Released
GRF4042
LNA w/Bypass & Guerrilla
Armor™: 0.4 to 2.7 GHz
Product Description
GRF4042 is a low noise amplifier (LNA) with low loss by-
pass designed for high performance applications up to
2.7 GHz. Guerrilla Armor™ technology provides excep-
tional off-state isolation in the presence of high RF input
signal levels in LNA disabled mode.
Features
Reference: 5V/70mA/1.9 GHz
•
Bypass + Guerrilla Armor™
With integrated matching, the device achieves outstand-
ing noise figure (NF), high gain and high linearity over
400-2700 MHz using as few as three external compo-
nents. The data sheet also provides narrow band match-
es covering 700-960 MHz and 1710-2170 MHz for ap-
plications needing enhanced return loss.
•
•
•
•
•
EVB NF: 1.0 dB
Gain: 16.0 dB
Bypass Gain: -1.5 dB
OIP3: 36.3 dBm
OP1dB: 22.0 dBm
The LNA is operated from a single positive supply of 1.8
to 5.0 V with a selectable IDDQ range of 15 to 90 mA.
Consult with the GRF applications engineering team for
custom tuning/evaluation board data and device s-
parameters.
•
•
•
•
High Off-State Isolation: >30 dB
Flexible Bias Voltage and Current
Internally Matched to
50 Ω
Process: GaAs pHEMT
Applications
•
Cellular Repeaters and Signal Boosters
•
•
•
•
Cellular Infrastructure
WLAN, ZigBee
®/
Bluetooth
®
First Stage LNA
General Purpose Bypass Amplifier
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Released
GRF4042
LNA w/Bypass & Guerrilla
Armor™: 0.4 to 2.7 GHz
Absolute Ratings:
Parameter
Supply Voltage
RF Input Power CW: (Load VSWR < 2:1; V
D
: 5.0
volts)
Operating Temperature (Package Heat Sink)
Maximum Channel Temperature
(MTTF > 10^6 Hours)
Maximum Dissipated Power
Electrostatic Discharge:
Charged Device Model:
Human Body Model:
Storage:
Storage Temperature
Moisture Sensitivity Level
T
STG
MSL
-65
150
2
°C
--
CDM
HBM
1500
250
V
V
Symbol
V
DD
P
IN MAX
T
AMB
T
MAX
P
DISS MAX
Min.
0
Max.
6.0
20
Unit
V
dBm
°C
°C
mW
-40
105
170
500
Caution!
ESD Sensitive Device
Exceeding Absolute Maximum Rating conditions may cause permanent damage to the device.
Note: For package dimensions and manufacturing information, see the Guerrilla-RF.com website
for the following document located on the GRF4042 landing page: Manufacturing Note—MN-
001 Product Tape and Reel, Solderability and Package Outline Specification.
Link to manufacturing note:
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Released
GRF4042
LNA w/Bypass & Guerrilla
Armor™: 0.4 to 2.7 GHz
Pin Out (Top View)
Pin Assignments:
Pin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
PKG BASE
Name
V
BYPASS
NC
RF_In
NC
NC
NC
Description
Low Insertion Loss Bypass
No Connect or Ground
RF Input
No Connect or Ground
No Connect or Ground
No Connect or Ground
RF Output
No Connect or Ground
No Connect or Ground
Supply Voltage Input
No Connect or Ground
Enable Voltage Input
Ground
See control logic truth table
No internal connection to die
Note
Internally DC blocked. Note: Do not apply DC voltage > 0.5 volts.
No internal connection to die
No internal connection to die
No internal connection to die
Internally DC blocked. Note: Do not apply DC voltage > 0.5 volts.
No internal connection to die
No internal connection to die
Provide device Vdd via external bias inductor
No internal connection to die
See control logic truth table. External resistor in series to set Iddq
Provides DC and RF ground for LNA, as well as thermal heat sink. Rec-
ommend multiple 8 mil vias beneath the package for optimal RF and
thermal performance. Refer to evaluation board top layer graphic on
schematic page.
RF_Out
NC
NC
V
DD
NC
V
ENABLE
Gnd
Control Logic Truth Table:
Mode
High Gain
Bypass
Disabled Mode (Guerrilla Armor
™
)
Logic Level “0”
Logic Level “1”
Description
High LNA Gain
High Linearity Bypass
LNA Powered Down
Logic Low
Logic High
Vdd
>= 1.8
>= 1.8
>= 1.8
>= 1.8
>= 1.8
V
ENABLE
1
0
0
0.0V to 0.2V
1.5V to V
DD
V
BYPASS
0
1
0
0.0V to 0.2V
1.5V to V
DD
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Released
GRF4042
LNA w/Bypass & Guerrilla
Armor™: 0.4 to 2.7 GHz
Nominal Operating Parameters:
Parameter
High Gain Mode
Test Frequency
Gain
Noise Figure (De-embedded)
Output 1dB Compression Point
Output Third Order Intercept Point
Supply Current
Enable Current
F
TEST
S21
NF
0P1dB
0IP3
I
DD
I
ENABLE
15.0
18.0
1900
16.0
0.9
19.5
30.0
40
1.5
MHz
dB
dB
dBm
dBm
mA
mA
V
DD
: 4.3 V; V
ENABLE
: Low;
V
BYPASS
: High
S(2,1)
0P1dB
0IP3
-2.5
15.0
-1.5
19.0
45.0
dB
dBm
dBm
V
DD
= 4.3 V, V
ENABLE
: Low;
V
BYPASS
: Low
S(2,1)
I
LEAKAGE
-35.0
10
100
dB
uA
VDD = 4.3 V; V
ENABLE
: 0.0 V;
V
BYPASS
: 0.0V
Symbol
Specification
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Unit
Condition
V
DD
= 4.3 V; Temp: +25C
1.1
Bypass Mode
Gain
Output 1dB Compression Point
Output Third Order Intercept Point
Disabled Mode (Guerrilla Armor™)
Gain
Leakage Current
Thermal Data
Thermal Resistance (Infra-Red Scan)
Channel Temperature @ +85 C reference
(Package heat sink)
jc
T
CHANNEL
132
108
ᵒC/W
ᵒC
V
DD
: 4.3 V; I
DDQ
: 40 mA; No RF;
Dissipated Power: 172 mW
GRF4042 Evaluation Board Performance Summary Table (Standard Broadband Match):
Tune
(MHz)
700—2700
700—2700
Reference Freq.
(MHz)
700
1700
Gain
(dB)
21.7
16.4
Eval Board
NF (dB)
1.20
0.89
OP1dB
(dBm)
21.6
22.4
OIP3
(dBm)
35.3
36.4
Bias Condition
(V/mA)
5.0/70
5.0/70
700—2700
700—2700
1950
2700
15.3
12.8
0.98
1.10
22.0
21.4
36.3
36.1
5.0/70
5.0/70
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Released
GRF4042
LNA w/Bypass & Guerrilla
Armor™: 0.4 to 2.7 GHz
Band-Specific Data with Low/High Band Tunes
(Gain Mode; Bias: 4.3V/40 mA)
Freq. (MHz)
707
737
751
782
836
881
1732
1880
1960
2132
Gain (dB)
19.8
20.0
20.1
19.9
20.3
20.2
16.7
16.0
15.5
15.0
NF (dB)
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.95
0.90
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
IP1dB (dBm)
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.4
0.8
5.1
5.2
6.0
6.6
OP1dB (dBm)
19.8
20.0
20.1
19.9
20.3
20.2
20.8
20.3
20.6
20.6
IIP3 (dBm)
7.3
7.6
7.8
7.7
8.2
8.5
13.1
13.4
14.5
15.4
OIP3 (dBm)
28.7
28.9
29.0
28.6
29.2
28.9
29.8
29.4
30.0
30.3
Tuning
700 - 960 MHz
700 - 960 MHz
700 - 960 MHz
700 - 960 MHz
700 - 960 MHz
700 - 960 MHz
1710
–
2170 MHz
1710
–
2170 MHz
1710
–
2170 MHz
1710
–
2170 MHz
Band-Specific Data with Low/High Band Tunes
(Bypass Mode; VDD: 4.3V)
Freq. (MHz)
707
737
751
782
836
881
1732
1880
1960
2132
Gain (dB)
-1.5
-1.2
-1.1
-1.2
-1.1
-1.1
-1.5
-1.3
-1.2
-1.3
NF (dB)
1.5
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.5
1.3
1.2
1.3
IP1dB (dBm)
25.8
25.8
25.8
25.7
25.6
25.8
24.2
23.8
23.4
23.1
OP1dB (dBm)
23.3
23.6
23.7
23.5
23.5
23.7
21.7
21.5
21.2
20.8
IIP3 (dBm)
48.1
47.9
47.5
48.0
48.0
47.9
47.5
47.0
47.4
47.5
OIP3 (dBm)
46.6
46.7
46.4
46.8
46.9
46.8
46.0
45.7
46.2
46.2
Tuning
700 - 960 MHz
700 - 960 MHz
700 - 960 MHz
700 - 960 MHz
700 - 960 MHz
700 - 960 MHz
1710
–
2170 MHz
1710
–
2170 MHz
1710
–
2170 MHz
1710
–
2170 MHz
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