UM10772 User Manual BFU5xx series starter kits Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 User manual Document information Info Content Keywords BFU520, BFU530, BFU550, BFU520A, BFU530A, BFU550A, BFU520W BFU530W, BFU550W, BFU520X, BFU530X, BFU550X, BFU520XR, BFU530XR, BFU550XR, amplifier, LNA, Wide Band Amplifier, PCB layout, Assembly drawings Abstract Document that describes the PCB’s and SW content as delivered in the BFU5xx series transistor starter kit UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit Revision history Rev Date Description 1 2014-01-21 First publication Contact information For additional information, please visit: http://www.nxp.com For sales office addresses, please send an email to: [email protected] UM10772 User manual © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 2 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 1. Introduction The BFU5xxX transistor family is designed to meet the latest requirements on high frequency applications (up to approximately 1.5 GHz) such as communication, automotive and industrial equipment. As soon as fast, low noise analogue signal processing is required, combined with medium to high voltage swings, the BFU5xxX transistors are the perfect choice. Due to the high gain at low supply current those types can also be applied very well in battery fed equipment. Compared to previous Philips / NXP transistor generations and competitor products, improvements on gain, noise and thermal properties are realized. BFU5xxX transistors will be available in various packages. The transistors will be promoted with a full promotion package, called “starter kits” (one kit type per package-type). Those kits include two PCB’s (one with grounded emitter, one with emitter degeneration provision), RF connectors, transistors and simulation model parameters required to perform simulations. See the overview of available starter kits in the table below. Table 1. Customer evaluation kits UM10772 User manual Transistor Types Evaluation Kit BFU520, BFU530, BFU550 OM7962, starter kit SOT143 BFU520X, BFU530X, BFU550X OM7963, starter kit SOT143X BFU520XR, BFU530XR, BFU550XR OM7964, starter kit SOT143XR BFU520A, BFU530A, BFU550A OM7961, starter kit SOT23 BFU520W, BFU530W, BFU550W OM7960, starter kit SOT323 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 3 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit Table 2. Application Notes Transistor Type Application Notes (433MHz LNA; 866MHz LNA) BFU520 BFU530 BFU550 BFU520A BFU530A BFU550A BFU520W BFU530W BFU550W BFU520X BFU530X BFU550X BFU520XR BFU530XR BFU550XR AN11427; AN11428 AN11429; AN11430 AN11431; AN11432 AN11377; AN11378 AN11379; AN11380 AN11381; AN11382 AN11421; AN11422 AN11423; AN11424 AN11425; AN11426 AN11433; AN11434 AN11435; AN11436 AN11437; AN11438 AN11439; AN11440 AN11441; AN11442 AN11443; AN11444 2. Content of the starter kits The starter kits contains following items: 1) 10 transistors of BFU520W 2) 10 transistors of BFU530W 3) 10 transistors of BFU550W 4) One generic Printed Circuit Board for amplifier design with grounded emitter 5) One generic Printed Circuit Board for amplifier design using feedback via emitter 6) 4 SMA connectors 7) 2 DC connectors 8) A USB memory stick containing Application notes, models, datasheets, S parameter data UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 4 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 2.1 The starter kit Fig 1. BFU5xx series starter kit UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 5 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 2.2 PCB’s example for BFU5xx series LNA Fig 2. PCB’s BFU5-- series populated board, example 433MHz LNA in SOT143 package 3. Target applications for starter kit PCB’s Basically the PCB’s are designed to accommodate an RF amplifier. These could be: 1) LNA’s 2) Generic RF Amplifiers, small signal, small band 3) Wide band amplifiers (by applying feedback) 4) Amplifiers for large signal (using for example BFU550 types). UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 6 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 3.1 Basic schematic for Grounded Emitter versions (VGE0x) C1 C2 Zc3 Celectrolytic + C3 C4 Zbias2 C5 Zc2 Zbias1 C6 Zc1 Zbias3 C7 RF output Zout1 Zin2 TR1 Zout3 Zin6 Zin3 Zin5 Zin4 Zin1 Zout2 Zout4 Zfb1 RF input Fig 3. Zfb3 Zout5 Zfb2 Schematic Amplifier design VGE Remarks: UM10772 User manual - Not all components are required, depends on amplifier/matching configuration - Input and output considered to be 50 Ohms characteristic impedance (SMA type) - Generic PI or T matching network at input and output possible - Basically on all BFU5xx series amplifier EVB’s this schematic is applied, small variations on implementation are possible All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 7 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 3.2 Basic schematic for Emitter Degeneration version (VED0x) C1 C2 Zc3 Celectrolytic + C3 C4 Zbias2 C5 Zc2 Zbias1 C6 Zc1 Zbias3 C7 RF output Ze1 Zin6 Zout4 Zout3 Ze2 TR1 Zin3 Zin5 Zin2 Zin4 Zin1 Zout2 Zout1 Zfb1 RF input Fig 4. Zfb3 Zout5 Zfb2 Schematic Amplifier design VED Remarks: - Not all components are required, depends on amplifier/matching configuration - Input and output considered to be 50 Ohms characteristic impedance (SMA type) - Two parallel components from emitter to GND enable to split DC/AC - Generic PI or T matching network at input and output possible Basically on all BFU5xx series amplifier EVB’s this schematic is applied, small variations on implementation are possible UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 8 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 4. PCB drawings for all versions On all PCB’s, except SOT143XR types the same circuit can be applied. On all PCB’s except the SOT323, 0603 footprints for capacitors/inductors/resistors are implemented. For SOT323 types this is reduced to 0402 because of the smaller size transistor package. 4.1 Layer stack Fig 5. Applied PCB layout stack UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 9 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 4.2 SOT323 Grounded Emitter + GND +Vcc Celectrolytic GND C1 Zc3 C2 C5 Zc2 Zfb1 TR1 Fig 6. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VGE Fig 7. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VGE zoomed in UM10772 User manual Zout2 Zout5 Zout1 Zout4 Zin6 Zin3 Zin5 RF output SMA Zc1 Zin2 Zin4 Zin1 Zfb2 Zfb3 Zb3 RF input SMA C3 C4 Zb2 C7 Zb1 C6 Zout3 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 10 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 4.3 SOT323 Emitter Degeneration + GND +Vcc Celectrolytic GND C1 Zc3 C2 C4 C5 Zc2 Zfb1 RF output SMA Fig 8. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VED Fig 9. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VED zoomed in UM10772 User manual Zout2 Zout5 Zout1 Zout3 Ze2 Ze1 TR1 Zout4 Zc1 Zin3 Zin5 Zin4 Zin2 Zin6 Zin1 Zfb3 Zb3 RF input SMA C3 Zfb2 Zb2 C7 Zb1 C6 All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 11 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 4.4 SOT23 Grounded Emitter +Vcc Supply Celectrolytic GND C1 Zc3 Zbias2 Zbias1 C2 Zfb2 Zc2 Zfb3 RF output SMA TR1 Zout3 Zout2 Zout1 Zout5 Zin6 Zin3 Zin5 Zin4 C3 Zout4 Zin2 Zin1 C4 Zc1 RF input SMA Zfb1 Zbias3 C5 Fig 10. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VGE Fig 11. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VGE zoomed in UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 12 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 4.5 SOT23 Emitter Degeneration +Vcc Supply Celectrolytic GND C1 Zc3 Zc2 Zfb3 RF output SMA Zout1 Zout2 Ze2 Ze1 TR1 Zout3 Zout5 Zin6 Zin3 Zin5 Zin4 C3 Zout4 Zin2 Zin1 C4 Zc1 RF input SMA Zfb2 Zfb1 Zbias3 C5 Zbias2 Zbias1 C2 Fig 12. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VED Fig 13. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VED zoomed in UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 13 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 4.6 SOT143 Grounded Emitter +Vcc Supply Celectrolytic GND C3 Zc3 Zc1 C2 Zfb3 Zfb1 C1 RF output SMA Zout2 Zin6 Zout1 TR1 Zout3 Zout5 Zin3 Zin5 Zin2 Zin4 Zin1 Zfb2 Zout4 RF input SMA Zc2 Zbias2 Zbias3 Zbias1 C7 C4 Fig 14. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VGE Fig 15. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VGE zoomed in UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 14 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 4.7 SOT143 Emitter Degeneration +Vcc Supply Celectrolytic GND C3 Zc3 Zc1 Zfb3 Zfb1 C1 C2 RF output SMA Zin3 Zout2 Zout4 Zout1 Zin6 Zout3 Ze2 TR1 Ze1 Zin5 Zin2 Zin4 Zin1 Zfb2 Zout5 RF input SMA Zc2 Zbias2 Zbias3 Zbias1 C7 C4 Fig 16. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VED Fig 17. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VED zoomed in UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 15 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 4.8 SOT143X Grounded Emitter +Vcc Supply Celectrolytic GND C3 Zbias2 Zc1 Zfb3 Zfb1 RF output SMA Zout1 Zin5 Zin4 Zin6 Zin3 Zin2 Zout5 TR1 Zin1 Zout3 Zout2 Zout4 RF input SMA C1 C2 Zbias3 Zbias1 C7 Zfb2 Zc3 Zc2 C4 Fig 18. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VGE Fig 19. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VGE zoomed in UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 16 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 4.9 SOT143X Emitter Degeneration +Vcc Supply Celectrolytic GND C3 Zbias2 Zc1 Zfb3 Zfb1 RF output SMA Zout1 Ze2 Ze1 Zin5 Zin4 Zin6 Zin3 Zin2 Zout5 TR1 Zin1 Zout3 Zout2 Zout4 RF input SMA C1 C2 Zbias3 Zbias1 C7 Zfb2 Zc3 Zc2 C4 Fig 20. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VED Fig 21. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VED zoomed in UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 17 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 4.10 SOT143XR types, schematics C1 C2 Zc3 Celectrolytic + C3 C6 C4 Zc2 C5 Zc1 Zbias1 C7 RF output Zfb3 RF input TR1 Zout3 Zbias2 Zin3 Zin5 Zin2 Zin4 Zin1 Zout2 Zout4 Zfb1 Zout1 Zout5 Zfb2 Fig 22. Generic schematic used for SOT143XR Vge types, small differences in DC biasing C1 C2 Zc3 Celectrolytic + C3 C4 C5 Zc2 C6 Zc1 Zbias1 C7 RF output Zfb3 Zin2 TR1 Ze1 Zbias2 Zin3 Zin5 Zin4 Zin1 Zout3 Ze2 RF input Zout2 Zout4 Zfb1 Zout1 Zout5 Zfb2 Fig 23. Generic schematic used for SOT143XR Ved types, small differences in DC biasing UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 18 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 4.11 SOT143XR Grounded Emitter +Vcc Supply Celectrolytic GND C3 Zfb2 C1 Zc3 Zc2 C4 RF output SMA TR1 Zin5 Zout3 Zbias2 Zin3 Zin2 Zin4 Zin1 Zout2 Zout5 Zout1 Zout4 RF input SMA Zc1 Zfb3 Zfb1 C6 Zbias1 C7 C2 Fig 24. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VGE Fig 25. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VGE zoomed in UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 19 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 4.12 SOT143XR Emitter Degeneration +Vcc Supply Celectrolytic GND C3 Zfb2 C1 Zc3 Zc2 C4 RF output SMA TR1 Zout3 Ze2 Ze1 Zin5 Zbias2 Zin3 Zin2 Zin4 Zin1 Zout2 Zout5 Zout1 Zout4 RF input SMA Zc1 Zfb3 Zfb1 C6 Zbias1 C7 C2 Fig 26. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VED Fig 27. PCB Assembly drawing Amplifier design VED zoomed in UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 20 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 5. USB memory device: content 5.1 Product Datasheets 15 Datasheets for all BFU520, 530 and 550 types that are commercially available. 5.2 Files for in-circuit Simulations Mextram, Spice, S-parameters 400MHz - 2GHz with Noise, 40MHz - 6GHz no noise, instruction manual for installing the ADS design-kit 5.3 Product Application Notes Application notes as listed in table 2. 5.4 Design files from PCB’s DXF files of all EVB’s, created by ADS. UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 21 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 6. Example amplifier designs Some examples that can be used as starting point, for more detailed description, measurement and simulation results please refer to NXP application notes on BFU5xx series. Basic schematic for Grounded Emitter version (VGE0x) can be found in the next sections. 6.1 433MHz LNA using BFU520A Fig 28. 433MHz LNA using BFU520A UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 22 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 6.2 866MHz LNA using BFU520A Fig 29. 866MHz LNA using BFU520A UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 23 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 6.3 433MHz LNA using BFU530A Fig 30. 433MHz LNA using BFU530A UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 24 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 6.4 866MHz LNA using BFU530A Fig 31. 866MHz LNA using BFU530A UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 25 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 6.5 433MHz LNA using BFU550W Fig 32. 433MHz LNA using BFU550W UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 26 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 6.6 866MHz LNA using BFU550W Fig 33. 866MHz LNA using BFU550W UM10772 User manual All information provided in this document is subject to legal disclaimers. Rev. 1 — 21 January 2014 © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. 27 of 29 UM10772 NXP Semiconductors How to use BFU5xx starter-kit 7. 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Introduction ......................................................... 3 Content of the starter kits ................................... 4 The starter kit ..................................................... 5 PCB’s example for BFU5xx series LNA ............. 6 Target applications for starter kit PCB’s ........... 6 Basic schematic for Grounded Emitter versions (VGE0x) ............................................................. 7 Basic schematic for Emitter Degeneration version (VED0x) ................................................. 8 PCB drawings for all versions............................ 9 Layer stack ......................................................... 9 SOT323 Grounded Emitter............................... 10 SOT323 Emitter Degeneration ......................... 11 SOT23 Grounded Emitter................................. 12 SOT23 Emitter Degeneration ........................... 13 SOT143 Grounded Emitter............................... 14 SOT143 Emitter Degeneration ......................... 15 SOT143X Grounded Emitter ............................ 16 SOT143X Emitter Degeneration....................... 17 SOT143XR types, schematics ......................... 18 SOT143XR Grounded Emitter.......................... 19 SOT143XR Emitter Degeneration .................... 20 USB memory device: content........................... 21 Product Datasheets.......................................... 21 Files for in-circuit Simulations........................... 21 Product Application Notes ................................ 21 Design files from PCB’s ................................... 21 Example amplifier designs ............................... 22 433MHz LNA using BFU520A .......................... 22 866MHz LNA using BFU520A .......................... 23 433MHz LNA using BFU530A .......................... 24 866MHz LNA using BFU530A .......................... 25 433MHz LNA using BFU550W ......................... 26 866MHz LNA using BFU550W ......................... 27 Legal information .............................................. 28 Definitions ........................................................ 28 Disclaimers....................................................... 28 Licenses ........................................................... 28 Patents ............................................................. 28 Trademarks ...................................................... 28 Contents ............................................................. 29 Please be aware that important notices concerning this document and the product(s) described herein, have been included in the section 'Legal information'. © NXP B.V. 2014. All rights reserved. For more information, please visit: http://www.nxp.com For sales office addresses, please send an email to: [email protected] Date of release: 21 January 2014 Document identifier: UM10772