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Rev. 1 16 September 2014 Application note Document information Info Keywords Abstract Content BGA3021, Evaluation board, CATV, Medium Power This application note describes the schematic and layout requirements for using the BGA3021 as a CATV medium power amplifier.

Revision history Rev Date Description 1 20140916 First publication Contact information For more information, please visit: http://www.nxp.com For sales office addresses, please send an email to: salesaddresses@nxp.com All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 2 of 29

1. Introduction The BGA3021 customer evaluation board enables the user to evaluate the performance of the medium power wideband CATV MMIC amplifier BGA3021. The BGA3021 performance information is available in the BGA3021 datasheet. This application note describes the evaluation board schematic and layout requirements for using the BGA3021 as a CATV medium power amplifier between 40 MHz and 1200 MHz. The BGA3021 is fabricated in the BiCMOS process and packaged in a lead-free 8- pin SOT786-2 package. The BGA3021 is surface-mounted on an evaluation board with element matching and DC decoupling circuitry. The amplifier MMIC comprises a pushpull amplifier with internal bias network and operates over a frequency range of 40 MHz to 1200 MHz with a supply voltage between 5 V and 8 V. 2. System features 16 db gain Internally biased and internal integrated feedback Frequency range of 40 MHz to 1200 MHz High linearity with an IP3 O of 47 dbm and IP2 O of 85 dbm Operating from 5 V to 8 V supply High gain output 1 db compression point of 30 dbm 75 Ω input and output impedance Unconditionally stable Icc(tot) can be controlled between 175 ma and 350 ma 3. Customer evaluation kit contents The evaluation kit contains the following items: ESD safe casing BGA3021 evaluation board All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 3 of 29

4. Application Information For evaluation purposes an evaluation board is available. The evaluation circuit can be seen in figure 1 and the corresponding PCB is shown in figure 2. Table 1 shows the bill of materials. 4.1 Evaluation board circuit Fig 1. BGA3021 evaluation circuit The power supply is applied on the Vcc pin of connector J3 and is applied to the BGA3021 via chokes L2 and L3 which provides RF blocking to the supply line. Capacitors C9, C10 and C11 are supply decoupling capacitors, where C4 and C5 are decoupling capacitors for the control lines. At the F-connector J1 the RF input signal is applied where capacitor C1 provides DCblocking, followed by C2 and L1 for input matching (Z = 75 Ω). The single ended unbalanced 75 Ω signal is converted into a balanced signal for push pull configuration. The balanced signal is applied to the input of BGA3021 at pin 1 and pin 4. Capacitor C3 provides DC-blocking. Capacitors C6 and C7 add extra capacitance to the output of balun T1, which results in improved input matching. At the output the amplified balanced signal are converted back into one 75 Ω single ended signal by balun T2. Capacitors C14 and C15 add extra capacitance to the balun for improved impedance matching. Capacitors C12 and C13 are DC-blocking capacitors. Resistor R4 is a 0 Ω jumper and has no function other than passing the RF signal. Resistor R3 provides a protection against damaging the internal crowbar due to overshoot of the supply during switch on or switch off. This resistors needs to be in the circuit to guarantee resistance against electrical overstress. All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 4 of 29

The Icc can be controlled via the IDC CTRL pin of connector J3. The high current mode (350 ma) can be selected by leaving the IDC CTRL pin open or by applying 3.3V.The low current mode can be selected by applying 0 V to the IDC CTRL pin. The Temp pin on connector J3 gives access to an internal temperature sense diode which can be used to verify proper thermal connection of the exposed die pad. The use of this function is described in chapter 4.3 4.2 Choice of balun The choice of balun is important when the maximum performance needs to be achieved, especially on input and output return loss. Investigation showed that to get the best output performance, balun type MABA-010245 should be used. This balun gives a good output return loss and because of its low losses also give maximum P1dB, IP2 and IP3 levels. However, balun type MABA-010245 does not give the best input return loss. Balun type MABA-007159 with slightly more losses gives a much better input return loss. The extra losses do not have any impact on the distortion values as it is placed at the input of the device. The noise figure will slightly increase but is not a problem as the BGA3021 will be used as final amplifier. For a system solution with low noise and more total gain the BGA3018 can be used in front of the BGA3021. Baluns also play a big role in the frequency coverage range. For frequencies lower than 40 MHz the BGA3021 can be made to work with the use of MABA-007532. Lab samples show functionality between 5 MHz and 200 MHz with the use of MABA-007532 at the input and output. All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 5 of 29

4.3 Temperature sense Pin 2 of the BGA3021 gives access to a thermal diode which can be used to measure the temperature increase between power-off state and power-on state. This can be very helpful to check if the exposed die-pad has a good solder connection to the circuit board. In case the solder connection has thermal voids a rapid increase in temperature can be noticed. A proposed circuit can be seen in fig 2. During the whole test procedure a 1 ma current should be applied at pin 2. The Voltage level Vtemp will represent the actual die temperature. Vtemp I = 1 ma 3 2 6 7 U1 1 Temp diode 8 Temp diode 4 1 k 5 9 Fig 2. Temperature sense circuit To check for any thermal solder voids the following procedure need to be followed: Step 1: At power-off state and in room temperature measure Vtemp Step 2: Power on the device Step 3: Wait 1 second to let the device heat up. Step 4: Measure Vtemp again Step 5: Switch off power The Vtemp Voltage difference between power-off and power-on will be about 200mV for a device without thermal voids. When the Voltage difference is higher the thermal connection is not good and performance cannot be guaranteed. All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 6 of 29

4.4 Evaluation board layout Fig 3. BGA3021 evaluation board layout For optimum distortion performance it is important to have enough ground vias underneath and around the MMICs ground pins. This lowers the inductance to the ground plane. The evaluation board is made with two layer FR4 material. All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 7 of 29

4.5 Bill of materials Table 1. Evaluation board BOM Circuit Description Qty Mfr Manufacturer number Supplier Supplier part Reference number C1, C3, C4, C5, C9, C11, C12, C13 10 nf 8 Murata GRM155R71E103KA01D Digikey 490-1312-1-ND C2 0.47 pf 1 Phycomp 2238 869 14477 Phycomp 2238 869 14477 C8, C10 100 nf 2 Murata GRM155R61A104KA01D Digikey 490-1318-2-ND C6, C7, C14, C15 1 pf 4 Murata GRM1555C1H1R0CA01D Digikey 490-3199-1-ND L1 1.0 nh 1 Murata LQG15HS1N0S02D Digikey 490-2610-1-ND L2, L3 Choke 2 Murata BLM15HD182SN1D Digikey 490-5196-1-ND R1 3300 Ω 1 Yageo RC0402FR-073K3L Digikey 311-3.30KLRTR-ND R2 4700 Ω 1 Yageo RC0402FR-074K7L Digikey 311-4.7KLRTR-ND R3 15 Ω 1 Yageo RC0402FR-0715RL Digikey 311-15LRCT-ND R4 0 Ω Jumper 1 Murata RC0402JR-070RL Digikey 311-0.0JRTR-ND J1, J2 75 Ω F- connector 2 Bomar 861V509ER6 Mouser 678-861V509ER6 J3 Header 6-pin 1 Molex Digikey WM2748-ND T1 T2 Balun transformer Balun transformer 1 MACOM MABA-007159-000000 Mouser 937- MABA007159000000 1 MACOM MABA-010245-CT1160 Mouser 937- MABA010245CT1160 U1 BGA3021 1 NXP BGA3021 NXP BGA3021 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 8 of 29

5. Measurement results 5.1 S-Parameters S11 [db] -10-12 -14-16 -18-20 -22-24 -26-28 -30 Fig 4. Input matching (S11); Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3 V or open S22 [db] -10-12 -14-16 -18-20 -22-24 -26-28 -30 Fig 5. Output matching (S22); Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3 V or open All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 9 of 29

19 18 S21[dB] 17 16 15 14 13 Fig 6. Gain (S21); Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3 V or open K-Factor 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 Fig 7. K-factor; Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3 V or open All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 10 of 29

S11 [db] -10-12 -14-16 -18-20 -22-24 -26-28 -30 Fig 8. Input matching (S11); Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V S22 [db] -10-12 -14-16 -18-20 -22-24 -26-28 -30 Fig 9. Output matching (S22); Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 11 of 29

19 18 S21[dB] 17 16 15 14 13 Fig 10. Gain (S21); Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V K-Factor 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 Fig 11. K-factor; Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 12 of 29

S11 [db] -10-12 -14-16 -18-20 -22-24 -26-28 -30 Fig 12. Input matching (S11); Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V S22 [db] -10-12 -14-16 -18-20 -22-24 -26-28 -30 Fig 13. Output matching (S22); Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 13 of 29

19 18 S21[dB] 17 16 15 14 13 Fig 14. Gain (S21); Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V S21[dB] 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 Fig 15. K-factor; Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 14 of 29

5.2 Distortion -60-62 CTB [dbc] -64-66 -68-70 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 (1) Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3V or open (2) Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V (Low current mode) (3) Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V (Low current mode) 79 channels NTSC, Vo = 43 dbmv, Tamb = +25 C Fig 16. Composite triple beat (CTB) CSO [dbc] -60-62 -64-66 -68-70 -72-74 -76-78 -80-82 -84-86 -88-90 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 (1) Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3V or open (2) Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V (3) Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V 79 channels NTSC, Vo = 43 dbmv, Tamb = +25 C Fig 17. Composite second order (CSO) All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 15 of 29

XMOD [dbc] -50-52 -54-56 -58-60 -62-64 -66-68 -70-72 -74-76 -78-80 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 (1) Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3V or open (2) Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V (3) Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V 79 channels NTSC, Vo = 43 dbmv, Tamb = +25 C Fig 18. Cross modulation (XMOD) All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 16 of 29

5.3 Noise figure Noise Figure [db] 10.0 9.5 9.0 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 Fig 19. Noise figure (NF); Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3V or open Noise Figure [db] 10.0 9.5 9.0 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 Fig 20. Noise figure (NF); Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0V All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 17 of 29

Noise Figure [db] 10.0 9.5 9.0 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 Fig 21. Noise figure (NF); Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0V All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 18 of 29

5.4 Output P1dB Output P1dB [dbm] 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Fig 22. Output P1dB; Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3 V or open 28 Output P1dB [dbm] 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Fig 23. Output P1dB; Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 19 of 29

Output P1dB [dbm] 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Fig 24. Output P1dB; Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 20 of 29

5.5 Output IP2 Output IP2 [dbm] 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 a. Output power = 10 dbm per frequency. Fig 25. Output IP3; Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3 V or open Output IP2 [dbm] 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 a. Output power = 10 dbm per frequency. Fig 26. Output IP2; Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 21 of 29

Output IP2 [dbm] 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 a. Output power = 10 dbm per frequency. Fig 27. Output IP2; Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 22 of 29

5.6 Output IP3 60 60 Output IP3 [dbm] 55 50 45 40 Output IP3 [dbm] 55 50 45 40 35 35 30 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 30 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 a. f2 = f1 ± 1 MHz, output power = 10 dbm per frequency. b. f2 = f1 ± 6 MHz, output power = 10 dbm per frequency. Fig 28. Output IP3; Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3 V or open 60 60 55 55 Output IP3 [dbm] 50 45 40 Output IP3 [dbm] 50 45 40 35 35 30 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 30 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 a. f2 = f1 ± 1 MHz, output power = 10 dbm per frequency. b. f2 = f1 ± 6 MHz, output power = 10 dbm per frequency. Fig 29. Output IP3; Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 23 of 29

60 55 60 55 Output IP3 [dbm] 50 45 40 Output IP3 [dbm] 50 45 40 35 35 30 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 30 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 a. f2 = f1 ± 1 MHz, output power = 10 dbm per frequency. b. f2 = f1 ± 6 MHz, output power = 10 dbm per frequency. Fig 30. Output IP3; Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 24 of 29

6. Abbreviations Table 2. Acronym AC CATV DC ESD MMIC NTSC PCB RF SMD Abbreviations Description Alternating Current Community Antenna TeleVision Direct Current Electro Static Discharge Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit National Television Standards Committee Printed Circuit Board Radio Frequency Surface Mounted Device All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 25 of 29

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8. List of figures Fig 1. BGA3021 evaluation circuit... 4 Fig 2. Temperature sense circuit... 6 Fig 3. BGA3021 evaluation board layout... 7 Fig 4. Input matching (S11); Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3 V or open... 9 Fig 5. Output matching (S22); Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3 V or open... 9 Fig 6. Gain (S21); Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3 V or open... 10 Fig 7. K-factor; Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3 V or open... 10 Fig 8. Input matching (S11); Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V... 11 Fig 9. Output matching (S22); Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V... 11 Fig 10. Gain (S21); Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V... 12 Fig 11. K-factor; Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V... 12 Fig 12. Input matching (S11); Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V... 13 Fig 13. Output matching (S22); Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V... 13 Fig 14. Gain (S21); Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V... 14 Fig 15. K-factor; Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V... 14 Fig 16. Composite triple beat (CTB)... 15 Fig 17. Composite second order (CSO)... 15 Fig 18. Cross modulation (XMOD)... 16 Fig 19. Noise figure (NF); Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3V or open... 17 Fig 20. Noise figure (NF); Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0V 17 Fig 21. Noise figure (NF); Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0V 18 Fig 22. Output P1dB; Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3 V or open... 19 Fig 23. Output P1dB; Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V... 19 Fig 24. Output P1dB; Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V... 20 Fig 25. Output IP3; Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3 V or open... 21 Fig 26. Output IP2; Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0... 21 Fig 27. Output IP2; Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V... 22 Fig 28. Output IP3; Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 3.3 V or open... 23 Fig 29. Output IP3; Vcc = 8 V, IDC CTRL = 0... 23 Fig 30. Output IP3; Vcc = 5 V, IDC CTRL = 0 V... 24 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 27 of 29

9. List of tables Table 1. Evaluation board BOM... 8 Table 2. Abbreviations... 25 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Application note Rev. 1 16 September 2014 28 of 29

10. Contents 1. Introduction... 3 2. System features... 3 3. Customer evaluation kit contents... 3 4. Application Information... 4 4.1 Evaluation board circuit... 4 4.2 4.3 Choice of balun... 5 Temperature sense... 6 4.4 Evaluation board layout... 7 4.5 Bill of materials... 8 5. Measurement results... 9 5.1 S-Parameters... 9 5.2 Distortion... 15 5.3 Noise figure... 17 5.4 Output P1dB... 19 5.5 5.6 Output IP2... 21 Output IP3... 23 6. Abbreviations... 25 7. Legal information... 26 7.1 Definitions... 26 7.2 Disclaimers... 26 7.3 Trademarks... 26 8. List of figures... 27 9. List of tables... 28 10. Contents... 29 Please be aware that important notices concerning this document and the product(s) described herein, have been included in the section 'Legal information'. NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. For more information, visit: http://www.nxp.com For sales office addresses, please send an email to: salesaddresses@nxp.com Date of release: 16 September 2014 Document identifier: