
4.8V 3.0W RF Power Amplifier IC for GSM
ITT3107BD
PRELIMINARY
Preliminary Data - Specifications Subject to Change Without Notice
901788 D, February 1999
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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
PIN, Input Power (dBm)
P
OUT
,Output
Power
(dBm)
-2.5
-2.0
-1.5
-1.0
-0.5
0.0
V
GG
,Control
Voltage
= 897 MHz
VDD = 4.8 V
POUT
η
VGG
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
825
850
875
900
925
950
975
, Frequency (MHz)
P
OUT
(dBm),
and
η
(%)
-2.5
-2.0
-1.5
-1.0
-0.5
0.0
V
GG
,Control
Voltage
η
V
GG
P
OUT
V
DD = 4.8 V
P
IN = 0 dBm
Figure 2. Output Power, Efficiency and Control
Voltage vs. Input Power
Figure 3. Output Power, Efficiency and Control Voltage
vs. Frequency
Conditions for Figure 2: Control voltage (VGG) is adjusted
at each input power level to maintain 3.0 W output power.
Conditions for Figure 3: Control voltage (VGG) is adjusted
at each frequency to maintain 3.0 W output power.
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
40
-2.2
-2.0
-1.8
-1.6
-1.4
VGG, Control Voltage (Volts)
P
OUT
,Output
Power
(dBm)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
η
,Pwr
Added
Efficiency
(%)
POUT
η
= 897 MHz
VDD = 4.8 V
PIN = 0 dBm
1:1
2:1
3:1
880
885
890
895
900
905
910
915
, Frequency (MHz)
Input
VSWR
VDD = 4.8 V
PIN = 0 dBm
Figure 4. Output Power and Efficiency vs. Control
Voltage
Figure 5. Input VSWR vs. Frequency
Conditions for Figure 5: Control voltage (VGG) is adjusted
at each frequency to maintain 3.0 W output power.