
Philips Semiconductors
Product specification
SA3600
Low voltage dual-band RF front-end
1999 Nov 02
7
AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
VCC = +3.0 V, fRF = 1960 MHz, fLO = 2042 MHz, Tamb = +25°C, unless otherwise specified
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
TEST CONDITIONS
LIMITS
UNIT
SYMBOL
PARAMETER
TEST CONDITIONS
MIN.
–3
σ
TYP
+3
σ
MAX.
UNIT
Cascaded Gain Section
GSYS
HB LNA + Mixer, High Gain
Filter loss = 3 dB
18.5
21.5
24.5
dB
GBYP
HB LNA + Mixer, Low Gain
Filter loss = 3 dB
–12.5
–9.5
–6.5
dB
High-band LNA Section
fRF
RF input frequency range
1930
1990
MHz
GENA
Small signal gain ENABLED
15
16
17
dB
NFENA
Noise figure ENABLED
1.9
2.2
2.5
dB
IIP3ENA
Input 3rd order Intercept Point
–6.5
–5
–3.5
dBm
P1dBENA
Input 1 dB Compression Point
–14
dBm
GBYP
Small signal gain BYPASSED
–15
dB
NFBYP
Noise figure BYPASSED
15
dB
IIP3BYP
Input 3rd order Intercept Point
15
dBm
ZIN
Input return loss2
50
system, ENA and BYP
10
dB
ZOUT
Output return loss
50
system, ENA and BYP
10
dB
TSW
ENABLE/DISABLE speed1
20
s
High-band Mixer Section
fRF
RF input frequency range
1930
1990
MHz
fIF
IF output frequency range
70
200
MHz
fLO
LO input range
2000
2190
MHz
GMXR
Small signal gain
PLO = –5 dBm
7.8
8.5
9.2
dB
NF
SSB Noise figure, doubler off
PLO = –5 dBm
7.6
8.5
9.4
dB
NFMXR
SSB Noise figure, doubler on
PLO = –5 dBm
8.1
9
9.9
dB
IIP3
Input 3rd order Intercept Point, doubler off
PLO = –5 dBm
4
5.5
7
dBm
IIP3MXR
Input 3rd order Intercept Point, doubler on
PLO = –5 dBm
1.9
3
4.1
dBm
P1dBMXR
Input 1 dB Compression Point
PLO = –5 dBm
–14
dBm
IF/2 rej
Half-IF spurious rejection
2(fRF–fLO), fRF–fLO=fIF/2, doubler off
fRF=1972.0 MHz @–36 dBm
–90
dBm
IF/2 rej.
Half-IF spurious rejection
2(fRF–fLO), fRF–fLO=fIF/2, doubler on
RF
fLO=2013.1 MHz @–5 dBm
–85
dBm
IF/3 rej.
Third-IF spurious rejection
3(fRF–fLO), fRF–fLO=fIF/3
fRF=1985.7 MHz @–36 dBm
fLO=2013.1 MHz @–5 dBm
–114
dBm
Two-tone spurious rejection:
PLO = –5 dBm,
fRF–fTx, fRF–fTx=fIF
fRF=1933.0 MHz @–36 dBm
fTx=1850.8 MHz @–20 dBm
–70
2-tone
2(fRF–fTx), fRF–fTx=fIF/2
fRF=1951.0 MHz @–36 dBm
fTx=1909.9 MHz @–20 dBm
–115
dBm
3(fRF–fTx), fRF–fTx=fIF/3
fRF=1937.3 MHz @–36 dBm
fTx=1909.9 MHz @–20 dBm
–125
PLO
LO input power range
–7
–5
–3
dBm
ZIN
Input return loss2
50
system
10
dB
ZOUT
Output return loss2
50
system
10
dB
RF–LO
RF to LO isolation
40
dB
LO–RF
LO to RF isolation
30
dB
TSW
ENABLE/DISABLE speed1
20
s