bga231l7 improving immunity of bga231l7 against out-of
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RF and Protect ion Devices
BGA231L7
Appl icat ion Note AN273 Revision: Rev. 1.0
2011-09-08
Improving Immuni ty of BGA231L7 against Out-Of-Band Jammers (LTE Band-13, GSM850/900/1800, UMTS, WLAN)
Edition 2011-09-16
Published by Infineon Technologies AG 81726 Munich, Germany
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BGA231L7 LNA for Global Navigation Satellite Systems
Table of Content, List of Figures and Tables
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Table of Content
1 BGA231L7 GPS Front-End LNA ........................................................................................................ 6
2 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 7
3 Application Circuit ............................................................................................................................. 9
4 Typical Measurement Results ......................................................................................................... 10
5 Measured Graphs for GPS and GLONASS bands ........................................................................ 12
6 Miscellaneous Measured Graphs ................................................................................................... 17
7 Evaluation Board .............................................................................................................................. 20
8 Authors .............................................................................................................................................. 21
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Table of Content, List of Figures and Tables
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List of Figures
Figure 1 BGA231L7 in TSLP-7-1 Package (2 mm x 1.3 mm x 0.4 mm) ............................................................ 6 Figure 2 Block diagram of the BGA231L7 for GNSS band 1559-1615MHz applications .................................. 8 Figure 3 BGA231L7 application circuit for improved rejection of out-of-band jammers ..................................... 9 Figure 4 Power gain of BGA231L7 for GPS and GLONASS bands ................................................................ 12 Figure 5 Narrowband power gain of BGA231L7 for GPS and GLONASS bands ............................................ 12 Figure 6 Input matching of BGA231L7 for GPS and GLONASS bands ........................................................... 13 Figure 7 Output matching of BGA231L7 for GPS and GLONASS bands ........................................................ 13 Figure 8 Reverse isolation of BGA231L7 for GPS and GLONASS bands ....................................................... 14 Figure 9 Noise figure of BGA231L7 for GPS and GLONASS bands ............................................................... 14 Figure 10 Input 1 dB compression point of BGA231L7 at supply voltage of 1.8V for GPS and GLONASS
bands .................................................................................................................................................. 15 Figure 11 Input 1 dB compression point of BGA231L7 at supply voltage of 2.8V for GPS and GLONASS
bands .................................................................................................................................................. 15 Figure 12 Carrier and intermodulation products of BGA231L7 for GPS band at Vcc=1.8V .............................. 16 Figure 13 Carrier and intermodulation products of BGA231L7 for GPS band at Vcc=2.8V .............................. 16 Figure 14 Stability factor k of BGA231L7 upto 10GHz ....................................................................................... 17 Figure 15 Stability factor µ1 of BGA231L7 upto 10GHz ..................................................................................... 17 Figure 16 Stability factor µ2 of BGA231L7 upto 10GHz ..................................................................................... 18 Figure 17 Input and output matching for GPS and GLONASS bands with Vcc=1.8V ....................................... 18 Figure 18 Input and output matching for GPS and GLONASS bands with Vcc=2.8V ....................................... 19 Figure 19 Populated PCB picture of BGA231L7 ................................................................................................ 20 Figure 20 PCB layer stack .................................................................................................................................. 20
List of Tables
Table 1 Pin Definition ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Table 2 Switching Mode .................................................................................................................................... 8 Table 3 Bill-of-Materials ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Table 4 Electrical Characteristics (at room temperature), Vcc = Vpon = 1.8V ............................................... 10 Table 5 Electrical Characteristics (at room temperature), Vcc = Vpon = 2.8V ............................................... 11
BGA231L7 LNA for Global Navigation Satellite Systems
BGA231L7 GPS Front-End LNA
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1 BGA231L7 GPS Front-End LNA
1.1 Features
• High gain: 16.0 dB
• High out-of-band input 3rd-order intercept point: +5 dBm
• High input 1dB compression point: -5 dBm
• Low noise figure: 0.75 dB
• Low current consumption: 4.4 mA
• Operating frequency: 1550-1615 MHz
• Supply voltage: 1.5 V to 3.6 V
• Digital on/off switch (1V logic high level)
• Tiny TSLP-7-1 leadless package
• B7HF Silicon Germanium technology
• RF output internally matched to 50 Ω
• Only three external SMD components necessary
• 2 kV HBM ESD protection (including AI-pin)
• Pb-free (RoHS compliant) package
Figure 1 BGA231L7 in TSLP-7-1 Package (2 mm x 1.3 mm x 0.4 mm)
1.2 Applications
- Global Positioning System (GPS)
- GLONASS (Russian GNSS)
- Galileo (European GNSS)
- COMPASS (Chinese Beidou Navigation System)
BGA231L7 LNA for Global Navigation Satellite Systems
Introduction
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2 Introduction
The BGA231L7 is a front-end Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) for Global Navigation Satellite
Systems (GNSS) application. It is based on Infineon Technologies’ B7HF Silicon-Germanium
technology, enabling a cost-effective solution in a small TSLP-7-1 package with low noise
figure, high gain, high linearity and low current consumption over a wide range of supply
voltages from 3.6 V down to 1.5 V. All these features make BGA231L7 an excellent choice
for GNSS LNA as it improves sensitivity, provide greater immunity against out-of-band
jammer signals, reduces filtering requirement and hence the overall cost of the GNSS
receiver.
This application note addresses the issue of out-of-band jammers and improving the
immunity of BGA231L7 against these jammers. The out-of-band signals considered
are LTE Band-13, GSM850/900/1800, UMTS and WLAN as their intermodulation
products fall into GPS band.
The ever growing demand to integrate more and more functionality into one device leads to
many challenges when transmitter/receiver has to work simultaneously without degrading the
performance of each other. In today’s smart-phones a GNSS receiver simultaneously
coexists with transceivers in the GSM/EDGE/UMTS/LTE bands. These 3G/4G transceivers
transmit high power in the range of +24 dBm which due to insufficient isolation couple to the
GNSS receiver. The cellular signals can mix to produce Intermodulation products exactly in
the GNSS receiver frequency band. For example, GSM 1712.7 MHz mixes with UMTS 1850
MHz to produce third-order-product exactly at GPS, LTE Band-13 2nd harmonic falls into GPS
band, GSM 827/897 MHz mixes with WLAN 2402/2472 MHz to produce second-order-
product at GPS.
The jamming resistance of BGA231L7 against these jammers is improved by increasing the
attenuation of the circuit at these specific out-of-band frequencies (787MHz, 827MHz,
897MHz, 1712MHz, 1850MHz, 2402MHz, 2472MHz). This is achieved by using external
SMDs and a SAW filter before BGA231L7. In some applications where more rejection is
required at special frequencies and SAW filter alone cannot provide sufficient attenuation,
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Introduction
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some external notches can be designed for those frequencies. Figure 3 shows such an
application circuit where notches have been designed to attenuate 787MHz, 827MHz,
897MHz, 2402 MHz and 2472MHz. The notches L2-C1/L4-C4 and L5-C5 are designed for
750-950MHz range and 2.45GHz respectively. The component values are fine tuned so as to
have optimal noise figure, jammer rejection, gain and input matching.
The Internal circuit diagram of the BGA231L7 is presented in Figure 2. Table 1 shows the pin
assignment of BGA231L7. Table 2 shows the truth table to turn on/off BGA231L7 by applying
different voltage to the PON pin.
Figure 2 Block diagram of the BGA231L7 for GNSS band 1559-1615MHz applications
Table 1 Pin Definition
Pin Symbol Comment
1 PON Power on control
2 AI LNA input
3 BIAS DC Bias
4 n.c. Not connected
5 AO LNA output
6 VCC DC Supply
7 GND RF and DC ground
Table 2 Switching Mode
Mode Symbol ON/OFF Control Voltage
Min Max
On PON, on 1.0V VCC
Off PON, off 0 0.4
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Application Circuit
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3 Application Circuit
3.1 Schematic Diagram
PON, 1
AI, 2
BIAS, 3
VCC, 6
AO, 5
n.c., 4
GND, 7
RFin RFout
L1
L2
C2
VccBGA231L7
PonSAW
C1L4 L5
L3
C4 C5
N1
N2
Figure 3 BGA231L7 application circuit for improved rejection of out-of-band jammers
Table 3 Bill-of-Materials
Symbol Value Unit Package Manufacturer Comment
C2 (optional) 10.0 nF 0201 Various RF bypass
L1 39.0 nH 0201 Murata LQP series Biasing inductor
L3 7.5 nH 0201 Murata LQP series Matching between SAW and LNA
L2 4.3 nH 0201 Murata LQP series 750-950 MHz Notch
C1 9.0 pF 0201 Various 750-950 MHz Notch
L4 4.7 nH 0201 Murata LQP series 750-950 MHz Notch
C4 7.0 pF 0201 Various 750-950 MHz Notch
L5 3.3 nH 0201 Murata LQP series 2.45 GHz Notch
C5 1.0 pF 0201 Various 2.45 GHz Notch
N1 BGA231L7 TSLP-7-1 Infineon SiGe LNA
N2 SAW TSNP-7-10 SAW filter of BGM1033N7
PCB substrate
FR4
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Typical Measurement Results
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4 Typical Measurement Results
Table 4 and Table 5 show typical measurement results of the application circuit shown in Figure 3. The values given in this table include losses of the board and the SMA connectors if not otherwise stated.
Table 4 Electrical Characteristics (at room temperature), Vcc = Vpon = 1.8V
Parameter Symbol Value Unit Comment/Test Condition
DC Voltage Vcc 1.8 V
DC Current Icc 4.5 mA
Frequency System
Sys GPS GLONASS
Frequency Range
Freq 1575 1602-1615 MHz
Gain G 15.1 14.7 dB
Noise Figure NF 2.23 2.62 dB PCB and SMA connector losses of 0.06 dB substracted
Input Return Loss
RLin 14.8 14.9 dB
Output Return Loss
RLout 21.4 31.8 dB
Reverse Isolation
IRev 23.6 23.8 dB
Input P1dB IP1dB -6.4 -6.0 dBm fgps = 1575 MHz
f GLONASS = 1605 MHz
Output P1dB OP1dB 7.7 7.7 dBm
LTE band-13 2
nd Harmonic
H2 -97.1 dBm fIN = 787.76 MHz
PIN = +15 dBm
Output IM2
Out-of-band IM2 -104.4 dBm
f1 = 827 MHz, P1IN = +12 dBm;
f2 = 2402 MHz, P2IN = +8 dBm
Output IM2
Out-of-band IM2 -97.5 dBm
f1 = 897 MHz, P1IN = +12 dBm;
f2 = 2472 MHz, P2IN = +8 dBm
Input IP3
In-band IIP3 0.8 dBm
Output IP3
In-band OIP3 15.9 dBm
f1 = 1575.5 MHz
f2 = 1576.5 MHz
Input power= -30dBm
Input IP3
Out-of-band IIP3OOB 66.9 dBm
f1 = 1712.7 MHz, P1IN = +10 dBm;
f2 = 1850 MHz, P2IN = +10 dBm
Stability k >1 -- Unconditionnally Stable from 0 to 10GHz
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Table 5 Electrical Characteristics (at room temperature), Vcc = Vpon = 2.8V
Parameter Symbol Value Unit Comment/Test Condition
DC Voltage Vcc 2.8 V
DC Current Icc 4.7 mA
Frequency System
Sys GPS GLONASS
Frequency Range
Freq 1575 1602-1615 MHz
Gain G 15.2 14.8 dB
Noise Figure NF 2.25 2.64 dB PCB and SMA connector losses of 0.06 dB substracted
Input Return Loss
RLin 15.9 15.6 dB
Output Return Loss
RLout 18.6 27.5 dB
Reverse Isolation
IRev 24.1 24.3 dB
Input P1dB IP1dB -3.6 -3.3 dBm fgps = 1575 MHz
f GLONASS = 1605 MHz
Output P1dB OP1dB 10.6 10.5 dBm
LTE band-13 2
nd Harmonic
H2 -97.5 dBm fIN = 787.76 MHz
PIN = +15 dBm
Output IM2
Out-of-band IM2 -104.5 dBm
f1 = 827 MHz, P1IN = +12 dBm;
f2 = 2402 MHz, P2IN = +8 dBm
Output IM2
Out-of-band IM2 -97.7 dBm
f1 = 897 MHz, P1IN = +12 dBm;
f2 = 2472 MHz, P2IN = +8 dBm
Input IP3
In-band IIP3 1.0 dBm
Output IP3
In-band OIP3 16.2 dBm
f1 = 1575.5 MHz
f2 = 1576.5 MHz
Input power= -30dBm
Input IP3
Out-of-band IIP3OOB 66.9 dBm
f1 = 1712.7 MHz, P1IN = +10 dBm;
f2 = 1850 MHz, P2IN = +10 dBm
Stability k >1 -- Unconditionnally Stable from 0 to 10GHz
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Measured Graphs for GPS and GLONASS bands
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5 Measured Graphs for GPS and GLONASS bands
Figure 4 Power gain of BGA231L7 for GPS and GLONASS bands
1500 1525 1550 1575 1600 1625 1650 1675 1700
Frequency (MHz)
Narrowband gain
13
13.5
14
14.5
15
15.5
16
S21 (
dB
)
1605 MHz14.784 dB
1575 MHz15.189 dB
1605 MHz14.671 dB
1575 MHz15.095 dB
Gain at Vcc=1.8V
Gain at Vcc=2.8V
Figure 5 Narrowband power gain of BGA231L7 for GPS and GLONASS bands
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Measured Graphs for GPS and GLONASS bands
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1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000
Frequency (MHz)
Input matching
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
S11 (
dB
)
1575 MHz-15.9 dB
1605 MHz-15.63 dB
1575 MHz-14.8 dB
1605 MHz-14.96 dB
S11 at Vcc=1.8V
S11 at Vcc=2.8V
Figure 6 Input matching of BGA231L7 for GPS and GLONASS bands
1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000
Frequency (MHz)
Output matching
-35
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
S22 (
dB
)
1575 MHz-18.64 dB
1605 MHz-27.47 dB
1605 MHz-31.84 dB
1575 MHz-21.42 dB
S22 at Vcc=1.8V
S22 at Vcc=2.8V
Figure 7 Output matching of BGA231L7 for GPS and GLONASS bands
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Measured Graphs for GPS and GLONASS bands
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0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000
Frequency (MHz)
Isolation
-50
-45
-40
-35
-30
-25
-20
S12 (
dB
)
1605 MHz-24.26 dB
1575 MHz-24.14 dB
1605 MHz-23.78 dB
1575 MHz-23.63 dB
S12 at Vcc=1.8V
S12 at Vcc=2.8V
Figure 8 Reverse isolation of BGA231L7 for GPS and GLONASS bands
1559 1567 1575 1583 1591 1599 1607 1615
Frequency (MHz)
Noise figure
1.5
1.7
1.9
2.1
2.3
2.5
2.7
2.9
3.1
3.3
3.5
NF
(dB
)
1575 MHz2.25
1605 MHz2.64
1605 MHz2.62
1575 MHz2.23
NF at Vcc=1.8V
NF at Vcc=2.8V
Figure 9 Noise figure of BGA231L7 for GPS and GLONASS bands
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Measured Graphs for GPS and GLONASS bands
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-25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0
Power (dBm)
Compression point at 1dB with Vcc=1.8V
10
12
14
16
18
20
Gain
(dB
)
-6.353 dBm13.97 dB
-25 dBm14.97 dB
-5.973 dBm13.6 dB
-25 dBm14.6 dB
P1dB at Vcc=1.8V GPS (1575MHz)
P1dB at Vcc=1.8V GLONASS (1605MHz)
Figure 10 Input 1 dB compression point of BGA231L7 at supply voltage of 1.8V for GPS and GLONASS bands
-25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0
Power (dBm)
Compression point at 1dB with Vcc=2.8V
10
12
14
16
18
20
Gain
(dB
)
-3.272 dBm13.72 dB
-3.594 dBm14.04 dB
-25 dBm14.72 dB
-25 dBm15.04 dB
P1dB at Vcc=2.8V GPS (1575MHz)
P1dB at Vcc=2.8V GLONASS (1605MHz)
Figure 11 Input 1 dB compression point of BGA231L7 at supply voltage of 2.8V for GPS and GLONASS bands
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Measured Graphs for GPS and GLONASS bands
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1573.5 1574.5 1575.5 1576.5 1577.5 1578.5
Frequency (MHz)
Intermodulation for GPS band
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
Pow
er
(dB
m)
1577.5 MHz-77.5
1576.5 MHz-15.2
1575.5 MHz-15.19
Figure 12 Carrier and intermodulation products of BGA231L7 for GPS band at Vcc=1.8V
1573.5 1574.5 1575.5 1576.5 1577.5 1578.5
Frequency (MHz)
Intermodulation for GPS band
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
Pow
er
(dB
m)
1577.5 MHz-77.78
1576.5 MHz-15.11
1575.5 MHz-15.09
Figure 13 Carrier and intermodulation products of BGA231L7 for GPS band at Vcc=2.8V
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Miscellaneous Measured Graphs
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6 Miscellaneous Measured Graphs
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000
Frequency (MHz)
Stability K factor
0
1
2
3
1575 MHz1.467
1575 MHz1.519
Stability K factor at Vcc=1.8V
Stability K factor at Vcc=2.8V
Figure 14 Stability factor k of BGA231L7 upto 10GHz
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000
Frequency (MHz)
Stability Mu1 factor
0
1
2
3
1575 MHz1.959
1575 MHz1.974
Stability Mu1 factor at Vcc=1.8V
Stability Mu1 factor at Vcc=2.8V
Figure 15 Stability factor µ1 of BGA231L7 upto 10GHz
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Miscellaneous Measured Graphs
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0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000
Frequency (MHz)
Stability Mu2 factor
0
1
2
3
1575 MHz1.858
1575 MHz1.764
Stability Mu2 factor at Vcc=1.8V
Stability Mu2 factor at Vcc=2.8V
Figure 16 Stability factor µ2 of BGA231L7 upto 10GHz
0 1.0
1.0
-1.0
10.0
10.0
-10.0
5.0
5.0
-5.0
2.0
2.0
-2.0
3.0
3.0
-3.0
4.0
4.0
-4.0
0.2
0.2
-0.2
0.4
0.4
-0.4
0.6
0.6
-0.6
0.8
0.8
-0.8
Input and Output matching with Vcc=1.8VSwp Max
1615MHz
Swp Min
1559MHz
1605 MHzr 1.0497x 0.00633637
1575 MHzr 0.898272x 0.127276
1605 MHzr 0.869902x -0.312283
1575 MHzr 0.851994x -0.307975
Input
Output
Figure 17 Input and output matching for GPS and GLONASS bands with Vcc=1.8V
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Miscellaneous Measured Graphs
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0 1.0
1.0
-1.0
10.0
10.0
-10.0
5.0
5.0
-5.0
2.0
2.0
-2.0
3.0
3.0
-3.0
4.0
4.0
-4.0
0.2
0.2
-0.2
0.4
0.4
-0.4
0.6
0.6
-0.6
0.8
0.8
-0.8
Input and Output matching with Vcc=2.8VSwp Max
1615MHz
Swp Min
1559MHz
1605 MHzr 1.0269x 0.0769972
1575 MHzr 0.865286x 0.17356
1575 MHzr 0.876905x -0.2781
1605 MHzr 0.864862x -0.280248
Input
Output
Figure 18 Input and output matching for GPS and GLONASS bands with Vcc=2.8V
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Evaluation Board
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7 Evaluation Board
Figure 19 Populated PCB picture of BGA231L7
Figure 20 PCB layer stack
Copper
35µm
FR4, 0.2mm
FR4, 0.8mm
Vias
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Authors
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8 Authors
Jagjit Singh Bal, Application Engineer of Business Unit “RF and Protection Devices”.
Dr. Chih-I Lin, Senior Staff Engineer of Business Unit “RF and Protection Devices”.