1. Product profile
1.1 General description
The BGU7041 MMIC is a 3.3 V wideband amplifier with internal biasing. It is designed
specifically for high linearity, low-noise applications over a frequency range of 40 MHz to
1 GHz. It is especially suited for Set-Top Box applications.
The LNA is housed in a 6-pin SOT363 plastic SMD package.
1.2 Features and benefits
Voltage supply of 3.3 V
Internally biased
Gain of 10 dB
Flat gain between 40 MHz and 1 GHz
Noise figure of 3.8 dB
High linearity with an IP3O of 29 dBm
75 input and output impedance
ESD protection > 2 kV Human Body Model (HBM) and > 1.5 kV Charged Device
Model (CDM) on all pins
1.3 Applications
Terrestrial Silicon and cable Set-Top Boxes (STB)
Silicon and “Can” tuners
Personal Video Recorders (PVR) and Digital Video Recorders (DVR)
Home networking and in-house signal distribution
BGU7041
1 GHz wideband low-noise amplifier
Rev. 2 — 13 September 2011 Product data sheet
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1.4 Quick reference data
[1] The fundamental frequency (f1) is 1000 MHz. The intermodulation product (IM3) is 2 f2f1, where
f2=f
11 MHz. Input power Pi=10 dBm.
2. Pinning information
3. Ordering information
4. Marking
Table 1. Quick reference data
Tamb = 25
C; typical values at VCC = 3.3 V; ZS=Z
L=75
; Rbias =7.5
; 40 MHz
f1
1000 MHz.
Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
VCC supply voltage RF input AC coupled 3.1 3.3 3.5 V
ICC(tot) total supply current - 38 - mA
Tamb ambient temperature 10 - +70 C
NF noise figure - 3.8 - dB
PL(1dB) output power at 1 dB gain
compression 1GHz - 12 - dBm
IP3Ooutput third-order intercept point [1] -29-dBm
Table 2. Pinning
Pin Description Simplified outline Graphic symbol
1RF_OUT
2V
CC
3n.c.
4n.c.
5GND
6RF_IN
132
4
56
sym141
3 2
54
16
Table 3. Ordering information
Type number Package
Name Description Version
BGU7041 - plastic surface-mounted package; 6 leads SOT363
Table 4. Marking
Type number Marking code Description
BGU7041 *VA * = p : made in Hong Kong
* = W : made in China
* = t : made in Malaysia
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5. Limiting values
[1] Tsp is the temperature at the solder point of the ground lead.
6. Thermal characteristics
7. Characteristics
[1] The fundamental frequency (f1) is 1000 MHz. The intermodulation product (IM3) is 2 f2f1, where
f2=f
11 MHz. Input power Pi=10 dBm.
Table 5. Limiting values
In accordance with the Absolute Maximum Rating System (IEC 60134).
Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Max Unit
VCC supply voltage RF input AC coupled 0.6 3.5 V
ICC(tot) total supply current configurable with external resistor - 60 mA
Ptot total power dissipation Tsp 100 C[1] - 250 mW
Piinput power single tone - 10 dBm
Tstg storage temperature 65 +150 C
Tjjunction temperature - 150 C
Tamb ambient temperature 10 +70 C
VESD electrostatic discharge
voltage Human Body Model (HBM);
according to JEDEC standard
22-A114E
2- kV
Charged Device Model (CDM);
according to JEDEC standard
22-C101B
1.5 - kV
Table 6. Thermal characteristics
Symbol Parameter Conditions Typ Unit
Rth(j-sp) thermal resistance from junction to solder point 240 K/W
Table 7. Characteristics
Tamb = 25
C; typical values at VCC = 3.3 V; ZS=Z
L=75
; Rbias =7.5
; 40 MHz
f1
1000 MHz.
Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Typ Max Unit
VCC supply voltage RF input AC coupled 3.1 3.3 3.5 V
ICC(tot) total supply current - 38 - mA
s212insertion po w er gain - 10 dB
SLsl slope straight line - 1- dB
FL flatness of frequency response - 0.2 - dB
NF noise figure - 3.8 - dB
RLin input return loss - 21 - dB
RLout output return loss - 12 - dB
PL(1dB) output power at 1 dB gain
compression 1GHz - 12 - dBm
IP3Ooutput third-order intercept point [1] -29-dBm
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8. Application information
Other applications are possible. Please contact your local sales representative for more
information. Application notes are available on the NXP website.
8.1 Application circuit
All control and supply lines must be decoupled properly. The decoupling capacitors must
be placed as close to the device as possible.
8.2 Application circuit board layout
Components are listed inTable 8.
Fig 1. BGU704 1 application circuit
001aam382
C3C4
3
n.c.
n.c.
2
54
16 RF_OUTRF_IN
V
CC
L1
R1 = Rbias
C1X1 C2 X2
PCB material = FR4.
PCB thickness = 1.6 mm.
PCB size = 30 mm 30 mm.
r = 4.5; thickness of copper layer = 35 m.
Components are listed in Table 8
Fig 2. BGU7041 application circuit boar d layout
001aao235
X1 X2
C4
C1
C2
L1
R1
C3
RF_OUTRF_IN
GND
GND
VCC
VCC
GAIN
CTRL
BP CTRL
GND
VER.2
IN OUT75 OHM
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[1] L1 and R1 must have a power rating of 0.1 W or higher.
Table 8. List of components
See Figure 1 and Figure 2
Component Description Value Remarks Function
C1, C2 capacitor 10 nF DC blocking
C3 capacitor 10 nF decoupling
C4 capacitor 10 F decoupling
L1 chip ferrite bead 1.5 k[1] Murata BLM18HE152SN1DF RF choke
R1 resistor 7.5 [1] Rbias bias setting
X1, X2 connector 75 F-connector, edge mount PCB
reflow type, Bomar 861V509ERG input/output
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9. Package outline
Fig 3. Package outline SOT363
REFERENCES
OUTLINE
VERSION EUROPEAN
PROJECTION ISSUE DATE
IEC JEDEC JEITA
SOT363 SC-88
wBM
bp
D
e1
e
pin 1
index A
A1
Lp
Q
detail X
HE
E
vMA
AB
y
0 1 2 mm
scale
c
X
132
456
Plastic surface-mounted package; 6 leads SOT363
UNIT A1
max bpcDEe1HELpQywv
mm 0.1 0.30
0.20 2.2
1.8
0.25
0.10 1.35
1.15 0.65
e
1.3 2.2
2.0 0.2 0.10.2
DIMENSIONS (mm are the original dimensions)
0.45
0.15 0.25
0.15
A
1.1
0.8
04-11-08
06-03-16
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10. Abbreviations
11. Revision history
Table 9. Abbreviations
Acronym Description
AC Alternating Current
DC Direct Current
ESD ElectroStatic Discharge
LNA Low-Noise Amplifier
MMIC Monolithic Microwave Integrate d Circuit
PCB Printed-Circuit Board
RF Radio Frequency
SMD Surface Mounted Device
Table 10. Revision history
Document ID Release date Data sheet status Change notice Supersedes
BGU7041 v.2 20110913 Product data sheet BGU7041 v.1
Modifications: Noise figure value updated
BGU7041 v.1 20110629 Product data sheet - -
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14. Contents
1 Product profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 General description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Features and benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.3 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.4 Quick reference data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2 Pinning information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3 Ordering information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4 Marking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
5 Limiting values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
6 Thermal characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
7 Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
8 Application information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
8.1 Application circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
8.2 Application circuit board layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
9 Package outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
10 Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
11 Revision history. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
12 Legal information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
12.1 Data sheet status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
12.2 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
12.3 Disclaimers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
12.4 Trademarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
13 Contact information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
14 Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10