MOTOROLA
SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNICAL DATA
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The MRFIC Line
900 MHz TX Mixer/Exciter
The MRFIC2101 is a high linearity transmit mixer and exciter designed
primarily for Digital Cellular radio systems. The mixer is double-balanced for
excellent LO and spurious rejection. An on-board LO buffer is provided to
reduce LO power requirements and eliminate the need for an external LO
balun. A power down control is provided to minimize current drain with minimum
recovery/turn-on time. The design utilizes Motorola’s advanced MOSAIC 3
silicon bipolar RF process to yield superior performance in a cost effective
monolithic device.
•
High Linearity IP30 = 23 dBm (Typ)
•
Low LO Drive Required = –15 dBm (Typ)
•
Externally Adjustable Exciter Bias Current
•
Power Down Supply Current = 2.0
µA
(Typ)
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SO-16 Narrow Body Plastic Package
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Device Marking = M2101
MRFIC2101
900 MHz
TX-MIXER/EXCITER
SILICON MONOLITHIC
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
ARCHIVE INFORMATION
CASE 751B-05
(SO-16)
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
(TA = 25°C unless otherwise noted)
Ratings
Supply Voltage
Enable Voltages
Input Power, LO and IF Ports
Operating Ambient Temperature
Storage Temperature
RF Output Power (EX VCC < 4 V)
RF Output Power (4 V< EX VCC
≤
5 V)
Symbol
EX VCC, MX VCC, EX BIAS
MX EN, EX EN
PLO, PIF
TA
Tstg
Pout
Pout
Value
5
6
+10
– 35 to + 85
– 65 to +150
18
38 – 5 EX VCC
Unit
Vdc
Vdc
dBm
°C
°C
dBm
dBm
IF IN +
GND
LO IN
MX VCC
GND
EX VCC/EX OUT
GND
EX EN
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
16 IF IN –
15 MX EN
14 RF OUT +/MX VCC
13 RF OUT –/MX VCC
12 GND
11 EX IN
10 GND
9
EX BIAS
Pin Connections and Functional Block Diagram
REV 3
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MOTOROLA RF DEVICE DATA
Motorola, Inc. 1997
MRFIC2101
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RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS
Parameter
Supply Voltages
Enable Voltages
RF Port Frequency Range
IF Port Frequency Range
Symbol
EX VCC, MX VCC, EX BIAS
MX EN, EX EN
RF
IF
Value
4.75
0, 4.75
800 to 1000
0 to 250
Unit
Vdc
Vdc
MHz
MHz
LOGIC LEVELS
(TA = 25°C)
Input Voltage (MX EN, EX EN)
High
Low
Min
MX VCC –0.8, EX VCC –0.8
—
Max
—
0.8
Unit
Volts
Volts
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PLO = –15 dBm unless otherwise noted)
Characteristic (1)
Conversion Gain (Small Signal)
Output Power at 1 dB Gain Compression
Output Third Order Intercept Point (– 5 dBm out/tone)
Output Fifth Order Intercept Point (– 5 dBm out/tone)
LO Leakage
Supply Current (Enabled)
Supply Current (Disabled)
Noise Figure (Single Sideband)
Min
24
2.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
Typ
26.5
4.5
14
11
– 30
45
1
5
Max
29
—
—
—
—
54
—
—
Unit
dB
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
mA
µA
dB
EXCITER ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(EX VCC, EX EN, EX BIAS = 4.75 V, TA = 25°C, RF @ 900 MHz unless
otherwise noted)
Characteristic (1)
Gain (Small Signal)
Output Power at 1 dB Gain Compression
Output Third Order Intercept Point (+ 3 dBm out/tone)
Output Fifth Order Intercept Point (+ 3 dBm out/tone)
LO Leakage (PLO = –15 dBm into Mixer)
Supply Current (Enabled)
Supply Current (Disabled)
Noise Figure
Min
14
16
—
—
—
—
—
—
Typ
16
18
30
22
– 30
38
1
5
Max
18
—
—
—
—
46
—
—
Unit
dB
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
mA
µA
dB
(1) All electrical characteristics are measured in test circuit schematic as shown in Figure 1.
MRFIC2101
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MOTOROLA RF DEVICE DATA
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MIXER ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(MX VCC, MX EN = 4.75 V, TA = 25°C, RF @ 900 MHz, LO @ 800 MHz, IF @ 100 MHz,
C12
λ/8
RF OUT
C13
MX EN
C14
C15
L5
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
–
+
C16
λ/8
L4
MX VCC
–
+
C11
C10
EX IN
C9
9
C8
+
– EX BIAS
DUT
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IF IN
L1
L2
C2
C5
C7
+
– EX EN
LO IN
+
MX VCC –
C3
C4
L3
C6
+
– EX VCC
EX OUT
C1, C2, C3,
C4
C5, C6, C7
C8, C10, C11
C9, C12
C13, C16
C14, C15
1000 pF, Chip Capacitor
100 pF, Chip Capacitor
1000 pF, Chip Capacitor
1000 pF, Chip Capacitor
5.6 pF, Chip Capacitor
2.7 pF, Chip Capacitor
1000 pF, Chip Capacitor
L1, L5
L2
L3
L4
RF Connectors
Board Material
82 nH, Chip Inductor
15 nH, Chip Inductor
8.2 nH, Chip Inductor
12 nH, Chip Inductor
SMA Type
0.031″ Thick FR4, 0.5 oz. Copper,
ε
r = 4.45, Coplanar Waveguide
Figure 1. Test Circuit Configuration
MOTOROLA RF DEVICE DATA
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C1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Table 1. Mixer Deembedded Port Reflection Coefficients
(ZO = 50
Ω,
TA = 25°C)
Γ
IF
f
(MHz)
50
100
150
200
250
500
600
700
Mag
0.68
0.68
0.67
0.66
0.65
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
φ
Degrees
– 9.4
– 18
– 26
– 33
– 40
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Mag
—
—
—
—
—
0.93
0.92
0.91
0.89
0.87
0.85
0.82
0.79
0.75
0.71
0.66
Γ
RF
φ
Degrees
—
—
—
—
—
– 28
– 33
– 37
– 41
– 45
– 48
– 50
– 53
– 56
– 61
– 66
Mag
—
—
—
—
—
0.79
0.79
0.79
0.77
0.75
0.73
0.69
0.65
0.61
0.56
0.52
Γ
LO
φ
Degrees
—
—
—
—
—
– 30
– 32
– 33
– 34
– 34
– 35
– 36
– 37
– 41
– 47
– 55
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800
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
Table 2. Exciter Small Signal Deembedded S Parameters
(ZO = 50
Ω,
TA = 25°C)
f
(MHz)
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
S11
|S11|
0.51
0.62
0.65
0.65
0.63
0.61
0.59
0.58
0.58
0.59
0.61
0.65
0.67
0.69
0.71
φ
– 121
– 149
– 162
– 170
– 177
176
169
161
154
145
139
134
131
129
127
|S21|
35.51
22.61
16.05
12.16
9.75
8.18
7.06
6.18
5.44
4.91
4.39
3.94
3.56
3.22
2.92
S21
φ
131
109
96
87
81
75
70
65
60
55
51
47
43
39
36
|S12|
0.02
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.04
0.05
0.05
0.06
0.07
0.07
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.09
0.09
S12
φ
50
42
41
41
42
41
40
38
33
30
27
22
20
16
13
|S22|
0.65
0.49
0.43
0.40
0.38
0.37
0.36
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.37
0.40
0.43
S22
φ
– 67
– 103
– 122
– 134
– 141
– 146
– 149
– 153
– 156
– 163
– 170
– 177
174
166
160
MRFIC2101
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MOTOROLA RF DEVICE DATA
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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
30
TA = – 35°C
G C , CONVERSION GAIN (dB)
G C , CONVERSION GAIN (dB)
28
MX VCC = 4.75 V
4V
26
28
25°C
85°C
26
24
3V
TA = 25°C
22
–17
MX VCC = 4.75 V
24
–17
–13
–9
–5
–13
–9
–5
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PLO, LO INPUT POWER (dBm)
PLO, LO INPUT POWER (dBm)
Figure 2. Mixer Gain versus LO Input Power
Figure 3. Mixer Gain versus LO Input Power
7
P out 1 dB , OUTPUT POWER (dBm)
TA = – 35°C
5
25°C
85°C
3
P out 1 dB , OUTPUT POWER (dBm)
6
MX VCC = 4.75 V
4
4V
2
0
3V
TA = 25°C
–2
–17
1
–17
MX VCC = 4.75 V
–13
–9
–5
–13
–9
PLO, LO INPUT POWER (dBm)
PLO, LO INPUT POWER (dBm)
–5
Figure 4. Mixer Output Power at 1 dB Gain
Compression versus LO Input Power
Figure 5. Mixer Output Power at 1 dB Gain
Compression versus LO Input Power
10
P RF , OUTPUT POWER (dBm)
P RF , OUTPUT POWER (dBm)
8
MX VCC = 4.75 V
4
4V
3V
0
6
TA = – 35°C
2
85°C
–2
MX VCC = 4.75 V
–6
– 30
– 25
– 20
PIF, IF INPUT POWER (dBm)
–15
–10
25°C
–4
TA = 25°C
–8
– 30
– 25
– 20
PIF, IF INPUT POWER (dBm)
–15
–10
Figure 6. Mixer Output Power versus
IF Input Power
Figure 7. Mixer Output Power versus
IF Input Power
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