1. A Dual-Band
Direct Conversion / VLIF
Transceiver for
850GSM / GSM / DCS / PCS
Stephen Dow, Brian Ballweber, Ling-Miao Chou, David Eickbusch,
Jim Irwin, Gary Kurtzman, Praveen Manapragada, David Moeller,
Jeyanandh Paramesh, Greg Black, Robert Wollscheid, Ken Johnson
Motorola Inc.
Austin TX; Libertyville IL
3. Transceiver Features
Direct Conversion or VLIF Operation
Supported Bands: 850GSM, GSM, DCS, PCS
Dual-Input
Pin Compatible Quad-Input Optional
Highly Integrated
LNAs with Adjustable Gain Control (AGC)
Quadrature Mixers and Dividers
Baseband Filters with Variable Gain/BW, Tracking,
and DC Offset Correction
Internal RX and TX VCOs
Part of Complete GSM/GPRS Platform
48-pin QFN 7x7x1mm Plastic Package
9. Adjustable Gain Control (AGC)
RF Gain selectable in 1.1dB steps
Linear attenuation in dB/step
50dB of RF Gain range
Limited by Layout/Package
Attenuation Slope set with unit resistors
Variation limited by resistor matching
Immune to process/supply/temperature
17. RX / TX VCO
Voltage Controlled Oscillator
Differential Cross-Coupled
MOS VVC Tuning Element
4GHz Operation
No TX to VCO Interaction
Simple I/Q LO Generation
18% Tuning Range
No Band Switch Req'd
Voltage Sourced Oscillator
Integrated Low-Noise
Voltage Regulator
VCC