Philips Semiconductors
Image rejecting front-end
for GSM applications
Product specification
UAA2073M
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
Receive section
The circuit contains a low-noise amplifier followed by two
high dynamic range mixers. These mixers are of the
Gilbert-cell type. The whole internal architecture is fully
differential.
The local oscillator, shifted in phase to 45° and 135°,
mixes the amplified RF to create I and Q channels. The
two I and Q channels are buffered, phase shifted by 45°
and 135° respectively, amplified and recombined internally
to realize the image rejection.
Pin SBS allows sideband selection:
• fLO < fRF (SBS = 1)
• fLO > fRF (SBS = 0).
Balanced signal interfaces are used for minimizing
crosstalk due to package parasitics. The RF differential
input impedance is 150 Ω (parallel real part), choosen to
minimize current consumption at best noise performance.
The IF output is differential and of the open-collector type,
tuned for 71 MHz. Typical application will load the output
with a differential 500 Ω load; i.e. a 500 Ω resistor load at
each IF output, plus a 1 kΩ to x Ω narrow band matching
network (x Ω being the input impedance of the IF filter).
The path to VCC for the DC current is achieved via tuning
inductors. The output voltage is limited to VCC + 3Vbe or
3 diode forward voltage drops.
Fast switching, on/off, of the receive section is controlled
by the hardware input RXON.
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VCC1
RFINA
RFINB
GND1
LNA
SYNTHON
MIXER
IF
amplifier
MIXER
IF
amplifier
LOIN
+45o
SBS
IF
COMBINER
+135o
RXON
IFA
IFB
MBG795
Fig.3 Block diagram, receive section.
1995 Dec 07
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