AWL9966
802.11a/b/g/n
WLAN/Bluetooth FEIC
PRELIMINARY DATA SHEET - Rev 1.0
FEATURES
•ꢀ 3%ꢀDynamicꢀEVMꢀ@ꢀPOUTꢀ=ꢀ+18ꢀdBmꢀwithꢀIEEEꢀ
802.11aꢀ64ꢀQAMꢀOFDMꢀatꢀ54ꢀMbps
•ꢀ 3%ꢀDynamicꢀEVMꢀ@ꢀPOUTꢀ=ꢀ+20ꢀdBmꢀwithꢀIEEEꢀ
802.11gꢀ64ꢀQAMꢀOFDMꢀatꢀ54ꢀMbps
•ꢀ -30ꢀdBcꢀ1stꢀSidelobeꢀ/ꢀ-50ꢀdBcꢀ2ndꢀSidelobeꢀatꢀ
+23ꢀdBmꢀw/ꢀIEEEꢀ802.11b,ꢀ1ꢀMbpsꢀCCK/DSSSꢀ
A
W
L9966
•ꢀ 31ꢀdBꢀofꢀLinearꢀPowerꢀGainꢀinꢀ2ꢀGHzꢀandꢀ5ꢀGHzꢀ
TransmitꢀPaths
•ꢀ 2.6ꢀdBꢀNoiseꢀFigureꢀinꢀ2ꢀGHzꢀReceiveꢀPathꢀandꢀ
3.0ꢀdBꢀinꢀ5ꢀGHzꢀReceiveꢀPath
•ꢀ Singleꢀ+3.3ꢀVꢀNominalꢀSupply
•ꢀ SP3TꢀRFꢀSwitchꢀw/Bluetoothꢀandꢀ2ꢀGHzꢀTx/Rx
•ꢀ SP2TꢀRFꢀSwitchꢀforꢀ5ꢀGHzꢀTx/RxꢀFunction
•ꢀ IndependentꢀSwitchꢀControlꢀforꢀBT,ꢀ2ꢀGHz,ꢀandꢀ
5ꢀGHzꢀTx/RxꢀPaths
S36 Package
24 Pin 4 mm x 4 mm x 0.55 mm
QFN
•ꢀ 12ꢀdBꢀGainꢀinꢀ2ꢀGHzꢀReceiveꢀPathꢀꢀandꢀ14ꢀdBꢀinꢀ
5ꢀGHzꢀReceiveꢀPath
•ꢀ LNAꢀBypassꢀModeꢀinꢀ2ꢀGHzꢀandꢀ5ꢀGHzꢀReceiveꢀ
Paths
Aꢀsingleꢀtemperature-compensatedꢀpowerꢀdetectorꢀ
isꢀusedꢀinꢀtheꢀFEICꢀtoꢀserveꢀbothꢀWLANꢀbands.ꢀꢀTheꢀ
detectorꢀprovidesꢀaꢀsingle-endedꢀoutputꢀvoltageꢀwithꢀ
excellentꢀaccuracyꢀoverꢀaꢀwideꢀrangeꢀofꢀoperatingꢀ
temperatures.ꢀAllꢀ circuitsꢀ areꢀ biasedꢀ byꢀ aꢀ singleꢀ
+3.3Vꢀsupplyꢀandꢀconsumeꢀultra-lowꢀcurrentꢀinꢀtheꢀ
OFFꢀmode.
•ꢀ 50ꢀVꢀ-ꢀMatchedꢀRFꢀPorts
•ꢀ LeadfreeꢀPackage
•ꢀꢀ MaterialsꢀsetꢀconsistentꢀwithꢀRoHSꢀDirective
•ꢀ 4.0ꢀxꢀ4.0ꢀxꢀ0.55ꢀmmꢀQFNꢀPackage
APPLICATIONS
•ꢀ 802.11a/b/g/nꢀWLANꢀforꢀFixed,ꢀMobile,ꢀandꢀ
Handheldꢀapplications
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
TheꢀANADIGICSꢀAWL9966ꢀisꢀaꢀhighꢀperformanceꢀ
FEICꢀthatꢀincorporatesꢀdualꢀbandꢀpowerꢀamplifiers,ꢀ
low-noiseꢀamplifiers,ꢀRFꢀswitches,ꢀandꢀfilters.ꢀTheꢀ
FEICꢀ isꢀ designedꢀ forꢀ WLANꢀ transmitꢀ andꢀ receiveꢀ
applicationsꢀinꢀtheꢀ2.412-2.484ꢀGHzꢀandꢀ5.15-5.85ꢀ
GHzꢀbands.ꢀꢀMatchedꢀtoꢀ50ꢀOhmsꢀatꢀallꢀRFꢀinputsꢀandꢀ
outputs,ꢀtheꢀpartꢀrequiresꢀnoꢀadditionalꢀRFꢀmatchingꢀ
componentsꢀoff-chip.ꢀTheꢀantennaꢀportsꢀareꢀswitchedꢀ
betweenꢀWLANꢀtransmit,ꢀWLANꢀreceive,ꢀBluetooth,ꢀ
andꢀsimultaneousꢀWLANꢀandꢀBluetoothꢀpathsꢀwithꢀlowꢀ
lossꢀRFꢀswitches.ꢀTheꢀPAsꢀexhibitꢀunparalleledꢀlinearityꢀ
andꢀefficiencyꢀforꢀIEEEꢀ802.11g,ꢀ802.11b,ꢀ802.11aꢀandꢀ
802.11nꢀWLANꢀsystemsꢀunderꢀtheꢀtoughestꢀsignalꢀ
configurationsꢀwithinꢀtheseꢀstandards.ꢀꢀ
Figure 1: Block Diagram and Pinout
07/2009