RF3159
QUAD-BAND GSM/EDGE/GSM850/EGSM900
/DCS/PCS/POWER AMPLIFIER MODULE
RoHS Compliant & Pb-Free Product
Package Style: Module (6mmx6mm)
HB RFIN 1
18 HB RFOUT
BAND SEL 2
Features
High Gain for use in Systems
with Low RF Driver Power
Linear EDGE and GSM Opera-
tion
PowerStar® GSM/GPRS
Power Control
Digital Band Select Enables
GSM850, EGSM900 or DCS,
PCS Amplifier Lineup
Single Supply Voltage;
Requires no External Refer-
ence Voltage
Automatic V
BATT
Tracking Cir-
cuit avoids Switching Tran-
sients at Low Supply Voltage
Low Power Mode for Reduced
EDGE Current
Digital Bias Control for Simple
Implementation of Low Power
Mode
Compact 6mmx6mm Pack-
age
TX EN 3
Integrated Power
Control
VBATT 4
VMODE 5
VRAMP 6
LB RFIN 7
8
VBIAS
12 LB RFOUT
Functional Block Diagram
Product Description
The RF3159 is a high power, dual-mode amplifier module with integrated
power control. The input and output terminals are internally matched to
50Ω. The amplifier devices are manufactured on an advanced Gallium
Arsenide Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor (GaAs HBT) process, which is
designed to operate either in saturated mode for GMSK signaling or linear
mode for 8PSK signaling. The module is designed to be the final amplifica-
tion stage in a dual-mode GSM/EDGE mobile transmit lineup operating in
the 824MHz to 915MHz (low) and 1710MHz to 1910MHz (high) bands
(such as a cellular handset). Band selection is controlled by an input on
the module which selects either the low or high band. The device is pack-
aged on a 6mmx6mm laminate module with a protective plastic over-
mold.
Ordering Information
RF3159Quad-Band GSM/EDGE/GSM850/EGSM900 /DCS/PCS/Power Amplifier Module
Applications
Quad-Band GSM/EDGE
Handsets
GSM/EDGE Transmitter Line-
ups
Portable Battery-Powered
Equipment
GSM850/EGSM900/DCS/
PCS Products
GPRS Class 12 Compatible
Products
Mobile EDGE/GPRS Data
Products
RF3159
RF3159PCBA-41X
Quad-Band GSM/EDGE/GSM850/EGSM900
/DCS/PCS/Power Amplifier Module
Power Amplifier Module, 5 Piece Sample Pack
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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