ALM-1106 GPS Low Noise amplifier with Variable bias current and Shutdown function Data Sheet Description Features Avago Technologies's ALM-1106 is a LNA designed for GPS/ISM/Wimax applications in the (0.9-3.5)GHz frequency range. The LNA uses Agilent Technologies's proprietary GaAs Enhancement-mode pHEMT process to achieve high gain operation with very low noise figures and high linearity. Noise figure distribution is very tightly controlled. Gain and supply current are guaranteed parameters. A CMOS compatible shutdown pin is included to turn the LNA off and provide a variable bias. * Advanced GaAs E-pHEMT The ALM-1106 LNA is useable down to 1V operation. It achieves low noise figures and high gain even at 1V, making it suitable for use in critical low power GPS/ISM band applications. * Adjustable bias current via one single external resistor/voltage * High Gain : 14.3 dB typ * Low component count * High IIP3 and IP1dB * Wide Supply Voltage: 1V to 3.6V * Shutdown current : < 0.1uA * CMOS compatible shutdown pin (VSD) current @ 2.85V : 90uA * Small Footprint: 2x2mm2 * Low Profile: 1.1mm typ * Ext matching for non-GPS freq band operation Simplified Schmatic VSD * Low Noise: 0.8 dB typ VDD Specifications (25 deg): At 1.575GHz, 2.85V 8mA (Typ) * Gain = 14.3 dB (Typ) BIAS * NF = 0.8 dB (Typ) * IIP3 = 4.7 dBm (Typ) RF_IN C C1 Amplifier2 AMP1 Surface Mount 2.0 x 2.0 x 1.1 mm3 C C2 RF_OUT * IP1dB = 1.8 dBm (Typ) * S11 = -11.8 dB (Typ) Pin 6 O AY WW * S22 = -12.4 dB (Typ) Pin Configuration Pin 5 Pin 1 GND Pin 2 S21 = 12.3dB NF = 1.0dB Pin 3 Pin 4 Bottom View Note: Package marking provides Orientation and identification "A" = Product Code "Y" = Year "WW" = Work Week Typical performance @ 1.0V supply LNA I/O's : 1. NC 4. VSD 2. RF_IN 5. RF_OUT 3. NC 6. VDD BOTTOM PADDLE : GND Ids = 3.6mA Note: Measurements obtained using demoboard described in Figure 4. Absolute Maximum Ratings [1] Symbol Parameter Units Absolute Maximum VDS Drain - Source Voltage[2] V 3.6 IDS Drain Current[2] mA 15 Pdiss Total Power Dissipation [3] mW 54 Pin max. RF Input Power dBm +10 TCH Channel Temperature C 150 TSTG Storage Temperature C -65 to 150 ch_b Thermal Resistance [4] C/W 232 Notes: 1. Operation of this device above any one of these parameters may cause permanent damage. 2. Assuming DC quiescent conditions. 3. Board (package belly) temperature TB is 25C. Derate 4.32mW/C for TB > 137 C. 4. Channel-to-board thermal resistance measured using 150C Liquid Crystal Measurement method. Product Consistency Distribution Charts [5,6] 4000 4000 Stdev = 0.4 3000 2000 -3 Std 3000 Stdev = 0.1 2000 +3 Std 1000 +3 Std 1000 0 0 12 13 14 15 16 17 Figure 1. Gain @ 1.575GHz; LSL = 12.7dB, Nominal = 14.3dB, USL = 15.8dB 0 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.5 Figure 2. NF @ 1.575GHz; Nominal = 0.8dB, USL = 1.3dB 3000 2500 Stdev = 1.8 2000 1500 +3 Std 1000 500 0 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 Figure 3. Ids @ 1.575GHz; Nominal = 8mA, USL = 13mA Notes: 5. Distribution data sample size is 10K samples taken from 3 different wafers and 3 different lots. Future wafers allocated to this product may have nominal values anywhere between the upper and lower limits. 6. Measurements are made on production test board, which represents a trade-off between optimal Gain, NF, IIP3, IP1dB and VSWR. Circuit losses have been de-embedded from actual measurements. 2 Electrical Specifications TA = 25 C, DC bias for RF parameter is VDD = VSD = +2.85V @ 8mA (unless otherwise specified) VDD= VSD = +2.85V, R1 = 18K Ohm, Freq=1.575GHz - Typical Performance Table 1. Performance table at nominal operating conditions Symbol Parameter and Test Condition Units Min. Typ Max. G Gain dB 12.7 14.3 15.8 NF Noise Figure dB - 0.8 1.3 IP1dB Input 1dB Compressed Power dBm 1.8 IIP3 Input 3rd Order Intercept Point (2-tone @ Fc +/- 2.5MHz) dBm 4.7 S11 Input Return Loss dB -11.8 S22 Output Return Loss dB - 12.4 Ids Supply Current mA 8 Ish Shutdown Current @ VSD = 0V uA 0.1 Vds Supply Voltage V 2.85 IP1dB1710M Out of Band IP1dB (DCS 1710MHz) blocking dBm 2.9 IIP3OUT Out of Band IIP3 (DCS 1775MHz & 1950MHz) dBm 5.5 13 VDD = +2V, VDD= +1.5V & VDD= +1.0V, Freq=1.575GHz - Typical Performance (VSD=VDD, R1=0 Ohm) Table 2 - Typical performance at low operation voltages with R1 (see Fig 5) set to 0 Ohm Symbol Parameter and Test Condition Units VDD=2V VDD=1.5V VDD=1.0V G Gain dB 15 14.2 12.3 NF Noise Figure dB 0.8 0.9 1 IP1dB Input 1dB Compressed Power dBm -1.4 -2.4 -3.8 IIP3 Input 3rd Order Intercept Point (2-tone @ Fc +/- 2.5MHz) dBm 7.3 4.9 5.2 S11 Input Return Loss dB -13.8 -11.5 -8 S22 Output Return Loss dB -15.5 -14.5 -11.7 Ids Supply Current mA 13 7.5 3.6 Ish Shutdown Current @ VSD = 0V uA 0.1 0.1 0.1 Vds Supply Voltage V 2 1.5 1.0 IP1dB1710M Out of Band IP1dB (DCS 1710MHz) blocking dBm -0.3 -1.9 -2.9 IIP3OUT Out of Band IIP3 (DCS 1775MHz & 1950MHz) dBm 8.7 5.8 3 3 GND SD VDD GND H 0.010 W 0.0220 e 3.48 0.1F 12 / / 33nH 6.8pF 4.7nH RF IN 100pF 5.6nH RF OUT 18k 10nH 6.8pF MAR 2005 TL. Agilent Technologies GPS LNA Figure 4. Demoboard and Application Circuit Components +VDD C C3 C=0.1 uF C C5 C=6.8 pF C C4 C=6.8 pF VSD PRL PRL1 R=12 Ohm L=33 nH Johanson 0402 R R1 R=18 kOhm L L3 L=4.7 nH R= Toko LL1005 BIAS RF_OUT RF_IN L L1 L=5.6 nH Johanson 0402 L L2 L=10 nH Johanson 0402 Figure 5. Demoboard schematic 4 C C1 Amplifier2 AMP1 C C2 Notes * L1 and L2 form the input matching network. The LNA module has a integrated coupling and DC-blocking capacitors at the input and output. Best noise performance is obtained using high-Q wirewound inductors. This circuit demonstrates that low noise figures are obtainable with standard 0402 chip inductors. Replacing L1, L2 and L3 with highQ wirewound inductors (eg. Cilcraft 0402CS series) will yield 0.1dB lower NF and 0.6dB higher Gain. * L3 is an output matching inductor. * C5 is a RF bypass capacitor. * PRL1 is a network that isolates the measurement demoboard from external disturbances. C3 and C4 mitigates the effect of external noise pickup on the VSD and VDD lines. These components are not required in actual operation. * Bias control is achieved by either varying the VSD voltage without R1 or fixing the VSD voltage to VDD and varying R1. Typical value for R1 is 18k Ohm for 8mA total current at VDD=+2.85V. * Higher gain and IP3 performance can be obtained by increasing the supply current. This can be achieved by reducing the value for R1 to obtain desired current. * For low voltage operation such as 1.5V or 1.0V, the R1 may be omitted and VSD connected directly to the supply pins. ALM-1106 Typical Performance Curves, R1 = 18K Ohm (At 25C unless specified otherwise) 16 0.95 15 0.9 Gain (dB) 14 NF (dB) 13 12 10 0.8 1.575GHz 1.575GHz 2GHz 11 0.85 2GHz 0.75 2.4GHz 2.4GHz 0.7 9 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 2.4 2.6 2.8 Vdd (V) Figure 6. Gain vs Vdd vs Freq 3.2 3.4 Figure 7. NF vs Vdd vs Freq 6 10 5 8 4 IP1dB (dBm) 12 IIP3 (dBm) 3 Vdd (V) 6 4 1.575GHz 2GHz 2 1.575GHz 2GHz 2.4GHz 3 2 1 2.4GHz 0 0 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 2.4 2.6 Figure 8. IIP3 vs Vdd vs Freq Figure 9. IP1dB vs Vdd vs Freq 12 10 Ids (mA) 8 6 1.575GHz 4 2GHz 2.4GHz 2 0 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 Vdd (V) Figure 10. Ids vs Vdd vs Freq 5 2.8 3 Vdd (V) Vdd (V) 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.4 ALM-1106 Typical Performance Curves, R1 = 18K Ohm (At 25C unless specified otherwise) 16 1.4 1.2 15 NF (dB) Gain (dB) 1 14 25 deg 13 -40 deg 12 0.8 0.6 0.4 25 deg -40 deg 85 deg 85 deg 0.2 11 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 0 3.4 2.4 2.6 2.8 Vdd (V) Figure 11. Gain vs Vdd vs Temp 7 3 6 2.5 IP1dB (dBm) IIP3 (dBm) 4 3 25 deg -40 deg 85 deg 2 1 3.4 3 3.2 3.4 2 1.5 1 25 deg -40 deg 0.5 85 deg 0 0 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 2.4 2.6 2.8 Vdd (V) Vdd (V) Figure 14. IP1dB vs Vdd vs Temp Figure 13. IIP3 vs Vdd vs Temp 12 11 10 Ids (mA) 3.2 Figure 12. NF vs Vdd vs Temp 5 9 8 7 25 deg 6 -40 deg 85 deg 5 4 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 Vdd (V) Figure 15. Ids vs Vdd vs Temp 6 3 Vdd (V) 3.2 3.4 ALM-1106 Typical Scattering Parameters at 25C, VDD = 2.85V, IDS = 8 mA Freq. S11 S21 S12 S22 (GHz) Mag. Ang. (dB) Mag. Ang. (dB) Mag. Ang. Mag. Ang. 0.1 0.998 -4.7 15.01 5.633 176.7 -47.96 0.004 89.2 0.526 -5 0.5 0.946 -23.5 14.62 5.381 153.1 -34.42 0.019 78.6 0.503 -19 0.9 0.866 -40.4 13.72 4.854 134.1 -29.90 0.032 71.8 0.475 -31.9 1 0.843 -44.4 13.47 4.714 129.7 -29.37 0.034 70.5 0.468 -34.9 1.1 0.821 -48.2 13.20 4.573 125.5 -28.64 0.037 69.3 0.459 -37.9 1.2 0.8 -52 12.95 4.44 121.5 -27.96 0.04 68.5 0.451 -40.5 1.3 0.78 -55.8 12.69 4.31 117.6 -27.33 0.043 67.4 0.443 -43.2 1.4 0.757 -59.7 12.42 4.178 113.6 -26.94 0.045 66.5 0.435 -45.8 1.5 0.731 -63.4 12.13 4.039 109.7 -26.38 0.048 65.7 0.428 -48.2 1.6 0.705 -66.8 11.83 3.905 106.1 -26.02 0.05 64.8 0.421 -50.7 1.7 0.683 -69.7 11.55 3.78 102.9 -25.51 0.053 64.7 0.414 -52.8 1.8 0.663 -71.6 11.29 3.669 99.5 -25.19 0.055 63.9 0.408 -55.5 1.9 0.643 -73.4 10.99 3.544 96 -24.73 0.058 63.1 0.399 -58 2 0.623 -75.3 10.48 3.343 97 -24.58 0.059 66.3 0.398 -58.8 2.1 0.603 -77.2 10.25 3.253 93.5 -24.15 0.062 65.5 0.398 -59.6 2.2 0.583 -79 10.01 3.165 90.2 -23.74 0.065 64.6 0.397 -60.3 2.3 0.563 -80.9 9.77 3.079 87 -23.48 0.067 63.8 0.396 -61.1 2.4 0.543 -82.8 9.49 2.983 83.8 -23.10 0.07 63 0.396 -62.1 2.5 0.522 -85.3 9.23 2.895 81.1 -22.73 0.073 62.3 0.395 -62.7 3 0.434 -105.2 7.95 2.498 66.6 -21.21 0.087 56.9 0.345 -74.4 3.5 0.334 -119.5 6.47 2.105 57.3 -20.26 0.097 54 0.324 -86.8 4 0.302 -132.1 6.25 2.054 48.8 -18.42 0.12 53.7 0.271 -108 4.5 0.297 -141.8 5.50 1.883 33.1 -16.95 0.142 43.4 0.265 -113.3 5 0.274 -157.1 4.44 1.667 23.9 -15.97 0.159 38 0.259 -118.6 5.5 0.254 -170.1 3.63 1.519 16.1 -15.04 0.177 33.7 0.26 -133.2 6 0.211 178.7 2.82 1.383 6.3 -14.11 0.197 25.3 0.249 -142.7 6.5 0.204 165.4 1.89 1.243 -0.7 -13.64 0.208 16.7 0.263 -154.7 7 0.189 137.1 1.56 1.197 -5.4 -13.27 0.217 12.7 0.306 -171.3 7.5 0.193 117.3 1.03 1.126 -14.4 -12.88 0.227 9.5 0.31 179.8 8 0.206 90.6 0.87 1.105 -22.2 -12.40 0.24 4.7 0.314 170.8 ALM-1106 Typical Noise Parameters, VDD = 2.85V, IDS = 8mA Freq (GHz) Fmin (dB) opt Mag. opt Ang. Rn/50 NF @ 50dB 0.5 0.53 0.64 13.8 0.41 1.46 0.9 0.65 0.69 32.2 0.28 1.07 1.5 0.8 0.71 47.4 0.24 1.22 1.7 0.82 0.69 58.1 0.22 1.14 2 0.91 0.68 59.5 0.23 1.1 2.4 0.93 0.64 71.3 0.27 1.72 3 1.21 0.52 99.2 0.16 1.45 3.5 1.33 0.44 135.8 0.12 1.6 4 1.69 0.35 161.3 0.08 1.27 4.5 1.73 0.31 171.3 0.06 1.47 5 1.82 0.32 -179.6 0.06 1.65 5.5 1.98 0.34 -171.2 0.08 2.16 5.8 2.37 0.43 -174.8 0.14 2.88 7 Package Dimensions TOPVIEW 2.00 0.10 BOTTOM VIEW SIDEVIEW (6X) 0.36 6 PIN 1 O AY WW 2.00 0.10 PIN 1 (4X) 0.65 1.66 4 (3X) 0.94 3 (6X) 0.10 (6X) 0.43 Existing Thermal Ground to pad clearance = 0.16mm Samsung Thermal Ground to pad min clearance = 0.25mm Device Orientation REEL CARRIER TAPE USER FEED DIRECTION COVER TAPE Tape Dimensions Notes: 1. Measured from centerline of sprocket hole to centerline of pocket 2. Cumulative tolerance of 10 sprocket holes is 0.20 All dimensions in millimeters unless otherwise stated. 8 R 0.15 0.40 1.10 0.10 Reel Dimensions 178.0 1.0 FRONT BACK SEE DETAIL "x" FRONT VIEW RECYCLE LOGO 65 7.9 - 10.9** +1.5* 8.4 - 0.0 45 R10.65 R5.2 FRONT BACK 60 178.0 1.0 55.0 0.5 Slot hole 'b' Slot hole 'o' EMBOSSED RIBS RAISED: 0.25mm, WIDTH: 1.25mm BACK VIEW 9 51.2 0.3 14.4* MAX Part Number Ordering Information Part Number No. of Devices Container ALM-1106-TR1 3000 7" Reel ALM-1106-TR2 10000 13" Reel ALM-1106-BLK 100 antistatic bag For product information and a complete list of distributors, please go to our web site: www.avagotech.com Avago, Avago Technologies, and the A logo are trademarks of Avago Technologies, Pte. in the United States and other countries. Data subject to change. Copyright (c) 2006 Avago Technologies Pte. All rights reserved. Obsoletes 5989-3889EN AV01-0028EN - February 22, 2006