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RF3159
Rev A0 DS070102
7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical
support, contact RFMD at (+1) 336-678-5570 or sales-support@rfmd.com.
Parameter
Specification
Unit
Condition
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Cellular 850MHz Band
8PSK Mode
Nominal Conditions (unless otherwise stated):
Input and Output=50
Ω, Temp=25 °C,
VCC=3.6V, VMODE=”High”, VBIAS “High”,
Freq=824MHz to 849MHz, 25% Duty Cycle,
Pulse Width=1154
μs, BAND_SEL=“Low”,
TX_EN=“High”
Operating Frequency Range
824
849
MHz
Maximum Output Power
Meeting EVM and
ACPR Spectrum
28.5
dBm
13.5
20.0
dBm
VBIAS=Low
26.0
27.0
dBm
Temp=-20°C to +85°C, VCC=3.2V to 4.5V
Gain, High Power Mode
31.0
34.5
37.0
dB
POUT=Rated POUT
Gain, Low Power Mode
26
31
37
dB
POUT=13.5dBm, VBIAS=Low
EVM RMS
2.5
5.0
%
POUT<Rated POUT
5.0
%
POUT<26.0dBm, VCC=3.2V to 4.5V,
Temp=-20°C to +85°C
ACPR and Spectrum Mask
-56
dBc
At 400kHz in 30kHz BW, POUT<Rated POUT
-63
dBc
At 600kHz in 30kHz BW, POUT<Rated POUT
ACPR and Spectrum Mask,
Extreme Conditions
-56
dBc
At 400kHz in 30kHz RBW. POUT<26dBm,
VCC=3.2V to 4.5V, Temp=-20°C to +85°C.
-63
dBc
At 600kHz in 30kHz RBW. POUT<26dBm,
VCC=3.2V to 4.5V, Temp=-20°C to +85°C.
Output Noise Power
-82
-80
dBm
RBW=100kHz, 869MHz to 894MHz,
f0=849MHz, POUT<Rated POUT
2f0 Harmonics
-15
-7
dBm
POUT<Rated POUT
3f0 Harmonics
-25
-10
dBm
POUT<Rated POUT
Fundamental Cross Band Coupling
-6
dBm
Measured at HB_RFOUT pin,
POUT<Rated POUT at LB_RFOUT pin.
2f0, 3f0 Cross Band Coupling
-24
dBm
Measured at HB_RFOUT pin,
Rated POUT at LB_RFOUT pin.
All Other Non-harmonic Spurious
-36
dBm
POUT<Rated POUT
Input VSWR
2.5:1
POUT<Rated POUT
Output Load VSWR Stability
5:1
Spurious<-36dBm, POUT<Rated POUT into
50
Ω load, RBW=3MHz
Note: Rated POUT=28.5dBm