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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

© 2011 Infineon Technologies AG All Rights Reserved.

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BGA231L7 LNA for Global Navigation Satellite Systems

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Application Note AN273

Revision History: 2011-09-08

Previous Revision: None

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BGA231L7 LNA for Global Navigation Satellite Systems

Table of Content, List of Figures and Tables

Application Note AN273, Rev. 1.0 2011-09-08 4 / 22

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

BGA231L7 LNA for Global Navigation Satellite Systems

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,

BGA231L7 LNA for Global Navigation Satellite Systems

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

BGA231L7 LNA for Global Navigation Satellite Systems

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

BGA231L7 LNA for Global Navigation Satellite Systems

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

BGA231L7 LNA for Global Navigation Satellite Systems

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

BGA231L7 LNA for Global Navigation Satellite Systems

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

BGA231L7 LNA for Global Navigation Satellite Systems

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

BGA231L7 LNA for Global Navigation Satellite Systems

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

BGA231L7 LNA for Global Navigation Satellite Systems

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”.

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