RF2442
HIGH-LINEARITY LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER
RoHS Compliant & Pb-Free Product
Package Style: MSOP-8
Features
Low Noise and High Intercept
Point
External Bias Control
Single 2.5V to 5.0V Power
Supply
500MHz to 2500MHz Opera-
tion
Extremely Small MSOP-8
Package
VCC1 1
GND1 2
RF IN 3
GND2 4
8 VCC2
7 NC
6 RF OUT
5 NC
Applications
TDMA/CDMA/FM Cellular Rx
LNA
TDMA/CDMA PCS Rx LNA
Low Noise Transmit Driver
Amplifier
ISM Band LNA/Driver
General Purpose Amplifica-
tion
Commercial and Consumer
Systems
Functional Block Diagram
Product Description
The RF2442 is a low noise amplifier with a very high dynamic range
designed for the receive front end of digital cellular applications at
900MHz, 1900MHz, and 2400MHz. It is designed to amplify low level sig-
nals with minimum noise contribution while operating in the harsh, inter-
ference-rich environments of newly deployed digital subscriber units. The
device also functions as an outstanding 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.
Ordering Information
RF2442
RF2442 PCBA-L
RF2442 PCBA-M
RF2442 PCBA-H
High-Linearity Low Noise Amplifier
Fully Assembled Evaluation Board (~900MHz)
Fully Assembled Evaluation Board (~1900MHz)
Fully Assembled Evaluation Board (~2400MHz)
Optimum Technology Matching® Applied
9GaAs HBT
SiGe BiCMOS
GaAs pHEMT
GaN HEMT
GaAs MESFET
Si BiCMOS
Si CMOS
InGaP HBT
SiGe HBT
Si BJT
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mark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A. and licensed for use by RFMD. All other trade names, trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2006, RF Micro Devices, Inc.
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