Philips Semiconductors RF Communications Products
Product specification
Low voltage LNA, mixer and VCO — 1GHz
SA620
DESCRIPTION
FEATURES
PIN CONFIGURATION
The SA620 is a combined RF amplifier, VCO
with tracking bandpass filter and mixer
designed for high-performance low-power
communication systems from 800-1200MHz.
The low-noise preamplifier has a 1.6dB noise
figure at 900MHz with 11.5dB gain and an
IP3 intercept of -3dBm at the input. The gain
is stabilized by on-chip compensation to vary
less than ±0.2dB over -40 to +85°C
temperature range. The wide-dynamic-range
mixer has an 9dB noise figure and IP3 of
–6dBm at the input at 900MHz. An external
LO can be used in place of the internal VCO
for improved mixer input IP3 and a 3mA
reduction in current. The chip incorporates a
through-mode option so the RF amplifier can
be disabled and replaced by an attenuator
• Low current consumption: 10.4mA nominal,
DK Package
7.2mA with thru-mode activated
1
2
V
CC
20
LNA ENABLE
LNA GND
• Outstanding noise figure: 1.6dB for the
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18
17
16
15
14
13
12
LNA GND
LNA OUT
LNA BIAS
amplifier and 9dB for the mixer at 900MHz
3
LNA IN
LNA GND
LNA GND
• Excellent gain stability versus temperature
4
and supply voltage
5
MIXER IN
• Switchable overload capability
6
MIXER GND
MIXER BYPASS
OSC GND
• Independent LNA, mixer and VCO power
7
MIXER PWRDN
down capability
8
OSC PWRDN
MIXER OUT
OSC GND
• Internal VCO automatic leveling loop
9
OSC1
OSC2
• Monotonic VCO frequency vs control
10
11 VCO OUT
voltage
(S = –7.5dB). This is useful for improving
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APPLICATIONS
the overall dynamic range of the receiver
when in an overload situation. The nominal
current drawn from a single 3V supply is
10.4mA and 7.2mA in the thru-mode.
Additionally, the VCO and Mixer can be
powered down to further reduce the supply
current to 1.2mA.
• 900MHz cellular front-end
• 900MHz cordless front-end
• Spread spectrum receivers
• RF data links
• UHF frequency conversion
• Portable radio
ORDERING INFORMATION
DESCRIPTION
TEMPERATURE RANGE
-40 to +85°C
ORDER CODE
DWG #
20-Pin Plastic Shrink Small Outline Package (Surface-mount, SSOP)
SA620DK
1563
BLOCK DIAGRAM
LNA
GND
LNA
OUT
LNA
BIAS
MIXER
IN
MIXER
GND
MIXER
BYPASS
MIXER
OUT
OSC
GND
VCO
OUT
V
CC
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19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
RF
IF
LO
TRACKING
BANDPASS
FILTER
AUTOMATIC
LEVELING
LOOP
LNA
VCO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
LNA
ENABLE
LNA
GND
LNA IN
LNA
GND
LNA
GND
OSC
GND
MIXER
PWRDN
OSC
PWRDN
OSC1
OSC2
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December 15, 1993
853-1725 11658