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Product Description
Ordering Information
Typical Applications
Features
Functional Block Diagram
RF Micro Devices, Inc.
7628 Thorndike Road
Greensboro, NC 27409, USA
Tel (336) 664 1233
Fax (336) 664 0454
http://www.rfmd.com
Optimum Technology Matching® Applied
Si BJT
GaAs MESFET
GaAs HBT
Si Bi-CMOS
SiGe HBT
Si CMOS
InGaP/HBT
GaN HEMT
SiGe Bi-CMOS
32
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9
17
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24
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31
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GPS+
GPS-
CDMA+
CDMA-
FM+
FM-
VCC2
LO IN
CELL LNA OUT
LNA GAIN
CELL LNA IN
CELL LNA EMITTER
PCS LNA OUT
IP SET
PCS LNA IN
GPS LNA IN
RF2498
TRI-BAND/QUAD-MODE CDMA/GPS
LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER/MIXER
• CDMA/Cellular/PCS/GPS Handsets
• JCDMA/GPS Handsets
• CDMA Modem/Data Cards
• Commercial and Consumer Systems
• Portable Battery-Powered Equipment
The RF2498 is a high performance CDMA tri-band/quad-
mode integrated LNA/mixer with GPS capability. The
device is designed to meet all IS-98 sensitivity, intermod-
ulation and single-tone requirements. The RF2498 inte-
grates the tri-band LNA/downconverters with 27.5dB of
gain control for the cellular band and 29dB for the PCS
band. The RF2498 is designed for three state gain control
solutions for IS-98 IMD testing. The device offers a dedi-
cated GPS LNA/mixer with 37dB of gain. Additionally, a
divide-by-2 prescaler to allow the use of either a single- or
dual-band VCO is integrated. There is also a TX LO
buffer. The design is flexible, in that the bias currents may
be set using off-chip current reference resistors for the
mixer and LNA blocks. The device is packaged in a plas-
tic, 5mmx5mm, leadless chip carrier.
• GPS Receive Front-End Gain=37dB
• Meets IMD Tests with Three Gain
States/Two Logic Control Lines
• Adjustable Mixer and LNA Bias Current
• Selectable Divide-by-2 Prescaler
• Integrated TX LO Buffer Amplifier
RF2498
Tri-Band/Quad-Mode CDMA/GPS Low Noise Ampli-
fier/Mixer
RF2498 PCBA
Fully Assembled Evaluation Board
0
Rev A4 070308
Package Style: QFN, 32-Pin, 5x5
NOT FOR NEW DESIGNS