SKY65174-21-201428D

SkyworksSolutions,Inc.•Phone[781]376-3000•Fax[781]376-3100•[e-mail]••SkyworksProprietaryInformation•ProductsandProductInformationareSubjecttoChangeWithoutNotice•April26,20121DATASHEETSKY65174-21:2.4–2.5GHzWLANPowerAmplifierModuleApplications•IEEE802.11b/g/nWLANsystems•ISMbandtransmitters•Wirelessaccesspoints,routers,gatewaysFeatures•PAlinearoutputpower:+27dBm@2.5%EVM•Highgain:35dB•Input/Outputinternallymatchedto50Ω•Internal,activebiascircuits•MCM(10-pin,4x4mm)package(MSL3,260°CperJEDECJ-STD-020)DescriptionTheSKY65174-21isahighlyintegratedPowerAmplifierModule(PAM)intendedforhighperformanceWirelessLocalAreaNetwork(WLAN)requiringupto+27dBmlinearoutputpower.TheSKY65174-21isfabricatedusingSkyworkshighreliabilityHeterojunctionBipolarTransistor(HBT)InGaPprocess,whichallowsforsinglesupplyoperationwhilemaintaininghighefficiencyandgoodlinearity.ThePAMispackagedina10-pin,4x4mmMulti-ChipModule(MCM)togetherwithpowerdetector,biasing,andinput/outputmatchingcomponents.ThisarchitecturemakestheSKY65174-21ahighlyintegratedsolutionrequiringaminimumnumberofexternalcomponents.AfunctionalblockdiagramoftheSKY65174-21isshowninFigure1.The10-pinMCMpackageandpinoutareprovidedinFigure2.SignalpinassignmentsandfunctionalpindescriptionsareprovidedinTable1.Figure1.SKY65174-21PAMBlockDiagramDATASHEET•SKY65174-21WLANPAMSkyworksSolutions,Inc.•Phone[781]376-3000•Fax[781]376-3100•[e-mail]••SkyworksProprietaryInformation•ProductsandProductInformationareSubjecttoChangeWithoutNotice•201428DFigure2.SKY65174-21Pinout–10-PinMCM(TopView)Table1.SKY65174-21SignalDescriptionsPin#NameDescriptionI/OSignalType1RF_INRFtransmitterinputIRF2GNDGround––3VCCSupplyvoltageISupply5V4GNDGround––5VDETPowerdetectoroutputOAnalog6RF_OUTRFtransmitteroutputORF7GNDGround––8GNDGround––9VREF1Referencevoltage1I2.85V10VREF2Referencevoltage2I2.85VTechnicalDescriptionTheSKY65174-21meetsthestringentWLANspectralmasksforOrthogonalFrequencyDivisionMultiplexing(OFDM)compositesignals.ThehighlinearityofthePAenablesanErrorVectorMagnitude(EVM)oflessthanthreepercentatoutputpowerlevelsof+27dBm.Thepowerdetectorachievesadynamicrangegreaterthan25dB.ThePAMisstableuptoan6:1VoltageStanding-WaveRatio(VSWR).TheSKY65174-21PAMsupportsabatteryvoltagerangeof3.3Vupto5.5V.ElectricalandMechanicalSpecificationsTheabsolutemaximumratingsoftheSKY65174-21areprovidedinTable2.TherecommendedoperatingconditionsarespecifiedinTable3andelectricalspecificationsareprovidedinTables4(VCC=5V)and5(VCC=3.3V).TypicalperformancecharacteristicsoftheSKY65174-21areillustratedinFigures3to8.DATASHEET•SKY65174-21WLANPAMSkyworksSolutions,Inc.•Phone[781]376-3000•Fax[781]376-3100•[e-mail]••SkyworksProprietaryInformation•ProductsandProductInformationareSubjecttoChangeWithoutNotice•April26,20123Table2.SKY65174-21AbsoluteMaximumRatings(Note1)ParameterSymbolMinimumMaximumUnitsRFoutputpower(CW)POUT+30dBmSupplyvoltageVCC5.5VReferencevoltages(Note2)VREF1,VREF23.1VTotalsupplycurrentICC1000mAPowerdissipationPD2.9WThermalresistanceΘJC28°C/WStoragetemperatureTSTG–55+125°COperatingtemperatureTA–40+85°CJunctiontemperatureTJ+150°CNote1:Exposuretomaximumratingconditionsforextendedperiodsmayreducedevicereliability.Thereisnodamagetodevicewithonlyoneparametersetatthelimitandallotherparameterssetatorbelowtheirnominalvalue.Exceedinganyofthelimitslistedheremayresultinpermanentdamagetothedevice.Note2:Measuredatthepackagepins.CAUTION:Althoughthisdeviceisdesignedtobeasrobustaspossible,ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)candamagethisdevice.ThisdevicemustbeprotectedatalltimesfromESD.Staticchargesmayeasilyproducepotentialsofseveralkilovoltsonthehumanbodyorequipment,whichcandischargewithoutdetection.Industry-standardESDprecautionsshouldbeusedatalltimes.Table3.SKY65174-21RecommendedOperatingConditionsParameterSymbolMinimumTypicalMaximumUnitsOperatingfrequencyf24122483MHzSupplyvoltage(highvoltagemode)VCC4.55.05.5VSupplyvoltage(lowvoltagemode)VCC3.03.33.6VRFoutputpowerPOUT+27dBmReferencevoltages(Note1)VREF1,VREF22.752.852.95VReferencecurrent1IREF11112mAReferencecurrent2IREF212mATotalsupplycurrent(CWsignal)ICC600mAOperatingtemperatureTA–35+25+85°CNote1:Measuredatthepackagepins.DATASHEET•SKY65174-21WLANPAMSkyworksSolutions,Inc.•Phone[781]376-3000•Fax[781]376-3100•[e-mail]••SkyworksProprietaryInformation•ProductsandProductInformationareSubjecttoChangeWithoutNotice•201428DTable4.SKY65174-21ElectricalSpecifications(Note1)(VCC=+5V,VREF1=VREF2=3.1V,TA=+25°C,f=2.442GHz,CW,UnlessOtherwiseNoted)ParameterSymbolTestConditionMinTypicalMaxUnitsContinuousWave(CW)InputQuiescentcurrentICQ275300mAOperationalcurrentICCPOUT=+27dBm700800mA1dBoutputcompressionpointOP1dB+31.0+34.5dBmNoiseFigureNF7dBSmallsignalgain|S21|34.034.535.0dBGainvariationΔS21PIN=–25dBm,f=2.4to2.5GHz1dBInputreturnloss|S11|15dBDetectorvoltageVDET802.11g,POUT=+27dBm0.750.80V2ndharmonicdistortion2foPOUT=+27dBm–50dBc3rdharmonicdistortion3foPOUT=+27dBm–60dBcPAen