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Enhanced-product, near-DC to >8-GHz, 16dB gain, fully-differential RF amplifier

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TRF1208-EP

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Type RF FDA Frequency (min) (MHz) 0.01 Frequency (max) (MHz) 8000 Gain (typ) (dB) 16 Noise figure (typ) (dB) 6.8 OIP3 (typ) (dBm) 37 P1dB (typ) (dBm) 15 Frequency of harmonic distortion measurement (GHz) 2 3rd harmonic (dBc) -63 OIP2 (typ) (dBm) 63 2nd harmonic (dBc) -65 Supply voltage (V) 3.3 Current consumption (mA) 138 Number of channels 1 Operating temperature range (°C) -55 to 125 Rating Catalog Output enable Yes
Type RF FDA Frequency (min) (MHz) 0.01 Frequency (max) (MHz) 8000 Gain (typ) (dB) 16 Noise figure (typ) (dB) 6.8 OIP3 (typ) (dBm) 37 P1dB (typ) (dBm) 15 Frequency of harmonic distortion measurement (GHz) 2 3rd harmonic (dBc) -63 OIP2 (typ) (dBm) 63 2nd harmonic (dBc) -65 Supply voltage (V) 3.3 Current consumption (mA) 138 Number of channels 1 Operating temperature range (°C) -55 to 125 Rating Catalog Output enable Yes
WQFN-FCRLF (RPV) 12 4 mm² 2 x 2
  • Vendor item drawing number: VID V62/25645
  • High reliability enhanced product
    • Controlled baseline
    • One assembly and test site
    • One fabrication site
    • Extended product life cycle
    • Product traceability
    • Lead-free construction
    • Extended temperature range: –55°C to +125°C
  • Excellent performance driving RF ADCs
  • Fixed power gain of 16dB in single-ended-to-differential mode
  • Bandwidth: 11GHz, 3dB
  • Gain flatness: 8GHz, 1dB
  • OIP3: 37dBm (2GHz), 30dBm (6GHz)
  • P1dB: 15dBm (2GHz), 12.5dBm (6GHz)
  • NF: 6.8dB (2GHz), 7.2dB (6GHz)
  • Gain and phase imbalance: ±0.3dB and ±3º
  • Power-down feature
  • Single-supply operation: 3.3V
  • Active current: 138mA
  • Vendor item drawing number: VID V62/25645
  • High reliability enhanced product
    • Controlled baseline
    • One assembly and test site
    • One fabrication site
    • Extended product life cycle
    • Product traceability
    • Lead-free construction
    • Extended temperature range: –55°C to +125°C
  • Excellent performance driving RF ADCs
  • Fixed power gain of 16dB in single-ended-to-differential mode
  • Bandwidth: 11GHz, 3dB
  • Gain flatness: 8GHz, 1dB
  • OIP3: 37dBm (2GHz), 30dBm (6GHz)
  • P1dB: 15dBm (2GHz), 12.5dBm (6GHz)
  • NF: 6.8dB (2GHz), 7.2dB (6GHz)
  • Gain and phase imbalance: ±0.3dB and ±3º
  • Power-down feature
  • Single-supply operation: 3.3V
  • Active current: 138mA

The TRF1208-EP is a very high-performance fully differential amplifier (FDA) optimized for radio-frequency (RF) applications. This device is an excellent choice for ac-coupled applications that require single-ended-to-differential conversion when driving an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) such as the high-performance AFE7950-EP or ADC12DJ5200-EP. The on-chip matching components simplify printed-circuit-board (PCB) implementation and provide the highest performance over the usable bandwidth. The device is fabricated in Texas Instruments’ advanced complementary BiCMOS process and is available in a space-saving, WQFN-FCRLF package.

The TRF1208-EP operates on a single-rail supply and consumes approximately 138mA of active current. A power-down feature is available for power saving.

The TRF1208-EP is a very high-performance fully differential amplifier (FDA) optimized for radio-frequency (RF) applications. This device is an excellent choice for ac-coupled applications that require single-ended-to-differential conversion when driving an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) such as the high-performance AFE7950-EP or ADC12DJ5200-EP. The on-chip matching components simplify printed-circuit-board (PCB) implementation and provide the highest performance over the usable bandwidth. The device is fabricated in Texas Instruments’ advanced complementary BiCMOS process and is available in a space-saving, WQFN-FCRLF package.

The TRF1208-EP operates on a single-rail supply and consumes approximately 138mA of active current. A power-down feature is available for power saving.
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