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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
12 RF OUT
11 RF OUT
2
GND
RF IN 3
1
9
7
6
13
14
15
16
10
8
5
4
Bias
GND
GND
RF2172
ISM BAND 3.6V, 250MW AMP WITH
ANALOG GAIN CONTROL
• BluetoothTM PA
• 2.4GHz to 2.5GHz ISM Band Systems
• 902MHz to 928MHz ISM Band Systems
• 3.6V Spread-Spectrum Cordless Phones
• Portable Battery-Powered Equipment
• Spread-Spectrum Systems
The RF2172 is a medium-power high efficiency amplifier
IC targeting 3.6V handheld systems. The device is manu-
factured on an advanced Gallium Arsenide Heterojunc-
tion Bipolar Transistor (HBT) process, and has been
designed for use as the final RF amplifier in 2.45GHz
Bluetooth applications and frequency hopping/direct
sequence spread-spectrum cordless telephones or other
applications in the 902MHz to 928MHz ISM band. The
device is packaged in a compact 4 mmx4mm LCC. The
device features analog gain control to optimize transmit
power while maximizing battery life in portable equipment
requiring up to 100mW transmit power at the antenna
port.
BLUETOOTH is a trademark owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc., and licensed
to RF Micro Devices, Inc.
• 23.5dBm Typical Output Power
• 0dB to 28dB Variable Gain
• 45% Efficiency at Max Output
• On-Board Power Down Mode
• 2.4GHz to 2.5GHz Operation
• 902MHz to 928MHz Operation
RF2172
ISM Band 3.6V, 250mW Amp with Analog Gain Con-
trol
RF2172 PCBA-H Fully Assembled Evaluation Board 2.4to2.5GHz
RF2172 PCBA-L
Fully Assembled Evaluation Board 902to928MHz
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Rev A9 010823
3.75
3.75
+
1.50 SQ
4.00
4.00
1
0.45
0.28
3.20
1.60
0.75
0.50
12°
INDEX AREA
3
1.00
0.90
0.75
0.65
0.05
0.00
NOTES:
5
Package Warpage: 0.05 max.
4
Pins 1 and 9 are fused.
Shaded Pin is Lead 1.
1
Dimension applies to plated terminal and is measured
0.10 mm and 0.25 mm from terminal tip.
2
The terminal #1 identifier and terminal numbering conv
shall conform to JESD 95-1 SPP-012. Details of termin
identifier are optional, but must be located within the z
indicated. The identifier may be either a mold or marke
feature.
3
0.80
TYP
2
1
Dimensions in mm.
Package Style: LCC, 16-Pin, 4x4