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RF device for TV/STB application

Oct., 2009Compound Semiconductor Devices Division

Discrete and IC Operations UnitNEC Electronics Corporation

GET-SB-1812

IF-AGC, Out of Band Tuner, LNA

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D-TV/STB system block diagram

CATV

QAMDEMO

QAMDEMO

OFDMDEMO

8PSKDEMO

SiTuner

MOPLLtuner

DBS/CStuner

OFDMDEMO

MOPLLtuner

VideoDEMO

uPD61521

uPD64011A

µPC3228T5S

MPEG decoder IC

HDMI

HDTV monitor

Str

eam

Pro

cess

or

MPEG2HD Decoder

CPUVCR

DVD-R

HDD

NTSC/PAL

NTSC/PAL

ATA I/F

D-Video D-VCR

modem

TelephoneLine Flash

ROM

AudioDecoder

AVEncoder

I/F

DigitalTerrestrial

Satellite broadcast

AnalogTerrestrial

µPC3224TB

NESG240033µPC3230GR

Out-of-Band tuner

Spl

itter

RF block

µPC3234GV

U/DuPD61541

U/D; Under Development

NESG220033

New

New

MOPLLtuner

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IFIF AGCAGC--amp amp

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NEC AGC amp. FamilyWafer

ProcessIcc

(mA)Gain(dB)

GCR(dB)

NF(dB)

IM3*(dBc)

Package Characteristics

µPC3217GV SAT2-AL 23 53 – 0 53 6.5 50 8pin SSOP －

µPC3218GV SAT2-AL 23 63 – 10 53 3.5 50 8pin SSOP High Gain

µPC3219GV SAT2-AL 36.5 42.5 – 0 42.5 9 58 8pin SSOP Low Distortion

µPC3221GV SAT2-AL 33 60 – 10 50 4.2 47 8pin SSOP Low Noise

µPC3231GV UHS0 36 65-4 61 5.0 56 8pin SSOP

High GainLow distortion

Wide dynamic range

µPC3234GV UHS0 28.5 63 – 4.5 58.5 4.0 54 8pin SSOP

Low NoiseWide dynamic rangeHigh ESD protection

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GND

VAGC

IN2

VCC

OUT2

OUT1IN1

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AGC AMP Driver AMP

AGC Control

GND

pin connection * Pin=-30dBm, Vout=0.5VppIM3 comparison with same test conditions.Because IM3 test condition on the specwas different each product.

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VAGC-GAIN

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IN　

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uPC3221GV

uPC3234GV

uPC3218GVuPC3231GV

AGC-amp series VAGC vs Gain

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AGC-amp seriesPin vs IM3 IM3@Pout=0.5Vpp

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IM3[d

Bc]

uPC3217GV

uPC3218GV

uPC3219GV

uPC3221GV

uPC3231GV

uPC3234GV

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AGC-amp seriesGain Reduction vs NF

Gain Reduction vs NF

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GAIN Reduction ( dB )

NF

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uPC3231GV

uPC3217GV

uPC3218GV

uPC3219GV

uPC3221GV

uPC3234GV

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Concept- Low distortion and wide dynamic range version of µPC3221GVApplication- Digital TV / STB & Cable Modem AGC amplifierPerformance (@5.0V,f=45MHz,ZS=50ohm,ZL=250ohm,Single-ended output)

- ICC :36mA- NF :5.0dB @Maximum Gain

- Gagc(max) :65dB@Pin=-60dBm

- IM3 :53.5dBc(typ.)@Pin=-20dBm/ch, Vout=105dBuV/ch

- GCRin :61dB(typ.)- f(in):30~90MHz- Zin:1.35Kohm//6pF- 8pinSSOP PKG (Mold size:2.9X3.2X1.5mm)

AGC - AMP (µPC3231GV)

Vcc

IN1

IN2

Vagc

GND

OUT1

OUT2

New Product Information

GND

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Concept- Low distortion, Low Noise and High ESD protection Application- Digital TV / STB & Cable Modem AGC amplifierPerformance(@5.0V,f=45MHz,ZS=50ohm,ZL=250ohm,Single-ended output)

- Higher ESD protection- ICC :28.5mA- NF :4.0dB @Maximum Gain

- Gagc(max) :63dB@Pin=-60dBm

- IM3 :54dBc(typ.)@Pin=-30dBm/ch, Vout=105dBuV/ch

- GCRin :58.5dB(typ.)- f(in):30~100MHz- 8pinSSOP PKG (Mold size:2.9X3.2X1.5mm)

AGC – AMP (µPC3234GV)

Vcc

IN1

IN2

Vagc

GND

OUT1

OUT2

New Product Information

GND

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µPC3231GV & µPC3234GV Spec.

Parameter Symbol ConditionµPC3231GV µPC3234GV

UnitMin. Typ. Max. Min. Typ. Max.

Circuit Current Itotal No Signal 28 36 44 - 28.5 38 mA

AGC Voltage High Level VAGC(H) Maximum Gain 2.7 - 3.3 3.0 - 3.5 V

AGC Voltage Low Level VAGC(L) Minimum Gain 0 - 0.1 0 - 0.4 V

Input Frequency Range f(in) Fc:-3dBm 30 - 90 30 - 100 MHz

Maximum Voltage Gain Gmax VAGC=2.7V Pin=-60dBm 62.5 65 67.5 60 63 66 dB

Minimum Voltage Gain Gmin VAGC=0.1V Pin=-30dBm 0 4 8 1.5 4.5 7.5 dB

AGC RangeGCRin VAGC=0-2.7V 55.5 61 - 52.5 58.5 - dB

GCRout Vout=1.0Vpp 45 55 - - - - dB

Output Voltage Vout VAGC=3.0V - 1.0 - - 1.0 - Vpp

Intermodulation IM3f1=44MHz, f2=45MHzVout=105dBuV(0.5Vpp)/tone

50 53.5 - 48 54 - dBc

Noise Figure NF VAGC=3.0V - 5.0 6.5 - 4.0 5.5 dB

Input impedance Zin VAGC=0V - 1.35// 6 - -

0.7//2.8

- Kohm //pF

* Pin=-20dBm/tone ** Pin=-30dBm/tone

* ** ***

Ta=25degC,Vcc=5.0V,f=45MHz,ZS=50ohm,ZL=250ohm,single-ended output

μPC3217/18/19/21GVμμPC3217/18/19/21GVPC3217/18/19/21GVIF AGC Amplifier

Concept of Development•IF AGC Amp.+Video Amp.

Application•Digital CATV Receiver ,Cable Modem

Features•Low-Consumption:Icc 3217/18 =23mA

3219 =36.5mA3221 =33mA

•Operating Frequency Range :10 to 100MHz•MAX Gain / NF : 3217=53dB / 6.5dB

3218=63dB / 3.5dB3219=42.5dB / 9dB3221=60dB/4.2dB

•IM3:3217 / 18=50dBc@ Vout=0.7Vp-p/tone3219=58dBc@ Vout=0.7Vp-p/tone3221=56dBc@ Vout=0.7Vp-p/tone

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BLOCK DIAGRAM

8 567

1 3 42IN1 VAGC

OUT1 GNDGND

Vcc

OUT2

IN2

PKG：8pin SSOP

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Out of Band Tuner Out of Band Tuner µµPC3220GRPC3220GRµµPC322PC3228T5S8T5S

IF Low-Distortion Down Converter for Out-of-band Tuner

Concept of Development・1chip of IF converter block included video amp. ・ Low-Distortion , Small package（than µPC2798GR）

Application・Out-of-band Tuner

Features・:fin =30~250MHz、fIF =0.1~150MHz・Low-Distortion AGC Amp:IIP3 =+1.0dBm(@VAGC =0.5V)・Current Consumption:Icc=42mA@5V・AGC Gain Control Range :45.5dB(TYP)@VAGC =0.5~3V・16pin SSOP package

µPC3220GRµµPC3220GRPC3220GR

BLOCK DIAGRAM

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Out of Band Tuner New Product Information

Concept- Low distortion version of µPC3220GRApplication- TV / STB & Cable Modem for OOB tunerPerformance (@5.0V,ZS=50ohm)- ICC :85mA (typ)AGC+MIXER+DRIVER BLOCK- f(in):20~800MHz- CG:28dB(typ)- GCR:70dB(typ) - IM3 :47dBc(min)/57dBc(typ)@Output=0.7Vp-p- NF :8.3dB(typ)IF AMP BLOCK- Gain :59dB(typ)- f(in):20~100MHz- IM3 :45dB(min)/55dB(typ)@Output=110dBuV

32pin QFN PKG (Mold size:5.0×5.0×0.8mm)

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AGC Control

RF_AGC AMP

Driver AMP

Driver AMPIF_ AMP2

Lo AMP

IF_IN AMP

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LNALNA for Tuner for Tuner

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DTV/STB LNA Development Roadmap

2008 2009 2010

NESG240034NESG220034NESG240033NESG220033NESG210833

UHS2HV(SiGe)

for 5.0VPower Supply

UHS2HV(SiGe)

UHS2HV(SiGe)

U/D: Under Development

U/P: Under Planning(This information is subject to change without notice.)

UHS2HV; Ultra High Speed 2nd generation High Voltage

for 3.3VPower Supply

NESG250134NESG260234NESG210719

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NESG2101M05

NESG3XXX

UHS3 U/P

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Low DistortionLow NoiseHigh ESD protection

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Recommendation line up for DTV/STB LNA

Test circuit

IN OUT

Vcc

Characteristic Example

ApplicationLNA for Tuner modulePre-Amp. for power splitter

TUNER1

TUNER2

The Performance varies by customer’s circuit diagram and bias conditions.Vcc Icc Gain NF IM3 IIP3 OIP3 Sales Point

(V) (mA) (dB) (dB) (dBc) (dBm) (dBm)

500MHz 500MHz Pin=-13dBm(tone)

NESG240033 5.0 47 11.4 3.3 68 21 32 Low Noise, Low Distortion

NESG220033 5.0 44 12.9 3.0 65 20 32 Low Noise, Low Distortion

NESG210833 5.0 43 14.6 2.7 60 17 31 High Gain, Low Noise, Low Distortion

NESG240034 5.0 45 8.4 4.1 73 24 32 Low Distortion

NESG220034 5.0 44 9.3 3.9 72 23 32 Low Distortion

2SC4093 5.0 29 12.5 3.3 53 14 27 Low Noise, Low Power Consumption

2SC3356 5.0 30 12.0 3.2 56 16 27 Low Noise, Low Power Consumption

2SC4226 5.0 29 11.9 3.3 56 15 27 Low Noise, Low Power Consumption

2SC3357 5.0 44 8.3 4.6 68 21 30 Low Distortion

NESG2101M05 3.3 48 15.2 3.0 57 16 32 High Gain, Low Noise, Low Distortion

　Frequency Bnad :　ｆ=100ＭＨｚ～850MHｚ

　Test Condition (IM3,IIP3,OIP3) : f1=500MHz, f2=505MHz

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Part Number NESG240034 NESG240033 NESG220034NESG220034 NESG220033NESG220033 NESG210833NESG210833

Package3pin PoMM

SOT-89（4.5x2.5x1.5mmt）

3pin MMSOT-23

（2.9x1.5x1.25mmt）

3pin PoMMSOT-89

（4.5x2.5x1.5mmt）

3pin MMSOT-23

（2.9x1.5x1.25mmt）

3pin MMSOT-23

（2.9x1.5x1.25mmt）

Feature Low NFLow Distortion

Low NFLow Distortion

Low NFLow Distortion

Low NFLow Distortion

NESG210719High ESD ver.

VCEO (V) 5.5V 5.5V 5.5V 5.5V 5.5V

IC MAX (mA) 400 400 200 200 100NF (dB) 0.90 0.80 0.90 0.90 0.90Ga (dB) 11.0 12.0 12.0 13.5 14.5

OIP3(dBm) 35.5 35.5 35.0 35.0 31.0fT(GHz) 10.0 10.5 11.5 12.5 15.5

MSG(dB) 11.5 13.0 12.5 14.0 16.0|S21e|2(dB) 10.5 11.5 11.5 13.0 14.5ESD （MM）

(HBM)210V3.5KV

210V3.5KV

180V3.5KV

180V3.5KV

150V3.5KV

NF,Ga：@Vc=5V,Ic=40mA,f=1GHz,Zs=ZL=Γopt

fT,MSG,|S21e|2：@Vc=5V,Ic=30mA,f=1GHz

TV/STB LNA lineup

SOT-89 SOT-23 MM: Machine ModelHBM: Human Body Model

OIP3,fT,MSG,|S21e|2：@Vc=5V,Ic=40mA,f=1GHz

NF,Ga：@Vc=5V,Ic=30mA,f=1GHz,Zs=ZL=Γopt

NESG240034/240033/220034/220033

NESG210833

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NESG2400xx/NESG2200xx/NESG210833 NF/Ga vs Ic Characteristics, Package info.

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Pin connection1.emitter2.base3.collector

NESG220034NESG240034

NESG220033NESG240033NESG210833

Unit：mm

NESG240033/34

NESG220033/34

NESG210833

Package info.

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LNALNA forfor TV/STB TV/STB application dataapplication data

NESG240033NESG240033 NESG220033NESG220033 NESG210833NESG210833

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LNA application test circuit

IN OUT

270nH

Feedback Resistance・NESG210833

430ohm・NESH220033

300ohm・NESG240033

220ohm

1.0Kohm

0.1uF

1.0Kohm 8.2ohm 22pF

10,000pF

0.1uF

0.1uF

0.1uF

Vb Vｃ

Rf

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Gain vs Frequency

TEST ConditionsIc=40mAVce=5.0V

Gain vs Freq 　(5.0V,40mA)

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NF vs Ic

TEST Conditionsf=500MHzVce=5.0VNF vs IC (500MHz,Vce=5.0V)

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NESG220033

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IM2 vs Ic (Pin=-23dBm)

TEST Conditionsｆ1=200MHzｆ2=500MHzｆ1+f2=700MHzPin=-23dBm

IM2 vs IC (VCE=5.0V,Pin=-23dBm)

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IM2 vs IC (Pin=-13dBm)

TEST Conditionsｆ1=200MHzｆ2=500MHzｆ1+f2=700MHzPin=-13dBm

IM2 vs IC (VCE=5.0V,Pin=-13dBm)

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IM3 vs Ic (Pin=-13dBm)

TEST ConditionsVc=5.0Vｆ1=500MHzｆ2=505MHzPin=-13dBm/tone

IM3 vs IC (VCE=5.0V,Pin=-13dBm/tone)

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