ZAMP001 800-2500MHz MMIC WIDEBAND AMPLIFIER LNA, 18dB Gain, Low Current DESCRIPTION The ZAMP001 is an low current low noise amplifier designed for L band and IF applications. Although the ZAMP001 has been designed primarily for DBS applications the ZAMP001 is capable of extending to frequencies of 2.5GHz so it has a good fit with various applications. An additional benefit of the ZAMP001 is it's rising gain characteristic, this has been designed to counteract the gain losses found at the higher frequencies. The ZAMP001 has been optimized for input and output impedances of 50 ohms. The ZAMP001 complements the buffer amplifiers in the ZAMP series to give a low current high performance optimum solution. Packaged in a small SC70-6 with the minimum number of external bias components required it is the ideal solution for space and current limited applications. SC70-6 CONNECTION DIAGRAM FEATURES * L and IF frequency band Top View * Low noise 5dB @ 1GHz * Low current consumption 12mA typical GND 1 6 OUTPUT * Gain 18dB typical GND 2 5 GND * Rising gain INPUT 3 * IP3 8dBm @ 1Ghz 4 VCC * 4.5 to 5.5V Supply Voltage * Unconditionally stable * SC70-6 SMD package APPLICATIONS * Satellite LNB receivers * Set-top boxes ORDERING INFORMATION DEVICE * TV tuners REEL SIZE (inches) QUANTITY PER REEL DEVICE MARKING * SMR (Special Mobile Radio) ZAMP001H6TA 7 3000 units ZP01 * RLAN/WLAN ZAMP001H6TC 13" 10000 units ZP01 * General purpose ISSUE 2 - MARCH 2003 1 SEMICONDUCTORS ZAMP001 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS Supply Voltage Supply Current Operating Temperature Storage Temperature 7V 30mA -40 to 85C -50 to 125C ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS Test Conditions (unless otherwise stated): VCC = 5V, Tamb = 25C, Zo = 50. SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN FO Operating Frequency 800 V CC Supply Voltage 4.5 I CC Supply Current Gp Power Gain NF Noise Figure F = 950 MHz 17 TYP. V 12.2 14.4 mA 18 dB dB F = 2150 MHz 18.5 F = 950 MHz F = 950 MHz 5 dB dB 6.5 7 dBm F = 2150 MHz 8 dBm Input Return Loss 5 dB F = 1550 MHz RL IN Reverse Isolation dB dBm F = 950 to 2150 MHz Risol 20 8 1dB Gain Compression Output Return Loss MHz 5.5 18.2 P1dB RL OUT 2500 F = 1550 MHz F = 2150 MHz 3rd Order Intercept Point UNITS 5 F = 1550 MHz IP3 MAX -6 -2 dBm F = 950 MHz 9 dB F = 2150 MHz 10 dB F = 950 MHz 17 dB F = 2150 MHz 12 dB F = 950 MHz 38 dB F = 2150 MHz 48 dB ISSUE 2 - MARCH 2003 SEMICONDUCTORS 2 ZAMP001 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS Test Conditions (unless otherwise stated): VCC = 5V, Tamb = 25C, Zo = 50. ISSUE 2 - MARCH 2003 3 SEMICONDUCTORS ZAMP001 TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS ISSUE 2 - MARCH 2003 SEMICONDUCTORS 4 ZAMP001 TEST CIRCUIT Vcc C4 100nF X7R C3 4 100pF NPO J1 IC1 C1 3 100pF NPO 1 2 5 100pF NPO J2 C2 6 ZAMP001 TEST CIRCUIT COMPONENTS LIST Circuit Ref. Description Value Type C1,C2,C3 Chip ceramic capacitor 100 pF Murata GRH708 series, size 0805 C4 Chip ceramic capacitor 100 nF X7R, size 0805 IC1 ZAMP001 Wideband Amplifier, SC70-6 ISSUE 2 - MARCH 2003 5 SEMICONDUCTORS ZAMP001 TEST CIRCUIT LAYOUT Note: For ZAMP001, L1 and C5 are not fitted. APPLICATION NOTES An example layout for a test board for the ZAMP series can be seen above. This was designed for an FR4 board 1 x 1 inch, 0.016 inch thick with a copper thickness of 35 microns. Edge mounted SMA connectors were used for the RF signals. The inductor is not required for ZAMP001. The ZAMP001 is a wideband RFIC amplifier designed for use primarily in DBS applications. The amplifier is designed to provide both a 50 Ohm input and output impedance and thus requires no additional matching components. The input and output signal connections each require a DC blocking capacitor (C1 and C2). A suitable value for these capacitors is around 100pF for the 950MHz to 2150MHz frequency range. For other frequency ranges the value of the capacitor should be such that its reactance at the lowest operating frequency is small when compared to 50 ohms. Supply de-coupling is also recommended and should take the form of a suitable 100pF capacitor, C3, for the 950MHz to 2150MHz frequency range. The 100pF capacitor should be mounted as close to the Vcc pin of the amplifier as is physically possible. An additional low frequency de-coupling capacitor, C4, with a value around 100nF is also advised. ISSUE 2 - MARCH 2003 SEMICONDUCTORS 6 ZAMP001 Notes ISSUE 2 - MARCH 2003 7 SEMICONDUCTORS ZAMP001 PACKAGE DIMENSIONS SC706 PACKAGE DIMENSIONS MILLIMETRES DIM MIN MAX MILLIMETRES DIM MIN MAX A 1.00 E A1 0.10 E1 A2 0.70 0.90 e b 0.15 0.30 e1 C 0.08 0.25 L 0.26 0.46 0 8 D 2.00 BSC 2.10 BSC 1.25 1.35 0.65 BSC 1.30 BSC (c) Zetex plc 2003 Americas Asia Pacific Zetex GmbH Streitfeldstrae 19 D-81673 Munchen Zetex Inc 700 Veterans Memorial Hwy Hauppauge, NY 11788 Germany Telefon: (49) 89 45 49 49 0 Fax: (49) 89 45 49 49 49 europe.sales@zetex.com USA Telephone: (1) 631 360 2222 Fax: (1) 631 360 8222 usa.sales@zetex.com Zetex (Asia) Ltd 3701-04 Metroplaza Tower 1 Hing Fong Road Kwai Fong Hong Kong Telephone: (852) 26100 611 Fax: (852) 24250 494 asia.sales@zetex.com Europe Zetex plc Fields New Road Chadderton Oldham, OL9 8NP United Kingdom Telephone (44) 161 622 4444 Fax: (44) 161 622 4446 hq@zetex.com These offices are supported by agents and distributors in major countries world-wide. This publication is issued to provide outline information only which (unless agreed by the Company in writing) may not be used, applied or reproduced for any purpose or form part of any order or contract or be regarded as a representation relating to the products or services concerned. The Company reserves the right to alter without notice the specification, design, price or conditions of supply of any product or service. For the latest product information, log on to www.zetex.com ISSUE 2 - MARCH 2003 SEMICONDUCTORS 8