Philips Semiconductors RF Communications Products
Product specification
Low voltage high performance mixer FM IF system
SA608
DESCRIPTION
PIN CONFIGURATION
• Low external component count; suitable for
The SA608 is a low voltage high performance
monolithic FM IF system incorporating a
mixer/oscillator, two limiting intermediate
frequency amplifiers, quadrature detector,
logarithmic received signal strength indicator
(RSSI), voltage regulator and audio and RSSI
op amps. The SA608 is available in 20-lead
dual-in-line plastic, 20-lead SOL
crystal/ceramic/LC filters
D, DK and N Packages
• Excellent sensitivity: 0.31µV into 50Ω
matching network for 12dB SINAD (Signal
to Noise and Distortion ratio) for 1kHz tone,
8kHz deviation with RF at 45MHz and IF at
455kHz
1
RF IN+
20 MIXER OUT
IF AMP
DECOUPLING
RF IN–
DECOUPLING
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
19
18 IF AMP IN
OSC-
OUT
• SA608 meets cellular radio specifications
• Audio output internal op amp
IF AMP
17
(surface-mounted miniature package) and
20-lead SSOP package.
OSC
IN
DECOUPLING
16 IF AMP OUT
15 GND
RSSI
• RSSI output internal op amp
The SA608 was designed for portable
V
CC
communication applications and will function
down to 2.7V. The RF section is similar to
the famous NE605. The audio output is
buffered. The RSSI output has an internal
amplifier with the feedback pin accessible.
The SA608 also has an extra limiter output.
This signal is buffered from the output of the
limiter and can be used to perform frequency
check. This is accomplished by comparing a
reference frequency with the frequency check
signal using a comparator to a varactor or
PLL at the oscillator inputs.
• Buffered frequency check output
• Internal op amps with rail-to-rail outputs
14 LIMITER IN
AUDIO
LIMITER
13
RSSI
FEEDBACK
DECOUPLING
LIMITER
12
FREQ CHECK/
LIM OUT (–)
9
• ESD protection: Human Body Model 2kV
DECOUPLING
Robot Model 200V
11
10
LIMITER
OUT (+)
QUADRATURE
IN
APPLICATIONS
• Portable cellular radio FM IF
• Cordless phones
• Narrow band cellular applications
(NAMPS/NTACS)
FEATURES
• RF level meter
• Low power consumption: 3.5mA typical at
• Spectrum analyzer
• Instrumentation
3V
• Mixer input to >150MHz
• FSK and ASK data receivers
• Log amps
• Mixer conversion power gain of 17dB at
45MHz
• XTAL oscillator effective to 150MHz (L.C.
oscillator or external oscillator can be used
at higher frequencies)
• Portable high performance communication
receivers
• Single conversion VHF receivers
• Wireless systems
• 102dB of IF Amp/Limiter gain
• 2MHz limiter small signal bandwidth
• Temperature compensated logarithmic
Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)
with a 90dB dynamic range
ORDERING INFORMATION
DESCRIPTION
TEMPERATURE RANGE
ORDER CODE
SA608N
DWG #
0408B
0172D
1563
20-Pin Plastic Dual In-Line Package (DIP)
20-Pin Plastic Small Outline Large (SOL) package (Surface-mount)
20-Pin Plastic Shrink Small Outline Package (SSOP) (Surface-mount)
-40 to +85°C
-40 to +85°C
-40 to +85°C
SA608D
SA608DK
2
November 3, 1992
853-1679 08108