Technical Note TD-SCDMA Performance vs.

Output Power
Model: PHA-1+
AN-60-042

TD-SCDMA Base Station MMIC

Amplifier
Mini-Circuits PHA-1+ Ultra High Dynamic Range MMIC
Amplifier is designed specifically for applications which
require extremely linear performance, particularly Figure 1 (PHA-1+ Test Board)
wideband, advanced digital communications systems DUT Configuration: Test Signal:
such as TD-SCDMA which require excellent ACLR Device: PHA-1+ Test board
TD-SCDMA
Fc = 2000 MHz
suppression and low EVM.
Supply Voltage: 5.0V, 150 mA Single Channel
Channel bandwidth: 1.6 MHz
The E-PHEMT based PHA-1+ provides typically +42 Temperature: 25°C
dBm OIP3 which translates to extremely linear Note: All data is referenced CCDF
performance in multi-carrier and complex signal to the PCB connectors 10% 3.21 dB
environments such as TD-SCDMA supporting ACLR_1 1.0% 6.09 dB
Measurements of better than -60 dBc at +10 dBm output 0.1% 7.95 dB
and EVM of 0.57% (rms) and 2.95% (pk) at the same 0.01% 8.53 dB
power. 0.001% 8.56 dB
0.0001% 8.56 dB

DC Power Supply
Measurement Setup

50 Ohm Test 50 Ohm Test

C bl C bl

Agilent N5182A MXG

PHA-1+
(Mounted on Bias Tee
Characterization
Agilent MXA
ZX85-12G-S+
Test Board: TB-313+)

Summary Data
EVM and Rho vs. Output Power ACLR vs. Output Power
TD-SCDMA Waveform TD-SCDMA Waveform
40 1.0050 0.00
35 1.0000 -10.00
30 0.9950 -20.00
25
EVM (%)

ACPR (dBc)

0.9900 -30.00
Rho

20
0.9850 -40.00
15
0.9800 -50.00
10
-60.00
5 0.9750
-70.00
0 0.9700
-80.00
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Output Power (dBm)
Output Power (dBm)
EVM RMS EVM-Peak Rho ACLR_1 ACLR_2

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 Technical Note TD-SCDMA Performance vs. Output Power
Model: PHA-1+

ACLR_1 Plots vs. Output power

System Reference + 10 dBm

+ 12 dBm + 14 dBm

+ 15 dBm + 16 dBm

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 Technical Note TD-SCDMA Performance vs. Output Power
Model: PHA-1+

IQ Polar Plots vs. Output Power (EVM, Rho and PCDE)

System Reference: +10 dBm

+12 dBm +14 dBm

+15 dBm +16 dBm

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