February 2009
AERO RF TRANSCEIVERS
High-performance products for a full range of cellular applications
GSM/GPRS EDGE HSPA TD-HSPA
www.stericsson.com
The original Aero transceiver was the first widely accepted RF CMOS solution for
GSM/GPRS applications. Aero GPRS transceivers have proven their reliability and
stability worldwide in over 600 million handsets. Aero GPRS transceivers deliver
world-class performance with low power consumption in the smallest form factor
and lowest bill of materials in the industry.
The Aero GPRS family was designed for ease-of-use and ease-of-manufacture
which enables a faster time-to-market. 4th generation Aero GPRS transceivers
are available as either a cost-optimized dual-band solution, the Aero4209, or
a quad-band solution that enables worldwide roaming, the Aero4208.
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• GSM/GPRS/EDGERxtransceiver
•110nmRFCMOS
•Optimizedforeitherdual-bandorquad-band
•UniversalanalogI/Qinterface
• Digitallow-IFreceivearchitecture
•Best-in-classsensitivity
•EliminatesDCoffsetandAMdetection
• Offset-PLLtransmitter
•Minimizesphaseerror
•Best-in-classmodulationspectrumand20MHznoise
• Industry-leadingBOM
•Dual-band~12components
•Quad-band~18components
•FullyintegratedDCXO
• Industry-leadingfootprint
•Dual-band<1.6cm2
•Quad-band<1.8cm2
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• Highintegration,smallesttransceiverfootprintand
lowestBOMavailabletoday
• Allsensitivecomponents,Tx/RxVCOs,loopfilters,tuning
inductorsandvaractorscompletelyincorporated
onasingleIC
• Digitally-controlledcrystaloscillator(DCXO)onchip
(noneedforcostlyVCTCXO)
• Industry-leadingpowerconsumption
• Highperformanceenablesuseoflow-costpassive
components
• LNAswapfeatureenablesasinglePCBdesigntosupport
multipledual-bandcombinations(Aero4209)
• Proveninover600millionhandsetsworld-wide
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• Multi-bandGSM/GPRS/EDGERxdigitalcellularhandsets
• Multi-bandGSM/GPRS/EDGERxwirelessdatamodems
AERO GPRS TRANSCEIVERS
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Aero4209 2 -110 2 -66 -165 25-pin QFN
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Aero4208 block diagram
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The Aero EDGE family of transceivers extends Aero’s market-leading performance into applications
requiring an EDGE air interface. Aero EDGE transceivers have proven their reliability and stability
worldwide in almost 100 million handsets. Aero EDGE transceivers deliver world-class performance
with low power consumption in the smallest form factor and lowest bill of materials in the industry.
The novel dual transmit architecture of the Aero EDGE enables 8PSK transmit modulation without
degrading performance in GMSK mode.
The Aero EDGE family was designed for ease-of-use and ease-of-manufacture which enables
a faster time-to-market. The third generation of Aero EDGE transceivers is available with either an
analog I/Q baseband interface, the Aero4223, or an industry-standard DigRF interface, the Aero4213.
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• GSM/GPRS/EDGEtransceiver
•110nmRFCMOS
•UniversalanalogI/Qorindustry-standardDigRFinterface
• Digitallow-IFreceivearchitecture
•Best-in-classsensitivity
•EliminatesDCoffsetandAMdetection
• Dualtransmitarchitecture
•Minimizesphaseerror
•Best-in-classmodulationspectrumand20MHznoise
•OptimizedforlowEVM
• Industry-leadingBOM
•Aero4223~14components
•Aero4213~18components
•FullyintegratedDCXOwith13/26MHzoutputclocks
• Industry-leadingfootprint
•Aero4223<1.5cm2
•Aero4213<1.9cm2
• Single-ended50Ωoutputs
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• Highintegration,smallesttransceiverfootprintand
lowestBOMavailabletoday
• Allsensitivecomponents,Tx/RxVCOs,loopfilters,
tuninginductorsandvaractorscompletelyincorporated
onasingleIC
• Dualtransmitarchitectureminimizesmanufacturing
calibration
• BroadlycompatiblewithlinearEDGEPAsonthemarket
• Digitally-controlledcrystaloscillator(DCXO)onchip
(noneedforcostlyVCTCXO)
• Industry-leadingpowerconsumption
• Highperformanceenablesuseoflow-costpassive
components
• Proveninalmost100millionhandsetsworldwide
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• Multi-bandGSM/GPRS/EDGEdigitalcellularhandsets
• Multi-bandGSM/GPRS/EDGEwirelessdatamodems
AERO EDGE TRANSCEIVERS
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Aero4223 Analog I/Q -110 2 -66 3 -165 49-ball LFBGA
4 x 4 mm
Aero4213 DigRF -110 2 -66 3 -165 44-pin LGA
6 x 7 mm
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The Aero HSPA family of transceivers further extends Aero’s market-leading performance into
applications requiring a 3G air interface. Aero HSPA transceivers deliver world-class performance
with low power consumption in the smallest form factor and lowest bill of materials in the industry.
The Aero HSPA transceivers combine the industry proven Aero EDGE transceiver technology with a novel
WCDMA transceiver technology that includes integrated LNAs and eliminates the need for external
SAW filters.
The Aero HSPA family was designed for ease-of-use and ease-of-manufacture which
enables a faster time-to-market. Aero HSPA transceivers are available with either an analog I/Q
baseband interface, the Aero4229, or an industry-standard DigRF 2G baseband interface combined
with an analog I/Q WCDMA baseband interface, the Aero4228. The Aero4228 and Aero4229 both support
quad-band EDGE and tri-band HSPA operation.
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• EDGE/HSPAtransceiver
•Quad-bandGSM/EDGE
•Tri-bandWCDMA
•SupportsbandsI-VIandVIII-X
•HSDPAcategory7/8
•HSUPAcategory6
• Dual-receiverarchitecture
•WCDMAdirectconversion
•GSM/EDGEdigitallow-IF
• Triple-transmitarchitecture
•Minimizesphaseerror
•Best-in-classmodulationspectrumand20MHznoise
•OptimizedforlowEVM
• Industry-leadingBOMandfootprint
•IntegratedLNAsforGSM/EDGEandWCDMA
•EliminatesSAWfiltersforWCDMA
•FullyintegratedDCXO
• Powermanagement
•On-chipDC-DCconverter
•LDOs
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• Highintegration,smallesttransceiverfootprintand
lowestBOMavailabletoday
• Allsensitivecomponents,Tx/RxVCOs,loopfilters,
tuninginductorsandvaractorscompletelyincorporated
onasingleIC
• EliminationofSAWfiltersforHSPAtransmitandreceive
reducesfootprintandBOM
• Digitally-controlledcrystaloscillator(DCXO)onchip
(noneedforcostlyVCTCXO)
• IntegratedpowermanagementincludingDC-DCconverters
andLDOsenablesindustry-leadingpowerconsumption
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• Tri-bandHSPA+quad-bandGSM/GPRS/EDGE
digitalcellularhandsets
• Tri-bandHSPA+quad-bandGSM/GPRS/EDGE
digitalcellulardatamodems
AERO HSPA TRANSCEIVERS
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Aero4228 GSM/EDGE DigRF 2.5 2 3 141-ball BGA
7 x 7 mm
HSPA Analog I/Q 3.2 5
Aero4229 GSM/EDGE Analog I/Q 2.5 2 3 135-ball BGA
7 x 7 mm
HSPA Analog I/Q 3.2 5
Aero4229 block diagram
RXDATA
RXDATA
TXDATA
TXDATA
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
SYSCLK
RAMP IN
AFC
SYSCLKEN
AUXCLK
AUXCLKEN
Aero4229
AVGA
DVGA
DVGA
DVGA
AVGA
LNA
LNA
LNA
LNA
LNA
PGA PGA
PGA
PGA
LNA
LNA
DAC +
baseband filter
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to serial
converter
TxVCO + frequency
synthesizer
VCO + frequency
synthesizer
RxVCO + frequency
synthesizer
DC-DC converter
DAC +
baseband filter
PGA
+
filter
+
ADC
3 wire
control
interface
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I
ADC
Q
ADC
Digital baseband
DCXO
Digital interface
Digital filter
MUX GMSK/8PSK
3 wire
control
interface
φ
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FE
CTRL
PA RAMP/CTRL
AVGA
DVGA
DVGA AVGA
I
Q
I
Q
WCDMA bands
I, II, III, IV, IX and X
WCDMA bands
I, II, III, IV, IX and X
WCDMA bands
I, II, III, IV, IX and X
WCDMA bands
I, II, III, IV, IX and X
WCDMA bands
V, VI, and VIII
WCDMA bands
V, VI, and VIII
GSM 850
GSM 900
GSM 1800
GSM 1900
GSM 850/900
GSM 1800/1900
RAMPOUT
Aero4228 block diagram
WCDMA bands
I, II, III, IV, IX and X
WCDMA bands
I, II, III, IV, IX and X
WCDMA bands
I, II, III, IV, IX and X
WCDMA bands
I, II, III, IV, IX and X
WCDMA bands
V, VI, and VIII
WCDMA bands
V, VI, and VIII
GSM 850
GSM 900
GSM 1800
GSM 1900
GSM 850/900
GSM 1800/1900
RAMPOUT
RXDATA
RXDATA
TXDATA
TXDATA
2
2
2
2
3
6
SYSCLK
SYSCLKEN
AUXCLK
AUXCLKEN
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AVGA
DVGA
DVGA
DVGA
AVGA
LNA
LNA
LNA
LNA
LNA
PGA PGA
PGA
PGA
LNA
LNA
DAC +
baseband filter
TxVCO + frequency
synthesizer
VCO + frequency
synthesizer
RxVCO + frequency
synthesizer
DC-DC converter
DAC +
baseband filter
PGA
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filter
+
ADC
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control
interface
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I
ADC
Q
ADC
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DCXO
Digital interface
Digital filter
MUX GMSK/8PSK
GMSK/8PSK
MOD + gain
I
DAC
Q
DAC
φ
DET
FE
CTRL
PA RAMP/CTRL
AVGA
DVGA
DVGA AVGA
I
Q
I
Q
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LET’SCREATEIT
The Aero4260 extends Aero HSPA transceiver technology to TD-HSPA. The Aero4260 delivers
world-class performance with low power consumption in the smallest form factor and lowest bill of
materials in the industry. The Aero4260 is a single-chip transceiver for dual-band TD-HSPA that includes
integrated LNAs and eliminates the need for external transmit SAW filters. Dual on-chip frequency
synthesizers enable fast switching between time slots enabling R3/T4 inter-frequency handover.
The Aero4260 was designed for ease-of-use and ease-of-manufacture that enables a faster
time-to-market. The Aero4260 provides an industry-standard 10-bit parallel digital I/Q baseband
interface.
AERO TD-HSPA TRANSCEIVERS
Aero4260 block diagram
RXINHI1
RXINHI2
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SPI1CLK,
SPI1DIO,
RESETN
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AuxDACOUT
VLOOPFAMAIN
VLOOPFRX2
CLK
DR
I/Q - data
SYSCLKOUT
SYSCLKEN
SPI2CS,
SPI2CLK,
SPI2DIO
T/RN
TCXOIN
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DC-DC converter
RXADC
RXADC
TXDAC
TXDAC
Aux DAC
3-wire
control 2
3-wire
control 1
RX
synthesizer
ABB
PLL
5 x LDO line
regulators
LDO LR
digital core
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program bias
Loop
filter
Loop
filter
Clock
output
TCXO
input
Bandgap +
program bias
MUX
ADC
output
mux
DAC
input
MUX
1/2
1/2
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Filter +
PGC
Filter +
PGC
Main
synthesizer
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• TD-HSPAtransceiver
•Dual-bandTD-SCDMA
•Supports1880-1920and2010-2025MHzband
•HSDPAupto2.8Mbit/s
•HSUPAupto2.2Mbit/s
• Directconversionarchitecturefortransmitandreceive
• Dualon-chipfrequencysynthesizers
• Single-ended50Ωoutputs
• Integratedpowermanagement
•On-chipDC-DCconverter
•Linearvoltageregulators
• 10-bitdigitalbasebandinterface
• Fabricatedin130nmCMOS
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• Truedual-bandtransceiverenablesallinter-frequency
handovers
• Allsensitivecomponents,Tx/RxVCOs,loopfilters,
tuninginductorsandvaractorscompletelyincorporated
onasingleIC
• Lowphasenoiseandlowspuriousemissionsallow
operationwithouttransmitSAWfilters
• IntegratedpowermanagementincludingDC-DCconverters
andLDOsenablesindustry-leadingpowerconsumption
• Bidirectionalserialperipheralinterfaceforprogramming
• CompatiblewitheitherAero4223orAero4213for
dual-modeEDGE/TD-HSPAsolutions
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• Dual-bandTD-HSPAdigitalcellularhandsets
• Dual-bandTD-HSPAdigitalcellulardatamodems