2.4 GHz Front-End Module
SST12LF01
SST12LF012.4 GHz Front-End Module
Preliminary Specifications
FEATURES:
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Gain:
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Low shut-down current (Typical 2.5 µA)
Built-in, Ultra-low IREF power-up/down control
– IREF <4 mA
– Typically 12 dB gain across 2.4–2.5 GHz for
Receiver (RX) chain.
– Typically 29 dB gain across 2.4–2.5 GHz over tem-
perature 0°C to +80°C for Transmitter (TX) chain.
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High-speed power-up/down
– Turn on/off time (10%- 90%) <100 ns
– Typical power-up/down delay with driver delay
included <200 ns
High temperature stability
– ~1 dB gain/power variation between 0°C to +85°C
Simple input/output matching
Single positive power supply
Packages available
– 24-contact WQFN – 4mm x 4mm
All non-Pb (lead-free) devices are RoHS compliant
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Low-Noise Figure
– Typical 1.45 dB across 2.4–2.55 GHz
50 Ω Input/Output matched along RX chain.
IIP3
– 3 dbm 2.4–2.55 GHz
High linear output power:
– >26.5 dBm P1dB
– Meets 802.11g OFDM ACPR requirement up to
23 dBm
– ~3% added EVM up to 19 dBm for
54 Mbps 802.11g signal
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– Meets 802.11b ACPR requirement up to 24 dBm
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High power-added efficiency/Low operating
current for both 802.11g/b applications
– ~22%/210 mA @ POUT = 22 dBm for 802.11g
– ~26%/240 mA @ POUT = 23.5 dBm for 802.11b
APPLICATIONS:
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WLAN
Bluetooth
Wireless Network
Low idle current
– ~70 mA ICQ
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The SST12LF01 is a 2.4 GHz Front-End Module (FEM)
that combines a high-performance Low-Noise Amplifier
(LNA) and a Power Amplifier (PA).
achieved with only a single power supply and no external
bias resistors or networks are required. The input and out-
put ports are singled-ended 50 Ohm matched. RF ports
are also DC isolated requiring no dc blocking capacitors or
matching components to reduce system board Bill of Mate-
rials (BOM) cost.
Designed in compliance with IEEE 802.11 b/g applications
and based on GaAs PHEMT/HBT technology, the
SST12LF01 operates within the frequency range of 2.4–
2.55 GHz at a very low DC-current consumption. There are
two components to the FEM: the Receiver (RX) chain and
the Transmitter (TX) chain.
The TX chain includes a high-efficiency PA based on
InGaP/GaAs HBT technology. The PA typically provides 30
dB gain with 22% power-added efficiency at POUT = 22
dBm for 802.11g and 27% power-added efficiency at POUT
= 24 dBm for 802.11b.
The RX chain consist of a cost effective Low-Noise Ampli-
fier (LNA) cell which requires no external RF-matching
components. This device is based on the 0.5m GaAs
PHEMT technology, and complies with 802.11 b/g applica-
tions.
The Transmitter chain has excellent linearity, typically <4%
added EVM up to 20 dBm output power, which is essential
for 54 Mbps 802.11g operation while meeting 802.11g
spectrum mask at 23 dBm.
The LNA provides high-performance, low-noise, and mod-
erate gain operation within the 2.4–2.55 GHz frequency
band. Across this frequency band, the LNA typically pro-
vides 12 dB gain and 1.45 dB noise figure.
The SST12LF01 is offered in 24-contact WQFN package.
See Figure 2 for pin assignments and Table 1 for pin
descriptions.
This LNA cell is designed with a self DC-biasing scheme,
which maintains low DC current consumption, nominally at
11 mA, during operation. Optimum performance is
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