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Product Description
Sirenza Microdevices’ SPA-2118 is a high efficiency GaAs Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor (HBT) amplifier housed in a low-cost surface-mountable plastic package. These HBT amplifiers are fabricated using molecular beam epitaxial growth technology which produces reliable and consistent performance from wafer to wafer and lot to lot. This product is specifically designed for use as a driver amplifier for infrastructure equipment in the 850 MHz band. Its high linearity makes it an ideal choice for multi-carrier and digital applications.
SPA-2118
850 MHz 1 Watt Power Amplifier with Active Bias
Product Features • High Linearity Performance:
+20.7 dBm IS-95 CDMA Channel Power at -55 dBc ACP +47 dBm typ. OIP3
VC1 VBIAS RFIN VPC2
Active Bias
RFOUT/ VC2
• On-chip Active Bias Control • High Gain: 33 dB Typ. • Patented High Reliability GaAsHBT Technology • Surface-Mountable Plastic Package Applications • IS-95 CDMA Systems • Multi-Carrier Applications • AMPS, ISM Applications
Symbol f0 P 1dB AC P S 21 VSWR OIP3 NF ICC VCC Rth j-l
Parameters: Test Conditions: Z0 = 50 Ohms Temp = 25ºC, VCC= 5.0V Frequency of Operation Output Power at 1dB Compression Adjacent Channel Power IS-95 @880 MHz, ±885 KHz offset, POUT=20.7 dBm Small Signal Gain, 880 MHz Input VSWR Output Third Order Intercept Point Power out per tone = +14 dBm Noise Figure Device Current
IBIAS = 10mA, IC1 = 70mA, IC2 = 320mA
Units MHz dB m dB c dB dB m dB mA V ºC/W
Min. 810
Typ. 900 29.0 -55.0
Max. 960
-52.0 34.5
31.5
33.0 1.5:1 47.0 5.0
360 4.75
400 5.0 31
425 5.25
Device Voltage Thermal Resistance (junction - lead), TL = 85ºC
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EDS-102012 Rev F
Preliminary SPA-2118 850 MHz 1 Watt Power Amp.
850-950 MHz Application Circuit Data, Icc=400mA, Vcc=5V, IS-95, 9 Channels Forward
880 MHz Adjacent Channel Power vs. Channel Output Power
-40.0 -45.0 -50.0 -55.0
dBc
-40C 25C 85C
-60.0 -65.0 -70.0 -75.0 -80.0 -85.0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Power 19 20 21 22 Channel Output (dBm)
dBm
23 24
25
IS-95 CDMA at 880 MHz
T=+25C
+24 dBm +20 dBm
+10 dBm +16 dBm
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Phone: (800) SMI-MMIC 2
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EDS-102012 Rev F
Preliminary SPA-2118 850 MHz 1 Watt Power Amp.
850-950 MHz Application Circuit Data, ICC=400mA, VCC=5V
Input/Output Return Loss, Isolation vs Frequency
S22
0 -10 -20
dB
T=+25°C
40 36
Gain vs. Frequency
-40C 25C 85C
S11
dB
32 28
-30 -40 -50 0.8 0.85 0.9
GHz S12
24 0.95 1 0.8 0.85 0.9
GHz
0.95
1
P1dB vs Frequency
Device Current vs. Source Voltage
600
36 34 32
dBm
Device Current (mA)
-40C 25C 85C
500 400 300 200 100 0
25C -40C 85C
30 28 26 0.8 0.85 0.9
GHz
0.95
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Vcc (V)
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EDS-102012 Rev F
Preliminary SPA-2118 850 MHz 1 Watt Power Amp. 850 - 950 MHz Schematic
External Connection 82pF
Z=63 Ω , 9.5°
Vcc 10uF Tantalum
1000pF
IC2
2.2nH 6.8K
IC1 IBIAS
1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5
39pF
33 nH
Z=50 Ω , 15.1°
15pF 1200pF 330 Ohm Vpc
6.8pF
100pF
850 - 950 MHz Evaluation Board Layout
Vcc
C3
Ref. Des. C1 C2
Value 15pF, 5% 82pF, 5% 10uF, 10% 1000pF, 5% 39pF, 5% 1200pF, 5% 6.8pF, ±0.5pF 100pF, 5% 2.2nH, ±0.3nH 33nH, 5% 6.8K Ohm, 5% 330 Ohm, 5%
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C4 C2 L1 C1 R1
2012
C3 C4
C5 L2 C8 C6 R2 C7
C5 C6 C7 C8 L1 L2
Sirenza Microdevices ECB-101161 Rev. C SOIC-8 PA Eval Board
R1 R2
Vpc
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EDS-102012 Rev F
Preliminary SPA-2118 850 MHz 1 Watt Power Amp.
Pin # 1 2 3 4 5, 6, 7, 8 Function V c1 V bi as RF In V p c2 RF Out/Vc2 Description VC1 is the supply voltage for the first stage transistor. The configuration as shown on application schematic is required for optimum RF performance. Vbias is the bias control pin for the active bias network. Recommended configuration is shown in the Application Schematic. RF input pin. This pin requires the use of an external DC blocking capacitor as shown in the Applicat.