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TM
FDD Solution Overview Including Airfast Gen 2 Product IntroductionFTF-NET-F0478
M A Y 2 0 1 4
Suhail Agwani | Product Line Manager RF Cellular Products
TM
External Use 1
Agendabull Freescale RF Introductionbull Airfast Gen2bull Airfast Performancebull PA Designs with Airfast
TM
External Use 2
Radio Frequency
Applications
Wireless Network Infrastructurebull Macro Metro amp small cellular basestationsbull Digital front end
Broadcast IndustrialScientificMedicalbull UHF amp VHF broadcast TVbull FM amp shortwave radiobull CO2 lasers plasma generation MRI
Enterprise Access Points Professional Mobile Radiobull Converged cellular wifibull Public safety dispatch transportation marine
Aerospace Defensebull Radarbull Air traffic managementbull Jammers
Customers
Freescale pioneered RF technology and continues to be the leader with
high-quality high-performance products using the latest technologies
Market Leadership
1 High Power RF Transistors for Wireless Infrastructure (1)
Source (1) ABI Research December 2012
TM
External Use 3
Microcells
Enterprise Femto
BasestationsRRU RFU
RF Products for Wireless Network Infrastructure
bull Enterprise Femto
bull MicroMetrocells
bull RRURFU
Microcells RRU amp RFU
TM
External Use 4
Product Offerings
Enable customers to create world-class high-performing designs
bull Technology leadershipbull LDMOS GaN GaAs technologies covering all cell bands
bull Portfolio Leadership bull Airfast family of Drivers and Final RF Power transistorsbull LNAs and GPAsbull Radio control products ndash Doherty alignment modules (ADAM) and DSAs
TM
External Use 5
RFD Organization Worldwide
RFD Global HeadquartersTempe Arizona
Design Marketing Applications Modeling Systems
Freescale AustinCorporate Headquarters
Oak Hill Fab ndash 8rdquo
Freescale Toulouse Design Marketing
Modeling Applications Systems
Freescale KualaLumpur
Final Manufacturing
Freescale Tianjin Final Manufacturing
Freescale Shanghai Marketing Applications
Freescale Chengdu Design Applications
Freescale TokyoMarketing Application
Freescale SeoulMarketing Application
TM
External Use 6
Why Customers Choose Freescale RF
Market Leadership with Technologyand Service Differentiation
bull Freescale RF is the undisputed 1 leader in cellular infrastructure
bull Best-in-class performancebull Global applications supportbull Largest and most reliable supply chainbull Differentiated product offerings
bull Long term customer relationshipsFreescale
544
NXP290
Infineon166
SOURCE ABI Research March 2014
RF Power LDMOS Device Share
TM
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Airfast Gen 2 Introduction
TM
External Use 8
Airfast Milestones20
1120
1220
13
Airfast brand introduced Freescalersquos next generation of RF power solutions for cellular infrastructure applicationsrsquo
bullFirst Airfast part AFT18S230S launched July 2012bullFollowed by 5 more product launches in 2012
bull21 Airfast products launched in 2013bullProduct leadership established in LTE Significant and consistent design wins globally
2014 bullAirfast 2 Launch
TM
External Use 9
Airfast Gen 2
Airfast is a result of a holistic
design approach and not any
one individual piece of
technology Packaging Technology
Passive Development
Systems
ApplicationsDevice
Development
TM
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What Airfast Brings
Improved PerformanceBuilding on Freescalersquos industry leading performance
Expanded Airfast familyAdding ICs VHV and GaN to the comprehensive line of discrete transistors
Rollout
bull Full Market Launch IMS 2014
Enhanced Customer SolutionImproving Time To Market for our customer through custom solutions
TM
External Use 11
Low Band Products 1GHz and Below
bull VHV 50 V LDMOS productsminus Full band (700-960MHz) Frequency Selectable Broad Band (FSBB)
circuit solutionsFSBB use same part with only tuning changes required when designing a PA for another band enables faster PA design cyclesHigh power density of VHV enables smaller footprint and lower BOM
bull 28 V LDMOS products ndash continuous improvementsbull Products bull Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm
Peak Doherty) bull HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsbull Increasing the number of products offered in Plastic packages
TM
External Use 12
790 ndash 960 MHz 60W Avg FSBB Doherty With AFV09P350N
bull Equivalent to narrow band Doherty performance but covers 3 bands with 1 device PCB
bull AFV
790-820MHz
869-894MHz
Frequency Specific Broad-Band Dohertybull Simplifies manufacturing through re-use
bull Same RF Power Transistorbull Same PCB amp mechanicsbull Minor componentndashlevel changes
bull Output side only
925-960MHz
TM
External Use 13
High Band Products 1800-2700MHz
bull LDMOSminus Further improve upon the high gain and efficiency products available in
the first generation of Airfast LDMOS devices bull GaNminus First 50 V GaN productsminus Line-ups supported with 50V driver and 5V MMIC pre-drivers
bull Productsminus Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm Peak
Doherty) minus HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsminus Air cavity and Plastic Package options
TM
External Use 14
Driver and Small Cell Products
bull ICsminus Airfast Integrated Circuit (AFIC) products for driver and small cell
applicationsminus First AFICs A2I25D012N A2I25D025N and A2I22D050N sampling Nowminus Expanded offerings for microcells
bull Discrete Driversminus 6W and 10W rated powerminus Broadband frequency range (700 MHz to 2700 MHz) minus High gain (20 dB to 24 dB) across bandminus Ultra-small footprint package (PLD-15W)
bull Products minus 2 stage HIPSymmetric in package Finals solutions for 250mW to 5W PAsminus High gainefficiency Drivers for 20W 4080W amp 60W average power macro
BTSminus Plastic packages
TM
External Use 15
Customer Solutions
bull Shorter time to market for our customer partnersminus Full Line up reference designs minus Circuit design services
Example lineup solution Pre-Driver Driver and Final
TM
External Use 16
RF Packages
OvermoldedPlastic
bullOM1230 880 780
bullTO270 Class
bullPLD PFP PQFN SOT
Air Cavity
bullNI 400
bullNI780
bullNI880
bullNI1230
bull Packages for 2W to 400W productsbull Cellular bands from 700MHz to
3500MHz supportedbull PerformanceCost Optimized by
Application
bull FSLrsquos Packaging Technologies is a key Enabler of Performance and Cost Differentiation
bull Continuing packaging innovations bring
‒Higher Integration‒Higher Bandwidth‒Higher Power‒Lower Cost
TM
External Use 17
Airfast Gen 2 Performance
TM
External Use 18
Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
TM
External Use 19
A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
TM
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Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
TM
External Use 21
700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
TM
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18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
TM
External Use 23
A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
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Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
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Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 1
Agendabull Freescale RF Introductionbull Airfast Gen2bull Airfast Performancebull PA Designs with Airfast
TM
External Use 2
Radio Frequency
Applications
Wireless Network Infrastructurebull Macro Metro amp small cellular basestationsbull Digital front end
Broadcast IndustrialScientificMedicalbull UHF amp VHF broadcast TVbull FM amp shortwave radiobull CO2 lasers plasma generation MRI
Enterprise Access Points Professional Mobile Radiobull Converged cellular wifibull Public safety dispatch transportation marine
Aerospace Defensebull Radarbull Air traffic managementbull Jammers
Customers
Freescale pioneered RF technology and continues to be the leader with
high-quality high-performance products using the latest technologies
Market Leadership
1 High Power RF Transistors for Wireless Infrastructure (1)
Source (1) ABI Research December 2012
TM
External Use 3
Microcells
Enterprise Femto
BasestationsRRU RFU
RF Products for Wireless Network Infrastructure
bull Enterprise Femto
bull MicroMetrocells
bull RRURFU
Microcells RRU amp RFU
TM
External Use 4
Product Offerings
Enable customers to create world-class high-performing designs
bull Technology leadershipbull LDMOS GaN GaAs technologies covering all cell bands
bull Portfolio Leadership bull Airfast family of Drivers and Final RF Power transistorsbull LNAs and GPAsbull Radio control products ndash Doherty alignment modules (ADAM) and DSAs
TM
External Use 5
RFD Organization Worldwide
RFD Global HeadquartersTempe Arizona
Design Marketing Applications Modeling Systems
Freescale AustinCorporate Headquarters
Oak Hill Fab ndash 8rdquo
Freescale Toulouse Design Marketing
Modeling Applications Systems
Freescale KualaLumpur
Final Manufacturing
Freescale Tianjin Final Manufacturing
Freescale Shanghai Marketing Applications
Freescale Chengdu Design Applications
Freescale TokyoMarketing Application
Freescale SeoulMarketing Application
TM
External Use 6
Why Customers Choose Freescale RF
Market Leadership with Technologyand Service Differentiation
bull Freescale RF is the undisputed 1 leader in cellular infrastructure
bull Best-in-class performancebull Global applications supportbull Largest and most reliable supply chainbull Differentiated product offerings
bull Long term customer relationshipsFreescale
544
NXP290
Infineon166
SOURCE ABI Research March 2014
RF Power LDMOS Device Share
TM
External Use 7
Airfast Gen 2 Introduction
TM
External Use 8
Airfast Milestones20
1120
1220
13
Airfast brand introduced Freescalersquos next generation of RF power solutions for cellular infrastructure applicationsrsquo
bullFirst Airfast part AFT18S230S launched July 2012bullFollowed by 5 more product launches in 2012
bull21 Airfast products launched in 2013bullProduct leadership established in LTE Significant and consistent design wins globally
2014 bullAirfast 2 Launch
TM
External Use 9
Airfast Gen 2
Airfast is a result of a holistic
design approach and not any
one individual piece of
technology Packaging Technology
Passive Development
Systems
ApplicationsDevice
Development
TM
External Use 10
What Airfast Brings
Improved PerformanceBuilding on Freescalersquos industry leading performance
Expanded Airfast familyAdding ICs VHV and GaN to the comprehensive line of discrete transistors
Rollout
bull Full Market Launch IMS 2014
Enhanced Customer SolutionImproving Time To Market for our customer through custom solutions
TM
External Use 11
Low Band Products 1GHz and Below
bull VHV 50 V LDMOS productsminus Full band (700-960MHz) Frequency Selectable Broad Band (FSBB)
circuit solutionsFSBB use same part with only tuning changes required when designing a PA for another band enables faster PA design cyclesHigh power density of VHV enables smaller footprint and lower BOM
bull 28 V LDMOS products ndash continuous improvementsbull Products bull Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm
Peak Doherty) bull HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsbull Increasing the number of products offered in Plastic packages
TM
External Use 12
790 ndash 960 MHz 60W Avg FSBB Doherty With AFV09P350N
bull Equivalent to narrow band Doherty performance but covers 3 bands with 1 device PCB
bull AFV
790-820MHz
869-894MHz
Frequency Specific Broad-Band Dohertybull Simplifies manufacturing through re-use
bull Same RF Power Transistorbull Same PCB amp mechanicsbull Minor componentndashlevel changes
bull Output side only
925-960MHz
TM
External Use 13
High Band Products 1800-2700MHz
bull LDMOSminus Further improve upon the high gain and efficiency products available in
the first generation of Airfast LDMOS devices bull GaNminus First 50 V GaN productsminus Line-ups supported with 50V driver and 5V MMIC pre-drivers
bull Productsminus Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm Peak
Doherty) minus HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsminus Air cavity and Plastic Package options
TM
External Use 14
Driver and Small Cell Products
bull ICsminus Airfast Integrated Circuit (AFIC) products for driver and small cell
applicationsminus First AFICs A2I25D012N A2I25D025N and A2I22D050N sampling Nowminus Expanded offerings for microcells
bull Discrete Driversminus 6W and 10W rated powerminus Broadband frequency range (700 MHz to 2700 MHz) minus High gain (20 dB to 24 dB) across bandminus Ultra-small footprint package (PLD-15W)
bull Products minus 2 stage HIPSymmetric in package Finals solutions for 250mW to 5W PAsminus High gainefficiency Drivers for 20W 4080W amp 60W average power macro
BTSminus Plastic packages
TM
External Use 15
Customer Solutions
bull Shorter time to market for our customer partnersminus Full Line up reference designs minus Circuit design services
Example lineup solution Pre-Driver Driver and Final
TM
External Use 16
RF Packages
OvermoldedPlastic
bullOM1230 880 780
bullTO270 Class
bullPLD PFP PQFN SOT
Air Cavity
bullNI 400
bullNI780
bullNI880
bullNI1230
bull Packages for 2W to 400W productsbull Cellular bands from 700MHz to
3500MHz supportedbull PerformanceCost Optimized by
Application
bull FSLrsquos Packaging Technologies is a key Enabler of Performance and Cost Differentiation
bull Continuing packaging innovations bring
‒Higher Integration‒Higher Bandwidth‒Higher Power‒Lower Cost
TM
External Use 17
Airfast Gen 2 Performance
TM
External Use 18
Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
TM
External Use 19
A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
TM
External Use 20
Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
TM
External Use 21
700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
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18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
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A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
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Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
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Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
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End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
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Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
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Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
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Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
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40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
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External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
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Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
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Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
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External Use 2
Radio Frequency
Applications
Wireless Network Infrastructurebull Macro Metro amp small cellular basestationsbull Digital front end
Broadcast IndustrialScientificMedicalbull UHF amp VHF broadcast TVbull FM amp shortwave radiobull CO2 lasers plasma generation MRI
Enterprise Access Points Professional Mobile Radiobull Converged cellular wifibull Public safety dispatch transportation marine
Aerospace Defensebull Radarbull Air traffic managementbull Jammers
Customers
Freescale pioneered RF technology and continues to be the leader with
high-quality high-performance products using the latest technologies
Market Leadership
1 High Power RF Transistors for Wireless Infrastructure (1)
Source (1) ABI Research December 2012
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Microcells
Enterprise Femto
BasestationsRRU RFU
RF Products for Wireless Network Infrastructure
bull Enterprise Femto
bull MicroMetrocells
bull RRURFU
Microcells RRU amp RFU
TM
External Use 4
Product Offerings
Enable customers to create world-class high-performing designs
bull Technology leadershipbull LDMOS GaN GaAs technologies covering all cell bands
bull Portfolio Leadership bull Airfast family of Drivers and Final RF Power transistorsbull LNAs and GPAsbull Radio control products ndash Doherty alignment modules (ADAM) and DSAs
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RFD Organization Worldwide
RFD Global HeadquartersTempe Arizona
Design Marketing Applications Modeling Systems
Freescale AustinCorporate Headquarters
Oak Hill Fab ndash 8rdquo
Freescale Toulouse Design Marketing
Modeling Applications Systems
Freescale KualaLumpur
Final Manufacturing
Freescale Tianjin Final Manufacturing
Freescale Shanghai Marketing Applications
Freescale Chengdu Design Applications
Freescale TokyoMarketing Application
Freescale SeoulMarketing Application
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Why Customers Choose Freescale RF
Market Leadership with Technologyand Service Differentiation
bull Freescale RF is the undisputed 1 leader in cellular infrastructure
bull Best-in-class performancebull Global applications supportbull Largest and most reliable supply chainbull Differentiated product offerings
bull Long term customer relationshipsFreescale
544
NXP290
Infineon166
SOURCE ABI Research March 2014
RF Power LDMOS Device Share
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Airfast Gen 2 Introduction
TM
External Use 8
Airfast Milestones20
1120
1220
13
Airfast brand introduced Freescalersquos next generation of RF power solutions for cellular infrastructure applicationsrsquo
bullFirst Airfast part AFT18S230S launched July 2012bullFollowed by 5 more product launches in 2012
bull21 Airfast products launched in 2013bullProduct leadership established in LTE Significant and consistent design wins globally
2014 bullAirfast 2 Launch
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Airfast Gen 2
Airfast is a result of a holistic
design approach and not any
one individual piece of
technology Packaging Technology
Passive Development
Systems
ApplicationsDevice
Development
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What Airfast Brings
Improved PerformanceBuilding on Freescalersquos industry leading performance
Expanded Airfast familyAdding ICs VHV and GaN to the comprehensive line of discrete transistors
Rollout
bull Full Market Launch IMS 2014
Enhanced Customer SolutionImproving Time To Market for our customer through custom solutions
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Low Band Products 1GHz and Below
bull VHV 50 V LDMOS productsminus Full band (700-960MHz) Frequency Selectable Broad Band (FSBB)
circuit solutionsFSBB use same part with only tuning changes required when designing a PA for another band enables faster PA design cyclesHigh power density of VHV enables smaller footprint and lower BOM
bull 28 V LDMOS products ndash continuous improvementsbull Products bull Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm
Peak Doherty) bull HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsbull Increasing the number of products offered in Plastic packages
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External Use 12
790 ndash 960 MHz 60W Avg FSBB Doherty With AFV09P350N
bull Equivalent to narrow band Doherty performance but covers 3 bands with 1 device PCB
bull AFV
790-820MHz
869-894MHz
Frequency Specific Broad-Band Dohertybull Simplifies manufacturing through re-use
bull Same RF Power Transistorbull Same PCB amp mechanicsbull Minor componentndashlevel changes
bull Output side only
925-960MHz
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High Band Products 1800-2700MHz
bull LDMOSminus Further improve upon the high gain and efficiency products available in
the first generation of Airfast LDMOS devices bull GaNminus First 50 V GaN productsminus Line-ups supported with 50V driver and 5V MMIC pre-drivers
bull Productsminus Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm Peak
Doherty) minus HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsminus Air cavity and Plastic Package options
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Driver and Small Cell Products
bull ICsminus Airfast Integrated Circuit (AFIC) products for driver and small cell
applicationsminus First AFICs A2I25D012N A2I25D025N and A2I22D050N sampling Nowminus Expanded offerings for microcells
bull Discrete Driversminus 6W and 10W rated powerminus Broadband frequency range (700 MHz to 2700 MHz) minus High gain (20 dB to 24 dB) across bandminus Ultra-small footprint package (PLD-15W)
bull Products minus 2 stage HIPSymmetric in package Finals solutions for 250mW to 5W PAsminus High gainefficiency Drivers for 20W 4080W amp 60W average power macro
BTSminus Plastic packages
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Customer Solutions
bull Shorter time to market for our customer partnersminus Full Line up reference designs minus Circuit design services
Example lineup solution Pre-Driver Driver and Final
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RF Packages
OvermoldedPlastic
bullOM1230 880 780
bullTO270 Class
bullPLD PFP PQFN SOT
Air Cavity
bullNI 400
bullNI780
bullNI880
bullNI1230
bull Packages for 2W to 400W productsbull Cellular bands from 700MHz to
3500MHz supportedbull PerformanceCost Optimized by
Application
bull FSLrsquos Packaging Technologies is a key Enabler of Performance and Cost Differentiation
bull Continuing packaging innovations bring
‒Higher Integration‒Higher Bandwidth‒Higher Power‒Lower Cost
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Airfast Gen 2 Performance
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External Use 18
Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
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A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
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Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
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700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
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18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
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A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
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Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
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External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
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40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 3
Microcells
Enterprise Femto
BasestationsRRU RFU
RF Products for Wireless Network Infrastructure
bull Enterprise Femto
bull MicroMetrocells
bull RRURFU
Microcells RRU amp RFU
TM
External Use 4
Product Offerings
Enable customers to create world-class high-performing designs
bull Technology leadershipbull LDMOS GaN GaAs technologies covering all cell bands
bull Portfolio Leadership bull Airfast family of Drivers and Final RF Power transistorsbull LNAs and GPAsbull Radio control products ndash Doherty alignment modules (ADAM) and DSAs
TM
External Use 5
RFD Organization Worldwide
RFD Global HeadquartersTempe Arizona
Design Marketing Applications Modeling Systems
Freescale AustinCorporate Headquarters
Oak Hill Fab ndash 8rdquo
Freescale Toulouse Design Marketing
Modeling Applications Systems
Freescale KualaLumpur
Final Manufacturing
Freescale Tianjin Final Manufacturing
Freescale Shanghai Marketing Applications
Freescale Chengdu Design Applications
Freescale TokyoMarketing Application
Freescale SeoulMarketing Application
TM
External Use 6
Why Customers Choose Freescale RF
Market Leadership with Technologyand Service Differentiation
bull Freescale RF is the undisputed 1 leader in cellular infrastructure
bull Best-in-class performancebull Global applications supportbull Largest and most reliable supply chainbull Differentiated product offerings
bull Long term customer relationshipsFreescale
544
NXP290
Infineon166
SOURCE ABI Research March 2014
RF Power LDMOS Device Share
TM
External Use 7
Airfast Gen 2 Introduction
TM
External Use 8
Airfast Milestones20
1120
1220
13
Airfast brand introduced Freescalersquos next generation of RF power solutions for cellular infrastructure applicationsrsquo
bullFirst Airfast part AFT18S230S launched July 2012bullFollowed by 5 more product launches in 2012
bull21 Airfast products launched in 2013bullProduct leadership established in LTE Significant and consistent design wins globally
2014 bullAirfast 2 Launch
TM
External Use 9
Airfast Gen 2
Airfast is a result of a holistic
design approach and not any
one individual piece of
technology Packaging Technology
Passive Development
Systems
ApplicationsDevice
Development
TM
External Use 10
What Airfast Brings
Improved PerformanceBuilding on Freescalersquos industry leading performance
Expanded Airfast familyAdding ICs VHV and GaN to the comprehensive line of discrete transistors
Rollout
bull Full Market Launch IMS 2014
Enhanced Customer SolutionImproving Time To Market for our customer through custom solutions
TM
External Use 11
Low Band Products 1GHz and Below
bull VHV 50 V LDMOS productsminus Full band (700-960MHz) Frequency Selectable Broad Band (FSBB)
circuit solutionsFSBB use same part with only tuning changes required when designing a PA for another band enables faster PA design cyclesHigh power density of VHV enables smaller footprint and lower BOM
bull 28 V LDMOS products ndash continuous improvementsbull Products bull Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm
Peak Doherty) bull HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsbull Increasing the number of products offered in Plastic packages
TM
External Use 12
790 ndash 960 MHz 60W Avg FSBB Doherty With AFV09P350N
bull Equivalent to narrow band Doherty performance but covers 3 bands with 1 device PCB
bull AFV
790-820MHz
869-894MHz
Frequency Specific Broad-Band Dohertybull Simplifies manufacturing through re-use
bull Same RF Power Transistorbull Same PCB amp mechanicsbull Minor componentndashlevel changes
bull Output side only
925-960MHz
TM
External Use 13
High Band Products 1800-2700MHz
bull LDMOSminus Further improve upon the high gain and efficiency products available in
the first generation of Airfast LDMOS devices bull GaNminus First 50 V GaN productsminus Line-ups supported with 50V driver and 5V MMIC pre-drivers
bull Productsminus Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm Peak
Doherty) minus HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsminus Air cavity and Plastic Package options
TM
External Use 14
Driver and Small Cell Products
bull ICsminus Airfast Integrated Circuit (AFIC) products for driver and small cell
applicationsminus First AFICs A2I25D012N A2I25D025N and A2I22D050N sampling Nowminus Expanded offerings for microcells
bull Discrete Driversminus 6W and 10W rated powerminus Broadband frequency range (700 MHz to 2700 MHz) minus High gain (20 dB to 24 dB) across bandminus Ultra-small footprint package (PLD-15W)
bull Products minus 2 stage HIPSymmetric in package Finals solutions for 250mW to 5W PAsminus High gainefficiency Drivers for 20W 4080W amp 60W average power macro
BTSminus Plastic packages
TM
External Use 15
Customer Solutions
bull Shorter time to market for our customer partnersminus Full Line up reference designs minus Circuit design services
Example lineup solution Pre-Driver Driver and Final
TM
External Use 16
RF Packages
OvermoldedPlastic
bullOM1230 880 780
bullTO270 Class
bullPLD PFP PQFN SOT
Air Cavity
bullNI 400
bullNI780
bullNI880
bullNI1230
bull Packages for 2W to 400W productsbull Cellular bands from 700MHz to
3500MHz supportedbull PerformanceCost Optimized by
Application
bull FSLrsquos Packaging Technologies is a key Enabler of Performance and Cost Differentiation
bull Continuing packaging innovations bring
‒Higher Integration‒Higher Bandwidth‒Higher Power‒Lower Cost
TM
External Use 17
Airfast Gen 2 Performance
TM
External Use 18
Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
TM
External Use 19
A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
TM
External Use 20
Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
TM
External Use 21
700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
TM
External Use 22
18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
TM
External Use 23
A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
External Use 30
Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 4
Product Offerings
Enable customers to create world-class high-performing designs
bull Technology leadershipbull LDMOS GaN GaAs technologies covering all cell bands
bull Portfolio Leadership bull Airfast family of Drivers and Final RF Power transistorsbull LNAs and GPAsbull Radio control products ndash Doherty alignment modules (ADAM) and DSAs
TM
External Use 5
RFD Organization Worldwide
RFD Global HeadquartersTempe Arizona
Design Marketing Applications Modeling Systems
Freescale AustinCorporate Headquarters
Oak Hill Fab ndash 8rdquo
Freescale Toulouse Design Marketing
Modeling Applications Systems
Freescale KualaLumpur
Final Manufacturing
Freescale Tianjin Final Manufacturing
Freescale Shanghai Marketing Applications
Freescale Chengdu Design Applications
Freescale TokyoMarketing Application
Freescale SeoulMarketing Application
TM
External Use 6
Why Customers Choose Freescale RF
Market Leadership with Technologyand Service Differentiation
bull Freescale RF is the undisputed 1 leader in cellular infrastructure
bull Best-in-class performancebull Global applications supportbull Largest and most reliable supply chainbull Differentiated product offerings
bull Long term customer relationshipsFreescale
544
NXP290
Infineon166
SOURCE ABI Research March 2014
RF Power LDMOS Device Share
TM
External Use 7
Airfast Gen 2 Introduction
TM
External Use 8
Airfast Milestones20
1120
1220
13
Airfast brand introduced Freescalersquos next generation of RF power solutions for cellular infrastructure applicationsrsquo
bullFirst Airfast part AFT18S230S launched July 2012bullFollowed by 5 more product launches in 2012
bull21 Airfast products launched in 2013bullProduct leadership established in LTE Significant and consistent design wins globally
2014 bullAirfast 2 Launch
TM
External Use 9
Airfast Gen 2
Airfast is a result of a holistic
design approach and not any
one individual piece of
technology Packaging Technology
Passive Development
Systems
ApplicationsDevice
Development
TM
External Use 10
What Airfast Brings
Improved PerformanceBuilding on Freescalersquos industry leading performance
Expanded Airfast familyAdding ICs VHV and GaN to the comprehensive line of discrete transistors
Rollout
bull Full Market Launch IMS 2014
Enhanced Customer SolutionImproving Time To Market for our customer through custom solutions
TM
External Use 11
Low Band Products 1GHz and Below
bull VHV 50 V LDMOS productsminus Full band (700-960MHz) Frequency Selectable Broad Band (FSBB)
circuit solutionsFSBB use same part with only tuning changes required when designing a PA for another band enables faster PA design cyclesHigh power density of VHV enables smaller footprint and lower BOM
bull 28 V LDMOS products ndash continuous improvementsbull Products bull Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm
Peak Doherty) bull HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsbull Increasing the number of products offered in Plastic packages
TM
External Use 12
790 ndash 960 MHz 60W Avg FSBB Doherty With AFV09P350N
bull Equivalent to narrow band Doherty performance but covers 3 bands with 1 device PCB
bull AFV
790-820MHz
869-894MHz
Frequency Specific Broad-Band Dohertybull Simplifies manufacturing through re-use
bull Same RF Power Transistorbull Same PCB amp mechanicsbull Minor componentndashlevel changes
bull Output side only
925-960MHz
TM
External Use 13
High Band Products 1800-2700MHz
bull LDMOSminus Further improve upon the high gain and efficiency products available in
the first generation of Airfast LDMOS devices bull GaNminus First 50 V GaN productsminus Line-ups supported with 50V driver and 5V MMIC pre-drivers
bull Productsminus Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm Peak
Doherty) minus HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsminus Air cavity and Plastic Package options
TM
External Use 14
Driver and Small Cell Products
bull ICsminus Airfast Integrated Circuit (AFIC) products for driver and small cell
applicationsminus First AFICs A2I25D012N A2I25D025N and A2I22D050N sampling Nowminus Expanded offerings for microcells
bull Discrete Driversminus 6W and 10W rated powerminus Broadband frequency range (700 MHz to 2700 MHz) minus High gain (20 dB to 24 dB) across bandminus Ultra-small footprint package (PLD-15W)
bull Products minus 2 stage HIPSymmetric in package Finals solutions for 250mW to 5W PAsminus High gainefficiency Drivers for 20W 4080W amp 60W average power macro
BTSminus Plastic packages
TM
External Use 15
Customer Solutions
bull Shorter time to market for our customer partnersminus Full Line up reference designs minus Circuit design services
Example lineup solution Pre-Driver Driver and Final
TM
External Use 16
RF Packages
OvermoldedPlastic
bullOM1230 880 780
bullTO270 Class
bullPLD PFP PQFN SOT
Air Cavity
bullNI 400
bullNI780
bullNI880
bullNI1230
bull Packages for 2W to 400W productsbull Cellular bands from 700MHz to
3500MHz supportedbull PerformanceCost Optimized by
Application
bull FSLrsquos Packaging Technologies is a key Enabler of Performance and Cost Differentiation
bull Continuing packaging innovations bring
‒Higher Integration‒Higher Bandwidth‒Higher Power‒Lower Cost
TM
External Use 17
Airfast Gen 2 Performance
TM
External Use 18
Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
TM
External Use 19
A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
TM
External Use 20
Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
TM
External Use 21
700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
TM
External Use 22
18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
TM
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A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 5
RFD Organization Worldwide
RFD Global HeadquartersTempe Arizona
Design Marketing Applications Modeling Systems
Freescale AustinCorporate Headquarters
Oak Hill Fab ndash 8rdquo
Freescale Toulouse Design Marketing
Modeling Applications Systems
Freescale KualaLumpur
Final Manufacturing
Freescale Tianjin Final Manufacturing
Freescale Shanghai Marketing Applications
Freescale Chengdu Design Applications
Freescale TokyoMarketing Application
Freescale SeoulMarketing Application
TM
External Use 6
Why Customers Choose Freescale RF
Market Leadership with Technologyand Service Differentiation
bull Freescale RF is the undisputed 1 leader in cellular infrastructure
bull Best-in-class performancebull Global applications supportbull Largest and most reliable supply chainbull Differentiated product offerings
bull Long term customer relationshipsFreescale
544
NXP290
Infineon166
SOURCE ABI Research March 2014
RF Power LDMOS Device Share
TM
External Use 7
Airfast Gen 2 Introduction
TM
External Use 8
Airfast Milestones20
1120
1220
13
Airfast brand introduced Freescalersquos next generation of RF power solutions for cellular infrastructure applicationsrsquo
bullFirst Airfast part AFT18S230S launched July 2012bullFollowed by 5 more product launches in 2012
bull21 Airfast products launched in 2013bullProduct leadership established in LTE Significant and consistent design wins globally
2014 bullAirfast 2 Launch
TM
External Use 9
Airfast Gen 2
Airfast is a result of a holistic
design approach and not any
one individual piece of
technology Packaging Technology
Passive Development
Systems
ApplicationsDevice
Development
TM
External Use 10
What Airfast Brings
Improved PerformanceBuilding on Freescalersquos industry leading performance
Expanded Airfast familyAdding ICs VHV and GaN to the comprehensive line of discrete transistors
Rollout
bull Full Market Launch IMS 2014
Enhanced Customer SolutionImproving Time To Market for our customer through custom solutions
TM
External Use 11
Low Band Products 1GHz and Below
bull VHV 50 V LDMOS productsminus Full band (700-960MHz) Frequency Selectable Broad Band (FSBB)
circuit solutionsFSBB use same part with only tuning changes required when designing a PA for another band enables faster PA design cyclesHigh power density of VHV enables smaller footprint and lower BOM
bull 28 V LDMOS products ndash continuous improvementsbull Products bull Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm
Peak Doherty) bull HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsbull Increasing the number of products offered in Plastic packages
TM
External Use 12
790 ndash 960 MHz 60W Avg FSBB Doherty With AFV09P350N
bull Equivalent to narrow band Doherty performance but covers 3 bands with 1 device PCB
bull AFV
790-820MHz
869-894MHz
Frequency Specific Broad-Band Dohertybull Simplifies manufacturing through re-use
bull Same RF Power Transistorbull Same PCB amp mechanicsbull Minor componentndashlevel changes
bull Output side only
925-960MHz
TM
External Use 13
High Band Products 1800-2700MHz
bull LDMOSminus Further improve upon the high gain and efficiency products available in
the first generation of Airfast LDMOS devices bull GaNminus First 50 V GaN productsminus Line-ups supported with 50V driver and 5V MMIC pre-drivers
bull Productsminus Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm Peak
Doherty) minus HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsminus Air cavity and Plastic Package options
TM
External Use 14
Driver and Small Cell Products
bull ICsminus Airfast Integrated Circuit (AFIC) products for driver and small cell
applicationsminus First AFICs A2I25D012N A2I25D025N and A2I22D050N sampling Nowminus Expanded offerings for microcells
bull Discrete Driversminus 6W and 10W rated powerminus Broadband frequency range (700 MHz to 2700 MHz) minus High gain (20 dB to 24 dB) across bandminus Ultra-small footprint package (PLD-15W)
bull Products minus 2 stage HIPSymmetric in package Finals solutions for 250mW to 5W PAsminus High gainefficiency Drivers for 20W 4080W amp 60W average power macro
BTSminus Plastic packages
TM
External Use 15
Customer Solutions
bull Shorter time to market for our customer partnersminus Full Line up reference designs minus Circuit design services
Example lineup solution Pre-Driver Driver and Final
TM
External Use 16
RF Packages
OvermoldedPlastic
bullOM1230 880 780
bullTO270 Class
bullPLD PFP PQFN SOT
Air Cavity
bullNI 400
bullNI780
bullNI880
bullNI1230
bull Packages for 2W to 400W productsbull Cellular bands from 700MHz to
3500MHz supportedbull PerformanceCost Optimized by
Application
bull FSLrsquos Packaging Technologies is a key Enabler of Performance and Cost Differentiation
bull Continuing packaging innovations bring
‒Higher Integration‒Higher Bandwidth‒Higher Power‒Lower Cost
TM
External Use 17
Airfast Gen 2 Performance
TM
External Use 18
Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
TM
External Use 19
A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
TM
External Use 20
Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
TM
External Use 21
700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
TM
External Use 22
18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
TM
External Use 23
A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
External Use 30
Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 6
Why Customers Choose Freescale RF
Market Leadership with Technologyand Service Differentiation
bull Freescale RF is the undisputed 1 leader in cellular infrastructure
bull Best-in-class performancebull Global applications supportbull Largest and most reliable supply chainbull Differentiated product offerings
bull Long term customer relationshipsFreescale
544
NXP290
Infineon166
SOURCE ABI Research March 2014
RF Power LDMOS Device Share
TM
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Airfast Gen 2 Introduction
TM
External Use 8
Airfast Milestones20
1120
1220
13
Airfast brand introduced Freescalersquos next generation of RF power solutions for cellular infrastructure applicationsrsquo
bullFirst Airfast part AFT18S230S launched July 2012bullFollowed by 5 more product launches in 2012
bull21 Airfast products launched in 2013bullProduct leadership established in LTE Significant and consistent design wins globally
2014 bullAirfast 2 Launch
TM
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Airfast Gen 2
Airfast is a result of a holistic
design approach and not any
one individual piece of
technology Packaging Technology
Passive Development
Systems
ApplicationsDevice
Development
TM
External Use 10
What Airfast Brings
Improved PerformanceBuilding on Freescalersquos industry leading performance
Expanded Airfast familyAdding ICs VHV and GaN to the comprehensive line of discrete transistors
Rollout
bull Full Market Launch IMS 2014
Enhanced Customer SolutionImproving Time To Market for our customer through custom solutions
TM
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Low Band Products 1GHz and Below
bull VHV 50 V LDMOS productsminus Full band (700-960MHz) Frequency Selectable Broad Band (FSBB)
circuit solutionsFSBB use same part with only tuning changes required when designing a PA for another band enables faster PA design cyclesHigh power density of VHV enables smaller footprint and lower BOM
bull 28 V LDMOS products ndash continuous improvementsbull Products bull Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm
Peak Doherty) bull HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsbull Increasing the number of products offered in Plastic packages
TM
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790 ndash 960 MHz 60W Avg FSBB Doherty With AFV09P350N
bull Equivalent to narrow band Doherty performance but covers 3 bands with 1 device PCB
bull AFV
790-820MHz
869-894MHz
Frequency Specific Broad-Band Dohertybull Simplifies manufacturing through re-use
bull Same RF Power Transistorbull Same PCB amp mechanicsbull Minor componentndashlevel changes
bull Output side only
925-960MHz
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High Band Products 1800-2700MHz
bull LDMOSminus Further improve upon the high gain and efficiency products available in
the first generation of Airfast LDMOS devices bull GaNminus First 50 V GaN productsminus Line-ups supported with 50V driver and 5V MMIC pre-drivers
bull Productsminus Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm Peak
Doherty) minus HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsminus Air cavity and Plastic Package options
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Driver and Small Cell Products
bull ICsminus Airfast Integrated Circuit (AFIC) products for driver and small cell
applicationsminus First AFICs A2I25D012N A2I25D025N and A2I22D050N sampling Nowminus Expanded offerings for microcells
bull Discrete Driversminus 6W and 10W rated powerminus Broadband frequency range (700 MHz to 2700 MHz) minus High gain (20 dB to 24 dB) across bandminus Ultra-small footprint package (PLD-15W)
bull Products minus 2 stage HIPSymmetric in package Finals solutions for 250mW to 5W PAsminus High gainefficiency Drivers for 20W 4080W amp 60W average power macro
BTSminus Plastic packages
TM
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Customer Solutions
bull Shorter time to market for our customer partnersminus Full Line up reference designs minus Circuit design services
Example lineup solution Pre-Driver Driver and Final
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RF Packages
OvermoldedPlastic
bullOM1230 880 780
bullTO270 Class
bullPLD PFP PQFN SOT
Air Cavity
bullNI 400
bullNI780
bullNI880
bullNI1230
bull Packages for 2W to 400W productsbull Cellular bands from 700MHz to
3500MHz supportedbull PerformanceCost Optimized by
Application
bull FSLrsquos Packaging Technologies is a key Enabler of Performance and Cost Differentiation
bull Continuing packaging innovations bring
‒Higher Integration‒Higher Bandwidth‒Higher Power‒Lower Cost
TM
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Airfast Gen 2 Performance
TM
External Use 18
Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
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A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
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Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
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700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
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18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
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A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
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Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
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Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
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Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
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External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 7
Airfast Gen 2 Introduction
TM
External Use 8
Airfast Milestones20
1120
1220
13
Airfast brand introduced Freescalersquos next generation of RF power solutions for cellular infrastructure applicationsrsquo
bullFirst Airfast part AFT18S230S launched July 2012bullFollowed by 5 more product launches in 2012
bull21 Airfast products launched in 2013bullProduct leadership established in LTE Significant and consistent design wins globally
2014 bullAirfast 2 Launch
TM
External Use 9
Airfast Gen 2
Airfast is a result of a holistic
design approach and not any
one individual piece of
technology Packaging Technology
Passive Development
Systems
ApplicationsDevice
Development
TM
External Use 10
What Airfast Brings
Improved PerformanceBuilding on Freescalersquos industry leading performance
Expanded Airfast familyAdding ICs VHV and GaN to the comprehensive line of discrete transistors
Rollout
bull Full Market Launch IMS 2014
Enhanced Customer SolutionImproving Time To Market for our customer through custom solutions
TM
External Use 11
Low Band Products 1GHz and Below
bull VHV 50 V LDMOS productsminus Full band (700-960MHz) Frequency Selectable Broad Band (FSBB)
circuit solutionsFSBB use same part with only tuning changes required when designing a PA for another band enables faster PA design cyclesHigh power density of VHV enables smaller footprint and lower BOM
bull 28 V LDMOS products ndash continuous improvementsbull Products bull Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm
Peak Doherty) bull HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsbull Increasing the number of products offered in Plastic packages
TM
External Use 12
790 ndash 960 MHz 60W Avg FSBB Doherty With AFV09P350N
bull Equivalent to narrow band Doherty performance but covers 3 bands with 1 device PCB
bull AFV
790-820MHz
869-894MHz
Frequency Specific Broad-Band Dohertybull Simplifies manufacturing through re-use
bull Same RF Power Transistorbull Same PCB amp mechanicsbull Minor componentndashlevel changes
bull Output side only
925-960MHz
TM
External Use 13
High Band Products 1800-2700MHz
bull LDMOSminus Further improve upon the high gain and efficiency products available in
the first generation of Airfast LDMOS devices bull GaNminus First 50 V GaN productsminus Line-ups supported with 50V driver and 5V MMIC pre-drivers
bull Productsminus Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm Peak
Doherty) minus HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsminus Air cavity and Plastic Package options
TM
External Use 14
Driver and Small Cell Products
bull ICsminus Airfast Integrated Circuit (AFIC) products for driver and small cell
applicationsminus First AFICs A2I25D012N A2I25D025N and A2I22D050N sampling Nowminus Expanded offerings for microcells
bull Discrete Driversminus 6W and 10W rated powerminus Broadband frequency range (700 MHz to 2700 MHz) minus High gain (20 dB to 24 dB) across bandminus Ultra-small footprint package (PLD-15W)
bull Products minus 2 stage HIPSymmetric in package Finals solutions for 250mW to 5W PAsminus High gainefficiency Drivers for 20W 4080W amp 60W average power macro
BTSminus Plastic packages
TM
External Use 15
Customer Solutions
bull Shorter time to market for our customer partnersminus Full Line up reference designs minus Circuit design services
Example lineup solution Pre-Driver Driver and Final
TM
External Use 16
RF Packages
OvermoldedPlastic
bullOM1230 880 780
bullTO270 Class
bullPLD PFP PQFN SOT
Air Cavity
bullNI 400
bullNI780
bullNI880
bullNI1230
bull Packages for 2W to 400W productsbull Cellular bands from 700MHz to
3500MHz supportedbull PerformanceCost Optimized by
Application
bull FSLrsquos Packaging Technologies is a key Enabler of Performance and Cost Differentiation
bull Continuing packaging innovations bring
‒Higher Integration‒Higher Bandwidth‒Higher Power‒Lower Cost
TM
External Use 17
Airfast Gen 2 Performance
TM
External Use 18
Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
TM
External Use 19
A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
TM
External Use 20
Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
TM
External Use 21
700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
TM
External Use 22
18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
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A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
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Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
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Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
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Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
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Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
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40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 8
Airfast Milestones20
1120
1220
13
Airfast brand introduced Freescalersquos next generation of RF power solutions for cellular infrastructure applicationsrsquo
bullFirst Airfast part AFT18S230S launched July 2012bullFollowed by 5 more product launches in 2012
bull21 Airfast products launched in 2013bullProduct leadership established in LTE Significant and consistent design wins globally
2014 bullAirfast 2 Launch
TM
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Airfast Gen 2
Airfast is a result of a holistic
design approach and not any
one individual piece of
technology Packaging Technology
Passive Development
Systems
ApplicationsDevice
Development
TM
External Use 10
What Airfast Brings
Improved PerformanceBuilding on Freescalersquos industry leading performance
Expanded Airfast familyAdding ICs VHV and GaN to the comprehensive line of discrete transistors
Rollout
bull Full Market Launch IMS 2014
Enhanced Customer SolutionImproving Time To Market for our customer through custom solutions
TM
External Use 11
Low Band Products 1GHz and Below
bull VHV 50 V LDMOS productsminus Full band (700-960MHz) Frequency Selectable Broad Band (FSBB)
circuit solutionsFSBB use same part with only tuning changes required when designing a PA for another band enables faster PA design cyclesHigh power density of VHV enables smaller footprint and lower BOM
bull 28 V LDMOS products ndash continuous improvementsbull Products bull Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm
Peak Doherty) bull HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsbull Increasing the number of products offered in Plastic packages
TM
External Use 12
790 ndash 960 MHz 60W Avg FSBB Doherty With AFV09P350N
bull Equivalent to narrow band Doherty performance but covers 3 bands with 1 device PCB
bull AFV
790-820MHz
869-894MHz
Frequency Specific Broad-Band Dohertybull Simplifies manufacturing through re-use
bull Same RF Power Transistorbull Same PCB amp mechanicsbull Minor componentndashlevel changes
bull Output side only
925-960MHz
TM
External Use 13
High Band Products 1800-2700MHz
bull LDMOSminus Further improve upon the high gain and efficiency products available in
the first generation of Airfast LDMOS devices bull GaNminus First 50 V GaN productsminus Line-ups supported with 50V driver and 5V MMIC pre-drivers
bull Productsminus Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm Peak
Doherty) minus HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsminus Air cavity and Plastic Package options
TM
External Use 14
Driver and Small Cell Products
bull ICsminus Airfast Integrated Circuit (AFIC) products for driver and small cell
applicationsminus First AFICs A2I25D012N A2I25D025N and A2I22D050N sampling Nowminus Expanded offerings for microcells
bull Discrete Driversminus 6W and 10W rated powerminus Broadband frequency range (700 MHz to 2700 MHz) minus High gain (20 dB to 24 dB) across bandminus Ultra-small footprint package (PLD-15W)
bull Products minus 2 stage HIPSymmetric in package Finals solutions for 250mW to 5W PAsminus High gainefficiency Drivers for 20W 4080W amp 60W average power macro
BTSminus Plastic packages
TM
External Use 15
Customer Solutions
bull Shorter time to market for our customer partnersminus Full Line up reference designs minus Circuit design services
Example lineup solution Pre-Driver Driver and Final
TM
External Use 16
RF Packages
OvermoldedPlastic
bullOM1230 880 780
bullTO270 Class
bullPLD PFP PQFN SOT
Air Cavity
bullNI 400
bullNI780
bullNI880
bullNI1230
bull Packages for 2W to 400W productsbull Cellular bands from 700MHz to
3500MHz supportedbull PerformanceCost Optimized by
Application
bull FSLrsquos Packaging Technologies is a key Enabler of Performance and Cost Differentiation
bull Continuing packaging innovations bring
‒Higher Integration‒Higher Bandwidth‒Higher Power‒Lower Cost
TM
External Use 17
Airfast Gen 2 Performance
TM
External Use 18
Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
TM
External Use 19
A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
TM
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Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
TM
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700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
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18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
TM
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A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 9
Airfast Gen 2
Airfast is a result of a holistic
design approach and not any
one individual piece of
technology Packaging Technology
Passive Development
Systems
ApplicationsDevice
Development
TM
External Use 10
What Airfast Brings
Improved PerformanceBuilding on Freescalersquos industry leading performance
Expanded Airfast familyAdding ICs VHV and GaN to the comprehensive line of discrete transistors
Rollout
bull Full Market Launch IMS 2014
Enhanced Customer SolutionImproving Time To Market for our customer through custom solutions
TM
External Use 11
Low Band Products 1GHz and Below
bull VHV 50 V LDMOS productsminus Full band (700-960MHz) Frequency Selectable Broad Band (FSBB)
circuit solutionsFSBB use same part with only tuning changes required when designing a PA for another band enables faster PA design cyclesHigh power density of VHV enables smaller footprint and lower BOM
bull 28 V LDMOS products ndash continuous improvementsbull Products bull Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm
Peak Doherty) bull HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsbull Increasing the number of products offered in Plastic packages
TM
External Use 12
790 ndash 960 MHz 60W Avg FSBB Doherty With AFV09P350N
bull Equivalent to narrow band Doherty performance but covers 3 bands with 1 device PCB
bull AFV
790-820MHz
869-894MHz
Frequency Specific Broad-Band Dohertybull Simplifies manufacturing through re-use
bull Same RF Power Transistorbull Same PCB amp mechanicsbull Minor componentndashlevel changes
bull Output side only
925-960MHz
TM
External Use 13
High Band Products 1800-2700MHz
bull LDMOSminus Further improve upon the high gain and efficiency products available in
the first generation of Airfast LDMOS devices bull GaNminus First 50 V GaN productsminus Line-ups supported with 50V driver and 5V MMIC pre-drivers
bull Productsminus Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm Peak
Doherty) minus HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsminus Air cavity and Plastic Package options
TM
External Use 14
Driver and Small Cell Products
bull ICsminus Airfast Integrated Circuit (AFIC) products for driver and small cell
applicationsminus First AFICs A2I25D012N A2I25D025N and A2I22D050N sampling Nowminus Expanded offerings for microcells
bull Discrete Driversminus 6W and 10W rated powerminus Broadband frequency range (700 MHz to 2700 MHz) minus High gain (20 dB to 24 dB) across bandminus Ultra-small footprint package (PLD-15W)
bull Products minus 2 stage HIPSymmetric in package Finals solutions for 250mW to 5W PAsminus High gainefficiency Drivers for 20W 4080W amp 60W average power macro
BTSminus Plastic packages
TM
External Use 15
Customer Solutions
bull Shorter time to market for our customer partnersminus Full Line up reference designs minus Circuit design services
Example lineup solution Pre-Driver Driver and Final
TM
External Use 16
RF Packages
OvermoldedPlastic
bullOM1230 880 780
bullTO270 Class
bullPLD PFP PQFN SOT
Air Cavity
bullNI 400
bullNI780
bullNI880
bullNI1230
bull Packages for 2W to 400W productsbull Cellular bands from 700MHz to
3500MHz supportedbull PerformanceCost Optimized by
Application
bull FSLrsquos Packaging Technologies is a key Enabler of Performance and Cost Differentiation
bull Continuing packaging innovations bring
‒Higher Integration‒Higher Bandwidth‒Higher Power‒Lower Cost
TM
External Use 17
Airfast Gen 2 Performance
TM
External Use 18
Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
TM
External Use 19
A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
TM
External Use 20
Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
TM
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700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
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18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
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A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
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Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
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Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
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End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
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Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
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Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
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Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
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40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
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High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
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Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
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Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
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What Airfast Brings
Improved PerformanceBuilding on Freescalersquos industry leading performance
Expanded Airfast familyAdding ICs VHV and GaN to the comprehensive line of discrete transistors
Rollout
bull Full Market Launch IMS 2014
Enhanced Customer SolutionImproving Time To Market for our customer through custom solutions
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Low Band Products 1GHz and Below
bull VHV 50 V LDMOS productsminus Full band (700-960MHz) Frequency Selectable Broad Band (FSBB)
circuit solutionsFSBB use same part with only tuning changes required when designing a PA for another band enables faster PA design cyclesHigh power density of VHV enables smaller footprint and lower BOM
bull 28 V LDMOS products ndash continuous improvementsbull Products bull Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm
Peak Doherty) bull HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsbull Increasing the number of products offered in Plastic packages
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790 ndash 960 MHz 60W Avg FSBB Doherty With AFV09P350N
bull Equivalent to narrow band Doherty performance but covers 3 bands with 1 device PCB
bull AFV
790-820MHz
869-894MHz
Frequency Specific Broad-Band Dohertybull Simplifies manufacturing through re-use
bull Same RF Power Transistorbull Same PCB amp mechanicsbull Minor componentndashlevel changes
bull Output side only
925-960MHz
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High Band Products 1800-2700MHz
bull LDMOSminus Further improve upon the high gain and efficiency products available in
the first generation of Airfast LDMOS devices bull GaNminus First 50 V GaN productsminus Line-ups supported with 50V driver and 5V MMIC pre-drivers
bull Productsminus Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm Peak
Doherty) minus HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsminus Air cavity and Plastic Package options
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Driver and Small Cell Products
bull ICsminus Airfast Integrated Circuit (AFIC) products for driver and small cell
applicationsminus First AFICs A2I25D012N A2I25D025N and A2I22D050N sampling Nowminus Expanded offerings for microcells
bull Discrete Driversminus 6W and 10W rated powerminus Broadband frequency range (700 MHz to 2700 MHz) minus High gain (20 dB to 24 dB) across bandminus Ultra-small footprint package (PLD-15W)
bull Products minus 2 stage HIPSymmetric in package Finals solutions for 250mW to 5W PAsminus High gainefficiency Drivers for 20W 4080W amp 60W average power macro
BTSminus Plastic packages
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Customer Solutions
bull Shorter time to market for our customer partnersminus Full Line up reference designs minus Circuit design services
Example lineup solution Pre-Driver Driver and Final
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RF Packages
OvermoldedPlastic
bullOM1230 880 780
bullTO270 Class
bullPLD PFP PQFN SOT
Air Cavity
bullNI 400
bullNI780
bullNI880
bullNI1230
bull Packages for 2W to 400W productsbull Cellular bands from 700MHz to
3500MHz supportedbull PerformanceCost Optimized by
Application
bull FSLrsquos Packaging Technologies is a key Enabler of Performance and Cost Differentiation
bull Continuing packaging innovations bring
‒Higher Integration‒Higher Bandwidth‒Higher Power‒Lower Cost
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Airfast Gen 2 Performance
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Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
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A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
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Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
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700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
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18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
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A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
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Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
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Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
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External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
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Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
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40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
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High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
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Low Band Products 1GHz and Below
bull VHV 50 V LDMOS productsminus Full band (700-960MHz) Frequency Selectable Broad Band (FSBB)
circuit solutionsFSBB use same part with only tuning changes required when designing a PA for another band enables faster PA design cyclesHigh power density of VHV enables smaller footprint and lower BOM
bull 28 V LDMOS products ndash continuous improvementsbull Products bull Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm
Peak Doherty) bull HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsbull Increasing the number of products offered in Plastic packages
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790 ndash 960 MHz 60W Avg FSBB Doherty With AFV09P350N
bull Equivalent to narrow band Doherty performance but covers 3 bands with 1 device PCB
bull AFV
790-820MHz
869-894MHz
Frequency Specific Broad-Band Dohertybull Simplifies manufacturing through re-use
bull Same RF Power Transistorbull Same PCB amp mechanicsbull Minor componentndashlevel changes
bull Output side only
925-960MHz
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High Band Products 1800-2700MHz
bull LDMOSminus Further improve upon the high gain and efficiency products available in
the first generation of Airfast LDMOS devices bull GaNminus First 50 V GaN productsminus Line-ups supported with 50V driver and 5V MMIC pre-drivers
bull Productsminus Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm Peak
Doherty) minus HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsminus Air cavity and Plastic Package options
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Driver and Small Cell Products
bull ICsminus Airfast Integrated Circuit (AFIC) products for driver and small cell
applicationsminus First AFICs A2I25D012N A2I25D025N and A2I22D050N sampling Nowminus Expanded offerings for microcells
bull Discrete Driversminus 6W and 10W rated powerminus Broadband frequency range (700 MHz to 2700 MHz) minus High gain (20 dB to 24 dB) across bandminus Ultra-small footprint package (PLD-15W)
bull Products minus 2 stage HIPSymmetric in package Finals solutions for 250mW to 5W PAsminus High gainefficiency Drivers for 20W 4080W amp 60W average power macro
BTSminus Plastic packages
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Customer Solutions
bull Shorter time to market for our customer partnersminus Full Line up reference designs minus Circuit design services
Example lineup solution Pre-Driver Driver and Final
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RF Packages
OvermoldedPlastic
bullOM1230 880 780
bullTO270 Class
bullPLD PFP PQFN SOT
Air Cavity
bullNI 400
bullNI780
bullNI880
bullNI1230
bull Packages for 2W to 400W productsbull Cellular bands from 700MHz to
3500MHz supportedbull PerformanceCost Optimized by
Application
bull FSLrsquos Packaging Technologies is a key Enabler of Performance and Cost Differentiation
bull Continuing packaging innovations bring
‒Higher Integration‒Higher Bandwidth‒Higher Power‒Lower Cost
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Airfast Gen 2 Performance
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Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
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A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
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Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
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700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
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18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
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A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
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Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
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Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
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Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
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Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
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Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
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40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
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High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
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Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
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Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 12
790 ndash 960 MHz 60W Avg FSBB Doherty With AFV09P350N
bull Equivalent to narrow band Doherty performance but covers 3 bands with 1 device PCB
bull AFV
790-820MHz
869-894MHz
Frequency Specific Broad-Band Dohertybull Simplifies manufacturing through re-use
bull Same RF Power Transistorbull Same PCB amp mechanicsbull Minor componentndashlevel changes
bull Output side only
925-960MHz
TM
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High Band Products 1800-2700MHz
bull LDMOSminus Further improve upon the high gain and efficiency products available in
the first generation of Airfast LDMOS devices bull GaNminus First 50 V GaN productsminus Line-ups supported with 50V driver and 5V MMIC pre-drivers
bull Productsminus Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm Peak
Doherty) minus HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsminus Air cavity and Plastic Package options
TM
External Use 14
Driver and Small Cell Products
bull ICsminus Airfast Integrated Circuit (AFIC) products for driver and small cell
applicationsminus First AFICs A2I25D012N A2I25D025N and A2I22D050N sampling Nowminus Expanded offerings for microcells
bull Discrete Driversminus 6W and 10W rated powerminus Broadband frequency range (700 MHz to 2700 MHz) minus High gain (20 dB to 24 dB) across bandminus Ultra-small footprint package (PLD-15W)
bull Products minus 2 stage HIPSymmetric in package Finals solutions for 250mW to 5W PAsminus High gainefficiency Drivers for 20W 4080W amp 60W average power macro
BTSminus Plastic packages
TM
External Use 15
Customer Solutions
bull Shorter time to market for our customer partnersminus Full Line up reference designs minus Circuit design services
Example lineup solution Pre-Driver Driver and Final
TM
External Use 16
RF Packages
OvermoldedPlastic
bullOM1230 880 780
bullTO270 Class
bullPLD PFP PQFN SOT
Air Cavity
bullNI 400
bullNI780
bullNI880
bullNI1230
bull Packages for 2W to 400W productsbull Cellular bands from 700MHz to
3500MHz supportedbull PerformanceCost Optimized by
Application
bull FSLrsquos Packaging Technologies is a key Enabler of Performance and Cost Differentiation
bull Continuing packaging innovations bring
‒Higher Integration‒Higher Bandwidth‒Higher Power‒Lower Cost
TM
External Use 17
Airfast Gen 2 Performance
TM
External Use 18
Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
TM
External Use 19
A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
TM
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Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
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700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
TM
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18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
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External Use 23
A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 13
High Band Products 1800-2700MHz
bull LDMOSminus Further improve upon the high gain and efficiency products available in
the first generation of Airfast LDMOS devices bull GaNminus First 50 V GaN productsminus Line-ups supported with 50V driver and 5V MMIC pre-drivers
bull Productsminus Support 20W 4080W amp 60W average power PA(5355557dBm Peak
Doherty) minus HIP (Asymmetric) in package Doherty Finalsminus Air cavity and Plastic Package options
TM
External Use 14
Driver and Small Cell Products
bull ICsminus Airfast Integrated Circuit (AFIC) products for driver and small cell
applicationsminus First AFICs A2I25D012N A2I25D025N and A2I22D050N sampling Nowminus Expanded offerings for microcells
bull Discrete Driversminus 6W and 10W rated powerminus Broadband frequency range (700 MHz to 2700 MHz) minus High gain (20 dB to 24 dB) across bandminus Ultra-small footprint package (PLD-15W)
bull Products minus 2 stage HIPSymmetric in package Finals solutions for 250mW to 5W PAsminus High gainefficiency Drivers for 20W 4080W amp 60W average power macro
BTSminus Plastic packages
TM
External Use 15
Customer Solutions
bull Shorter time to market for our customer partnersminus Full Line up reference designs minus Circuit design services
Example lineup solution Pre-Driver Driver and Final
TM
External Use 16
RF Packages
OvermoldedPlastic
bullOM1230 880 780
bullTO270 Class
bullPLD PFP PQFN SOT
Air Cavity
bullNI 400
bullNI780
bullNI880
bullNI1230
bull Packages for 2W to 400W productsbull Cellular bands from 700MHz to
3500MHz supportedbull PerformanceCost Optimized by
Application
bull FSLrsquos Packaging Technologies is a key Enabler of Performance and Cost Differentiation
bull Continuing packaging innovations bring
‒Higher Integration‒Higher Bandwidth‒Higher Power‒Lower Cost
TM
External Use 17
Airfast Gen 2 Performance
TM
External Use 18
Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
TM
External Use 19
A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
TM
External Use 20
Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
TM
External Use 21
700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
TM
External Use 22
18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
TM
External Use 23
A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
External Use 30
Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 14
Driver and Small Cell Products
bull ICsminus Airfast Integrated Circuit (AFIC) products for driver and small cell
applicationsminus First AFICs A2I25D012N A2I25D025N and A2I22D050N sampling Nowminus Expanded offerings for microcells
bull Discrete Driversminus 6W and 10W rated powerminus Broadband frequency range (700 MHz to 2700 MHz) minus High gain (20 dB to 24 dB) across bandminus Ultra-small footprint package (PLD-15W)
bull Products minus 2 stage HIPSymmetric in package Finals solutions for 250mW to 5W PAsminus High gainefficiency Drivers for 20W 4080W amp 60W average power macro
BTSminus Plastic packages
TM
External Use 15
Customer Solutions
bull Shorter time to market for our customer partnersminus Full Line up reference designs minus Circuit design services
Example lineup solution Pre-Driver Driver and Final
TM
External Use 16
RF Packages
OvermoldedPlastic
bullOM1230 880 780
bullTO270 Class
bullPLD PFP PQFN SOT
Air Cavity
bullNI 400
bullNI780
bullNI880
bullNI1230
bull Packages for 2W to 400W productsbull Cellular bands from 700MHz to
3500MHz supportedbull PerformanceCost Optimized by
Application
bull FSLrsquos Packaging Technologies is a key Enabler of Performance and Cost Differentiation
bull Continuing packaging innovations bring
‒Higher Integration‒Higher Bandwidth‒Higher Power‒Lower Cost
TM
External Use 17
Airfast Gen 2 Performance
TM
External Use 18
Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
TM
External Use 19
A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
TM
External Use 20
Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
TM
External Use 21
700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
TM
External Use 22
18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
TM
External Use 23
A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
External Use 30
Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 15
Customer Solutions
bull Shorter time to market for our customer partnersminus Full Line up reference designs minus Circuit design services
Example lineup solution Pre-Driver Driver and Final
TM
External Use 16
RF Packages
OvermoldedPlastic
bullOM1230 880 780
bullTO270 Class
bullPLD PFP PQFN SOT
Air Cavity
bullNI 400
bullNI780
bullNI880
bullNI1230
bull Packages for 2W to 400W productsbull Cellular bands from 700MHz to
3500MHz supportedbull PerformanceCost Optimized by
Application
bull FSLrsquos Packaging Technologies is a key Enabler of Performance and Cost Differentiation
bull Continuing packaging innovations bring
‒Higher Integration‒Higher Bandwidth‒Higher Power‒Lower Cost
TM
External Use 17
Airfast Gen 2 Performance
TM
External Use 18
Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
TM
External Use 19
A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
TM
External Use 20
Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
TM
External Use 21
700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
TM
External Use 22
18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
TM
External Use 23
A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
External Use 30
Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 16
RF Packages
OvermoldedPlastic
bullOM1230 880 780
bullTO270 Class
bullPLD PFP PQFN SOT
Air Cavity
bullNI 400
bullNI780
bullNI880
bullNI1230
bull Packages for 2W to 400W productsbull Cellular bands from 700MHz to
3500MHz supportedbull PerformanceCost Optimized by
Application
bull FSLrsquos Packaging Technologies is a key Enabler of Performance and Cost Differentiation
bull Continuing packaging innovations bring
‒Higher Integration‒Higher Bandwidth‒Higher Power‒Lower Cost
TM
External Use 17
Airfast Gen 2 Performance
TM
External Use 18
Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
TM
External Use 19
A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
TM
External Use 20
Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
TM
External Use 21
700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
TM
External Use 22
18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
TM
External Use 23
A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
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Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
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Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
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Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
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40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 17
Airfast Gen 2 Performance
TM
External Use 18
Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
TM
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A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
TM
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Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
TM
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700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
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18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
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A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 18
Airfast Gen 2 Enabling Next Gen Cellular High gainbull Eliminates stages reducing systems cost
Multiband Solutionsbull Solutions at multiple frequency bands
Packaging Improved Doherty performance from better isolation between carrier and peakingBetter thermal managements enablement for smaller packagesExpansion of OM and Air Cavity package families
High efficiencybull Allows use of smaller heatsinks and housingsbull Less heat leads to lower operational costs
TM
External Use 19
A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
TM
External Use 20
Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
TM
External Use 21
700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
TM
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18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
TM
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A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
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40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
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High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
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Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
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A2T07D160W04S A2T07H310-24S A2T26H160-24S
bull 160W Dual path Device
bull 720 - 960MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 20dB
bull 53 dBm peak power
bull 50 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L
bull 310W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 720 ndash 960 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 19 dB
bull 55 dBm Peak Power
bull 51 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-1230-4L2L
bull 160W Asymmetrical Doherty in Package Device
bull 2496 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 155 dB
bull 525 dBm peak power
bull 47 efficiency at 8 dB OBO
bull NI-780-4L2L
Flagship Airfast DiscretesDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
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Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
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700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
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18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
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A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
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Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
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Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
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Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
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Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
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Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
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40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
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Flagship Airfast ICsDesigned for 28 V Operations for Cellular Base station applications
A2I22D050NGN A2I25D012NGN
bull 50W RFIC
bull1800 -2200 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 49 dBm Peak Power
bull 40 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
bull 12W RFIC
bull 2300 ndash 2690 MHz
In Doherty
bull Gain 30dB
bull 43 dBm Peak Power
bull 42 efficiency at 8 dB output back off
bull TO-270WB-15
TM
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700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
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18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
TM
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A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 21
700-960MHz 40W Solution A2T07H310-24SFreq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
860 284 472 188 -211 -299 -303 746 521868 284 472 188 -220 -301 -306 748 522875 285 472 187 -232 -305 -310 748 521
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 60 MHz6 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1166 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1227 dBm
Total -895 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5814 dB Upper -5654 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6099 dB Upper -5929 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5910 dB Upper -5578 dB
SWP 10 of 10
ACP
20MHz 40MHz
After DPD After DPD
-58 dBc -54 dBc
Ref -8 dBm Att 0 dB
1 RMCLRWR
2 RMVIEW
A
3DB
RBW 100 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 2 s
Center 868 MHz Span 150 MHz15 MHz
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20-10
Standard NONE
Tx Channels
Ch1 -1144 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -1257 dBm
Total -896 dBm
Adjacent Channel
Lower -5400 dB Upper -5504 dB Alternate Channel
Lower -6139 dB Upper -6095 dB 2nd Alternate Channel
Lower -5523 dB Upper -5477 dB
SWP 10 of 10
TM
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18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
TM
External Use 23
A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 22
18GHz 40-50W Solution A2T18H410Freq (MHz)
Pin (dBm)
Pout (dBm) Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc) PAR (dB) Eff ()
1880 314 493 179 -185 -376 -388 77 50218425 312 493 181 -173 -358 -359 77 5111805 314 493 179 -163 -340 -338 77 523
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -758 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -843 dBm
Total -497 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -5566 -5536 Alternate -6198 -6219 2nd Alt -6398 -6369 3rd Alt -6252 -6328 4th Alt -6035 -6182 5th Alt -5897 -6000 6th Alt -5633 -5889 7th Alt -5947 -6081 8th Alt -6306 -6373 9th Alt -6405 -6378 10th Alt -6136 -6104 11th Alt -5930 -5724
SWP 5 of 5
Ref -133 dBm Att 10 dB
1 RMAVG
A
NOR
3DB
RBW 30 kHzVBW 300 kHzSWT 185 ms
Center 1845 GHz Span 164 MHz164 MHz
-110
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
Standard W-CDMA 3GPP FWD
Tx Channels
Ch1 -816 dBm(Ref)
Ch2 -772 dBm
Total -492 dBm
Lower Upper dB dB Adjacent -3157 -3273 Alternate -4702 -4709 2nd Alt -5859 -5879 3rd Alt -5928 -5953 4th Alt -4832 -4851 5th Alt -3401 -3508 6th Alt -2570 -2688 7th Alt -3376 -3454 8th Alt -4817 -4869 9th Alt -5970 -6043 10th Alt -6104 -6167 11th Alt -5072 -5155
SWP 5 of 5
ACP IM
Raw After DPD Raw After DPD
-32 dBc -55 dBc -26 dBc -56 dBc
TM
External Use 23
A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
External Use 30
Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 23
A2T26H160-24SAFT27S010N
ConnectorConnector
PLD-15W NI-780S-4L2L
VDD=26V VDD=28V
Freq 2535-2675MHz 2535-2675MHzP-1dBP-3dB
gt505dBmasymp 52dBm
gt51dBmasymp 524dBm
GainFlatness
341dBlt03dB
343dBlt03dB
Line up Eff 404433dBm[](86dB OBO)
401443dBm[](81dB OBO)
Circulator
[] 1-carrier WCDMA signal with 103dB PAR
8x20W8x15W
Line-up Diagram amp Performance Summary
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
External Use 30
Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
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Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 24
Airfast IC Performance12W and 25W
AFI25D012N AFI25D025N
Vdd (V) 28V 28V
Frequency Capability
2300-2700MHz 2300-2700MHz
P1dB 13W 25W
Gain 31dB 31dB
P1dB 13W 25W
Efficiency ()Class AB 10dB OBO
18 18
Package TO-270WB-15 TO-270WB-17
S21 22GHz ndash 28GHz
Freq (MHz)
Gain (dB) IRL (dB)
Adj-L (dBc)
Adj-U (dBc)
PAR (dB) Eff ()
2575 2895 -2198 -3112 -3116 769 38232605 2883 -2157 -3064 -3063 763 39142635 2855 -2110 -3041 -3049 760 3918
A2I25D012N Doherty Performance
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
External Use 30
Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 25
Design with Airfast Examples of TD-LTE and FDD-LTE PA Designs
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
External Use 30
Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 26
End to End PA Solutions from Freescale
bull Flexible and reusable RF designs enable shorter Design Cycles and Time to Market
bull 7-step approach to lineup selection
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
External Use 30
Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 27
Step 1 PA Specifications amp Requirements
bull Known Parametersminus Power output at the Antenna connector requiredminus Small signal input from TRX minus Backend losses between PA output and antenna connectorminus Signal PARminus Frequency of operationminus Efficiency Targetsminus Power Supply (Vdd)
Doherty FinalDriverADAM
InputPavg dBm
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg dBmSignal PAR
Pre-Driver
TRX
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
External Use 30
Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 28
Step 2 Freescale Product Selector
For more information on Design Collateral
contact Freescale Sales
bull Application sorted user friendly Roadmaps
bull Quick reference Product Selector guide
bull Data packs with performance details
bull Reference circuits
TM
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Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 29
Step 3 Make Initial Component Selection
Final Stage
Driver Stage
ADAM MMIC
Type
PreDriverStage
Line Up Composition
AFT27S006N6W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
A2T26H160160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
Line Up Composition
AFT27S010N10W Rated PowerSingle StagePLD 15Released
AFT18H357160W Rated PowerSingle Stage Asymmetric DohertyNI-780-6In Development
MMDS25254H25 dBm Rated PowerAnalog Doherty ControlQFN 6x6In Development
MMA25312B31 dBm Rated PowerTwo Stage Single PathQFN 3x3 Released
TM
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Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 30
Step 4 Verify the Final Selection
Final Stage Devicebull First level requirements
minus Pout = 475dBm average (8dB backoff)minus Pout = 555dBm peakminus Efficiencyminus Signal bandwidth
bull Other considerations minus Gain voltage package size thermal performance
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT18H357
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
Backend losses = -15dB
OutputPavg = 46dBm
PA OutputPavg = 475dBm
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 31
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
AFT27S010N
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
Step 5 Verify the Driver Selection
Driver Stageminus First level requirementsminus Pout = 305dBm (total)minus Pout = 275dBm from each driverminus Pout = 385dBm (each driver 11dB backoff)minus Gain
bull Other considerations minus Efficiency voltage package size thermal performance
PA Output (2x)Pavg = 275dBmPsat = 385dBm
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 32
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMDS20254H
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
Step 6 Pre-Driver Sizing Considerations
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
minus ADAM allows for superior linearity-efficiency trade-offs while improving
output power
minus Lineup considerations 55dB of insertion loss includes the 3dB Doherty
splitter
OptimizedDoherty Output
Single EndedInput
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 33
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
Step 7 Verify the Pre-Driver Selection
Pre-Driver
bull First level requirements
minus Pout = 23dBm peak
minus Gain = at least 21dB
bull Other considerations
minus Voltage package size thermal performance efficiency signal bandwidth
PA OutputPavg = 11dBmPsat = 23dBm
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 34
40W 18GHz PA lineup Doherty
FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
MMZ25332B MMDS20254H AFT27S010N AFT18H357
bull 2-stage driver amplifier
bull 5V GaAs
bull QFN 3x3
bull 33 dBm peak power
bull Gain 27 dB
bull Advanced Doherty Alignment Module
bull 5V
bull QFN 6x6
bull Doherty coupler together with digitally selectable phase shifters and step attenuators for improved Doherty performance
bull Wideband transistor
bull 28V LDMOS
bull PLD-15W package
bull 10W peak output power
bull Average power of 31dBm
bull Gain 215 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 23
bull Asymmetric in-package Doherty device
bull 28V LDMOS
bull NI-1230XS-4L2L
bull 555dBm peak power
bull Avg power of 475dBm
bull Gain 172 dB
bull Drain Efficiency 505
TM
External Use 35
High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
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2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
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High Performance PA Solutions from Freescale RF
Type 26 GHz (20W)
Line Up Performance
Estimate
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18 GHz (40W)
Pavg PA445 dBmPpeak 525 dBmLU Gain 59 dBEst LU Eff 420Vdd 28 V
18GHz (40W)MMA25312B
MMDS20254H AFT27S010N (2x) AFT18H357
26GHz (20W) MMDS25254H AFT27S006N (2x) A2T26H160
Doherty FinalDriverADAMPre-Driver
Measured at Doherty Output
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Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 36
Freescale Advantage
bull Custom circuit tuningbull Modelingbull Thermal characterizationbull Reference designsbull Dedicated applications
support
PerformanceTechnical Support
InnovationManufacturing Supply
bull DPDbull Dohertybull Drain modulationbull Switching PAs
bull Large volume supplybull Owned assembly and testbull Dedicated in-house
package RampDbull Quality and reliability
bull Airfast line of productsbull 50 V LDMOS technologybull High ruggedness linebull ICs Function integrationbull Package leadership
Manufacturing amp
Quality
Time to Market
BOM
Performance
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
External Use 37
Designing with FreescaleTailored live hands-on training in a city near you
2014 seminar topics include bull QorIQ product family updatebull Kinetis K L E V series MCU product training
freescalecomDwF
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom
TM
copy 2014 Freescale Semiconductor Inc | External Use
wwwFreescalecom