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Produc t Desc ription
Ordering Information
Typic al Applic ations
Features
Func tional Block Diagram
RF Micro Devices, Inc.
7628 Thorndike Road
Greensboro, NC 27409, USA
Tel (336) 664 1233
Fax (336) 664 0454
http://www.rfmd.com
Optimum Technology Matching Applied
Si BJT
GaAs HBT
Si Bi-CMOS
SiGe HBT
GaAs MESFET
Si CMOS
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
VCC1
GND1
RF IN
GND2
VCC2
NC
RF OUT
NC
RF2442
HIGH-LINE ARIT Y LOW NOIS E AMPLIFIER
TDMA/CDMA/FM Cellular Rx LNA
TDMA/CDMA PCS Rx LNA
Low Noise Transmit Driver Amplifier
ISM Band LNA/Driver
General Purpose Amplification
Commercial and Consumer Systems
The RF2442 is a low noise amplifier with a very high
dynamic range designed for the receive front end of digi-
tal cellular applications at 900MHz, 1900MHz, and
2400MHz. It is designed to amplify low level signals with
minimum noise contribution while operating in the harsh,
interference-rich environments of newly deployed digital
subscriber units. The device also functions as an out-
standing PA driver amplifier in the transmit chain of digital
subscriber units where low transmit noise power is a con-
cern. The device supports trade-offs between linearity
and current drain. The designer has control of these
trade-offs with the choice of an external bias resistor. The
IC is featured in a standard miniature 8-lead plastic
MSOP package.
Low Noise and High Intercept Point
External Bias Control
Single 2.5V to 5.0V Power Supply
500MHz to 2500MHz Operation
Extremely Small MSOP-8 Package
RF2442
RF2442 PCBA-L
RF2442 PCBA-M Fully Assembled Evaluation Board (~1900MHz)
RF2442 PCBA-H Fully Assembled Evaluation Board (~2400MHz)
High-Linearity Low Noise Amplifier
Fully Assembled Evaluation Board (~900MHz)
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Rev B6 010612
NOTES:
1. Shaded lead is pin 1.
2. All dimensions are exclusive of
flash, protrusions or burrs.
3. Lead coplanarity: 0.002 with
respect to datum "A".
0.012
6° MAX
0° MIN
0.021
+ 0.004
0.006
+ 0.002
0.192
+ 0.008
0.0256
0.118
+ 0.004 sq.
0.006
+ 0.003
0.034
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Package S tyle: MS OP-8