RF21963V
PCS Linear
Power Ampli-
fier
RF2196
3V PCS LINEAR POWER AMPLIFIER
RoHS Compliant & Pb-Free Product
Package Style: QFN, 16-Pin, 4 x 4
RF IN
GND
NC
NC
14
8
RF OUT
Features
Single 3V Supply
29dBm Linear Output Power
35% Linear Efficiency
Low Power Mode (Up to
20dBm)
55mA Idle Current
VPD1 2
MODE 3
VPD2 4
1
16
15
13
12 VCC1
11 VCC1
10 VCC
5
GND
6
NC
7
RF OUT
Applications
3V CDMA PCS Handsets
3V CDMA KPCS Handsets
3V TDMA/GAIT PCS Handsets
3V CDMA 2000 PCS Hand-
sets
Spread-Spectrum Systems
Portable Battery-Powered
Equipment
Functional Block Diagram
Product Description
The RF2196 is a high-power, high-efficiency linear amplifier IC targeting
3V handheld systems. The device is manufactured on an advanced Gal-
lium Arsenide process, and has been designed for use as the final RF
amplifier in 3V CDMA and CDMA2000 handsets as well as other applica-
tions in the 1750MHz to 1910MHz band. The RF2196 has a low power
mode to extend battery life under low output power conditions. The pack-
age is an ultra small 4mmx4mm, 16-pin QFN plastic package with back-
side ground.
Ordering Information
RF2196
RF2196PCBA-41X
3V PCS Linear Power Amplifier
Fully Assembled Evaluation Board
Optimum Technology Matching® Applied
GaAs HBT
GaAs MESFET
InGaP HBT
SiGe BiCMOS
Si BiCMOS
SiGe HBT
GaAs pHEMT
Si CMOS
Si BJT
GaN HEMT
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7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 27409-9421 · For sales or technical
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GND
NC
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