Philips Semiconductors
Wideband differential digital controlled
variable gain amplifier
Product specification
TDA9901
FEATURES
• 130 MHz, −3 dB small signal bandwidth
• Digitally controlled gain
• TTL/CMOS compatible digital inputs (3.3 or 5 V)
• TTL single ended or differential clock input with PECL
compatibility
• 24 dB gain control range
• Five steps of 6 dB plus 6 dB fixed gain
• 30 dB gain maximum
• High impedance differential inputs
• Low impedance differential outputs
• High power supply rejection
• 125 nV/√Hz output voltage noise density at 30 dB gain
• Fast gain settling
• Dual control modes: transparent or latched.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The TDA9901 is a wideband, low noise amplifier with
differential inputs and outputs. The TDA9901 incorporates
an AGC function with digital control. The TDA9901 is
optimized for fast switching between different gain
settings, preserving small phase and amplitude error.
The TDA9901 presents an excellent combination of low
noise and good linearity for a wide input frequency range.
The TDA9901 is optimized for processing IF signals in
GSM base stations. It is also suited for many other
applications as a general purpose digitally controlled
variable gain amplifier.
The TDA9901 is able to operate from 4.75 to 5.25 V
supply for the analog part and from 3.0 to 5.25 V for the
digital part.
APPLICATIONS
• Linear AGC systems
• IF amplifier in IF conversion systems (e.g. base stations
or satellite receivers)
• Instrumentation
• Multi-purpose amplifier
• Driver for differential ADCs (e.g. TDA8768).
QUICK REFERENCE DATA
SYMBOL
VDDA
VDDD
IDDA
IDDD
Gdif
PARAMETER
analog supply voltage
digital supply voltage
analog supply current
digital supply current
differential gain
B−3dB
Ptot
−3 dB small signal bandwidth
total power dissipation
CONDITIONS
minimum gain
maximum gain
Vo(dif)(p-p) = 0.125 V;
Tamb = 25 °C
MIN.
4.75
3.0
−
−
5.7
29.3
110
TYP.
5.0
3.3
30
3.0
6.11
30.5
130
MAX.
5.25
5.25
36
5.0
6.46
31.5
−
UNIT
V
V
mA
mA
dB
dB
MHz
−
160
216
mW
ORDERING INFORMATION
TYPE
NUMBER
TDA9901TS
PACKAGE
NAME
DESCRIPTION
SSOP20 plastic shrink small outline package; 20 leads; body width 4.4 mm
VERSION
SOT266-1
1999 Oct 08
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