and filter options. The total conversion gain is
therefore determined by the real part of the effective output
load, which is given by the IF filter input impedance and
loss and/or fixed filter input matching networks, if present.
The voltage conversion gain can be estimated by
multiplying the effective single-ended to differential
transconductance value for the first mixer (0.0531 A/V) by
the total effective differential output resistance. The total
power conversion gain to a differential load can be
estimated from the voltage conversion gain by subtracting
diff_load
10 log ---------------------- . The total power delivered by the mixer to
50 Ω
the output resistance is distributed between the fixed
output termination, the IF filter input impedance, as well as
equivalent loss impedances associated with the finite Q of
filter components. The assumption has also been made
that the output impedance which the mixer sees is real, at
least in the IF band.
The power matched Double-Side Band (DSB) noise figure
of the RF mixer with preamplifier is approximately 12 dB at
1.57542 GHz from a 3 V supply.
Note: The open-collector outputs of the first mixer each
include internal 4 pF capacitors to ground. These
capacitors should be included in the design of the first IF
filter by removing 2 pF from the differential input
capacitance for balanced filters and 4 pF from
single-ended designs.
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MHB276
20
output
(dBm)
0
handbook, halfpage
−20
(1)
(2)
(3)
−40
−60
−80
−100
−90
−70
−50
−30
−10
input (dBm)
(1) Fundamental output.
(2) 3rd-order product output.
(3) 2nd-order product output.
Fig.13 Typical first mixer fundamental, 2nd and 3rd-order product output levels as a function of input level.
MHB277
20
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FDSB
(dB)
(3)
16
12
(2)
8
(1)
4
0
2
3
4
VCC (V)
5
(1) FDSB; Tamb = −40 °C.
(2) FDSB; Tamb = +25 °C.
(3) FDSB; Tamb = +85 °C.
Fig.14 Typical RF mixer noise figure as a function of temperature and supply voltage (test board).
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Series or parallel resonators can be used, while tuning is
achieved by an external varactor diode.
VCO
The VCO consists of a single transistor in common
collector configuration with internal positive feedback
realized by capacitors connected from emitter to ground
and emitter to base. Together with the external
resonator/inductor, this is a typical Colpitts circuit. With the
transistor’s base connected to pin 10 (TANK), the internal
circuit arrangement produces a large negative input
impedance at this pin.
VCO gain as well as the out-of-loop bandwidth phase
noise are dependent on the choice of external elements
used here. Consequently, they should be selected with
great care; their quality factor is especially important and
should be as high as possible.
Finally, the VCO is followed by a differential buffer stage
with emitter follower inputs splitting the signal to the divider
and LO driver stage path to increase isolation between
mixer and synthesizer and their wanted or unwanted
signals.
At VCCA = 3 V and Tamb = 27 °C the oscillator transistor is
initially biased with approximately 1.5 mA of start-up
current. This value is relatively constant varying from
approximately 1.56 mA at Tamb = +120 °C to 1.4 mA at
Tamb = −55 °C. During operation, the average currents are
higher due to the large amplitudes involved leading to
rectification and bias point shifting.
This first buffer stage is followed by two other specialized
buffer amplifier stages in the individual signal paths
bringing the signal to the required levels for driving a mixer
or a divider.
The VCO operates as a negative impedance oscillator with
a suitable external inductive resonator.
MHB278
100
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R
(Ω)
(1)
(2)
(3)
0
−100
4
(1)
C
(pF)
(3)
(2)
2
0
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
f (GHz)
3
(1) Tamb = −55 °C.
(2) Tamb = +27 °C.
(3) Tamb = +120 °C.
Fig.15 Simulated VCO small signal negative resistance (top diagram) and capacitance (below), without strays.
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MHB279
2.4
handbook, halfpage
2.0
(1)
1.6
(2)
1.2
0.8
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
2
3
f (GHz)
(1) Corrected for strays.
(2) Raw data 3 V supply voltage.
Fig.16 Magnitude of the reflection coefficient of VCO negative resistance tank pin (measured).
MHB280
0
handbook, halfpage
Φ
(deg)
−40
(2)
−80
(1)
−120
−160
−200
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
2
3
f (GHz)
(1) Corrected for strays.
(2) Raw data 3 V supply voltage.
Fig.17 Phase of the reflection coefficient of VCO negative resistance tank pin (measured).
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Rs = 331 Ω
First IF filter
The first IF filter provides four functions:
Tank 1 = 165 nH in parallel with 81.6 pF
1. It provides selectivity to protect the 2nd mixer (the IF
mixer) from high level spurious RF signals which pass
through the wide band-pass envelope of the RF filters,
typically 40 to 60 MHz.
Coupling capacitor 1 = 6.2 pF
Tank 2 = 165 nH in parallel with 74.9 pF
Coupling capacitor 2 = 6.7 pF
Tank 3 = 165 nH in parallel with 81.1 pF
2. The filter attenuates thermal noise and spurious
signals in the 2nd mixer image band.
RL = 690 Ω.
To convert this filter to a balanced design it can be
mirrored in the ground plane which would result in the
following balanced structure. It should be noted that the
tank design inductances have doubled while the tank
capacitances have halved, which can be seen by
removing the virtual ground plane. The series elements
remain unchanged in the balanced design, while the
differential source and load have of course doubled.
3. It can provide impedance matching/transformation
from the RF mixer output to the IF mixer input.
4. It can reject spurious common mode and/or differential
signals generated by high level local sources such as
harmonics of the reference clock or sample clock.
The first IF can be structured to support a wide range of
single-ended or balanced filters including LC or SAW
realizations. High RF gain provides first IF signal levels
high enough to accommodate first IF filter losses of 15 dB
with optimum RF matching and conversion gain in the first
mixer.
Rs = 663 Ω
Tank 1 = 330 nH in parallel with 40.8 pF
Coupling capacitor 1 = 6.2 pF
Tank 2 = 330 nH in parallel with 37.5 pF
The Philips application board uses a 6th-order coupled
resonator filter based on the butterworth response.
The design method is described in the “Handbook of
FILTER SYNTHESIS” by Anatol Zverev. The handbook
tables formulate single-ended filter designs which we later
convert to a balanced form.
Coupling capacitor 2 = 6.7 pF
Tank 3 = 330 nH in parallel with 40.6 pF
RL = 1380 Ω.
To optimize the power developed by the first mixer its load
was maximized by driving the 1380 Ω side of this filter.
It was also decided to bias the output of the first mixer
through Tank 3 components by breaking the former
differential 330 nH inductor back into two 165 nH inductors
connected to the supply which also acts as a virtual
ground.
The initial centre frequency and bandwidth were 41.82 and
4.5 MHz, respectively. The following list illustrates the
tabular design 3 dB down k and q parameters from Zverev
that were developed for the initial single-ended structure.
Rs = 331.4 Ω
RL = 689.6 Ω
The filter was then resimulated in ‘SPICE’ to optimize
against available discrete surface mount component
values with finite quality factors. All filters must be driven
by their design impedances to produce their prescribed
response. Since the finite quality factors of the filter
inductors emulate an equivalent shunting load of
approximately 2 × π × f × L × Q, the source and load
terminating impedances can be increased to compensate
for this parasitic element while maintaining ideal filter
response and minimizing losses. In the default application,
R322/306 in conjunction with the equivalent parallel
resistance at the respective filter input and output give the
desired terminating impedance.
q0 = 5.0; insertion loss = 4.742; q1 = 0.8226;
qn = 1.7115; k12 = 0.6567; k23 = 0.7060.
This tabular listing was chosen based on the desired
selectivity and minimal insertion loss, which could be
realized with available surface mount inductors operating
with quality factors (Q) in the range of 40 to 50.
The impedance level is determined by the choice of design
inductance (165 nH), with foresight given to eventual
balancing of the design. Maximizing the load presented to
the first mixer was also a consideration. With some
frequency plans stability in both the first and second IF will
also need to be considered when choosing the impedance
level of the design.
The handbook calculations result in a preliminary
single-ended three shunt tank structure with a coupling
capacitor between each tank as follows:
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The limitation imposed by image noise is illustrated in
Fig.18 where the ideal calculated filter response is
compared against the measured noise density at the
output of the first IF filter. The single sided FET probe
measured result was corrected by +6 dB to account for
50 Ω
balanced processing and 10 log ---------------663 Ω
or −11.2 dB to accommodate power conversion losses.
The IF noise density selectivity is seen to be limited by the
available RF gain and noise figure of the first mixer. At the
image frequency, 34.86 MHz, the measured noise floor is
approximately 13 dB below the desired IF level at
41.82 MHz. This will result in an image contribution to the
noise figure of the system of approximately 0.2 dB.
UAA1570HL
The in-band noise density can be estimated based on the
single-ended voltage gain to the output of the IF filter. With
the antenna thermal input level at approximately
−174 dBm/Hz, noise figure of approximately 4 dB and
voltage gain from the antenna to the IF filter output of
approximately 47 dBV (at 5 V supply voltage), we can
expect the differential noise power density to be
approximately −174 dBm + 4 dB + 47 dBV + 6 dB
663 Ω
(conversion to balanced) − 10 log ---------------50 Ω
or −129 dBm/Hz. The final term converts the measured
power using a high impedance FET probe, calibrated to a
50 Ω environment, to the actual 663 Ω differential filter
output environment.
MHB281
−120
handbook, halfpage 34.86 × 106/sec
41.82 × 106/sec
Nd
(dBm/Hz)
−130
(2)
−140
(1)
−150
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(1) Ideal calculated filter response.
(2) Measured filter noise density.
Fig.18 First IF filter output noise power density (application board).
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The demonstration board was converted from a balanced
second IF filter in this manner.
Second IF mixer
The second mixer is a standard Gilbert cell mixer operating
with a total tail current of 4.3 mA, which is Proportional To
Absolute Temperature (PTAT). The RF input, or lower tree
of the mixer, is not internally terminated other than by 5 kΩ
biasing resistors to each input. With no significant emitter
degeneration, the real part of the RF port input impedance
is dominated by the two differential junction Rπs in parallel
with the bias elements. The differential output of the Gilbert
cell mixer is open-collector to allow the conversion gain
and matching to the second IF filter to be optimized over a
wide range of frequencies and to many types of IF filters.
To optimize the noise figure of the second mixer the input
termination admittance should be reduced. However, this
will be at the expense of the mixers input compression and
3rd-order intercept characteristics. Since the RF input of
the IF mixer is a simple differential stage, the input −1 dB
compression point and 3rd-order intercept points are
relatively fixed at approximately 67 and 215 mV
(peak value), respectively, in the second mixer. This
results from noting that an undegenerated differential input
can be expected to have an input −1 dB compression point
of approximately 36.6 mV (peak value) differential. With a
small additional extrinsic emitter degeneration the −1 dB
compression point is raised to approximately
67 mV (peak value) differential. This is approximately
−24.7 dBm in the 663 Ω second mixer GPS application
input environment with the 3rd-order intercept point being
approximately 10 dB higher at −14.6 dBm. Another
important second mixer parameter is its 2nd-order input
intercept point, which will extrapolate to approximately
79.8 V (peak value) differential or 36.8 dBm in the 663 Ω
mixer input environment.
The conversion voltage gain is determined by the tuned
real part of the effective output load. This load may consist
of the IF filter input impedance as well as fixed filter input
matching compensation terminations and losses.
The voltage conversion gain can be estimated by
multiplying the effective differential conversion
transconductance value (0.0294 A/V) by the total effective
differential load at the output of the mixer.
The conversion power gain is best described relative to
specified mixer input and output impedance environments.
The peak output voltage swing of the IF mixer should be
limited to a peak differential swing of less than
approximately 1 V (peak value) or 2 V (p-p) differential to
prevent clipping by the internal output ESD protection
diodes and to prevent mixer output saturation. This implies
that an effective differential output load of approximately
3.2 kΩ could result in clipping at the output of the mixer.
The power conversion gain is calculated by subtracting
output resistance environment
10 log -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- from the dBV value
input resistance environment
of the voltage conversion gain of the mixer. It should be
noted that differential second mixer input terminations may
be DC-coupled.
We can simplify and estimate the second mixer conversion
gain in the default application by noting that the input
impedance environment is approximately 663 Ω, while the
output environment is approximately 1394 Ω. With
effective output loading of 854 Ω (2.2 kΩ in parallel with
0.7 × 2 × 996 Ω) the voltage conversion gain can therefore
be expected to be approximately 25.1 V/V or 28 dBV.
The power correction from 663 Ω at the input to 1394 Ω
(0.7 × 2 × 996 Ω) at the output is −3.2 dB, so the resulting
power conversion gain is approximately 24.8 dB.
The factor of 0.7 in the calculation of the impedance level
is explained in Section 7.7.
The IF mixer supports single-ended first and second
IF filter applications. A single-ended input is implemented
by AC bypassing one side of the IF mixer input to ground
and accepting an associated drop in mixer conversion
voltage gain. It should be noted that single-ended input
terminations can still be DC-coupled to the mixer input pins
by using the above mentioned bypass capacitor. The IF
mixer output can be made single-ended by connecting the
unused mixer output to the supply rail.
Extra care should be taken to characterize single-ended
first IF applications. Using a single-ended second IF filter
in combination with a balanced first IF filter may help reject
common mode signals not rejected by the first IF filter.
However, it should be noted that the differential tank
capacitors of the fully differential IF filters can be replaced
by common mode capacitors by doubling the differential
value and connecting two of these capacitors to ground.
Any distribution between these two extremes is also
acceptable.
It should be noted that a balanced coupled k filter can be
converted to a single-ended equivalent with a
single-ended input impedance exactly equal to that of the
full differential filter by keeping the same tank resonator
components, but placing the series coupling capacitors in
single-ended series (i.e. halving the differential value) and
AC grounding one side of the tanks.
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With tuned inputs, the IF mixer RF input bandwidth can be
extended quite high, but practical consideration warrant
that the RF filter terminating the input should provide band
limiting, thereby restricting the RF high frequency roll-off to
less than 200 MHz without special characterization efforts.
This is also, generally, the upper limit that the
programmable synthesizer supports. The noise figure of
the IF mixer as well as the limiter can be expected to
degrade as the operating frequencies are increased.
For example, at 200 MHz in a terminated 100 Ω system
the DSB noise figure of the IF mixer will increase by at
least 10 dB to approximately 18 dB. If stability permits low
impedance first IF filters can be matched into the IF mixer
using step-up matching circuits such as baluns or
transformer like tuned networks, to minimize the
degradations.
As with the RF mixer maintaining the same single-ended
load as an effective differential load would result in the
same voltage applied to the equivalent resistance.
However, a single-ended effective load of 1.6 kΩ could
also bring this mixer output to its clipping point.
The maximum recommended second mixer single-sided
voltage conversion gain (one input to one output) is
therefore approximately 16 for both single-ended and
differential output applications.
The estimated Single-Side Band (SSB) noise figure of the
IF mixer is approximately 7.5 dB at Tamb = 27 °C from a
3 V supply with an input termination matching resistor of
2 kΩ. Removing the termination results in an expected
noise figure of 4.9 dB from a 1 kΩ source. This
degradation is distributed between the input termination
input loss and approximately a 1.6 dB increase in the
actual mixer noise figure.
The input compression point and noise figure of the IF
mixer, as measured in the characterization test board, are
plotted against temperature and supply voltage in
Figs 19 and 20. The characterization test board employs
the 1 : 16 Ω ratio transformers to provide a 50 Ω match to
the 800 Ω test environment. The losses of the input and
output transformers, as well as transformer insertion
losses at 41.82 and 3.48 MHz, have been removed before
plotting. Therefore, this graph correlates to specification
and expected performance of the second mixer in the
referenced 800 Ω environment.
The conversion gain is expected to be relatively supply
independent, increasing by only approximately 0.5 dB
from a supply value of 2.7 to 5.5 V. The IF mixer RF
bandwidth is also expected to only increase by
approximately 4%, while the mixer noise figure is expected
to decrease by less than 0.1 dB as the supply is increased
over the same supply range.
The IF mixer RF bandwidth, if not resonated, is dominated
by the mixer differential input capacitance of
approximately 1 pF.
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(1)
(1) Tamb = −40 °C.
(2) Tamb = +25 °C.
(3) Tamb = +85 °C.
−30
2
3
4
VCC (V)
5
Fig.19 IF mixer −1 dB input compression point (800 Ω test circuit).
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(3)
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(2)
(1)
4
3
2
3
4
VCC (V)
5
(1) Tamb = −40 °C.
(2) Tamb = +25 °C.
(3) Tamb = +85 °C.
Fig.20 IF mixer DSB noise figure (800 Ω test circuit).
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(3)
−60
−80
−100
−90
−70
−50
−30
−10
input (dBm)
(1) Fundamental output.
(2) 3rd-order product output.
(3) 2nd-order product output.
Fig.21 Typical second mixer fundamental, 2nd and 3rd-order product output levels as a function of input level
(800 Ω environment).
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The filter was then resimulated in ‘PSPICE’ to optimize
against available discrete surface mount component
values. Finally the filters input and output direction were
reversed to ensure that the highest impedance side was
placed at the mixer output to maximize the available power
developed. A 909 Ω termination was used at the output of
the filter to terminate the 4.87 kΩ limiter input. This
effective 766 Ω termination is somewhat lower than the
initial design value of 2 × 548 Ω or 1096 Ω and therefore
develops approximately −1.56 dB less power with respect
to second mixer loading. The reduction of the impedance
level by 30% (or a factor of 0.7) was done in order to have
a large safety margin against instability of the
limiter/quantizer path. Instability can be caused here by
the large small-signal gain associated with this signal path
in conjunction with the high signal levels present at the
SIGN output. Furthermore, due to the strong
non-linearities present in this signal path, LO2 leakage in
conjunction with the IF2 itself can produce signals at the
IF1 frequency and thus enter the IF1 filter together with the
wanted signal. This impedance level reduction is passed
through the second IF filter and consequently lowers the
mixer 2 conversion gain by approximately 30%, too.
The filter design was determined to be sufficiently tolerant
to this adjustment by observing the effect on the filter’s
output noise response with respect to unstable peaking
and maintaining the desired selectivity response. Care
must be taken not to induce instability while observing the
IF2 filter noise response by using a 10 : 1 divider in
conjunction with a very low capacitance RF FET probe
(<0.5 pF).
Second IF filter
The second IF filter provides five functions:
1. It provides selectivity to protect the limiter input from
spurious signals which pass through the first IF
band-pass filter envelope, typically 5 MHz wide.
2. The filter attenuates undesired second mixer output
products, such as the LO leak, to levels which will not
block/capture the following limiter stage.
3. The filter defines and shapes the noise bandwidth to
be amplitude quantized.
4. It can provide impedance matching/transformation
from the IF mixer output to the limiter input while
maintaining stability.
5. It can reject spurious common mode and/or differential
signals generated by high level local sources such as
harmonics of the reference clock or sample clock and
digital processing noise from associated devices such
as the SAA1575HL.
The second IF can be structured to support a wide range
of single-ended or balanced filters including LC or ceramic
realizations. The available system gain can provide
second IF signal levels sufficient to accommodate high
second IF filter losses.
The Philips application board again uses a 6th-order
coupled resonator filter based on the butterworth
response. The design method is described in the
“Handbook of FILTER SYNTHESIS” by Anatol Zverev.
Initially a skewed centre frequency and bandwidth were
input at 3.1 and 1.75 MHz, respectively, to help overcome
the asymmetry which is intrinsic in geometric low
frequency band-pass filter designs as they approach DC.
The following table design 3 dB down k and q parameters
were used:
In the default application, R323/305 in conjunction with the
equivalent parallel resistance at the respective filter input
and output give the desired terminating impedance.
The frequency of the mixed down third harmonic of the
reference oscillator is usually the most significant spurious
product which is generated in the default frequency plan
and must be kept at least 13 dB below the integrated noise
response of the filter. For example, typical true power
noise densities (Dn) for a nominal GPS demonstration
board operating at 3 V are expected to be approximately
−100 dBm/Hz differential at the input of the limiter and
reflect the importance of designing a well matched RF
system. Assuming that a somewhat lower gain variation
has been realized with a noise density of approximately
−105 dBm/Hz over an estimated 2 MHz noise equivalent
bandwidth, it is possible to evaluate and measure the
associated spurious product level that would result in a
−13 dB jammer-to-noise (J/N) and 0.2 dB system noise
figure degradations as follows:
Rs = 548 Ω
RL = 996 Ω
q0 = 20.0; insertion loss = 0.958; q1 = 0.8041;
qn = 1.4156; k12 = 0.7687; k23 = 0.6582.
This filter was originally mirrored by a virtual ground to
convert it to a balanced form, but later the balanced
components were converted back to a single-ended form
(to reduce component count) simply by placing the
balanced series capacitors in series on one side of the
filter (effectively halving the capacitance value) and
grounding the opposite side of the tanks where these
series capacitors were removed. This effectively maintains
the differential power gain while only using a single-sided
output.
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The true power of a product at the output of the second
IF filter in a 1 kΩ environment should be no more than
−105 dBm/Hz + 63 dB − 13 dB or approximately
−55 dBm. The equivalent single-sided measurement with
548
a 50 Ω calibrated probe would be – 55 dBm + 10 log ---------50
or −44.6 dBm. Figure 22 illustrates the true noise power
density as measured points for this lower gain case.
The filter response of the first IF filter is translated to the
second IF and superimposed at the second IF to show that
the 3rd harmonic reference spur at 43.2 MHz, is not filtered
by this response.
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Also shown is the second IF filter response and the
combined first and second IF filter selectivities, which
account for total observed selectivity noise response.
For difficult applications which require higher losses in the
IF filters, self jamming can be minimized by choosing a
reference and frequency plan which places the harmonics
of the reference exactly at the second LO frequency,
where they are benign.
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(2)
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(4)
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0
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12
f (MHz)
16
(1) IF1 filter response superimposed on IF2 filter response.
(2) IF2 filter response (calculated).
(3) IF2 filter noise density (measured).
(4) IF1 filter response translated to IF2 frequency.
Fig.22 Second IF filter output noise density frequency response on the application board.
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The first is LO leakage from the first mixer output which will
couple into the package die pad through internal 4 pF
common mode capacitors at the output of the 1st mixer.
This leakage signal is effectively filtered at the 2nd IF filter
output, but reappears internally on all down-bonded
grounds. It appears at a level of approximately 0.5 mV
(peak value differential) across the limiter input transistor
bases with an assumed 1st mixer input RF offset of
approximately 1 mV.
Time and amplitude quantization
After frequency conversion in the double-superheterodyne
portion of the UAA1570HL and filtering to approximately a
2 MHz bandwidth in the second and final IF filter, the
frequency translated thermal noise from the GPS
pass-band around the L1 carrier is ready to be converted
to a digital signal for processing by the companion GPS
chip-set part (SAA1575HL). First the thermal noise’s sign
is determined by amplitude quantization in a 1-bit hard
limiter. This asynchronous information is then time
quantized by latching in a master/slave D-flip-flop to
complete the analog-to-digital conversion process. Finally,
this ECL digital SIGN bit data is translated to TTL levels
and sent to the SAA1575HL.
The second is LO leakage from the second mixer.
Assuming 1.5 mV RF input offset, the leakage at the
output of the second IF filter is expected to be
approximately 500 µV (peak value differential) (−69 dBm
into 1 kΩ) and sets the worst case nominal process
blocking level. With a nominal −50 dBm IF thermal level at
this point there is a 19 dB margin to blocking. To prevent
blocking, IF filter losses should be minimized and the
selectivity of the single-ended or differential second IF filter
has to be designed and characterized to maintain this
leakage product at least 11 dB below the integrated
second IF filter thermal noise signal.
Four differential stages are used to hard limit the thermal
noise in the final IF. The total gain is approximately
63.9 dBV with a bandwidth of roughly 66 MHz and a noise
figure of approximately 11.3 dB in a 1 kΩ environment.
The parallel equivalent differential input impedance of the
limiter is 4.87 kΩ in parallel with 0.3 pF. Offset control is
provided through 42.5 kΩ feedback resistors from each
balanced output back to the inputs. External decoupling
capacitors cut the feedback loop for AC signals.
The third form of blocking can occur if LO1 leakage is
sufficiently high (greater than 15 mV (peak value) on the
die pad) to be injected into the 2nd mixer regulators and all
down-bonded IF grounds. This results in burst of LO1
leakage at the 2nd mixer LO2 zero transition points which
increase LO2 leakage peaks by factors of 10.
Limiter inputs as low as 25 µV (peak value differential) are
resolved at the output master flip-flop DFF1 in its
transparent mode. As the master flip-flop is latched
positive feedback resolves metastable states. While the
master flip-flop is in its transparent state the positive
feedback in the slave flip-flop will resolve the remaining
metastable states as it is latched.
The gain response of the limiter from a low impedance
source with no input strays is illustrated from the input to
the output of each stage in Fig.23.
Three forms of LO leakage can block the limiter if they
capture the device.
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10−2
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
10−1
1
10
102
103
f (MHz)
Limiter input.
1st stage gain response.
2nd stage gain response.
3rd stage gain response.
Fig.23 Limiter input, 1st, 2nd and 3rd stage gain response as a function of frequency (simulated).
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6
(3)
(2)
(1)
4
2
0
10−2
10−1
1
10
102
103
f (MHz)
104
(1) Tamb = −55 °C.
(2) Tamb = +27 °C.
(3) Tamb = +120 °C.
Fig.24 Limiter differential input resistance as a function of frequency (simulated).
7.8.1
being applied. Direct sinusoidal inputs should be as large
as possible within the prescribed range to optimize phase
noise performance.
CLOCK INPUTS
Both the reference and the sample clock input can be
driven by a Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator
(TCXO). Typical TCXOs produce 0.5 to 1.0 V (p-p) clipped
sine wave outputs. The drive capability is typically 20 kΩ in
parallel with 5 pF or 10 kΩ in parallel with 10 pF. Some
TCXOs are even capable of driving loads as low as 1 kΩ
without buffering.
The sample clock input also features a high impedance of
23.3 kΩ. The sample clock input can be AC-coupled
directly to the reference if the system sampling objectives
are met. Alternatively, the TCXO/XO reference can be
externally squared to CMOS input levels and applied to the
SAA1575HL RCLK input (pin 98) and divided under
firmware control to produce a signal commensurate with
the sampling objective.
Alternatively, cost can be reduced by designing a simple
discrete crystal oscillator reference, paying careful
attention to temperature tolerance (±6 ppm) as well as
shock and vibration characteristics.
Due to the wide range of programmable frequency plans
and sampling rates supported by the UAA1570HL, it is not
possible to predict the frequencies and levels of the
associated spurious products that will be generated.
One significant source of potential spurs are the
harmonics of the reference and sampling signals. The
availability of on-chip squaring circuits provide some
freedom to minimize large digital signal effects in sensitive
RF circuit areas. In most cases digital sampling signal
levels are acceptable as long as careful attention is paid to
avoid injecting these signals or their harmonics into the
pass bands of the IF filters.
Both UAA1570HL clock inputs, the synthesizer reference
input REFIN (pin 8), and the sample clock input SCLK
(pin 37), accept low level inputs and provide internal
gain/squaring circuits.
The reference clock input has a high impedance with
20 kΩ in parallel with 0.07 pF. A high stability, low phase
noise crystal reference source should be AC-coupled to
this port. Reference inputs up to 35 MHz and levels
between 50 to 500 mV (peak value) are acceptable. This
source can be externally squared and attenuated before
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Since the TTL/CMOS output stage is transparent the SIGN
bit output is updated on the rising edge of the CLK with the
master latched and the slave transparent. This implies the
DSP can expect SIGN bit data to be latched on the LOW
CLK state.
The SCLK input of the UAA1570HL is self-biased at 50%
of the analog supply voltage (VCCA) near the internal
threshold level. It is therefore possible to operate this input
with levels as low as 10 mV (peak value) in order to avoid
large digital signal flow on the Printed-Circuit Board (PCB)
runners. This is done in the default application with a
6.8 and 3.9 kΩ resistive divider followed by a 10 pF AC
coupling series capacitor in between the SAA1575HL and
the UAA1570HL.
7.8.4
Operating from a 2.7 V supply, VOL and VOH are nominally
132 mV and 1.95 V, respectively. Operating from a 5.5 V
supply, VOL and VOH are nominally 195 mV and 4.6 V,
respectively.
CMOS TO ECL SAMPLE CLOCK SQUARING CIRCUIT
Typical rise times of 8 ns and fall times of 10 ns can be
expected from this output driving CMOS loads.
The UAA1570HL internal sample clock squaring circuit
allows single-ended sinusoidal clock inputs as low as
10 mV (peak value) over a frequency range from
5 to 35 MHz. The rise time of the clock output should be in
the order of 25% of the maximum sampling frequency to
ensure that aperture losses are less than approximately
1 dB (0.91 dB). The period of a 35 MHz clock is 28.57 ns.
To keep the sampling aperture on the order of one fourth
28.57 ns
this period implies a rise time of 5.7 ns  -----------------------  is
4 × 1.25
required and should also be kept with lower sampling clock
rates.
7.8.5
Typical propagation delay times through the time
quantization circuitry while switching amplitude
quantization states from a 5.5 V supply are:
SCLK input to TTL SIGN output 16 ns (rising edge)
SCLK input to TTL SIGN output 17.6 ns (falling edge).
7.9
Programmable synthesizer
The UAA1570HL includes a programmable synthesizer
allowing the main, second LO and reference dividers to be
programmed under external control via a three-wire serial
control bus. Alternatively, a LOW on the STROBE input on
power-up will load a 20-bit default frequency plan word and
power-on options into the synthesizer registers.
Frequency plans with a 2nd IF of
4 × f0(1.023 MHz) = 4.092 MHz can be implemented.
TIME QUANTIZATION (SAMPLER)
Two clocked D flip-flops are connected in a master/slave
configuration to implement the sampling function of the
1-bit sampler. With the internal DFF clock (CLK) LOW the
master flip-flop DFF1 is in its transparent mode and
continuously follows the amplitude quantized limiter
output. As the clock (CLK) goes HIGH the data is latched
in the master flip-flop and the slave DFF2 becomes
transparent to the latched output from the master flip-flop.
The falling edge of the CLK signal latches the slave and
again loads the limiter output into the master flip-flop.
These stages also provide additional limiting gain for
marginal input signals from the limiter.
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The rise and fall times of the TTL output with a 15 pF load
are approximately 8 ns and are relatively independent of
supply and temperature. A small decrease (1 to 2 ns) in
rise and fall times is seen at Tamb = −55 °C and a small
increase at Tamb = 120 °C (2 to 4 ns).
Using a 14.4 MHz sampling rate test signal into the SCLK
input results in good TTL eye pattern characteristics over
a measured input range down to at least −25 dBm.
At −35 dBm the effects of slew rate limiting begin to appear
with the eye pattern closing beyond −40 dBm.
7.8.3
TTL OUTPUT STAGE
The TTL output stage is a variation of a totem pole
modified to operate from an independent isolated supply
voltage from 2.7 to 5.5 V. This supply voltage is also
independent of other supply voltages used in the
UAA1570HL. Circuits to minimize cross-conductance and
short-circuit currents are provided.
However, when it is nevertheless intended to use full
CMOS or TTL levels, some attenuation is required so that
the peak sample clock input does not exceed 75% of the
UAA1570HL analog supply voltage. This is especially
important while the UAA1570HL is operating from a lower
supply (3 V) than the SAA1575HL (5 V). A resistive divider
can help in these cases, but the AC coupling method
described above should be preferred.
7.8.2
UAA1570HL
7.9.1
VCO PRESCALER
After the VCO signal leaves its single-ended-to-balanced
cascode buffer it is again amplified on its way to a high
speed fixed divide-by-2 prescaler using a super buffer
such as that described for the first mixer (see Section 7.3).
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7.10.2
MAIN SYNTHESIZER DIVIDERS (N-PATH)
SECOND LOCAL OSCILLATOR DIVIDERS (L-PATH)
The second LO signal is divided down from the VCO
prescaler output, first by a programmable L-divider and
then by a fixed divide-by-2 before being buffered and
applied to the second mixer.
7.9.4
7.10.3
REFERENCE DIVIDERS (R-PATH)
Serial interface
The three-wire serial bus consists of DC-coupled DATA,
CLOCK and STROBE CMOS level inputs. The DATA input
loads serial 20-bit programming words into the synthesizer
data input register on each rising edge of the CLOCK
input, while the strobe line is held LOW.
7.10.4
Each DATA bit should be set-up for at least 30 ns before
being clocked into the register and then held for at least
30 ns. The CLOCK rate should not exceed 10 MHz and
the CLOCK pulse width should be at least 30 ns.
The 20-bit DATA word definition follows in the order in
which they are to be read (clocked) into the DATA register.
7.10.5
n0, n1, n2, n3, n4, n5 AND n6
The next seven bits clocked into the DATA register are the
binary equivalent value of the variable main synthesizer
divider ratio. The programmable range of this divider is
64 to 127, continuous. The default value is set to 71
(n0, n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n6 = 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1) with the
MSB clocked into the DATA register first. The output of the
main programmable divider includes a fixed divide-by-2
which modifies the previous range to all even values from
128 to 254, inclusive. The programmable portion of the
main synthesizer division ratio is set by these seven bits if
n7 is set to the HIGH state as described above for the
default case.
p0 AND p1
The first bit read into the synthesizer should be the
power-down bit, p1, which enables one of two power-down
states if set HIGH. The second bit read into the register,
p0, defines the type of power-down. A complete
power-down of the UAA1570HL is performed if this bit is
set HIGH and a partial power-down with the synthesizer
remaining on if this bit is set LOW. For normal operation of
the UAA1570HL both of these bits are set LOW, which are
also the default values for p0,p1 = 0,0. The final
p0,p1 = 1,0 state is undefined.
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n7
As in the reference divider case the main synthesizer
divider includes an optional post scaler divider following
the main programmable divider. This divide-by-1 or
divide-by-2 is controlled by program word bit n7. With this
bit set LOW the divide-by-2 post scaler is enabled and the
phase frequency detector receives equal mark/space ratio
signals at its main synthesizer port. The default state for
this bit is (n7 = 1) which does NOT double the total main
synthesizer divide ratio as described below.
The CLOCK signal should be set-up HIGH for at least
30 ns before the STROBE state is changed.
7.10.1
r0, r1, r2, r3 AND r4
The next five bits clocked into the DATA register are the
binary equivalent value of the variable reference divider
ratio. The programmable range of this divider is 4 to 31,
continuous. The default value is set to 4
(r0, r1, r2, r3, r4 = 0, 0, 1, 0, 0) with the Most Significant
Bit (MSB) clocked into the DATA register first. The total
reference division ratio is set by these five bits if r5 is set
to the HIGH state. The range can be optionally doubled to
even values from 8 to 62 if r5 is set LOW. This option is
set in the default case, resulting in equal mark/space ratios
as described above. The total default reference division
ratio is therefore 8 with
(r0, r1, r2, r3, r4, r5 = 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0).
After squaring (limiting), the reference signal is divided
down first by a variable R-divider. The divide ratio ranges
from 4 to 31. The variable divider is followed by an optional
divide-by-1 or divide-by-2 before being applied to the
phase/frequency detector.
7.10
r5
Next a post reference scaler bit, r5, is set to program a
divide-by-1 or divide-by-2 following the variable reference
divider. With this bit set LOW the divide-by-2 post scaler is
enabled and the phase frequency detector receives equal
mark/space ratio reference port signals. This is the default
state for this bit (r5 = 0). In the HIGH state the mark/space
ratio is a function of the variable reference divider value,
and the range of the reference divider is extended to lower
division ratios.
The main synthesizer divider path includes an additional
fixed divide-by-3 prescaler preceding a programmable
variable N-divider which can be programmed over a range
from 64 to 127. The output of the programmable divider
passes through a fixed divide-by-2 and finally an optional
divide-by-1 or divide-by-2 before being applied to the
phase frequency detector.
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This ratio can again be optionally doubled by setting n7
LOW. The range is then extended to values from
256 to 508, inclusive, in increments of 4. Equal
mark/space-ratio signals are always fed to the main
synthesizer port of the phase frequency detector since the
fixed divide-by-2 post scaler is always present. The main
synthesizer path divisions ratio range, including the fixed
divide-by-2 and divide-by-3 prescalers, is increased by a
factor of 6 from 768 to 1524 in increments of 12 when
n7 is set HIGH or from 1536 to 3048 in increments of 24
if n7 is set LOW. The total default main synthesizer path
division ratio from the VCO is 12 × 71 or 852 with
(n0, n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n6, n7 = 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1).
7.10.6
7.12
Table 2
Frequency plan
PARAMETER
l0, l1, l2 AND l3
The default values are set to 10 (l0, l1, l2, l3 = 0, 1, 0, 1).
Again a post scaler is provided with a fixed divide-by-2
value to ensure that the LO signal exhibits equal
mark/space ratios driving the second mixer.
The programmable divider and fixed post scaler provide
division between 8 and 30 in even increments. Since the
2nd local oscillator path from the VCO includes the
divide-by-2 prescaler common to both the L-divider and
N-divider paths, the total programmable 2nd local
oscillator division range, relative to the VCO, is 16 to 60 in
increments of 4.
VALUE
RF input frequency
1.57542 GHz
VCO frequency
1.5336 GHz
RF image frequency
1.49178 GHz
First IF frequency
41.82 MHz
Second LO division ratio
2 × 10 × 2 = 40
Second LO frequency
38.34 MHz
Second image frequency
34.86 Hz
Second IF frequency
3.48 MHz
Reference frequency
14.4 MHz
Total main synthesizer division
ratio
2 × 3 × 71 × 2 = 852
Total reference division ratio
2×4=8
Phase comparison frequency
1.8 MHz
7.13
Phase detector, charge pump and loop filter
The phase detector is of a phase and frequency sensitive
digital type. In conjunction with the charge pump, it
operates without a ‘dead zone’.
The charge pump itself has a single-ended output
delivering or sinking current pulses with a maximum
amplitude of 240 µA into the external loop filter.
With the 20-bit programming word completely clocked into
the DATA register the STROBE signal is returned to a
HIGH state after a minimum delay of 30 ns to latch and
effect the parallel loading of the programmed word states.
The layout for the connection between the loop filter and
the VCO input should be made with utmost care in order to
avoid other signals entering this path.
The loop filter as chosen on the demonstration board
yields a loop bandwidth of approximately 100 kHz, with a
damping constant of 1. It consists of a 3.9 nF capacitor
and a series resistor of 20 kΩ, both in parallel with a
150 pF capacitor.
The serial interface word
The complete default program word once serially loaded
or loaded by default on power-up with the STROBE held
LOW realizes the following frequency plan in the
UAA1570HL. It should be noted that the MSB for the
complete 20-bit program word is l0 and the Least
Significant Bit (LSB) is p1 with the latter the first loaded into
the DATA register. This is in contrast to the sequence in
which the different bits determining the individual divider
ratios are structured. The resulting default 20-bit word is:
l0, l1, l2, l3, n0, n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n6, n7, r0, r1, r2, r3,
r4, r5, p0, p1 =
0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.
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The default frequency plan
The default synthesizer programming produces the
following frequency plan:
The last four bits clocked into the DATA register set the
programmable division ratio for the 2nd local oscillator.
Again the MSB is read in first with the binary word set to a
number between 4 and 15.
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UAA1570HL
OPERATING MODE SELECTION TABLES
Table 3
Programmable operating modes
p0
p1
LNA1
LNA2
VCO
MX1, MX2,
1-BIT
2nd LO
DPLL
Normal
0
0
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Partial power-down
0
1
no
no
yes
no
no
yes
Undefined
1
0
−
−
−
−
−
−
Complete power-down
1
1
no
no
no
no
no
no
MODE
8.1
Manual selection operating modes
Some applications of the UAA1570HL may require the use of an external LNA. Since LNA1 is self contained and includes
independent bias circuitry, it can be powered down simply by not connecting the respective supply pin or tying it to
ground. Some considerations apply to optimize performance when using an external LNA. Generally the UAA1570HL
has been optimized with approximately 15 dB of gain in the first LNA. To prevent degradation of the system noise figure
or dynamic range in subsequent system functions, such as the first mixer or synthesizer, some limitations on the nominal
effective gain and noise figure of external devices should be taken into account. The following values are not specified,
since exceeding the recommended ranges may still result in adequate dynamic performance in some 1-bit GPS system
applications.
Note: LNA2 has to be powered-up under all circumstances, i.e. its supply pin has to be connected to VCC under all
circumstances due to biasing constraints.
Table 4
Operation with external LNAs
MODE
VCC(LNA1) VCC(LNA2)
MAXIMUM
RECOMMENDED
EXTERNAL GAIN
INCLUDING
CABLE AND
FILTER LOSSES
MINIMUM
RECOMMENDED
EXTERNAL GAIN
INCLUDING
CABLE AND
FILTER LOSSES
MAXIMUM
RECOMMENDED
EXTERNAL
NOISE FIGURE
INCLUDING
CABLE AND
FILTER LOSSES
INTERNAL
CURRENT
REDUCTION
Normal
yes
yes
10 dB
−3.5 dB
3.5 dB
−
LNA1
replacement;
note 1
no
yes
25 dB
8 dB
4 dB
6.5 mA
LNA1/LNA2
replacement;
notes 1 and 2
no
yes
41 dB
21 dB
4 dB
6.5 mA
Notes
1. The maximum external noise figure listed is that which will produce approximately a 1 dB degradation in system
noise figure using the minimum recommended external gain. The maximum recommended external gain listed
results in approximately 1 dB compression in the second mixer input with an in-band continuous wave jammer
present (J/S = 35 dB) for nominal processed parts.
2. If a high gain external LNA is used, both LNA1 and LNA2 should be removed from the signal path. However, the
LNA2 supply pin has to be connected to VCC to retain power to the first mixer.
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9 LIMITING VALUES
In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 134). All ground pins are tied together.
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN.
MAX.
UNIT
Vmax
maximum voltage at any pin with respect to
ground
−0.5
VCC + 0.5 V
VCCA
analog supply voltage
−0.5
+5.5
V
VDDD
digital supply voltage
−0.5
+5.5
V
Tstg
storage temperature
−65
+150
°C
Tj
junction temperature
−
150
°C
Tamb
operating ambient temperature
VCCA = VDDD = 5 V
−40
+85
°C
Ves
electrostatic handling
note 1
−2000
+2000
V
Note
1. Human body model: Equivalent to discharging a 100 pF capacitor through a 1.5 kΩ series resistor.
10 THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMBOL
Rth(j-a)
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
thermal resistance from junction to ambient
in free air
VALUE
UNIT
74
K/W
11 DC CHARACTERISTICS
Tamb = 25 ±2 °C; test circuit see Fig.25; unless otherwise specified.
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
UNIT
Supplies
ICCA(LNA1)
ICCA(LNA2)
ICCA(VCO)
Ibias(MX1)
IO(MX1)
Ibias(MX2)
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LNA1 analog supply current
LNA2 analog supply current
VCO analog supply current
MX1 bias current
MX1 output current
(pins 17 and 18)
MX2 bias current
VCCA = 2.7 V
4.27
6.4
8.23
mA
VCCA = 3 V
4.79
6.54
8.04
mA
VCCA = 5 V
5.3
7.15
8.73
mA
VCCA = 2.7 V
5
7.1
8.9
mA
VCCA = 3 V
5.22
7.26
9.01
mA
VCCA = 5 V
5.68
7.92
9.83
mA
VCCA = 2.7 V
2.85
3.74
4.64
mA
VCCA = 3 V
2.86
3.77
4.69
mA
VCCA = 5 V
2.89
3.82
4.76
mA
VCCA = 2.7 V
5.18
7.49
9.03
mA
VCCA = 3 V
5.36
7.63
9.13
mA
VCCA = 5 V
5.61
8.02
9.63
mA
VCCA = 2.7 V
3.84
4.97
5.77
mA
VCCA = 3 V
3.89
5.06
5.9
mA
VCCA = 5 V
4.06
5.39
6.33
mA
VCCA = 2.7 V
1.67
2.36
2.88
mA
VCCA = 3 V
1.69
2.39
2.92
mA
VCCA = 5 V
1.71
2.44
2.98
mA
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SYMBOL
IO(MX2)
ICCA(LIM)
ICCA(PLL)
IDDDL
IDDDH
Itot(wake)
Itot(sleep)
Itot(synth)
PARAMETER
MX2 output current
(pins 24 and 25)
LIM analog supply current
PLL analog supply current
LOW TTL digital current
HIGH TTL digital current
total current (wake state)
total current (sleep state)
total current (synthesizer state)
UAA1570HL
CONDITIONS
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
UNIT
VCCA = 2.7 V
2.41
3.73
4.56
mA
VCCA = 3 V
2.46
3.79
4.62
mA
VCCA = 5 V
2.53
3.93
4.81
mA
VCCA = 2.7 V
0.9
1.31
1.53
mA
VCCA = 3 V
0.97
1.41
1.65
mA
VCCA = 5 V
1.39
2
2.34
mA
VCCA = 2.7 V
11.45
14.3
16.07
mA
VCCA = 3 V
11.67
14.98
17.06
mA
VCCA = 5 V
12.2
15.85
18.13
mA
5 kΩ DC load;
VDDD = 2.7 V
2.9
3.75
4.6
mA
5 kΩ DC load; VDDD = 3 V
3.02
3.9
4.77
mA
5 kΩ DC load; VDDD = 5 V
3.49
4.58
5.94
mA
5 kΩ DC load;
VDDD = 2.7 V
0.13
0.44
0.65
mA
5 kΩ DC load; VDDD = 3 V
0.2
0.5
0.7
mA
5 kΩ DC load; VDDD = 5 V
0.47
0.88
1.15
mA
VCCA = VDDD = 2.7 V
46.36
55.1
62.3
mA
VCCA = VDDD = 3 V
47.54
56.66
64.26
mA
VCCA = VDDD = 5 V
51.04
61.02
69.33
mA
VCCA = VDDD = 2.7 V
−
116.2
223.5
µA
VCCA = VDDD = 3 V
−
182.7
323.2
µA
VCCA = VDDD = 5 V
−
648.4
900.9
µA
VCCA = VDDD = 2.7 V
14.36
18.08
20.4
mA
VCCA = VDDD = 3 V
14.98
19.02
21.54
mA
VCCA = VDDD = 5 V
15.72
20.37
23.27
mA
VCCA = VDDD = 2.7 V
781
815
856
mV
VCCA = VDDD = 3 V
784
811
843
mV
VCCA = VDDD = 5 V
780
807
839
mV
VCCA = VDDD = 2.7 V
1.02
1.48
1.71
V
VCCA = VDDD = 3 V
1.284
1.75
1.983
V
VCCA = VDDD = 5 V
3.115
3.629
3.886
V
VCCA = 2.7 V
1.56
1.69
1.87
V
VCCA = 3 V
1.87
1.99
2.15
V
VCCA = 5 V
3.84
3.99
4.19
V
LNA1 and LNA2
VLNAIN
VLNAOUT
DC operating point LNA1IN and
LNA2IN (pins 45 and 3)
DC operating point LNA1OUT
and LNA2OUT (pins 48 and 6)
Reference input; pin 8
VREFIN
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DC operating point REFIN
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SYMBOL
PARAMETER
UAA1570HL
CONDITIONS
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
UNIT
VCO; pin 10
VTANK
DC operating point TANK
VCCA = 2.7 V
1.825
1.918
2.01
V
VCCA = 3 V
1.822
1.916
2.011
V
VCCA = 5 V
1.818
1.918
2.018
V
VCCA = 2.7 V
800
818
846
mV
VCCA = 3 V
797
814
839
mV
VCCA = 5 V
792
810
837
mV
VCCA = 2.7 V
939
983
1011
mV
VCCA = 3 V
937
981
1009
mV
VCCA = 5 V
936
980
1008
mV
Mixer 1; pin 14
VMX1IN
DC operating point MX1IN
Mixer 2; pins 21 and 22
VIF2IN
DC operating point IF2INN and
IF2INP
Limiter
VBFC
VLIMIN
DC operating point BFCN and
BFCP (pins 27 and 30)
VCCA = 2.7 V
1.276
1.696
1.831
V
VCCA = 3 V
1.578
1.998
2.133
V
VCCA = 5 V
3.579
3.999
4.134
V
VCCA = 2.7 V
1.276
1.696
1.831
V
VCCA = 3 V
1.578
1.998
2.133
V
VCCA = 5 V
3.579
3.999
4.134
V
5 kΩ DC load;
VCCA = 2.7 V
45
130.6
160.8
mV
5 kΩ DC load; VCCA = 3 V
42
127
157
mV
5 kΩ DC load; VCCA = 5 V
−
71.8
−
mV
5 kΩ DC load;
VCCA = 2.7 V
1.589
1.876
1.956
V
5 kΩ DC load; VCCA = 3 V
1.794
2.168
2.273
V
5 kΩ DC load; VCCA = 5 V
3.566
4.1
4.251
V
DC operating point SCLK
threshold [0.5 × VCCA(LIM)
(pin 31)]
VCCA = VDDD = 2.7 V
1.329
1.341
1.353
V
VCCA = VDDD = 3 V
1.479
1.491
1.503
V
VCCA = VDDD = 5 V
2.478
2.499
2.519
V
charge pump output voltage
swing
VCCA = 2.7 V
0.2
−
2.1
V
VCCA = 3 V
0.2
−
2.4
V
VCCA = 5 V
0.2
−
4.4
V
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
240
−
µA
VCCA = 3 V
−
240
−
µA
VCCA = 5 V
−
240
−
µA
DC operating point LIMINN and
LIMINP (pins 28 and 29)
SIGN bit output (TTL); pin 34
VOL(SIGN)
VOH(SIGN)
LOW-level DC operating point
output SIGN
HIGH-level DC operating point
output SIGN
SCLK input (CMOS to ECL); pin 37
Vth(SCLK)
COMP; pin 40
VO(COMP)
Icp(max)
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maximum current sinked or
sourced by the charge pump
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12 AC CHARACTERISTICS
Tamb = 25 ±2 °C; default frequency plan; test circuit see Fig.25; unless otherwise specified. S-parameters given below
(S11, S22 and S12) are design goals which should be achieved in order to reach the other given values. They are
depending on application.
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
CONDITIONS
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
UNIT
System performance
FRX
receiver noise figure (LNA1 input to
SIGN bit output)
f = 1.57542 GHz;
VCCA = 3 V; note 1
3.8
4.5
5.2
dB
S
sensitivity
−3 dB; note 2
−103
−106
−109
dBm
power gain
50 Ω matched input
and output
VCCA = 2.7 V
12.3
15.4
18.1
dB
VCCA = 3 V
12.4
15.7
18.5
dB
VCCA = 5 V
12.9
16.6
19.7
dB
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
−18
−16.3
dB
VCCA = 3 V
−
−18
−16.2
dB
VCCA = 5 V
−
−18
−16.2
dB
LNA 1; note 3
S21LNA1
S11LNA1
S12LNA1
S22LNA1
IP3LNA1
IP2LNA1
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input reflection coefficient
reverse isolation
output reflection coefficient
3rd-order input intercept point
2nd-order input intercept point
50 Ω matched input
and output
50 Ω matched input
and output
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
−38.9
−29.9
dB
VCCA = 3 V
−
−38
−29
dB
VCCA = 5 V
−
−35.6
−26.6
dB
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
−21.2
−12.7
dB
VCCA = 3 V
−
−18
−13.4
dB
VCCA = 5 V
−
−10.8
−8.7
dB
VCCA = 2.7 V
−17
−13.4
−
dBm
VCCA = 3 V
−16.8
−13.2
−
dBm
VCCA = 5 V
−16.6
−12.6
−
dBm
50 Ω matched input
and output
50 Ω matched input
and output
50 Ω matched input
and output
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
7.7
−
dBm
VCCA = 3 V
−
7.9
−
dBm
VCCA = 5 V
−
8.6
−
dBm
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SYMBOL
CP−1dB(LNA1)
FLNA1
PARAMETER
−1 dB input compression point
noise figure LNA1
UAA1570HL
CONDITIONS
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
UNIT
50 Ω matched input
and output
VCCA = 2.7 V
−26.6
−22.2
−
dBm
VCCA = 3 V
−26.6
−22.2
−
dBm
VCCA = 5 V
−28.2
−22
−
dBm
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
3.6
4.7
dB
VCCA = 3 V
−
3.6
4.3
dB
VCCA = 5 V
−
3.6
4.2
dB
50 Ω matched input
and output
LNA 2; note 3
S21LNA2
S11LNA2
S12LNA2
S22LNA2
IP3LNA2
IP2LNA2
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power gain
input reflection coefficient
reverse isolation
output reflection coefficient
3rd-order input intercept point
2nd-order input intercept point
50 Ω matched input
and output
VCCA = 2.7 V
11.4
14.8
18.2
dB
VCCA = 3 V
12.1
15.3
18.5
dB
VCCA = 5 V
11.6
15.9
20.3
dB
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
−18.5
−14.2
dB
VCCA = 3 V
−
−18
−13.5
dB
VCCA = 5 V
−
−17.1
−12.6
dB
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
−35.8
−26.8
dB
VCCA = 3 V
−
−34.9
−25.9
dB
VCCA = 5 V
−
−32.5
−23.5
dB
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
−18.4
−14.9
dB
VCCA = 3 V
−
−18
−15
dB
VCCA = 5 V
−
−15.7
−14.1
dB
50 Ω matched input
and output
50 Ω matched input
and output
50 Ω matched input
and output
50 Ω matched input
and output
VCCA = 2.7 V
−28.6
−13.5
−
dBm
VCCA = 3 V
−16.9
−12.8
−
dBm
VCCA = 5 V
−16.3
−12
−
dBm
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
7.7
−
dBm
VCCA = 3 V
−
7.9
−
dBm
VCCA = 5 V
−
8.6
−
dBm
50 Ω matched input
and output
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SYMBOL
CP−1dB(LNA2)
FLNA2
PARAMETER
−1 dB input compression point
noise figure LNA2
UAA1570HL
CONDITIONS
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
UNIT
50 Ω matched input
and output
VCCA = 2.7 V
−28.1
−22.4
−
dBm
VCCA = 3 V
−27.1
−22.6
−
dBm
VCCA = 5 V
−26.6
−22.2
−
dBm
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
3.7
4.4
dB
VCCA = 3 V
−
3.7
4.3
dB
VCCA = 5 V
−
3.8
6.3
dB
VCCA = 2.7 V
0.032
0.0513
0.0813
A/V
VCCA = 3 V
0.0334
0.0531
0.0837
A/V
VCCA = 5 V
0.0403
0.0593
0.0889
A/V
VCCA = 2.7 V
23.9
27.1
32.1
dBV
VCCA = 3 V
24.3
27.5
32.4
dBV
VCCA = 5 V
25.7
28.4
32.7
dBV
VCCA = 2.7 V
14.5
17.7
22.6
dB
VCCA = 3 V
14.8
18
22.9
dB
VCCA = 5 V
16.2
18.9
23.2
dB
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
−17.8
−15.9
dB
VCCA = 3 V
−
−18
−16.2
dB
VCCA = 5 V
−
−18.9
−16.6
dB
50 Ω matched input
and output
Mixer 1
Y21MX1
Gconv(v)
Gconv(p)
S11MX1
CP−1dB(MX1)
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conversion transconductance
voltage conversion gain
power conversion gain
input reflection coefficient
−1 dB input compression point
50 Ω matched input
and 800 Ω matched
output; note 4
50 Ω matched input
and output; note 5
50 Ω matched input
and 800 Ω matched
output; note 6
50 Ω matched input
and 800 Ω matched
output
50 Ω matched input
and 800 Ω matched
output; note 6
VCCA = 2.7 V
−29.7
−25.4
−
dBm
VCCA = 3 V
−31.2
−25.4
−
dBm
VCCA = 5 V
−31
−25.4
−
dBm
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Product specification
Global Positioning System (GPS) front-end
receiver circuit
SYMBOL
FDSB(MX1)
PARAMETER
double-side band noise figure MX1
UAA1570HL
CONDITIONS
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
UNIT
50 Ω matched input
and 800 Ω matched
output; note 6
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
12.8
16.8
dB
VCCA = 3 V
−
12
15.8
dB
VCCA = 5 V
−
10
12.7
dB
VCCA = 2.7 V
0.0252
0.0293
0.0344
A/V
VCCA = 3 V
0.0171
0.0294
0.0438
A/V
VCCA = 5 V
0.0258
0.03
0.0352
A/V
VCCA = 2.7 V
17.8
21.4
25.5
dBV
VCCA = 3 V
17.8
21.4
25.6
dBV
VCCA = 5 V
18
21.6
25.8
dBV
VCCA = 2.7 V
17.8
21.4
25.6
dB
VCCA = 3 V
17.8
21.4
25.6
dB
VCCA = 5 V
18
21.6
25.8
dB
Mixer 2
Y21MX2
Gconv(v)
Gconv(p)
Ri(dif)
Ci(dif)
conversion transconductance
voltage conversion gain
power conversion gain
differential input resistance
differential input capacitance
CP−1dB(MX2)(M) −1 dB differential input compression
point
FDSB(MX2)
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double-side band noise figure MX2
800 Ω matched input
and output; note 7
800 Ω matched input
and output; note 8
800 Ω matched input
and output; note 9
note 10
VCCA = 2.7 V
1.6
2.05
2.45
kΩ
VCCA = 3 V
1.6
2.05
2.45
kΩ
VCCA = 5 V
1.6
2.05
2.45
kΩ
VCCA = 2.7 V
0.9
1
1.1
pF
VCCA = 3 V
0.9
1
1.1
pF
VCCA = 5 V
0.9
1
1.1
pF
VCCA = 2.7 V
50
67.2
84.3
mV
VCCA = 3 V
44
67.2
90.3
mV
VCCA = 5 V
44.6
67.2
89.8
mV
note 10
800 Ω matched input
and output
(peak value); note 9
800 Ω matched input
and output; note 9
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
4.8
6.1
dB
VCCA = 3 V
−
4.8
5.5
dB
VCCA = 5 V
−
4.8
7
dB
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Global Positioning System (GPS) front-end
receiver circuit
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
UAA1570HL
CONDITIONS
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
UNIT
Limiter
Gv(lim)
Ri(dif)
small signal limiting voltage gain
differential input resistance
800 Ω matched limiter
input to internal limiter
output
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
64.5
−
dB
VCCA = 3 V
61.8
65.7
69.5
dB
VCCA = 5 V
−
66.0
−
dB
VCCA = 2.7 V
4.10
4.85
6.67
kΩ
VCCA = 3 V
4.11
4.87
6.69
kΩ
VCCA = 5 V
4.15
4.92
6.76
kΩ
0.25
0.28
0.31
pF
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
16.5
−
dB
VCCA = 3 V
12.0
15.0
17.0
dB
VCCA = 5 V
−
11.0
−
dB
VCCA = 2.7 V
46
100
154
µV
VCCA = 3 V
68.8
100
131.2
µV
VCCA = 5 V
46
100
154
µV
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
38.9
−
dB
VCCA = 3 V
−
39.0
−
dB
VCCA = 5 V
−
39.6
−
dB
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
23.2
−
kΩ
VCCA = 3 V
−
23.4
−
kΩ
VCCA = 5 V
−
23.7
−
kΩ
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
0.86
−
pF
VCCA = 3 V
−
0.84
−
pF
VCCA = 5 V
−
0.74
−
pF
50 Ω terminated
source
−
42.5
−
MHz
note 10
Ci(dif)
differential input capacitance
Flim
limiter noise figure referred to 800 Ω 800 Ω matched
source; note 11
Slim(M)
differential limiter sensitivity
note 10
800 Ω matched
source (peak value);
note 11
SCLK (sample clock conditioning)
Gv(SCLK)
Ri(SCLK)
Ci(SCLK)
BSCLK
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small signal voltage gain
input resistance
input capacitance
small signal bandwidth
50 Ω terminated
SCLK input to internal
DFF clock input
note 10
note 10
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Global Positioning System (GPS) front-end
receiver circuit
SYMBOL
SSCLK(M)
PARAMETER
SCLK sensitivity
UAA1570HL
CONDITIONS
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
UNIT
50 Ω terminated
source (peak value)
VCCA = 2.7 V
10
−
−
mV
VCCA = 3 V
10
−
−
mV
VCCA = 5 V
10
−
−
mV
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
−14.5
−
Ω
VCCA = 3 V
−
−14.7
−
Ω
VCCA = 5 V
−
−15.0
−
Ω
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
2.61
−
pF
VCCA = 3 V
−
2.56
−
pF
VCCA = 5 V
−
2.47
−
pF
VCO
Ri(1.4GHz)(seqn)
Ci(1.4GHz)(seq)
Ri(1.5GHz)(seqn)
Ci(1.5GHz)(seq)
Ri(1.6GHz)(seqn)
Ci(1.6GHz)(seq)
VVCO(M)
KVCO(av)
series equivalent negative
resistance at 1.4 GHz (only for
reference)
series equivalent capacitance at
1.4 GHz (only for reference)
series equivalent negative
resistance at 1.5 GHz (only for
reference)
series equivalent capacitance at
1.5 GHz (only for reference)
series equivalent negative
resistance at 1.6 GHz (only for
reference)
series equivalent capacitance at
1.6 GHz (only for reference)
first LO signal level (peak value)
average VCO gain in typical
application
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
−12.1
−
Ω
VCCA = 3 V
−
−12.3
−
Ω
VCCA = 5 V
−
−12.6
−
Ω
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
3.06
−
pF
VCCA = 3 V
−
3.00
−
pF
VCCA = 5 V
−
2.90
−
pF
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
−10.4
−
Ω
VCCA = 3 V
−
−10.7
−
Ω
VCCA = 5 V
−
−11.0
−
Ω
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
2.94
−
pF
VCCA = 3 V
−
2.89
−
pF
VCCA = 5 V
−
2.78
−
pF
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
−
0.9
V
VCCA = 3 V
−
−
0.9
V
VCCA = 5 V
−
−
0.9
V
note 12
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
84.84
−
MHz/V
VCCA = 3 V
61.7
96.62
101
MHz/V
VCCA = 5 V
−
67.15
−
MHz/V
1
14.4
35
MHz
relative to 50 Ω
−32.27
+5
+9.75
dBm
−
20
−
kΩ
VCCA = 2.7 V
−
72
−
dBc/Hz
VCCA = 3 V
−
72
−
dBc/Hz
VCCA = 5 V
−
72
−
dBc/Hz
Synthesizer
fi(ref)
reference input frequency
Pi(ref)
reference input level
Zi(ref)
reference input impedance
PN10kHz
PLL phase noise 10 kHz offset
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Product specification
Global Positioning System (GPS) front-end
receiver circuit
UAA1570HL
Notes
1. The noise figure of the GPS application board is estimated from the −3 dB sensitivity testing by substitution using a
10 dB external LNA with a noise figure of less than 2 dB.
2. The sensitivity of the GPS application board is measured by recording the RF level required to observe a 3 dB drop
in the sampled L1 signal, after sampling to 1.32 MHz product [3.48 MHz(IF2) − 4.8 MHz (fsample)] in the SIGN bit
output.
3. At L1 (1.57542 GHz) with a −35 dBm input with matching components tuned at 3 V at Tamb = 25 °C.
4. From the matched single-ended RF mixer preamplifier input to the differential IF output of MX1.
5. From the matched single-ended RF mixer preamplifier input to the differential IF output of MX1 across an equivalent
400 Ω loading of an 800 Ω termination and transformer differential load (4 : 1 ratio to a 50 Ω measurement
termination).
6. From the matched single-ended RF input to the differential IF output of MX1 into an equivalent 400 Ω differential load.
Half of the delivered conversion gain power is delivered to an 800 Ω termination, with the remaining power
transformed (z-ratio 16 : 1) down and delivered to a 50 Ω termination. The available tabulated power is 3 dB higher
than the power delivered to the 50 Ω termination.
7. From the differential transformer matched RF input to the differential IF output of MX2.
8. From the differential transformer matched RF input to the differential IF output of MX2 across an equivalent 400 Ω
loading of an 800 Ω termination and transformer differential load (4 : 1 ratio to a 50 Ω measurement termination).
9. From the differential transformer matched RF input to the differential IF output of MX2 into an equivalent 400 Ω
differential load. Half of the delivered conversion gain power is delivered to an 800 Ω termination, with the remaining
power transformed (z-ratio 16 : 1) down and delivered to a 50 Ω termination. The available tabulated power is 3 dB
higher than the power delivered to the 50 Ω termination. The back-to-back 50 Ω : 800 Ω : 800 Ω : 50 Ω response
characteristics of mini circuits RF transformer T16-6T are provided in Fig.11.
10. Simulated values without external pin strays.
11. Due to test time constraints the sensitivity of the limiter is measured indirectly in the current ATE test definition. Bench
characterization using a 1 : 16 Ω ratio transformer established −3 dB limiting sensitivity at 100 µV (peak value)
across the 800 Ω terminated transformer output at the limiter input. This sensitivity is not due to gain limitations, but
rather intrinsic complex broadband noise characteristics over an estimated 800 MHz equivalent sampled spectral
bandwidth. However, the measured −82 dBm sensitivity of the device in an 800 Ω operating environment defines the
minimum level which can be detected in the sampling quantizer. The ATE test method results perform about 8.2 dBV
better than bench characterization using conventional −3 dB limiting. The specification results represent the ATE
results degraded by 8.2 dB. The limiter noise figure test is being degraded by 800 Ω transformer termination loss.
Only a weak and remote correlation exist between highly non-linear noise figure measurements made on a time
sampled quantizer output and linear simulation results.
12. The peak VCO tank swing and phase noise are measured in the default application board. With high Q resonators
the peak voltage swing at the resonator pin should be limited to <0.8 V (peak value). A de-biasing resistor can be
added from the TANK pin to ground.
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TRACE
L17
4.7 nH
C53
1.2 pF
X
TRACE
TRACE
Y
Z
C51
1.2 pF
TRACE
TRACE
Y
Z
L15
33 nH
R18
Vtune
C49
0.01
µF
C46
C45
5.1 kΩ 0.047
µF
C47
0.1 µF
C44
C42
100 pF
C48
100 pF
C43
48
47
46
45
44
43
42
41
40
39
38
LNA2IN
J1
SMA
LNA2OUT
J2
SMA
L2
X
4.7 nH
C3
C4
1.5 pF
C6
1.2 pF
TRACE
C5
Y
2
35
3
34
C39
100 pF
TRACE
Y
Z
5.1 kΩ
4
33
5
32
6
31
C36
29
0.01 µF
C32
28
50
11
10 Ω
G
L5
5.6 nH
C11
100 nF
TXS1134M
R4
2.4 kΩ
J5
3WB
14
Z
C12
4.7 pF
Y
VR1
R19
100 Ω
R20
100 Ω
C54
10 pF
R21
100 Ω
C55
10 pF
15
SMV1204-133
R3
10 kΩ
C14
1.0 pF
L6
3.9 nH
C56
10 pF
18
C16
20
C17
C19
R6
100 pF
C20
820 Ω
0.01
µF
19
21
22
23
T4
T16-6T
R9
STROBE
R8
1.2 kΩ
0.01
µF
C30
C24
R11
LENGTH (MILS)
(VIA)
Z
(62 Ω)
894
125
75
LNA1OUT
1261
568
125
45
220 nH
LNA2IN
586
932
125
89
C23
100
pF
LNA2OUT
345
1005
125
C22
0.01
µF
85
MIX1IN
1565
311
125
69
C25
1 nF
R7
C18
C26
0.01
µF
C27
100
pF
T3
T16-6T
R10
IF1P
J7
SMA
C29
IF2P
J8
SMA
4 LAYER FR4 BOARD 125 MILS THICK
50 Ω COPLANAR MICROSTRIP
H = 12 MILS
W = 20 MILS
G = 10 MILS
62 Ω COPLANAR MICROSTRIP
H = 12 MILS
W = 12 MILS
G = 11.5 MILS
MHB288
Fig.25 Characterization test circuit.
Product specification
TRACE
C21
1 nF
T1
T16-6T
Y
(50 Ω)
1500
C28
L8
X
LNA1IN
L10
220 nH
220 nH
MIX2IN
J9
SMA
T2
T16-6T
L9
0 nH
L7
33
nH
820 Ω
UAA1570HL
MIXIN
J6
SMA
LIMINP
J10
SMA
24
L11
X
C57
2.2 µF
17
C15
C13
SELECT
VCC
16
100 pF
C100
STROBE
DATA
CLOCK
R12
C34
R15
25
13
R5
2.4 kΩ
C10
15 pF
0.1 µF
C33
26
12
Vtune
TRACE
Out
R13
820 Ω
C31
0.01 µF
Johnstech International
jti-TS048QFP07-0.50
Giga 3 socket
TRACE
VCC
R14
27
10
TCXO
0.1 µF
C8
100 pF
220 nH
C38
0.01 µF
0.01 µF
C35
R2
C37
100
pF
30
8
C9
0.01 µF
VDDD
POST
C41
2.2 µF
DATA
UAA1570HL
7
9
G
33 nH
L12
CLOCK
L4
33 nH
SIGN
J11
SMA
R16
Z
C7
R1
51 Ω
C40
0.01 µF
L13
J4
JUMPER
EXT REFIN
J3
SMA
L14
220 nH
TRACE
TRACE
L3
0 nH
X
AGND
36
C2
100 pF
TRACE
TRACE
100 pF
37
1
C1
0.01 µF
AGND
0.01 µF
C50
L1
33 nH
SCLK
J12
SMA
R17
51 Ω
Philips Semiconductors
5.6 nH
C52
Global Positioning System (GPS) front-end
receiver circuit
L16
X
13 CHARACTERIZATION TEST CIRCUIT
LNA1OUT
J14
SMA
TRACE
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J13
SMA
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Product specification
Global Positioning System (GPS) front-end
receiver circuit
Table 5
UAA1570HL
Component list for Fig.25
COMPONENT CHARACTERISTICS
COMPONENT
C1, C7, C9, C16, C20, C22, C26, C31, C36, C38, C40,
C42 and C49
C2, C8, C15, C19, C23, C27, C37, C39, C43, C47 and C48
VALUE
TOLERANCE
PACKAGE
0.01 µF
10%
603
100 pF
5%
603
not loaded
−
−
C4
1.5 pF
±0.25 pF
805
C6, C51 and C53
1.2 pF
±0.25 pF
805
C10
15 pF
5%
603
not loaded
−
−
C12
4.7 pF
±0.25 pF
603
C13
short
−
−
C14
1.0 pF
±0.25 pF
805
C3, C5, C50 and C100
C11(1)
not loaded
−
−
1000 pF
5%
603
C32, C35 and C45
0.1 µF
10%
603
C33, C34 and C44
not loaded
−
−
C17, C18, C24, C28, C29 and C30
C21 and C25
C41 and
C57(2)
C46
C52
C54 to
C56(3)
R1 and R17
R2(4)
2.2 µF
10%
−
0.047 µF
10%
603
not loaded
−
−
10 pF
5%
603
51 Ω
1%
603
not loaded
−
−
R3
10 kΩ
1%
603
R4 and R5
2.4 kΩ
1%
603
R6, R9 and R13
820 Ω
1%
603
R7, R10 and R11
not loaded
−
−
R8
1.2 kΩ
1%
603
R12
not loaded
−
−
R14
not loaded
−
−
R15
not loaded
−
−
R16(5)
5.1 kΩ
1%
603
R18
5.1 kΩ
1%
603
R19, R20 and R21
100 Ω
5%
603
L1, L4, L7, L13 and L15
33 nH
10%
805 (Coilcraft)
L2 and L17
4.7 nH
±0.3 nH
805 (Toko)
L3
short
−
−
L5
5.6 nH
±0.3 nH
603 (Toko)
L6
3.9 nH
±0.3 nH
805 (Toko)
L8, L10, L11, L12 and L14
220 nH
10%
805 (Coilcraft)
short
−
−
L9
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Product specification
Global Positioning System (GPS) front-end
receiver circuit
UAA1570HL
COMPONENT CHARACTERISTICS
COMPONENT
L16
VR1
VALUE
TOLERANCE
PACKAGE
5.6 nH
±0.3 nH
805 (Toko)
SMV1204-133 low capacitance varactor (Alpha)
T1 to T4
transformer Mini circuits T16-6T-KK81/W38,
16 : 1 impedance ratio
TCXO(6)
not loaded
−
Notes
1. 0.1 µF, 10%, 603 if used.
2. 16 V voltage rating.
3. For default frequency plan: short.
4. 10 Ω, 5%, 603 if used.
5. For AC characterization, terminate with 50 Ω to ground and use a 50 Ω input test instrument.
6. TXS1134MTEW if used.
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Product specification
Global Positioning System (GPS) front-end
receiver circuit
UAA1570HL
14 DEFAULT APPLICATION AND DEMONSTRATION BOARD
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VRTC
VRTC
RCLK
RCLK
VBB
SCLK
SCLK
BATT_ON
BATT_ON
SIGN
SIGN
BATT_OFF
BATT_OFF
VBB
RFDATA
RFCLK
RFLE
POWER
SUPPLY
DIGITAL
PROCESSOR
RFDATA
RFCLK
RFLE
RF
FRONT-END
MHB492
Fig.26 Overall schematic.
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Global Positioning System (GPS) front-end
receiver circuit
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UAA1570HL
VCC
R207
470 Ω
D201
BAS16
U206
ZM33064
VCC
VCC
2
U207
ZM33164
VCC
OUT
3
2
OUT
3
1
1
C209
10 µF
(6.3 V)
GND
VCC
VCC
GND
R206
10 kΩ
GND
R205
10 kΩ
U204
GND
PWRFAIL
TP217
TP216
PWRDN
C207
TP215
XTAL1
TP214
Y201
30 MHz
TP229
C208
R204
1 MΩ
GND
XTAL2
TP213
R203
XTAL3
TP212
XTAL4
180 Ω
10 pF
C205
27 pF
Y202
32.678
kHz
R202
10 MΩ
C206
R201
27 pF
0Ω
GND
TxD0
RxD0
TxD1
RxD1
TP211
TP210
TP209
TP208
GND
TP4
VCC
VCC
TP230
n.c.
n.c.
n.c.
TP207
TEST1
TEST2
JP201
JMP3
JP202
TP2
VCC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
GND
HEADER 10
GPIO0
GPIO1
GPIO2
GPIO3
GPIO4
GPIO7
GPIO6
GPIO5
TP203
RCLK
SCLK
TP204
SIGN
BATT_ON
BATT_OFF
BATT_ON
BATT_OFF
IF1
IF2
TP3
SIGN
VCC
RCLK
SCLK
SIGN
73
14
47
15
46
45
76
40
39
36
35
34
33
32
29
28
27
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
11
10
75
83
84
81
82
4
8
9
97
99
100
42
96
95
94
88
87
5
6
7
SAA1575HL
GND
TP201
TP202
RCLK
SCLK
44
52
41
GND
10 pF
74
TP205
TP206
VCC
T1S_OUT
T1S
BATT_ON
PWRB
BATT_OFF
98
1
93
92
3
70
69
68
67
64
63
62
59
58
57
56
55
54
53
49
48
89
90
91
2
16
25
77
PWRM
78
RSTIME
43
VSS
13
VSS
17
VSS
26
VSS
31
VSS
38
VSS
50
VSS
60
VSS
65
VSS
71
VSS
79
VSS
85
37
51
61
86
12
30
66
72
80
TP1
PMCS
DMCS
RD
WRL
WRH
GND
TP218
TP225
TP219
TP220
TP221
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10
A11
A12
A13
A14
A15
A16
A17
A18
A19
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
D8
D9
D10
D11
D12
D13
D14
D15
RFDAT
RFCLK
RFLE
VCC(P)
VCC(P)
VCC(P)
VCC(P)
VCC(P)
VCC(P)
TP222
TP223
TP224
VCC1
VCC2
VCC3
VCC4
VCC5
VCC6
VCC(core)
VDD1
VCC(core)
VDD2
VCC(core)
VDD3
VCC(R)
VCC(B)
VRTC1
VBB1
GND
VDD1
VDD2
C210
33 nF
VDD3
C211
33 nF
VBB1
C212
33 nF
VRTC1
C213
33 nF
VCC1
C214
33 nF
VCC2
C215
33 nF
VCC3
C216
33 nF
VCC4
C217
33 nF
VCC5
C218
33 nF
VCC6
C219
33 nF
C220
33 nF
VCC
C221
33 nF
C222
33 nF
C223
33 nF
C224
33 nF
MHB290
GND
Fig.27 Baseband circuitry (continued in Fig.28).
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J201
C201
C202
100 nF
(50 V)
100 nF
(50 V)
U201
5
9
4
8
3
7
2
6
1
T1OUT
2
T2OUT
3
T3OUT
1
T4OUT
28
DB9
/R1IN
/R2IN
/R3IN
/R4IN
/R5IN
J202
5
9
4
8
3
7
2
6
1
DB9
C1+
12
C1−
14
C2+
15
C2−
16
VCC
9
4
27
23
18
UAA1570HL
C203
13
17
7
6
20
21
8
5
26
22
19
24
25
VCC
100 nF
(50 V)
V+
V−
C204
/T1IN
/T2IN
/T3IN
/T4IN
TXD0
TXD1
R1OUT
R2OUT
R3OUT
R4OUT
R5OUT
RXD0
RXD1
EN
/SHDN
100 nF
(50 V)
GND
VCC
U202
VCC
MAX213EAI
GND
RFD
R224
RFDATA
220 Ω
RFC
R223
R222
TP226
28
14
D8
D9
D10
D11
D12
D13
D14
D15
VBB
GND
U203
RFLE
R208
open
VCC3
TP228
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10
A11
A12
A13
A14
A15
A0
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10
A11
A12
A13
A14
/DMCS
/RD
/WRL
/CE
/OE
/WE
C225
47 µF
(6.3 V)
VCC4
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
25
24
21
23
2
26
1
11
12
13
15
16
17
18
19
20
22
27
28
14
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
VBB
GND
M5M5256BVP
GND
U205
R216
VCC
1Ω
VDD1
C226
47 µF
(6.3 V)
VDD2
GND
VBB1
20
22
27
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
M5M5256BVP
VCC2
VRTC1
11
12
13
15
16
17
18
19
TP227
VCC1
VDD3
/CE
/OE
/WE
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
25
24
21
23
2
26
1
RFCLK
R209
open
GND
VCC6
/DMCS
/RD
/WRH
RFDATA
R210
open
RFLE
220 Ω
VCC5
A0
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10
A11
A12
A13
A14
RFCLK
220 Ω
RFL
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10
A11
A12
A13
A14
A15
R213
1Ω
R212
1Ω
R211
1Ω
VDD
VRTC
VBB
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10
A11
A12
A13
A14
A15
A16
A17
A0
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10
A11
A12
A13
A14
A15
A16
/PMCS
/CE
/OE
VCC
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
44
3
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
12
34
2
43
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
D8
D9
D11
D12
D13
D14
D15
D16
GND
VPP
/PGM
VCC
27C202
GND
Fig.28 Baseband circuitry (continued from Fig.27).
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VRF
L306
180 nH
L307
180 nH
C345
1 µF
(16 V)
R324
open
C308
open
R322
L309
open
L308
27 µH
R304
0Ω
R323
AGND
12 kΩ
AGND
C343
2.21 kΩ
4700 pF
M1BIASP
M1BIASN
M2BIASP
VRF
M2BIASN
VRF VCCA
R317
10 kΩ
VRF
R320
X301
TCO-987Q
R326
10 kΩ
7
5
R327
10 kΩ
1
4
2.21 kΩ
R321
C344
10 nF
(50 V)
8
3
2.21 kΩ
R318
10 kΩ
AGND
6
2
+
−
U302
MAX903ESA
1
8
4 5
AGND DGND
AGND
AGND
C341
3.9 nF
AGND
C342
C340
150 pF
R314
R319
20 kΩ
P39GND
AGND
R315
2.7 kΩ
2.7 kΩ
COMP
P12GND
3
AGND
REFIN
4700 pF
C338
L305
15 pF
6.8 nH
TANK
DATA
RFDATA
CLOCK
RFCLK
D301
SMV1233-004
1
2
STROBE
RFLE
SIGN
SIGN
AGND
C348
R313
SCLK
6.8 kΩ
R316
10 kΩ
AGND
C339
4.7 pF
AGND
R312
3.9 kΩ
10 pF
SCLK
C337
33 nF
BFCP
LIMINP
LIMINN
AGND
C336
VCC
C333
33 nF
VRF
C346
33 nF
BFCN
C335 33 nF
VCCA(LNA1)
33 nF C334
VCCA(LNA2)
33 nF
VCCA(PLL)
C347
8
39
40
12
10
32
7
23
34
37
30
29
28
27
43
1
36
VCCA(LIM)
open
AGND
31
C332
VCCA(MX2)
C330 33 nF
VCCA(MX1P)
19
33 nF
P41GND
C331
VCCA(VCO)
33 nF C329
VDDD
33 nF
DGND AGND
R310
18 Ω
R311
18 Ω
VRF
R309
VDDD
open
R325
VCCD
MHB292
1Ω
Fig.29 RF front-end circuit (continued in Fig.30).
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L = 900 mils
W = 8.8 mils
VRF
R303
R307
9Ω
9Ω
L = 1020 mils
W = 8.8 mils
C328
33 nF
(50 V)
C327
10 pF
(50 V)
AGND
AGND
J301
SMA-F
C325
L = 315 mils (8.1 mm)
W = 6 mils
100 Ω
C324
1.5 pF
27 pF L = 367 mils (9.3 mm)
W = 33 mils
50 Ω
C326
0.56 pF
BPF301
MF1012S-1
L = 355 mils (9 mm)
W = 6 mils
100 Ω
I/O
C321
0.27 pF
45
48
3
6
14
17
18
21
22
24
25
AGND
AGND
AGND
2
5
1
C307
open
3
4
I/O
6
C323
2.2 pF
LNA1IN
AGND
LNA1OUT
AGND
L = 286 mils (7.3 mm)
AGND
AGND
W = 6 mils 100 Ω
LNA2IN
LNA2OUT
MX1IN
L = 412 mils (10.5 mm)
W = 6 mils
100 Ω
IF1P
L = 217 mils (5.5 mm)
W = 33 mils
50 Ω
I/O
IF1N
C320
1.2 pF
IF2INN
IF2INP
AGND
AGND
2
5
1
C306
0.47 pF
IF2P
BPF302
MF1012S-1
L = 386 mils (10 mm)
3
4
I/O
6
C322
2.2 pF
AGND
AGND
W = 6 mils 100 Ω
IF2N
C315
C317
6.8 pF
8.2 pF
UAA1570HL
44
46
47
5
4
2
42
38
26
20
13
15
11
35
LNA1GND1
M1BIASP
BIASGND1
L303
330 nH
C313
36 pF
LNA1GND2
L304
330 nH
C314
36 pF
C316
C318
6.8 pF
8.2 pF
C319
39 pF
R306
909 Ω
LNA2GND2
M1BIASN
BIASGND2
LNA2GND1
P42GND
C305
open
AGND
PLLGND
LIMGND
MX2GND
MXPGND
C302
C311
C303
LIMINP
MX1GND
47 pF
M2BIASP
C301
82 pF
VCOGND
DGND
M2BIASN
47 pF
C309
18 pF
L301
22 µH
L302
22 µH
C304
R301
open
0Ω
C310
68 pF
1000 pF
R305
820 Ω
C312
LIMINN
1000 pF
R302
0Ω
DGND AGND
AGND
Fig.30 RF front-end circuit (continued from Fig.29).
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D101
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TP101
VCC
LL4007
PL101
JMP3
U101
IN
ADJ
3
2
R101
OUT
1
R118
270 Ω
LM317T(3)
C102
1 nF
GND
GND
C109
10 µF
(10 V)
C107
1 µF
(20 V)
C101
1 nF
GND
C108
22 µF
(5 V)
R119
820 Ω
GND
GND
VCC
1Ω
D102
LL4007
GND
GND
D103
TP102
VRF
LL4007
U102
IN
ADJ
3
2
R102
OUT
1
LM317T(3)
C103
1 nF
C104
1 nF
JP101
C116
10 µF
(10 V)
C115
1 µF
(20 V)
R121
390 Ω
VRF
1Ω
D104
LL4007
R120
240 Ω
VBAT
R117
1 kΩ
C110
22 µF
(5 V)
B101
3V
170 mAh
1
2
GND
R122 3 V/5 V
330 Ω
VBAT
VCC
VCC
R111
1 MΩ
R113
47 kΩ
R109
R112
V102
BC848
470 Ω
R110
V103
BC858
1 MΩ
1 MΩ
BATT_ON
VBB
GND
VDD
C112
470 nF
R114
GND
GND
GND
R115
10 MΩ
C114
22 µF
(6.3 V)
V101
BC848
BATT_OFF
V105
BC858
47 kΩ
VBAT
V104
BC858
V106
BC858
R116
10 MΩ
VRTC
TP103
VDD(IN)
U103
LP2951CM
IN
VCC
SD
FB
1
8
5
3
2
7
6
4
C105
100 nF
C113
22 µF
(6.3 V)
OUT
R103
ERR
1Ω
SNSE
VTAP
R106
18 kΩ
GND
VDD
C106
100 nF
C111
10 µF
(6.3 V)
GND
R108
12 kΩ
GND
GND
GND
GND
GND
GND
MHB294
Fig.31 Power supply circuitry.
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receiver circuit
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The GPS system application demonstration board consists of 6 layers with a total final thickness of 1.5 mm. The PCB
material is FR4.
handbook, full pagewidth
3 V/170 mAh
U101
C109
+
R118
R119
C102
R101
R103
C223
C101
VCC IN
U102 C116
RS232 #1
C107
1
GPS DEMO BOARD
Version 1.3
U205
C115
X301
+
JP101
SIGN
DAC
RCLK
SCLK
T1S_OUT
R326
C327
R303
C328
R327
BATT_ON RXD0
C212 C214
R122
U204
C210
R307
C215
BPF302
C312
C301
R306
D301
R311
C322 C318
C305
L303
C319 C302
R310
L304
L301
C309
C213
C211 C217
PMCS
R302
L302
L305
*
C219
R325
1
R309
C209
WRH
WRL
RD
PWRDN
C306 C338
R316
C216
C329
C311
* R314
C334
C320
RS232 #0
R205
R319
R305
R301
C310
C303
C325
C341
U301
C324
C326
BATT_OFF U201
RXD1
TXD1
TXD0
U207
VRF IN
DMCS
PWRFAIL
RFDATA
RFCLK
RFLE
R213 R212
R120
R121
R102
R216
C220
R211
C213
C103
R208
R222
R209
R223
R210
R224
PL101
VDD IN
PTEST
R206
U206
GND/VCC
1
JP202
C317
C314
MHB295
Fig.32 Demonstration board top layer plus components (real size 88.9 mm × 88.9 mm).
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MHB296
Fig.33 Demonstration board 2nd layer.
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MHB297
Fig.34 Demonstration board 3rd layer.
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receiver circuit
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MHB298
Fig.35 Demonstration board 4th layer.
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receiver circuit
UAA1570HL
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MHB299
Fig.36 Demonstration board 5th layer.
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3 V/170 mAh
U101
C109
+
R118
R119
C102
R101
RS232 #1
R103
C223
C101
VCC IN
U102 C116
VDD IN
C107
1
GPS DEMO BOARD
Version 1.3
U205
C115
X301
+
JP101
SIGN
DAC
RCLK
SCLK
T1S_OUT
R326
C327
R303
C328
R327
BATT_ON RXD0
C212 C214
R122
U204
C210
R307
C215
BPF302
C312
C301
R306
D301
R311
C322 C318
C305
L303
C319 C302
R310
L304
L301
C309
C213
C211 C217
PMCS
R302
L302
L305
*
C219
R325
1
R309
C209
WRH
WRL
RD
PWRDN
C306 C338
R316
C216
C329
C311
* R314
C334
C320
RS232 #0
R205
R319
R305
R301
C310
C303
C325
C341
U301
C324
C326
BATT_OFF U201
RXD1
TXD1
TXD0
U207
VRF IN
DMCS
PWRFAIL
RFDATA
RFCLK
RFLE
R213 R212
R120
R121
R102
R216
C220
R211
C213
C103
R208
R222
R209
R223
R210
R224
PL101
UAA1570HL
PTEST
R206
U206
GND/VCC
1
JP202
C317
C314
MHB300
Fig.37 Demonstration board bottom layer plus components.
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Table 6
UAA1570HL
Component list for GPS demonstration board
COMPONENT CHARACTERISTICS
COMPONENT
B101
TYPE
Lithium battery
VALUE
TOLERANCE
PACKAGE
3 V/170 mAh
−
CR1/3
C101 to C104, C311 and C312
ceramic capacitor
1 nF/50 V
10%
603
C105, C106, C201 to C204
ceramic capacitor
100 nF/50 V
20%
603
C107 and C115
ceramic capacitor
1 µF/63 V
20%
1210
C108 and C110
tantalum capacitor
22 µF/16 V
20%
−
C109 and C116
tantalum capacitor
10 µF/16 V
20%
−
C111 and C209
tantalum capacitor
10 µF/6.3 V
20%
−
C112
ceramic capacitor
470 nF/63 V
20%
1206
C113 and C114
tantalum capacitor
22 µF/6.3 V
20%
−
C205, C206 and C325
ceramic capacitor
27 pF/50 V
5%
603
C207, C208, C327 and C348
ceramic capacitor
10 pF/50 V
5%
603
C210 to C224, C328 to C337 and C346
ceramic capacitor
33 nF/63 V
10%
603
C225 and C226
tantalum capacitor
47 µF/6.3 V
20%
−
C301
ceramic capacitor
82 pF/50 V
5%
603
C302 and C303
ceramic capacitor
47 pF/50 V
5%
603
−
not loaded
−
−
C306
ceramic capacitor
0.47 pF/50 V
±0.1 pF
603
C309
ceramic capacitor
18 pF/50 V
5%
603
C310
ceramic capacitor
68 pF/50 V
5%
603
C313 and C314
ceramic capacitor
36 pF/50 V
5%
603
C315 and C316
ceramic capacitor
6.8 pF/50 V
±0.25 pF
603
C317 and C318
ceramic capacitor
8.2 pF/50 V
±0.25 pF
603
C319
ceramic capacitor
39 pF/50 V
5%
603
C320
ceramic capacitor
1.2 pF/50 V
±0.25 pF
603
C321
ceramic capacitor
0.27 pF/50 V
±0.1 pF
603
C322 and C323
ceramic capacitor
2.2 pF/50 V
±0.25 pF
603
C324
ceramic capacitor
1.5 pF/50 V
±0.25 pF
603
C326
ceramic capacitor
0.56 pF/50 V
±0.1 pF
603
C338
ceramic capacitor
15 pF/50 V
5%
603
C339
ceramic capacitor
4.7 pF/50 V
±0.25 pF
603
C340
ceramic capacitor
150 pF/50 V
5%
603
C341
ceramic capacitor
3.9 nF/50 V
10%
603
C342 and C343
ceramic capacitor
4.7 nF/50 V
5%
603
C344
ceramic capacitor
10 nF/50 V
10%
603
C345
tantalum capacitor
1 µF/16 V
20%
−
LL4007 diode,
equivalent to 1N4007
−
−
−
SMD diode BAS 16
−
−
SOT23
C304, C305, C307, C308 and C347
D101 to D104
D201
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COMPONENT CHARACTERISTICS
COMPONENT
TYPE
VALUE
TOLERANCE
PACKAGE
Alpha SMV1204-133
varactor
−
−
SOT23
L301 and L302
SMD inductor
22 µH
5%
1008
L303 and L304
SMD inductor
330 nH
5%
1008
D301
L305
SMD inductor
6.8 nH
±5%
603
L306 and L307
SMD inductor
180 nH
±5%
1008
L308
SMD inductor
27 µH
5%
1008
−
not loaded
−
−
R101, R102, R103, R211, R212, R213,
R216 and R325
SMD resistor
1Ω
5%
603
R106
SMD resistor
18 kΩ
5%
603
L309
R108 and R322
SMD resistor
12 kΩ
1%
603
R109 and R207
SMD resistor
470 Ω
1%
603
R110, R111, R112 and R204
SMD resistor
1 MΩ
1%
603
R113 and R114
SMD resistor
47 kΩ
1%
603
R115, R116 and R202
SMD resistor
10 MΩ
1%
603
R117
SMD resistor
1 kΩ
1%
603
R118
SMD resistor
270 Ω
1%
603
R119 and R305
SMD resistor
820 Ω
1%
603
R120
SMD resistor
240 Ω
1%
603
R121
SMD resistor
390 Ω
1%
603
R122
SMD resistor
330 Ω
1%
603
R201, R301, R302 and R304
SMD resistor
0Ω
−
603
R203
SMD resistor
180 Ω
5%
603
R205, R206, R316, R317, R318,
R326 and R327
SMD resistor
10 kΩ
1%
603
−
not loaded
−
−
SMD resistor
220 Ω
5%
603
R208, R209, R210, R309 and R324
R222 to R224
R303 and R307
SMD resistor
9.1 Ω
5%
603
R306
SMD resistor
910 Ω
1%
603
R310 and R311
SMD resistor
18 Ω
1%
603
R312
SMD resistor
3.9 kΩ
1%
603
R313
SMD resistor
6.8 kΩ
1%
603
R314 and R315
SMD resistor
2.7 kΩ
1%
603
R319
SMD resistor
20 kΩ
5%
603
R320, R321 and R323
SMD resistor
2.2 kΩ
1%
603
LM317T voltage
regulator
−
−
TO220
LP2951CM voltage
regulator (National)
−
−
SO8
U101 and U102(1)
U103
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COMPONENT CHARACTERISTICS
COMPONENT
TYPE
VALUE
TOLERANCE
PACKAGE
U201
MAX213EAIRS2312
transceiver (Maxim)
−
−
SSOP28
U202 and U203
SRAM
M5M5256BFP-70LL
32k × 8 (Mitsubishi)
−
−
SO28
U205
27C202 EPROM
−
−
PLCC44
U206
ZM33064 power monitor
−
−
−
U207
ZM33164 power monitor
−
−
−
U302
MAX903ESA
comparator (Maxim)
−
−
SO8
BC848 or BC847C
NPN transistor
−
−
SOT23
BC858 PNP transistor
−
−
SOT23
X301
TCXO TCO-987Q
−
−
−
Y201
30 MHz crystal,
16 pF load capacitance
−
−
−
Y202
SMD crystal
32.768 kHz
±30 ppm
−
MF1012S-1 saw filter
−
−
−
V101 and V102
V103 to V106
BPF301 and BPF302
Note
1. With heat sink depending on input voltage.
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15 INTERNAL CIRCUITRY
PIN
PIN VOLTAGE
TYPICAL VALUES (V)
SYMBOL
VCC = 2.7 V
EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT WITHOUT ESD PROTECTION
CIRCUITS
VCC = 5 V
1
VCCA(LNA2)
2.7
5
2
LNA2GND1
0
0
3
LNA2IN
0.815
0.807
3
2
4
BIASGND2
0
0
5
LNA2GND2
0
0
6
LNA2OUT
1.48
3.629
MHB301
6
5
7
CLOCK
CMOS level
MHB302
CMOS level
7
MHB303
8
REFIN
1.69
3.99
8
MHB304
9
VCCA(VCO)
2.7
5
10
TANK
1.92
1.92
10
11
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PIN
PIN VOLTAGE
TYPICAL VALUES (V)
SYMBOL
VCC = 2.7 V
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EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT WITHOUT ESD PROTECTION
CIRCUITS
VCC = 5 V
11
VCOGND
0
0
12
P12GND
0
0
13
MXPGND
0
0
14
MX1IN
0.82
0.81
14
13
15
MX1GND
0
0
16
VCCA(MX1P)
2.7
5
17
IF1P
2.7
5
18
IF1N
2.7
5
17
MHB306
18
MHB307
19
VCCA(MX2)
2.7
5
20
MX2GND
0
0
21
IF2INN
0.983
0.98
22
IF2INP
0.983
0.98
22
21
MHB308
23
STROBE
CMOS level
CMOS level
23
MHB309
24
IF2P
2.7
5
25
IF2N
2.7
5
24
25
MHB310
26
LIMGND
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0
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PIN
PIN VOLTAGE
TYPICAL VALUES (V)
SYMBOL
VCC = 2.7 V
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EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT WITHOUT ESD PROTECTION
CIRCUITS
VCC = 5 V
27
BFCN
1.696
3.999
28
LIMINN
1.696
3.999
29
LIMINP
1.696
3.999
30
BFCP
1.696
3.999
31
VCCA(LIM)
2.7
5
32
DATA
CMOS level
CMOS level
27
28
29
MHB311
32
MHB312
33
VDDD
2.7
(independent
of VCC level)
5
(independent
of VCC level)
34
SIGN
TTL output
TTL output
34
MHB313
35
DGND
0
0
36
VCCA(PLL)
2.7
5
37
SCLK
1.34
2.5
37
MHB314
38
PLLGND
0
0
39
P39GND
0
0
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PIN
PIN VOLTAGE
TYPICAL VALUES (V)
SYMBOL
VCC = 2.7 V
40
COMP
depends on
VCO
application
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EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT WITHOUT ESD PROTECTION
CIRCUITS
VCC = 5 V
depends on
VCO
application
40
MHB315
41
P41GND
0
0
42
P42GND
0
0
43
VCCA(LNA1)
2.7
5
44
LNA1GND1
0
0
45
LNA1IN
0.815
0.807
45
44
46
BIASGND1
0
0
47
LNA1GND2
0
0
48
LNA1OUT
1.48
3.629
MHB316
48
47
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16 PACKAGE OUTLINE
LQFP48: plastic low profile quad flat package; 48 leads; body 7 x 7 x 1.4 mm
SOT313-2
c
y
X
36
25
A
37
24
ZE
e
E HE
A A2
(A 3)
A1
w M
pin 1 index
θ
bp
Lp
L
13
48
detail X
12
1
ZD
e
v M A
w M
bp
D
B
HD
v M B
0
2.5
5 mm
scale
DIMENSIONS (mm are the original dimensions)
UNIT
A
max.
A1
A2
A3
bp
c
D (1)
E (1)
e
HD
HE
L
Lp
v
w
y
mm
1.60
0.20
0.05
1.45
1.35
0.25
0.27
0.17
0.18
0.12
7.1
6.9
7.1
6.9
0.5
9.15
8.85
9.15
8.85
1.0
0.75
0.45
0.2
0.12
0.1
Z D (1) Z E (1)
θ
0.95
0.55
7
0o
0.95
0.55
o
Note
1. Plastic or metal protrusions of 0.25 mm maximum per side are not included.
OUTLINE
VERSION
REFERENCES
IEC
JEDEC
EIAJ
ISSUE DATE
94-12-19
97-08-01
SOT313-2
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PROJECTION
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If wave soldering is used the following conditions must be
observed for optimal results:
17 SOLDERING
17.1
Introduction to soldering surface mount
packages
• Use a double-wave soldering method comprising a
turbulent wave with high upward pressure followed by a
smooth laminar wave.
This text gives a very brief insight to a complex technology.
A more in-depth account of soldering ICs can be found in
our “Data Handbook IC26; Integrated Circuit Packages”
(document order number 9398 652 90011).
• For packages with leads on two sides and a pitch (e):
– larger than or equal to 1.27 mm, the footprint
longitudinal axis is preferred to be parallel to the
transport direction of the printed-circuit board;
There is no soldering method that is ideal for all surface
mount IC packages. Wave soldering is not always suitable
for surface mount ICs, or for printed-circuit boards with
high population densities. In these situations reflow
soldering is often used.
17.2
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– smaller than 1.27 mm, the footprint longitudinal axis
must be parallel to the transport direction of the
printed-circuit board.
The footprint must incorporate solder thieves at the
downstream end.
Reflow soldering
Reflow soldering requires solder paste (a suspension of
fine solder particles, flux and binding agent) to be applied
to the printed-circuit board by screen printing, stencilling or
pressure-syringe dispensing before package placement.
• For packages with leads on four sides, the footprint must
be placed at a 45° angle to the transport direction of the
printed-circuit board. The footprint must incorporate
solder thieves downstream and at the side corners.
Several methods exist for reflowing; for example,
infrared/convection heating in a conveyor type oven.
Throughput times (preheating, soldering and cooling) vary
between 100 and 200 seconds depending on heating
method.
During placement and before soldering, the package must
be fixed with a droplet of adhesive. The adhesive can be
applied by screen printing, pin transfer or syringe
dispensing. The package can be soldered after the
adhesive is cured.
Typical dwell time is 4 seconds at 250 °C.
A mildly-activated flux will eliminate the need for removal
of corrosive residues in most applications.
Typical reflow peak temperatures range from
215 to 250 °C. The top-surface temperature of the
packages should preferable be kept below 230 °C.
17.3
17.4
Wave soldering
Fix the component by first soldering two
diagonally-opposite end leads. Use a low voltage (24 V or
less) soldering iron applied to the flat part of the lead.
Contact time must be limited to 10 seconds at up to
300 °C.
Conventional single wave soldering is not recommended
for surface mount devices (SMDs) or printed-circuit boards
with a high component density, as solder bridging and
non-wetting can present major problems.
To overcome these problems the double-wave soldering
method was specifically developed.
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When using a dedicated tool, all other leads can be
soldered in one operation within 2 to 5 seconds between
270 and 320 °C.
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Suitability of surface mount IC packages for wave and reflow soldering methods
SOLDERING METHOD
PACKAGE
REFLOW(1)
WAVE
HLQFP, HSQFP, HSOP, SMS
not suitable(2)
suitable
PLCC(3),
suitable
suitable
SO
recommended(3)(4)
LQFP, QFP, TQFP
not
SQFP
not suitable
SSOP, TSSOP, VSO
not
suitable
suitable
recommended(5)
suitable
Notes
1. All surface mount (SMD) packages are moisture sensitive. Depending upon the moisture content, the maximum
temperature (with respect to time) and body size of the package, there is a risk that internal or external package
cracks may occur due to vaporization of the moisture in them (the so called popcorn effect). For details, refer to the
Drypack information in the “Data Handbook IC26; Integrated Circuit Packages; Section: Packing Methods”.
2. These packages are not suitable for wave soldering as a solder joint between the printed-circuit board and heatsink
(at bottom version) can not be achieved, and as solder may stick to the heatsink (on top version).
3. If wave soldering is considered, then the package must be placed at a 45° angle to the solder wave direction.
The package footprint must incorporate solder thieves downstream and at the side corners.
4. Wave soldering is only suitable for LQFP, TQFP and QFP packages with a pitch (e) equal to or larger than 0.8 mm;
it is definitely not suitable for packages with a pitch (e) equal to or smaller than 0.65 mm.
5. Wave soldering is only suitable for SSOP and TSSOP packages with a pitch (e) equal to or larger than 0.65 mm; it is
definitely not suitable for packages with a pitch (e) equal to or smaller than 0.5 mm.
18 DEFINITIONS
Data sheet status
Objective specification
This data sheet contains target or goal specifications for product development.
Preliminary specification
This data sheet contains preliminary data; supplementary data may be published later.
Product specification
This data sheet contains final product specifications.
Limiting values
Limiting values given are in accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 134). 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 Characteristics 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.
19 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. Philips customers using or selling these products for
use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Philips for any damages resulting from such
improper use or sale.
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