SA2400A Datasheet, PDF (2/34 Pages) NXP Semiconductors – Single chip transceiver for 2.45 GHz ISM band

Philips Semiconductors
Single chip transceiver for 2.45 GHz ISM band
Product data
SA2400A
1. DESCRIPTION
The SA2400A is a fully integrated single IC RF transceiver designed
for 2.45 GHz wireless LAN (WLAN) applications. It is a direct
conversion radio architecture that is fabricated on an advanced
30 GHz f_T BiCMOS process. The SA2400A combines a receiver,
transmitter, and LO generation into a single IC. The receiver
consists of a low-noise amplifier, down-conversion mixers, fully
integrated channel filters, and an Automatic Gain Control (AGC) with
an on-chip closed loop. The transmitter contains power ramping,
filters, up-conversion, and pre-drivers. The LO generation is formed
by an entirely on-chip VCO and a fractional-N synthesizer.
Typical system performance parameters for the receiver are 93 dB
gain, 7.5 dB noise figure, input-referred third-order intercept point
(IIP3) of +1 dBm, AGC settling time of 8 µs, and Tx-to-Rx switching
time of 3 µs. The transmitter typical system performance parameters
are an output power range from –7 dBm to +8 dBm in 1 dB steps,
–40 dBc carrier leakage after calibration, 22 dB sideband
suppression, in-band common mode rejection of 30 dB, and
Rx-to-Tx switching time of 3 µs.
2. FUNCTIONAL BLOCKS AND FEATURES
The block diagram of the SA2400A Direct Conversion transceiver is
given in Figure 1. It consists of the following functional blocks:
• A 79 dB adjustable gain range direct conversion zero IF receiver
with 3 µs (typical) Tx to Rx switching time, and comprising the
following:
– Front-end LNA with two internal gain states
– A fast on-chip closed loop composite RF and IF AGC with
zoomed analog RSSI output and 8 µs settling time
– Quadrature downconverters from 2.45 GHz RF directly to
zero IF
– On-chip fast baseband DC cancellation with automatically
stepped bandwidths of 10 MHz, 1 MHz, 100 kHz, and 10 kHz,
settling within 8–13 µs for a DC error of 10% that decays to 1%.
– Fully integrated channel filters, appropriate for 11 Msymbols/s
QPSK modulation RF bandwidth.
• An I/Q upconverter from baseband directly to 2.45 GHz, with
+8 dBm output power, –40 dBc typical carrier leakage (calibrated)
and 3 µs (typical) Rx to Tx switching time, and comprising the
following:
– Wide band IQ modulator producing better than 14% EVM for
11 Msymbols/s QPSK modulation
– Integrated reconstruction and spectral shaping filters at I and Q
modulation input that is driven by an external D/A. High
common mode rejection to input ground bounce.
– FIR-DACs for digital I/Q input feeding the analog signal path
and including additional filtering for spectral shaping.
– 2.45 GHz power amplifier driver with +8 dBm maximum output,
15 dB adjustable gain in 1 dB steps and a second switched
output at –1.5 dBm power level with similar gain adjustments
that are set by a separate register.
– Completely on-chip calibration for Carrier Leakage
compensation.
– Internal power ramping with 2 µs delay and 0.5 µs ramp-up
time.
• A fractional-N frequency synthesizer with on-chip VCO and XO
• A 3-wire bus for control of most blocks
• An additional high speed 3-wire bus for full control of Rx-Gain and
DC-offset compensation parameters with 44Mbits/s.
• Fast Tx-Rx switching based on a single digital input pin.
• Reference currents and voltage for supply of Baseband Processor
and PA-chip.
3. APPLICATIONS
• IEEE 802.11 and 802.11b radios
– Supports DSSS and CCK modulation
– Supports data rates: 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps
• 2.45 GHz ISM band wireless communication devices
Table 1. Ordering Information
TYPE NUMBER
PACKAGE
NAME
DESCRIPTION
SA2400ABE
LQFP48 plastic low profile quad flat package; 48 leads; body 7 x 7 x 1.4 mm
VERSION
SOT313-2
2002 Nov 04
2
853-2320 28727