
03/2011
AWU6616
HELP3ETM Dual-band 1 & 5, 6 CDMA/WCDMA
3.4 V Linear Power Amplifier Module
Data Sheet- Rev 2.0
M47 Package
14 Pin 3 mm x 5 mm x 1 mm
Surface Mount Module
FEATURES
InGaP HBT Technology
High Efficiency (R99):
37 % @ POUT = +28.1 dBm (Band 1)
38 % @ POUT = +28.7 dBm (Band 5, 6)
24 % @ POUT = +16.5 dBm
8.5 % @ POUT = +8 dBm
Low Quiescent Current: 4 mA
Internal Voltage Regulation
Built-in Directional Coupler
Common VMODE Control Line
Simplified VCC Bus PCB routing
Reduced External Component Count
Low Profile Surface Mount Package: 1 mm
RoHS Compliant Package, 260 oC MSL-3
APPLICATIONS
Band 1 +5, 6 Dual-band WCDMA/HSPA wireless
devices
Band Class 0+6 Dual-band CDMA/EVDO
wireless devices.
Band Class 0+6 Dual-band EVDO Rev. B
wireless devices.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
AWU6616 addresses the demand for increased
integration in dual-band handsets for WCDMA and
CDMA networks. The small footprint 3 mm x 5 mm
x 1 mm surface- mount RoHS compliant package
contains independent RF PA paths to ensure optimal
performance in both frequency bands, while achieving
a 25% PCB space savings compared with solutions
requiring two single-band PAs. The package pinout
was chosen to enable handset manufacturers to easily
route bias to both power amplifiers and simplify control
with common mode pins. The device is manufactured
on an advanced InGaP HBT MMIC technology offering
state-of-the-art reliability, temperature stability, and
ruggedness. The AWU6616 is part of ANADIGICS’
High-Efficiency-at-Low-Power (HELP) family of
WCDMApower amplifiers, which deliver low quiescent
currents and significantly greater efficiency without
the need of an external DC-DC converter. Through
selectable bias modes, the AWU6616 achieves
optimal efficiency, specifically at low- and mid-range
power levels where the PA typically operates, thereby
dramatically increasing handset talk-time. Its built-in
voltage regulator eliminates the need for external
switches. This PA has built-in directional couplers
for each band, with a common coupler output port
CPL_OUT. These couplers provide high directivity and
23 dB Coupling. The 3 mm x 5 mm x 1 mm surface
mount package incorporates matching networks
optimized for output power, efficiency and linearity in
a 50 system.
Figure 1: Block Diagram
VEN_800
VBATT
RFIN_800
RFOUT_800
VCCA
VMODE1
1
13
11
14
12
3
4
2
GND
VCC
5
6
10
9
Bias Control
Voltage Regulation
CPLOUT
RFOUT_IMT
VEN_IMT
RFIN_IMT
GND at Slug (pad)
8
7
VMODE2
GND
Bias Control
Voltage Regulation
CPL
AWU6616