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MAX2839 2.3GHz to 2.7GHz MIMO Wireless

Broadband RF Transceiver
General Description Benefits and Features

The MAX2839 direct conversion, zero-IF, RF transceiver ●● 2.3GHz to 2.7GHz Wideband Operation
is designed specifically for 2GHz 802.16e MIMO mobile ●● Dual Receivers for MIMO, Single Transmitter
WiMAX® systems. The device incorporates one transmit-
ter and two receivers, with > 40dB isolation between each ●● Complete RF Transceiver, PA Driver, and Crystal
receiver. The MAX2839 completely integrates all circuitry Oscillator
required to implement the RF transceiver function, pro- • 2.3dB Rx Noise Figure on Each Receiver
viding RF to baseband receive path, and baseband to • -35dB Rx EVM for 64QAM Signal
RF transmit path, VCO, frequency synthesizer, crystal • 0dBm Linear OFDM Transmit Power (64QAM)
oscillator, and baseband/control interface. The device • -70dBr Tx Spectral Emission Mask
includes a fast-settling sigma-delta RF synthesizer with • -35dBc LO Leakage
smaller than 40Hz frequency steps and a crystal oscil- • Automatic Rx DC Offset Correction
lator that allows the use of a low-cost crystal in place • Monolithic Low-Noise VCO with -39dBc
of a TCXO. The transceiver IC also integrates circuits Integrated Phase Noise
for on-chip DC-offset cancellation, I/Q error, and carrier • Programmable Rx I/Q Lowpass Channel Filters
leakage detection circuits. An internal transmit to receive • Programmable Tx I/Q Lowpass Anti-Aliasing Filters
loopback mode allows for receiver I/Q imbalance calibra- • Sigma-Delta Fractional-N PLL with < 40Hz Step
tion. The local oscillator I/Q quadrature phase error can • 62dB Tx Gain Control Range with 1dB Step
be digitally corrected in approximately 0.125° steps. Only Size, Digitally Controlled
an RF bandpass filter (BPF), crystal, RF switch, PA, and a • 95dB Rx Gain Control Range with 1dB Step
small number of passive components are needed to form Size, Digitally Controlled
a complete wireless broadband RF radio solution. • 60dB Analog RSSI Instantaneous Dynamic
Range
The MAX2839 completely eliminates the need for an • 4-Wire SPI Digital Interface
external SAW filter by implementing on-chip program- • I/Q Analog Baseband Interface
mable monolithic filters for both the receiver and transmit- • Digital Tx/Rx Mode Control
ter, for all 2GHz and 802.16e profiles and WIBRO. The • Digitally Tuned Crystal Oscillator
baseband filters along with the Rx and Tx signal paths • On-Chip Digital Temperature Sensor Readout
are optimized to meet the stringent noise figure and lin-
earity specifications. The device supports up to 2048 FFT ●● +2.7V to +3.6V Transceiver Supply
OFDM and implements programmable channel filters for ●● Low-Power Shutdown Current
3.5MHz to 20MHz RF channel bandwidths. The trans- ●● Small, 56-Pin TQFN Package (8mm x 8mm x 0.8mm)
ceiver requires only 2μs Tx-Rx switching time. The IC
is available in a small 56-pin TQFN package measuring
8mm x 8mm x 0.8mm.
Ordering Information
PART TEMP RANGE PIN-PACKAGE
Applications MAX2839ETN+TD -40°C to +85°C 56 TQFN-EP*
●● 802.16e Mobile WiMAX Systems
+Denotes a lead(Pb)-free/RoHS-compliant package.
●● Korean WIBRO Systems
T = Tape and reel.
●● Proprietary Wireless Broadband Systems
*EP = Exposed pad.
●● 802.11g or n WLAN with MRC or MIMO Down Link
D = Dry pack.
WiMAX is a registered certification mark and registered service Pin Configuration and Block Diagram/Typical Operating
mark of the WiMAX Forum. Circuit appear at end of data sheet.
19-3218; Rev 2; 7/15

Absolute Maximum Ratings

VCC_ Pins to GND.................................................-0.3V to +3.6V Digital Outputs: DOUT, CLKOUT ..........................-0.3V to +3.6V
RF Inputs: RXINA+, RXINA-, RXINB+, Bias Voltages: VCOBYP .......................................-0.3V to +3.6V
RXINB- to GND............................................AC-Coupled Only Short-Circuit Duration on All Output Pins................................10s
RF Outputs: TXOUT+, TXOUT- to GND.................-0.3V to +3.6V RF Input Power: All RXIN_..............................................+15dBm
Analog Inputs: TXBBI+, TXBBI-, TXBBQ+, RF Output Differential Load VSWR: All TXOUT.......................6:1
TXBBQ- to GND................................................-0.3V to +3.6V Continuous Power Dissipation (TA = +70°C)
Analog Input: REFCLK, XTAL1........................-0.3V to +3.6VP-P 56-Pin TQFN (derate 31.3mW/°C above +70°C).......2500mW
Analog Outputs: RXBBIA+, RXBBIA-, RXBBQA+, RXBBQA-, Operating Temperature Range..............................-40°C to +85°C
RXBBIB+, RXBBIB-, RXBBQB+, RXBBQB-, CPOUT+, Junction Temperature.......................................................+150°C
CPOUT-, PABIAS, RSSI to GND.......................-0.3V to +3.6V Storage Temperature Range...............................-65°C to +160°C
Digital Inputs: RXTX, CS, SCLK, DIN, Lead Temperature (soldering, 10s)...................................+300°C
B0–B7, LOAD, RXHP, ENABLE to GND...........-0.3V to +3.6V
Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and functional operation of the device at these
or any other conditions beyond those indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect
device reliability.
CAUTION! ESD SENSITIVE DEVICE
DC Electrical Characteristics Table

(MAX2839 Evaluation Kit, VCC_ = 2.7V to 3.6V, TA = -40°C to +85°C, Rx set to the maximum gain. RXTX set according to operating
mode, ENABLE = CS = high, SCLK = DIN = low, no input signal at RF inputs, all RF inputs and outputs terminated into 50Ω. 90mVRMS
differential I and Q signals (1MHz) applied to I, Q baseband inputs of transmitter in transmit mode, all registers set to recommended
settings and corresponding test mode, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at VCC_ = 2.8V, fLO = 2.5GHz and TA = +25°C,
unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS

Supply Voltage VCC_ 2.7 3.6 V
Shutdown mode, TA = +25°C 2 µA
Clock-out only mode 1.4 3.5
Standby mode 32 45
One receiver ON 76 95
Rx mode
Supply Current Both receivers ON 117 145
mA
16 QAM 116
Tx mode
64 QAM (Note 4) 140 170
Rx calibration mode, both receivers ON 153 195
Tx calibration mode 102 135
D9:D8 = 00 in A4:A0 = 00100 0.85 1.0 1.2
Rx I/Q Output Common-Mode D9:D8 = 01 in A4:A0 = 00100 1.1
V
Voltage D9:D8 = 10 in A4:A0 = 00100 1.2
D9:D8 = 11 in A4:A0 = 00100 1.35
Tx Baseband Input Common-
DC-coupled 0.5 1.2 V
Mode Voltage Operating Range
Tx Baseband Input Bias Current Source current 10 20 µA
LOGIC INPUTS: RXTX, ENABLE, SCLK, DIN, CS, B7:B0, LOAD, RXHP
Digital Input Voltage High, VIH VCC - 0.4 V
Digital Input Voltage Low, VIL 0.4 V
Digital Input Current High, IIH -1 +1 µA
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DC Electrical Characteristics Table (continued)

(MAX2839 Evaluation Kit, VCC_ = 2.7V to 3.6V, TA = -40°C to +85°C, Rx set to the maximum gain. RXTX set according to operating
mode, ENABLE = CS = high, SCLK = DIN = low, no input signal at RF inputs, all RF inputs and outputs terminated into 50Ω. 90mVRMS
differential I and Q signals (1MHz) applied to I, Q baseband inputs of transmitter in transmit mode, all registers set to recommended
settings and corresponding test mode, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at VCC_ = 2.8V, fLO = 2.5GHz and TA = +25°C,
unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)

Digital Input Current Low, IIL -1 +1 µA
LOGIC OUTPUTS: DOUT, CLKOUT
Digital Output Voltage High, VOH Sourcing 100µA VCC - 0.4 V
Digital Output Voltage Low, VOL Sinking 100µA 0.4 V
AC Electrical Characteristics Table—Rx MODE

(MAX2839 Evaluation Kit, VCC_ = 2.8V, TA = +25°C, fRF = 2.4999GHz, fLO = 2.5GHz; baseband output signal frequency = 100kHz,
fREF = 40MHz, ENABLE = RXTX = CS = high, SCLK = DIN = low, with power matching for the differential RF pins using the typical
applications circuit and registers set to default settings and corresponding test mode, unless otherwise noted. Lowpass filter is set
to 10MHz RF channel BW. Unmodulated single tone RF input signal is used with specifications which normally apply over the entire
operating conditions, unless otherwise indicated.) (Note 1)

RF INPUT TO I, Q BASEBAND-LOADED OUTPUT
RF Input Frequency Range 2.3 2.7 GHz
Peak-to-Peak Gain Variation over
Tested at band edges and band center 0.8 dB
RF Input Frequency Range
RF Input Return Loss All LNA settings 12 dB
TA = -40°C to Maximum gain, B7:B0 = 0000000 90 99
Total Voltage Gain dB
+85°C Minimum gain, B7:B0 = 1111111 5 13
From max RF gain to max RF gain - 8dB 8
RF Gain Steps From max RF gain to max RF gain - 16dB 16 dB
From max RF gain to max RF gain - 32dB 32
Any RF or baseband gain change; gain settling to within
200
±1dB of steady state; RXHP = 1
Gain Change Settling Time ns
Any RF or baseband gain change; gain settling to within
2000
±0.1dB of steady state; RXHP = 1
From maximum baseband gain (B5:B0 = 000000) to
Baseband Gain Range 58 63 66 dB
minimum gain (B5:B0 = 111111), TA = -40°C to +85°C
Baseband Gain Minimum
1 dB
Step Size
Voltage gain = 65dB with max RF gain (B7:B6 = 00) 2.3
Voltage gain = 50dB with max RF gain - 8dB (B7:B6 = 01) 5.5
DSB Noise Figure Voltage gain = 45dB with max RF gain - 16dB dB
13
(B7:B6 = 10)
Voltage gain = 15dB with max RF gain - 32dB
27
(B7:B6 = 11)

AC Electrical Characteristics Table—Rx MODE (continued)


AGC set for -65dBm wanted signal, max RF gain
-13
(B7:B6 = 00)
-9
- 8dB (B7:B6 = 01)
Out-of-Band Input IP3 (Note 2) dBm
-7
- 16dB (B7:B6 = 10)
+16
- 32dB (B7:B6 = 11)
Max RF gain (B7:B6 = 00) -37
Max RF gain - 8dB (B7:B6 = 01) -29
Inband Input P-1dB dBm
Max RF gain - 16dB (B7:B6 = 01) -21
Max RF gain - 32dB (B7:B6 = 11) -4
Over passband frequency range; at any gain setting;
Maximum Output Signal Level 1.5 VP-P
1dB compression point
I/Q Gain Imbalance 100kHz IQ baseband output; 1 σ variation 0.1 dB
I/Q Phase Error 100kHz IQ baseband output; 1 σ variation 0.125 Degrees
Rx I/Q Output Load Minimum differential resistance 10 kΩ
Impedance (R || C) Maximum differential capacitance 5 pF
Transmitter I/Q input to receiver I/Q output; transmitter
Loopback Gain (for Receiver I/Q
B6:B1 = 000011, receiver B5:B0 = 101000 programmed -5 0 +5 dB
Calibration)
through SPI
After switching RXHP to 0; average over 1µs after any

I/Q Output DC Droop gain change, or 2µs after receive enabled with 100Hz 1 V/s
AC-coupling
No RF input signal; measure at 3µs after receive enable;

I/Q Static DC Offset 2 mV
RXHP = 1 for 0 to 2µs and set to 0 after 2µs, 1σ variation
Isolation Between Rx
Any RF gain settings 40 dB
Channels A and B
RECEIVER BASEBAND FILTERS
At 15MHz 57
Baseband Filter Rejection At 20MHz 75 dB
At > 40MHz 90
RXHP = 1 (used before AGC completion) 650
D5:D4 = 00 0.1
Baseband Highpass Filter Corner
RXHP = 0 (used after AGC D5:D4 = 01 1 kHz
Frequency
completion) address A4:A0 = 01110 D5:D4 = 10 30
D5:D4 = 11 100

AC Electrical Characteristics Table—Rx MODE (continued)


A4:A0 = 00100 serial bits D9:D6 = 0000 1.75
A4:A0 = 00100 serial bits D9:D6 = 0001 2.25
A4:A0 = 00100 serial bits D9:D6 = 0010 3.5
A4:A0 = 00100 serial bits D9:D6 = 0011 5.0
A4:A0 = 00100 serial bits D9:D6 = 0100 5.5
A4:A0 = 00100 serial bits D9:D6 = 0101 6.0
A4:A0 = 00100 serial bits D9:D6 = 0110 7.0
RF Channel BW Supported by A4:A0 = 00100 serial bits D9:D6 = 0111 8.0
MHz
Baseband Filter A4:A0 = 00100 serial bits D9:D6 = 1000 9.0
A4:A0 = 00100 serial bits D9:D6 = 1001 10.0
A4:A0 = 00100 serial bits D9:D6 = 1010 12.0
A4:A0 = 00100 serial bits D9:D6 = 1011 14.0
A4:A0 = 00100 serial bits D9:D6 = 1100 15.0
A4:A0 = 00100 serial bits D9:D6 = 1101 20.0
A4:A0 = 00100 serial bits D9:D6 = 1110 24.0
A4:A0 = 00100 serial bits D9:D6 = 1111 28.0
0 to 2.3MHz for BW = 5MHz 1.3
Baseband Gain Ripple dBP-P
0 to 4.6MHz for BW = 10MHz 1.3
0 to 2.3MHz for BW = 5MHz 90
Baseband Group Delay Ripple nsP-P
0 to 4.6MHz for BW = 10MHz 50
Baseband Filter Rejection for At 3.3MHz 6
dB
5MHz RF Channel BW At > 21MHz 85
Baseband Filter Rejection for At 6.7MHz 6
dB
10MHz RF Channel BW At > 41.6MHz 85
RSSI
RSSI Minimum Output Voltage RLOAD ≥ 10kΩ 0.4 V
RSSI Maximum Output Voltage RLOAD ≥ 10kΩ 2.2 V
RSSI Slope 30 mV/dB
+32dB signal step 200
RSSI Output Settling Time To within 3dB of steady state ns
-32dB signal step 800

AC Electrical Characteristics Table—Tx MODE

(MAX2839 Evaluation Kit, VCC_ = 2.8V, TA = +25°C, fRF = 2.501GHz, fLO = 2.5GHz, fREF = 40MHz, ENABLE = CS = high, RXTX =
SCLK = DIN = low, with power matching for the differential RF pins using the typical applications and registers set to default settings
and corresponding test mode, unless otherwise noted. Lowpass filter is set to 10MHz RF channel BW. 1MHz 90mVRMS cosine and
sine signals applied to I/Q baseband inputs of transmitter (differential DC coupled)). (Note 1)

Tx BASEBAND I/Q INPUTS TO RF OUTPUTS
RF Output Frequency Range 2.3 2.7 GHz
Peak-to-Peak Peak Gain Variation
Output optimally matched over 200MHz RF BW 2.5 dB
over RF Band
Total Voltage Gain Max gain -3dB; at unbalanced 50Ω matched output 12 dB
Max Output Power over 64 QAM OFDM signal conforming to spectral emission
Frequency for Any Given 200MHz mask and -36dB EVM after I/Q imbalance calibration by 0 dBm
Band modem (Note 3)
Given 200MHz band in the 2.3GHz to 2.7GHz range, for

RF Output Return Loss 8 dB
which the matching has been optimized
RF Gain Control Range B6:B1 = 000000 to 111111 62 dB
Without calibration by modem, and excludes modem I/Q
Unwanted Sideband Suppression 45 dBc
imbalance; POUT = 0dBm
B1 1
B2 2
RF Gain Control B3 4
Binary Weights B4 8
B5 16
B6 32
Relative to 0dBm output power; without calibration by
Carrier Leakage -35 dBc
modern
Differential resistance 100 kΩ
Tx I/Q Input Impedance (R||C)
Differential capacitance 0.5 pF
Baseband Frequency Response 0 to 2.3MHz 0.2
dB
for 5MHz RF Channel BW At > 25MHz 80
Baseband Frequency Response 0 to 4.6MHz 0.2
dB
for 10MHz RF Channel BW At > 41.6MHz 80
0 to 2.3MHz (BW = 5MHz) 20
Baseband Group Delay Ripple ns
0 to 4.6MHz (BW = 10MHz) 12

AC Electrical Characteristics Table—Frequency Synthesis

(MAX2839 Evaluation Kit, VCC_ = 2.8V, TA = +25°C, fLO = 2.5GHz, fREF = 40MHz, CS = high, SCLK = DIN = low, PLL 3dB loop noise
bandwidth = 120kHz. VCO and RF synthesis enabled, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)

RF Channel Center Frequency
2.3 2.7 GHz
Range
Channel Center Frequency
39 Hz
Programming Minimum Step Size
Charge-Pump Comparison
11 40 MHz
Frequency
Reference Frequency Range 11 40 80 MHz
Reference Frequency Input Levels AC-coupled to REFCLK pin 0.8 VP-P
Reference Frequency Input Resistance (REFCLK pin) 10 kΩ
Impedance (R||C) Capacitance (REFCLK pin) 1 pF
Programmable Reference
1 2 4
Divider Values
Closed-Loop Integrated Phase Integrate phase noise from 200Hz to 5MHz;
-39 dBc
Noise charge-pump comparison frequency = 40MHz
Charge-Pump Output Current On each differential side 0.8 mA
fOFFSET = 0 to 1.8MHz -40
Close-In Spur Level fOFFSET = 1.8MHz to 7MHz -70 dBc
fOFFSET > 7MHz -80
Reference Spur Level -85 dBc
Relative to steady state; measured 35µs after Tx-Rx
Turnaround LO Frequency Error or Rx-Tx switching instant, and 4µs after any receiver ±50 Hz
gain changes
Relative to the ambient temperature TA, as long as

Temperature Range Over Which
the VCO lock temperature range is within operating TA ±40 °C
VCO Maintains Lock
temperature range
Reference Output Clock

2
Divider Values
Output Clock Drive Level 20MHz output, 1x drive setting 1.5 VP-P
Output Clock Load Impedance Resistance 10 kΩ
(R||C) Capacitance 2 pF

AC Electrical Characteristics Table—Miscellaneous Blocks

(MAX2839 Evaluation Kit, VCC = 2.8V, fREF = 40MHz, CS = high, SCLK = DIN = low, and TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)

PA BIAS DAC: VOLTAGE MODE
Output High level 10mA source current VCC - 0.1 V
Output Low level 100µA sink current 0.1 V
Turn-On Time Excludes programmable delay of 0 to 7µs in steps of 0.5µs 200 ns
CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR
On-Chip Tuning Capacitance Maximum capacitance, A4:A0 = 11000, D6:D0 = 1111111 15.5
pF
Range Minimum capacitance, A4:A0 = 11000, D6:D0 = 0000000 0.5
On-Chip Tuning Capacitance
0.12 pF
Step Size
ON-CHIP TEMPERATURE SENSOR
TA = +25°C 01111
Readout at DOUT pin through SPI
Digital Output Code TA = +85°C 11101
A4:A0 = 01011, D4:D0
TA = -40°C 00001
AC Electrical Characteristics Table—Timing

(MAX2839 Evaluation Kit, VCC_ = 2.8V, fLO = 2.5GHz, fREF = 40MHz, CS = high, SCLK = DIN = low, 3dB PLL noise bandwidth =
120kHz, and TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS

SYSTEM TIMING
Measured from Tx or Rx to Tx 2
Rx enable edge; signal
Turnaround Time µs
settling to within 2dB of
steady state Tx to Rx, RXHP = 1 2
Tx Turn-On Time Measured from Tx-enable edge; signal settling

2 µs
(from Standby Mode) to within 2dB of steady state
Tx Turn-Off Time
From Tx-disable edge 0.1 µs
(to Standby Mode)
Rx Turn-On Time Measured from Rx-enable edge; signal settling
2 µs
(from Standby Mode) to within 2dB of steady state
Rx Turn-Off Time
From Rx-disable edge 0.1 µs
(to Standby Mode)
TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER PARALLEL GAIN CONTROL
LOAD Rising Edge Setup Time B7:B0 stable to LOAD rising edge 10 ns
LOAD Rising Edge Hold Time LOAD rising edge to B7:B0 stable 10 ns

AC Electrical Characteristics Table—Timing (continued)

(MAX2839 Evaluation Kit, VCC_ = 2.8V, fLO = 2.5GHz, fREF = 40MHz, CS = high, SCLK = DIN = low, 3dB PLL noise bandwidth =
120kHz, and TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS

LOAD Falling Edge Setup Time B7:B0 stable to LOAD falling edge 10 ns
LOAD Falling Edge Hold Time LOAD falling edge to B7:B0 stable 10 ns
LOAD Rise and Fall Time Between 10% and 90% of static levels 100 ns
4-WIRE SERIAL PARALLEL INTERFACE TIMING (see Figure 1)
SCLK Rising Edge to CS
tCSO 6 ns
Falling Edge Wait Time
Falling Edge of CS to Rising
tCSS 6 ns
Edge of First SCLK Time
DIN to SCLK Setup Time tDS 6 ns
DIN to SCLK Hold Time tDH 6 ns
SCLK Pulse-Width High tCH 6 ns
SCLK Pulse-Width Low tCL 6 ns
Last Rising Edge of SCLK to
Rising Edge of CS or Clock to tCSH 6 ns
Load Enable Setup Time
CS High Pulse Width tCSW 20 ns
Time Between Rising Edge of
CS and the Next Rising Edge tCS1 6 ns
of SCLK
Clock Frequency fCLK 45 MHz
Rise Time tR 0.1/fCLK ns
Fall Time tF 0.1/fCLK ns
SCLK Falling Edge to Valid
tD 12.5 ns
DOUT
Note 1: Min/max limits are production tested at TA = +85°C. Min/max limits at TA = -40°C and TA = +25°C are guaranteed by design
and characterization. The power-on register settings are not production tested. Load register setting 500ns after VCC is
applied.
Note 2: Two tones at +20MHz and +39MHz offset with -35dBm/tone. Measure IM3 at 1MHz.
Note 3: Gain adjusted over max gain and max gain -3dB. Optimally matched over given 200MHz band.
Note 4: Tx mode supply current is specified for 64 QAM while achieving the Tx output spectrum mask shown in the Typical
Operating Characteristics. The supply current can be reduced for 16 QAM signal by adjusting the Tx bias settings through
the SPI.

Typical Operating Characteristics

(VCC = 2.8V, TA = +25°C, fLO = 2.5GHz, fREF = 40MHz, CS = high, RXHP = SCLK = DIN = low, RF BW = 10MHz, Tx output at 50Ω
unbalanced output of balun, using the MAX2839 Evaluation Kit.)
SINGLE RX SUPPLY CURRENT DUAL RX SUPPLY CURRENT NOISE FIGURE

vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE vs. BASEBAND GAIN SETTING
90 MAX2839 toc01
140 50
MAX2839 toc02
MAX2839 toc03
TA = +85°C
85 TA = +85°C 130
40
SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
LNA = MAX - 32dB
NOISE FIGURE (dB)

80 120
30
75 110
TA = +25°C TA = -40°C 20 LNA = MAX - 16dB
70 TA = +25°C TA = -40°C 100
10 LNA = MAX - 8dB

65 90
LNA = MAX
60 80 0
2.7 3.0 3.3 3.6 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.6 0 9 18 27 36 45 54 63
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V) SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V) BASEBAND VGA CODE
RX VOLTAGE GAIN RX VOLTAGE GAIN

RX VOLTAGE GAIN vs. FREQUENCY vs. FREQUENCY (MAXIMUM LNA GAIN) vs. BASEBAND GAIN SETTING
110 103 120
MAX2839 toc04
MAX2939 toc05
MAX2839 toc06
LNA = MAX TA = -40°C
100
101 LNA = MAX - 8dB
90
VOLTAGE GAIN (dB)
LNA = MAX - 8dB 80 LNA = MAX

80
GAIN (dB)
GAIN (dB)
99
LNA = MAX - 16dB
70 TA = +25°C
40
60
97
LNA = MAX - 32dB LNA = MAX - 16dB
50
TA = +85°C LNA = MAX - 32dB
40 95 0
2300 2380 2460 2540 2620 2700 2300 2380 2460 2540 2620 2700 0 9 18 27 36 45 54 63
FREQUENCY (MHz) FREQUENCY (MHz) BASEBAND VGA CODE
RX OUTPUT V1dB vs. GAIN SETTING RX ISOLATION vs. LNA GAIN SETTING
1.6 50
MAX2839 toc07
MAX2839 toc08
LNA = MAX - 8dB
LNA = MAX - 32dB

RECEIVER ISOLATION (dB)
1.2 45
OUTPUT V1dB (VRMS)
0.8 40 LNA = MAX

LNA = MAX - 16dB
0.4 35
0 30
0 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 -35 -25 -15 -5 5
BASEBAND VGA CODE LNA GAIN SETTING (dB)

Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)

RX EVM vs. PIN RX EVM vs. VOUT

(CHANNEL BANDWIDTH = 10MHz, (CHANNEL BANDWIDTH = 10MHz,
64 QAM FUSC) 64 QAM FUSC)
22 12
MAX2839 toc09
MAX2839 toc10
LNA = MAX LNA = MAX
20 - 8dB LNA = MAX PIN = -50dBm
18 - 16dB
16
LNA = MAX 8
14
- 32dB
EVM (%)
EVM (%)
12
10
8
4
6
4
2
LNA = MAX
0 0
-100 -90 -80 -70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 -30 -26 -22 -18 -14 -10 -6
PIN (dBm) VOUT (dBVRMS)
WiMAX EVM vs. OFDM JAMMER

(10MHz CHANNEL BANDWIDTH, 64 QAM FUSC)
PWANTED = PSENSITIVITY + 3dB = -70.3dBm AT ANTENNA
(INCLUDING 4dB FRONT-END LOSS). RX EMISSION SPECTRUM AT LNA INPUT
EVM AT PSENSITIVITY = 6.37%, WITHOUT JAMMER. (TX OFF, LNA GAIN = MAX)
14 -30
MAX2839 toc11
MAX2839 toc12
-40
12 fOFFSET =10MHz
-50
10 -60
-70
8
EVM (%)
(dB)
-80
6
-90
4 -100
fOFFSET = 20MHz -110

2
-120
0 -130
-70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 0 26.5G
PJAMMER AT ANTENNA (dBm) FREQUENCY (Hz)


RX A INPUT DIFFERENTIAL IMPEDANCE RX B INPUT DIFFERENTIAL IMPEDANCE

vs. FREQUENCY vs. FREQUENCY
MAX2839 toc13 MAX2839 toc14
35.40 -69.0 34.80 -66.0
34.70 -68.0
IMAGINARY
IMAGINARY COMPONENT (Ω)
IMAGIANRY COMPONENT (Ω)

35.10 -73.0 34.60 -70.0
REAL COMPONENT (Ω)
REAL COMPONENT (Ω)

IMAGINARY 34.50 -72.0
34.80 -77.0 34.40 -74.0
34.30 -76.0
34.50 -81.0 34.20 -78.0
34.10 -80.0
34.20 REAL -85.0 34.00 -82.0
33.90 REAL -84.0
33.90 -89.0 33.80 -86.0
2.3 2,4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
FREQUENCY (GHz) FREQUENCY (GHz)
RX INPUT RETURN LOSS vs. FREQUENCY RSSI VOLTAGE vs. INPUT POWER
0 2.5
MAX2839 toc16
MAX2839 toc15
LNA = MAX - 32dB LNA = MAX

-10
2.0
RX INPUT RETURN LOSS (dB)
-20 LNA = MAX - 8dB

RSSI VOLTAGE (V)
1.5
-30 LNA = MAX - 8dB
-40 LNA = MAX - 16dB

1.0
-50 LNA = MAX - 16dB

LNA = MAX 0.5
-60
LNA = MAX - 32dB
-70 0
2300 2400 2500 2600 2700 -110 -80 -50 -20 10
FREQUENCY (MHz) PIN (dBm)
RX RSSI STEP RESPONSE RX RSSI STEP RESPONSE

(+32dB SIGNAL STEP) (-32dB SIGNAL STEP)
3V 3V
LNA GAIN
LNA GAIN CONTROL
CONTROL
0V 0V
1.45V 1.45V
RSSI OUTPUT
RSSI
0.45V 0.45V
200ns/div 200ns/div


RX LPF GROUP DELAY

vs. FREQUENCY RX DC OFFSET SETTLING RESPONSE RX DC OFFSET SETTLING RESPONSE
350 MAX2839 toc19
(+8dB BB VGA GAIN STEP) (-8dB BB VGA GAIN STEP)
CHANNEL BW = 5MHz MAX2839 toc20 MAX2839 toc21
300 CHANNEL BW = 8MHz

2V/div 2V/div
CHANNEL BW = 9MHz VGA GAIN VGA GAIN
LPF GROUP DELAY (ns)
250
0V CONTROL 0V CONTROL
200 CHANNEL BW = 10MHz
0V 0V
150
100
5mV/div 5mV/div
50
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
FREQUENCY (MHz) 10µs/div 10µs/div
RX DC OFFSET SETTLING RESPONSE RX DC OFFSET SETTLING RESPONSE RX BB VGA SETTLING RESPONSE

(-16dB BB VGA GAIN STEP) (-32dB BB VGA GAIN STEP) (+8dB BB VGA GAIN STEP)
MAX2839 toc22 MAX2839 toc23 MAX2839 toc24
2V/div 2V/div
2V/div
VGA GAIN
0V 0V VGA GAIN VGA GAIN CONTROL
CONTROL
CONTROL
0V 0V
0V
5mV/div 1V/div
5mV/div
10µs/div 10µs/div 200ns/div
RX BB VGA SETTLING RESPONSE RX BB VGA SETTLING RESPONSE RX BB VGA SETTLING RESPONSE

(-8dB BB VGA GAIN STEP) (-16dB BB VGA GAIN STEP) (-32dB BB VGA GAIN STEP)
MAX2839 toc25 MAX2839 toc26 MAX2839 toc27
2V/div 2V/div 2V/div

VGA GAIN CONTROL VGA GAIN CONTROL VGA GAIN CONTROL
0V 0V
0V
1V/div 1V/div
1V/div
200ns/div 200ns/div 200ns/div


RX LNA SETTLING RESPONSE RX LNA SETTLING RESPONSE

(MAX TO MAX - 8dB) (MAX TO MAX - 32dB) RX BB FREQUENCY RESPONSE
10
MAX2839 toc30
CHANNEL BW = 28MHz
2V/div 2V/div 0
LNA GAIN CONTROL LNA GAIN CONTROL
-10
RESPONSE (dB)
-20 CHANNEL BW
= 1.5MHz
-30
0V 0V CHANNEL BW
-40 = 5MHz
1V/div 1V/div
-50 CHANNEL BW
= 10MHz
-60
-70
200ns/div 200ns/div 0.1 1 10 100
FREQUENCY (MHz)
RX BB FREQUENCY RESPONSE HISTOGRAM: IQ GAIN IMBALANCE HISTOGRAM: RX PHASE IMBALANCE

2 474 774
MAX2839 toc31
MAX2839 toc32
MAX2839 toc33
MEAN = 0 MEAN = 0
1 DEV = 51.8mV DEV = 0.11878
395 SAMPLE SIZE = 7839 645 SAMPLE SIZE = 7841
0
CHANNEL BW
= 28MHz 316 516
RESPONSE (dB)
-1
CHANNEL BW
-2 = 1.5MHz 237 387
-3 CHANNEL BW 158 258

= 5MHz
-4
CHANNEL BW 79 129
-5
= 10MHz
-6
0.1 1 10 100 1σs/div 1σs/div
FREQUENCY (MHz)
POWER-ON DC OFFSET CANCELLATION POWER-ON DC OFFSET CANCELLATION

HISTOGRAM: RX STATIC DC OFFSET WITH INPUT SIGNAL WITHOUT INPUT SIGNAL
996
MAX2839 toc34
MEAN = 0
DEV = 0.23981mV 5V/div 5V/div
830 ENABLE ENABLE
SAMPLE SIZE = 7841
664
0V
498 0V
200mV/div I/Q OUTPUT

332 10mV/div
166 VGA CODE = -36 VGA CODE = -36

LNA GAIN = MAX I/Q OUTPUT LNA GAIN = MAX
1σs/div 1µs/div 1µs/div


TX SUPPLY CURRENT vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE TX BASEBAND FREQUENCY RESPONSE TX BASEBAND FREQUENCY RESPONSE
150 10 2
MAX2839 toc37
MAX2839 toc38
MAX2839 toc39
CHANNEL BW
0 = 28MHz 1 CHANNEL BW = 28MHz
146
-10 0
SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
TA = +85°C
RESPONSE (dB)
RESPONSE (dB)
-20 CHANNEL BW -1
142
= 1.5MHz
-30 -2 CHANNEL BW
TA = -40°C CHANNEL BW = 1.5MHz
138 TA = +25°C -40 = 5MHz -3 CHANNEL BW
= 5MHz
-50 CHANNEL BW -4
134 = 10MHz CHANNEL BW
-60 -5 = 10MHz
130 -70 -6
2.7 3.0 3.3 3.6 0.1 1 10 100 0.1 1 10 100
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V) FREQUENCY (MHz) FREQUENCY (MHz)
TX OUTPUT SPECTRUM
TX OUTPUT POWER vs. FREQUENCY TX OUTPUT POWER vs. GAIN SETTING (10MHz CHANNEL BANDWIDTH, 16 QAM FUSC)
4 10
MAX2839 toc40
MAX2839 toc41
MAX2839 toc42
TX GAIN SET TO MAX - 3dB
3 -70dBr POUT = 0dBm
2 TA = -40°C -10 TA = -40°C
1
POUT (dBm)
POUT (dBm)
0 TA = +25°C -30 TA = +25°C 10dB/div MASK

TA = +85°C
-1
-2 -50
0dBr
-3 TA = +85°C
-4 -70
2300 2350 2400 2450 2500 2550 2600 2650 2700 0 16 32 48 64 2.495GHz 2.5GHz 2.555GHz
FREQUENCY (MHz) TX GAIN CODE
TX OUTPUT SPECTRUM
(10MHz CHANNEL BANDWIDTH, 64 QAM FUSC) TX CARRIER LEAKAGE vs. FREQUENCY TX CARRIER LEAKAGE vs. GAIN SETTING
-30 -20
MAX2839 toc44
MAX2839 toc45
MAX2839 toc43
TX GAIN SET TO MAX - 3dB -25

-70dBr
POUT = 0dBm -35
-30 TA = -40°C
TA = -40°C
CARRIER LEAKAGE (dBc)
CARRIER LEAKAGE (dBc)
TA = +85°C
-35
-40
-40
MASK
10dB/div -45 -45
-50
-50 TA = +85°C
-55
0dBr -60
-55
TA = +25°C -65 TA = +25°C
-60 -70
2.495GHz 2.5GHz 2.555GHz 2300 2350 2400 2450 2500 2550 2600 2650 2700 0 9 18 27 36 45 54 63
FREQUENCY (MHz) TX GAIN CODE


EVM vs. TX OUTPUT POWER

TX SIDEBAND LEVEL vs. FREQUENCY TX SIDEBAND LEVEL vs. GAIN SETTING (64 QAM FUSC, 10MHz CHANNEL BANDWIDTH)
-30 -30 3.0
MAX2839 toc48
MAX2839 toc46
MAX2839 toc47
-35 TX GAIN SET TO MAX - 3dB
2.5
-40 TA = +85°C -40 TA = +85°C
SIDEBAND LEVEL (dBc)
SIDEBAND LEVEL (dBc)
-45
2.0
-50 -50
EVM (%)
-55 1.5
-60 -60
1.0
-65 TA = -40°C
-70 TA = +25°C -70 TA = +25°C
TA = -40°C 0.5
-75
-80 -80 0
2300 2350 2400 2450 2500 2550 2600 2650 2700 0 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0
FREQUENCY (MHz) TX GAIN CODE POUT (dBm)
TX OUTPUT EMISSION SPECTRUM HISTOGRAM: TX LO LEAKAGE HISTOGRAM: TX SIDEBAND SUPPRESSION

0 372 504
MAX2839 toc51
MEAN = -47.856dBc
MAX2839 toc49
MAX2839 toc50
RBW = 200kHz MEAN = -46.235dBc

-10 DEV = 5.1577dB DEV = 2.8827dB
310 420 SAMPLE SIZE = 7841
-20 SAMPLE SIZE = 7841
-30 248 336

-40
(dBm)
-50 186 252

-60
124 168
-70
-80
62 84
-90
-100
0Hz 26.5GHz 1σs/div 1σs/div
LO FREQUENCY vs.
TX OUTPUT RETURN LOSS vs. FREQUENCY DIFFERENTIAL TUNE VOLTAGE PHASE NOISE vs. OFFSET FREQUENCY
25dB 2.8 -50
MAX2839 toc54
MAX2839 toc53
MAX2839 toc52
-60
2.7
-70
2.6
LO FREQUENCY (GHz)
-80
PHASE NOISE (dBc/Hz)
-90
2.5
5dB/div -100
2.4 -110
2.3 -120
-130
2.2
-140
-25dB 2.1 -150
2GHz 3GHz -1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10
FREQUENCY DIFFERENTIAL TUNE VOLTAGE (V) OFFSET FREQUENCY (MHz)


CHANNEL-SWITCHING FREQUENCY SETTLING CHANNEL-SWITCHING FREQUENCY SETTLING

(2.3GHz TO 2.7GHz, (2.7GHz TO 2.3GHz,
VCO GAIN vs. DIFFERENTIAL TUNE VOLTAGE AUTOMATIC VCO SUB-BAND SELECTION) AUTOMATIC VCO SUB-BAND SELECTION)
80 100kHz 100kHz
MAX2839 toc55
MAX2839 toc56
MAX2839 toc57
60
VCO GAIN (MHz/V)
20kHz/div
20kHz/div
40
20
0 -100kHz -100kHz
-1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0 1.498 0 1.498
DIFFERENTIAL TUNE VOLTAGE (V) TIME (µs) TIME (µs)
CHANNEL-SWITCHING FREQUENCY SETTLING CHANNEL-SWITCHING FREQUENCY SETTLING

(2.3GHz TO 2.7GHz, (2.7GHz TO 2.3GHz,
MANUAL VCO SUB-BAND SELECTION) MANUAL VCO SUB-BAND SELECTION)
100kHz 100kHz
MAX2839 toc58
MAX2839 toc59
20kHz/div
20kHz/div
-100kHz -100kHz
0 199.89 0 199.89
TIME (µs) TIME (µs)
TX-TO-RX TURNAROUND FREQUENCY RX-TO-TX TURNAROUND FREQUENCY

GLITCH SETTLING GLITCHING SETTLING
TX TO RX SWITCHING 2V/div
2V/div
RX TO TX SWITCHING
10kHz/div
10kHz/div
FREQUENCY ERROR FREQUENCY ERROR
1µs/div 1µs/div

Pin Description
PIN NAME FUNCTION
1 GNDRXLNA_A Receiver A LNA Ground
2 VCCRXLNA_A Receiver A LNA Supply Voltage. Bypass with a 22pF capacitor as close as possible to the pin.
3 B0 Receiver Gain-Control Logic Input Bit 0
Receiver Gain Select. Positive edge trigger latches digital gain inputs B0–B7 to receive A. Negative
4 LOAD
edge trigger latches digital gain inputs B0–B7 to receive B.
5 VCCRXLNA_B Receiver B LNA Supply Voltage. Bypass with a 22pF capacitor as close as possible to the pin.
6 GNDRXLNA_B Receiver B LNA Ground
7 RXINB+
Receiver B LNA Differential Input. Input is internally DC-coupled.
8 RXINB-
9 B4 Receiver and Transmitter Gain-Control Logic Input Bit 4
11 VCCTXPAD Supply Voltage for Transmitter PA Driver. Bypass with a 22pF capacitor as close as possible to the pin.
13 TXOUT+
Power Amplifier Driver Differential Output. The pins have internal AC blocking capacitors.
14 TXOUT-
17 PABIAS Transmit External PA Bias DAC Output
18 VCCTXMX Transmitter Upconverter Supply Voltage. Bypass with a 22pF capacitor as close as possible to the pin.
19 SCLK Serial-Clock Logic Input of 4-Wire Serial Interface
20 ENABLE Transceiver Enable
21 CLKOUT Reference Clock Buffer Output
22 REFCLK Crystal or Reference Clock Input. AC-couple a crystal or a reference clock to this analog input.
23 XTAL1 XTAL Input. Connect the other terminal of the XTAL to this pin.
24 VCCXTAL Crystal Oscillator Supply Voltage. Bypass with a 100nF capacitor as close as possible to the pin.
25 VCCCP PLL Charge-Pump Supply Voltage. Bypass with a 100nF capacitor as close as possible to the pin.
26 GNDCP Charge-Pump Circuit Ground
27 CPOUT+ Differential Charge-Pump Output. Connect the frequency synthesizer’s loop filter between these pins
28 CPOUT- (see the Typical Operating Circuit).
29 GNDVCO VCO Ground
On-Chip VCO Regulator Output Bypass. Bypass with a 1µF capacitor to GND. Do not connect other
30 VCOBYP
circuitry to this pin.
31 VCCVCO VCO Supply Voltage. Bypass with a 22nF capacitor as close as possible to the pin.
32 CS Chip-Select Logic Input of 4-Wire Serial Interface
33 DOUT Data Logic Output of 4-Wire Serial Interface
34 DIN Data Logic Input of 4-Wire Serial Interface
35 RXBBIB-
Receiver B Baseband I-Channel Differential Outputs
36 RXBBIB+

Pin Description (continued)

PIN NAME FUNCTION
37 RXBBQB-
Receiver B Baseband Q-Channel Differential Outputs
38 RXBBQB+
39 RSSI Receiver Signal Strength Output
40 B7 Receiver Gain-Control Logic Input Bit 7
Receiver Baseband AC-Coupling Highpass Corner Frequency Control Logic Input. For typical WiMAX
42 RXHP
application, connect pin to ground.
43 RXBBQA-
Receiver Baseband Q-Channel Differential Outputs
44 RXBBQA+
45 RXBBIA-
Receiver A Baseband I-Channel Differential Outputs
46 RXBBIA+
47 VCCRXVGA Receiver VGA Supply Voltage. Bypass with a 100nF capacitor as close as possible to the pin.
48 VCCRXFL Receiver Baseband Filter Supply Voltage. Bypass with a 100nF capacitor as close as possible to the pin.
49 TXBBI-
Transmitter Baseband I-Channel Differential Inputs
50 TXBBI+
51 TXBBQ+
Transmitter Baseband Q-Channel Differential Inputs
52 TXBBQ-
53 VCCRXMX Receiver Downconverters Supply Voltage. Bypass with a 22pF capacitor as close as possible to the pin.
54 RXTX Receive/Transmit Mode Enable
55 RXINA-
Receiver A LNA Differential Input. Input is internally DC-coupled.
56 RXINA+
Exposed Paddle. Internally connected to GND. Connect to a large ground plane for optimum RF
— EP
performance and enhanced thermal dissipation. Not intended as an electrical connection point.

Table 1. Operating Mode

MODE CONTROL LOGIC INPUTS CIRCUIT BLOCK STATES
SPI SPI
ENABLE RXTX PLL, VCO, LO CALIBRATION CLOCK
MODE REG1 REG16 Rx PATH Tx PATH
PIN PIN GEN SECTIONS ON OUTPUT
D<3> D<1:0>
Shutdown 0 0 X XX Off Off Off None Off
Clock-Out Only 1 X X X0 Off Off Off None On
Clock-Out Only X 1 X X0 Off Off Off None On
Standby 0 1 X 01 Off Off On or Off None On
Rx (1x2 MIMO) 1 1 1 01 On Off On None On
Rx (1x1 SISO) 1 1 0 01 On (RxA) Off On None On
Tx 1 0 X 01 Off On On None On
On (except AM detector + Rx
Tx Calibration 1 0 X 11 Off On On
PA driver) I, Q buffers
On
RxA Calibration On (except
1 1 0 11 (except On Loopback On
(Loopback) PA driver)
LNA)
On
RxB Calibration On (except
1 1 1 11 (except On Loopback On
(Loopback) PA driver)
LNA)
Detailed Description down. In this mode, PLL, VCO, and LO generator are on
so that Tx or Rx modes can be quickly enabled from this
Modes of Operation mode. These and other blocks can be selectively enabled
The modes of operation for the MAX2839 are shutdown, in this mode by programming different SPI registers.
clock-out only, standby, receive, transmit, transmitter
calibration and receiver calibration. See Table 1 for a Receive (Rx) Mode
summary of the modes of operation. When the parts are In receive mode, all Rx circuit blocks are powered on and
active, various blocks can be shutdown individually by active. Antenna signal is applied; RF is downconverted,
programming different SPI registers. filtered, and buffered at Rx BB I and Q outputs. Either
receiver A or both receivers can be enabled. Receiver B
Shutdown Mode cannot be enabled by itself.
The MAX2839 features a low-power shutdown mode.
In shutdown mode, all circuit blocks are powered down, Transmit (Tx) Mode
except the 4-wire serial bus and its internal programmable In transmit mode, all Tx circuit blocks are powered on.
registers. The external PA is powered on after a programmable
delay using the on-chip PA bias DAC.
Clock-Out Only
In clock-out mode, the entire transceiver is off except the Transmitter (Tx) Calibration Mode
divided reference clock output on the CLKOUT pin and All Tx circuit blocks except PA driver and external PA are
the clock divider, which remains on. powered on and active. The AM detector and receiver I/Q
channel buffers are also ON, along with multiplexers in
Standby Mode receiver side to route this AM detector’s signal to each I
The standby mode is used to enable the frequency syn- and Q differential outputs.
thesizer block while the rest of the device is powered

Receiver (Rx) Calibration or Loopback Wireless LAN or MAN system do not switch channel
Part of Rx and Tx circuit blocks except LNA and PA driver frequency often, die temperature may change quite a bit
are powered on and active. The transmitter I/Q input over time and make PLL out of lock. To relock PLL as
signals are upconverted to RF, and the output of the Tx soon as possible, user can program Address 22 D<1>
gain control block (VGA) is fed to the receiver at the input = “1” after the 1st power-up frequency acquisition. VAS
of the downconverter. Either receiver A or both receivers starts from the previous frequency subband and should
can be connected to the transmitter and powered on. The relock PLL within 112µs.
I/Q lowpass filters are not present in the transmitter signal VAS Readout
path (they are bypassed).
The selected VCO subband, Vtune ADC output and VAS
Temperature Sensor ReadOut Through DOUT Pin accomplished (VASA) signal can be read out through
To estimate chip temperature, on-chip temperature sen- DOUT pin by programming Address 9 D<7:5>=”010” and
sor is enabled by programming Address 9 D<1> = 1. The corresponding Address 26 D<9:6>.
procedure is as follows: VCO Subband Selection Through SPI
1) Enable temp sensor by setting Address 9 D<1> = 1. For very fast band selection operation, user can char-
Roughly 100µs to 1ms time is needed to let the tem- acterize the mapping between VCO frequencies and
perature sensor output settle to within 5 to 1 degrees. corresponding subbands during factory calibration. After
2) To trigger temperature sensor ADC, program Address programming Address 22 D<0>=”0”, the VCO subband
9 D<0> from “0” to “1”. The ADC will acquire the 5-bit can be selected by Address 23 D<4:0>.
logic output in 2µs, temperature sensor needs to be ON
(Address 9 D<1> = 1) to maintain the ADC logic output.
Programmable Registers
Note that the ADC trigger should happen AFTER the
and 4-Wire SPI Interface
temp sensor is enabled to get correct result. Therefore, The MAX2839 includes 32 programmable 16-bit registers.
step 1 and step 2 of this procedure should be carried The most significant bit (MSB) is the read/write selection
out on two separate SPI programming events sepa- bit. The next 5 bits are register address. The 10 least
rated by the temp sensor settling time. significant bits (LSBs) are register data. Register data is
loaded through the 4-wire SPI/MICROWIRE®-compatible
3) Note that after the ADC latches its output and you
serial interface. Data at DIN is shifted in MSB first and is
desire to retake another temp sensor temperature
framed by CS. When CS is low, the clock is active, and
reading value, the ADC has to be re-triggered to reac-
input data is shifted at the rising edge of the clock. During
quire a new temp sensor value (assuming temp sen-
the read mode, register data selected by address bits is
sor is already enabled). To do so, program Address 9
shifted out to DOUT at the falling edges of the clock. At
D<0> from “1” to “0” then from “0” to “1”. After the ADC
the CS rising edge, the 10-bit data bits are latched into the
latches it digital output in 2µs it shuts off.
register selected by address bits. See Figure 1. The reg-
4) To read the 5-bit logic output through DOUT pin, apply ister values are preserved in shutdown mode as long as
4-wire SPI readout programming sequence to Address 11. the power-supply voltage is maintained. However, every
time the power-supply voltage is turned on, the registers
VAS Operating Procedure
are reset to the default values.
After power-up, program Address 22 D<1>=”0” such that
VAS frequency acquisition starts from VCO band#15,
it reduces the worst-case acquisition time by half. VAS
acquisition starts after Address 17 is programmed (i.e.
rising edge of CSB), it takes the worst-case 896µs to
acquire lock.
MICROWIRE is a registered trademark of National Semiconductor Corp.

DOUT DON'T CARE
DIN BIT 1 BIT 2 BIT 5 BIT 6 BIT 13 BIT 14
SCLK
tCH tCS1
tDS
CS
tCL
tDH
tCSO tCSS tCSH tCSW
SPI REGISTER WRITE
DOUT DON'T CARE BIT 6 BIT 13 BIT 14
tD
DIN BIT 1 BIT 2 BIT 5 DON'T CARE
SCLK
CS
SPI REGISTER READ
Figure 1. 4-Wire SPI Serial-Interface Timing Diagram

Table 2. Recommended Register Settings

ADDRESS D9 D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 Hex
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 00C
2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 080
3 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1B9
4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3E6
5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000
7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 208
8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 220
9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 018
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 00C
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 004
12 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 24F
13 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 150
14 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3C5
15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 201
16 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 01C
17 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 155
18 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 155
19 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 153
20 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 249
21 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 02D
22 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1A9
23 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 24F
24 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180
25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000
26 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3C0
27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200
28 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C0
29 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 03F
30 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380
31 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 340

Table 3. Address 0, RXENABLE Register (Default = 000HEX)

DATA BITS DEFAULT DESCRIPTION
D9:D0 0000000000 Set to recommended value.
Table 4. Address 1, RXRF Register 1 (Default = 00CHEX)

RX LO IQ calibration SPI control. Active when Address 2 D<2> = 1. As trim word of fuse links
independent of Address 3 D<2>.
00000 = +4.0° phase error (default)
(Q lags I signal by 94°)
D9:D4 00000 …
011111= 0.0° phase error
…
11111 = -4.0° deg phase error
(Q lags I signal by 86°)
1*2 MIMO mode selection.

D3 1 0 = 1*1
1= 1*2 MIMO (default)
D2 1 Set to recommended value.
Selects center frequency of LNA output LC tank.
D1:D0 0 0 = Band 2.3~2.5GHz (default)
1 = Band 2.5~2.7GHz.
Table 5. Address 2, RXRF Register 2 (Default = 080HEX)

RX IQ calibration DAC MUX between trim word and SPI.
D2 0 0 = Mux trim word (default)
1 = Mux SPI
Mux LNA gain control bits from SPI.
D0 0 0 = LNA gain controlled by external pins (default)
1 = LNA gain controlled by SPI
Table 6. Address 3, RXRF and LPF (Default = 1B9HEX)


Table 7. Address 4, LPF (Default = 3E6HEX)

LPF RF Bandwidth.
0000 = 1.75MHz
0001 = 2.5MHz
0010 = 3.5MHz
0011 = 5.0MHz
0100 = 5.5MHz
0101 = 6.0MHz
0110 = 7.0MHz
D9:D6 1111 0111 = 8.0MHz
1000 = 9.0MHz
1001 = 10.0MHz
1010 = 12.0MHz
1011 = 14.0MHz
1100 = 15.0MHz
1101 = 20.0MHz
1110 = 24.0MHz
1111 = 28.0MHz (default)
Fine tune the LPF cutoff frequency.
00: -10%
D3:D2 01 01: Nominal (default)
10: Nominal
11: +10%
Table 8. Address 5, LPF and VGA Register 1 (Default = 100HEX)

DEFAULT DESCRIPTION
Mode of the lowpass filter block. Active when Address 8 D<2> = 1.
00 = Rx Calibration
D9:D8 01 01 = Rx LPF (default)
10 = Tx LPF
11 = LPF Trim
Set attenuation in Rx1 VGA. Active when Address 8 D<1> = 1.
000000 = Maximum gain (default)
D7:D2 000000 000001 = Max gain - 1dB
…
111111 = Minimum gain
LNA1 gain setting SPI controls. Active when Address 2 D0 = 1.
00 = MAX gain (default)
D1:D0 00 01 = MAX -8dB
10 = MAX -16dB
11 = MAX -32dB

Table 9. Address 6, LPF and VGA Register 2 (Default = 000HEX)

Set RX VGA output common mode.
00 = 1.0V (default)
D9:D8 00 01 = 1.1V
10 = 1.2V
11 = 1.35V
Set attenuation in Rx2 VGA. Active when Address 8 D<1> = 1.
D7:D2 000000 000001 = MAX gain - 1dB
…
11111 = MIN gain
LNA2 gain setting SPI controls. Active when Address 2 D<0> = 1.
D1:D0 00 01 = MAX -8dB
10 = MAX -16dB
11 = MAX -32dB
Table 10. Address 7, RSSI and VGA Register (Default = 208HEX)

Select RSSI input.
D9 1 0 = Select input from RX2
1 = Select input from RX1 (default)
RXBBI_P/M and RXBBQ_P/M pin output select.
D7 0 0 = Select RXVGA output (default)
1 = Select TX AM detector output
RSSI operating mode during RX mode.
D2 0 0 = Off when RXHP = 0 (default)
1 = Independent of RXHP
RSSI pin output MUX.
D1 0 0 = RSSI (default)
1 = Temperature sensor

Table 11. Address 8, RX_TOP SPI Bits (Default = 220HEX)

LPF mode mux, LPF_MODE_SEL = 1.
D2 0 0 = Normal operation (default)
1 = Operating mode is programmed Address 5 D<9:8>
Mux VGA gain control bits from SPI.
D1 0 0 = VGA gain controlled by external pins (default)
1 = VGA gain controlled by SPI
Table 12. Address 9, RX_TOP SPI Bits (Default = 018HEX)

DOUT pin output MUX select.
000 = SPI output (default)
001 = PLL lock detect and test output by Address 21 D<9:7>.
Set Address 21 D<9:7> = 000 for lock detect output.
010 = VAS test output by Address 26 D<9:6>
D7:D5 000
011 = HPFSM test output by Address 15 D<5:1>
100 = LOGEN trim divider output
101 = RX fuse burnt
110 = TX fuse burnt
111 = SET 0
DOUT pin three-state control.
D4 0 0 = DOUT pin is independent on CSB pin
1 = DOUT pin is Tri-state when CSB is Hi (default)
DOUT pint output drive select.
D3 0 0 = 1x (dly<4.4ns)
1 = 4x (dly<3.1ns, default)
Temp sensor comparator and clock enable.
D1 0 0 = Disable (default)
1 = Enable
Temp sensor ADC trigger.

0 = Not trigger ADC readout (default)
D0 0
1 = Trigger ADC readout, ADC is disabled automatically after readout finishes.
See Detailed Description, section “Temperature Sensor ReadOut Through DOUT Pin.”

Table 13. Address 10, TX_TOP SPI Register 1 (Default = 00CHEX)

Adjust the bandwidth of TX AM detector baseband filter.
000 = Default +12%
…
D4:D2 011
011 = Default bandwidth
…
111 = Default – 16%
TX AM detector baseband gain control.
00 = Default minimum gain
D1:D0 00 01 = +10dB
10 = +20dB
11 = +30dB
Table 14. Address 11, Temperature Sensor 5-Bit ADC Outputs (Default = 004HEX)
Table 15. Address 12, HPFSM Register 1 Bits (Default = 24FHEX)

RXVGA 600kHz highpass corner duration triggered by B7 and B6 switching.
000 = 0µs
001 = 0.8µs
010 = 1.6µs
D9:D7 100 011 = 2.4µs
100 = 3.2µs (default)
101 = 4.0µs
110 = 4.8µs
111 = stay “1”
RXVGA 600kHz highpass corner duration triggered by RXEN rising edge.
000 = 0µs
001 = 0.8µs
010 = 1.6µs
D6:D4 100 011 = 2.4µs
101 = 4.0µs
110 = 4.8µs
111 = stay “1”
RXVGA 10MHz highpass corner duration triggered by B7 and B6 switching.
00 = 0µs
D3:D2 11 01 = 0.4µs
10 = 0.8µs
RXVGA 10MHz highpass corner duration triggered by RXEN rising edge.
00 = 0µs
D1:D0 11 01 = 0.4µs
10 = 0.8µs

Table 16. Address 13, HPFSM Register 2 Bits (Default = 150HEX)

00 = 0µs
D9:D8 01 01 = 3.2µs (default)
10 = 6.4µs
11 = 9.6µs

00 = 0µs
D7:D6 01 01 = 3.2µs (default)
10 = 6.4µs
11 = 9.6µs

00 = 0µs
D5:D4 01 01 = 3.2µs (default)
10 = 6.4µs
11 = 9.6µs

00 = 0µs (default)
D3:D2 00 01 = 3.2µs
10 = 6.4µs
11 = 9.6µs

00 = 0µs (default)
D1:D0 00 01 = 3.2µs
10 = 6.4µs
11 = 9.6µs

Table 17. Address 14, HPFSM Register 3 Bits (Default = 3C5HEX)

PA DRV/DAC On/Off Gating by VAS TXOOL and PLL LD.
D9 1 0 = Independent of TXOOL and LD
1 = Relock when TXOOL = 1 or LD = 0 (default)
RXVGA HPFSM re-triggered by B7 and B6.
D8 1 0 = Disable
1 = Enable (default)
RXVGA highpass corner on-hold selection only during MODE2 when RXHP = 1.
00 = 1kHz
D7:D6 11 01 = 30kHz
10 = 100kHz
11 = 600kHz (default)
RXVGA final highpass corner selection.

00 = 100Hz (default)
D5:D4 00 01 = 1kHz
10 = 30kHz
11 = 100kHz
RXVGA HPCa and HPCd rising edge delay for 100k/30k/1k/100Hz highpass corner.
00 = 0µs
D3:D2 01 01 = 0.2µs (default)
10 = 0.4µs
11 = 0.6µs

00 = 0µs
D1:D0 01 01 = 3.2µs (default)
10 = 6.4µs
11 = 9.6µs
Table 18. Address 15, HPFSM Register 4 Bits (Default = 201HEX)

Highpass corner use of RXHP.
D9 1 0 = Mode #1 does not require RXHP
1 = Mode #2 requires use of RXHP (default)
Sequence bypass during RXHP 1-->0 transition.
D6 0 0 = Switch from HPC_STOP_M2<1:0> and programmed sequence (default)
1 = Switch from HPC_STOP_M2<1:0> directly to HPC_STOP<1:0>
RXVGA HPFSM Clock Divider.
D0 1 0 = For 20MHz crystal
1 = For 40MHz crystal (default)

Table 19. Address 16, Building Block SPI Enable Control (Default = 01CHEX)
PA Bias DAC TX Mode Enable. Enable PA Bias DAC only in TX mode. Turn on delay is
controlled
D7 0 by Address 28<9:6>.
0 = Disable (default)
1 = Enable when pin TXENABLE = 1
PA Bias DAC SPI Enable. Enable PA Bias DAC in all modes except shut down. Turn-on delay is
controlled by Address 27<9:6>.
D6 0
1 = Enable except during shut down mode
RX/TX Calibration Mode Enable. RX or TX mode is selected by pin RXEN or TXEN.
D1 0 0 = Normal operation (default)
1 = Calibration mode
Chip-Enable Bit. Logic AND with pin ENABLE to enable/disable the whole chip except crystal
oscillator and CLKOUT pin buffer.
D0 0
1 = Enable
Table 20. Address 17, Synthesizer Fractional Divide Ratio #1 (Default = 155HEX)
Synthesizer 20-bit Fractional Divide Ratio Bit<9:0>, combine with Address 18 D<9:0> to form the
D9:D0 0101010101
whole fractional word.
Table 21. Address 18, Synthesizer Fractional Divide Ratio #2 (Default = 155HEX)
Synthesizer 20-bit Fractional Divide Ratio Bit<19:10>, combine with Address 17 D<9:0> to form
D9:D0 0101010101
the whole fractional word
Table 22. Address 19, Synthesizer Integer Divide Ratio (Default = 153HEX)
LO Generation Band Switch Control for Optimal TX Spur.
00 = 2300~2399.99MHz
D9:D8 01 01 = 2400~2499.99MHz (default)
10 = 2500~2599.99MHz
11 = 2600~2700MHz
D7:D0 01010011 Synthesizer 8-bit Integer Divide Ratio

Table 23. Address 20, Synthesizer Configuration#1 (Default = 249HEX)

CLKOUT Buffer drive.
D5 0 0 = 1x drive, default
1 = 4x drive
Reference Divider Ratio.
00 = Divide-by-1 (default)
D2:D1 00 01 = Divide-by-2
10 = Divide-by-4
11 = Divide-by-8
Table 24. Address 21, Synthesizer Configuration#2 (Default = 02DHEX)

Table 25. Address 22, VCO Auto-Select (VAS) Configuration (Default = 1A9HEX)
VAS Triggering by Address 17 Enable. See Address 17 definitions for details.
D7 1 0 = Disable for small frequency adjustment (i.e.~100kHz).
1 = Enable for channel switching (default)
VAS Delay Counter Ratio. Delay = Txtal * VAS_DIV<2:0> * VAS_DLY<1:0> * 7.

00 = 16
D6:D5 01 01 = 32 (default)
10 = 64
11 = 128
VAS Clock Divide Ratio.

000 = 8
001 = 9
D4:D2 010 010 = 10 (default)
…
110 = 14
111 = 2
VAS Relock Mode Select.

D1 0 0 = Relock starting at subband 15 (default)
1 = Relock starting at present subband for short acquisition time.
VAS Operating Mode Select.
D0 1 0 = Select VCO subband by SPI Address 23 D<4:0> (VAS_SPI<4:0>)
1 = Select VCO subband by VAS (default)

Table 26. Address 23, LO Miscellaneous Configuration (Default = 24FHEX)

Crystal Oscillator Bias Select.
00 = 240µA for 20MHz
D6:D5 10 01 = 420µA for 20MHz
10 = 600µA for 40MHz (default)
11 = 780µA for 40MHz
VAS Subband SPI Overwrite. Active when Address 22 D<0> (VAS_MODE) = 0.
00000 = Minimum frequency
…
D4:D0 01111
01111 = 15 (default)
…
11111 = Maximum frequency
Table 27. Address 24, Crystal Oscillator Configuration (Default = 180HEX)

Crystal Oscillator Core Enable. Enable except for shut down mode.
D9 0 0 = Disable (default)
1 = Enable
CLKOUT Divide Ratio.
D8 1 0 = Divide-by-1
1 = Divide-by-2 (default)
Crystal Oscillator Frequency Tuning.
0000000 = Maximum frequency (default)
D6:D0 0000000
…
1111111 = Minimum frequency
Table 28. Address 25, Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO) Configuration

(Default = 000HEX)

Table 29. Address 26, LO Generation (LOGEN) Configuration (Default = 3C0HEX)

VAS Test Signal Select. Delivered to DOUT output MUX and selected by Address 9 D<7:5>
(DOUT_SEL<2:0>).
0000 = VCO_BSW<0>
0001 = VCO_BSW<1>
0010 = VCO_BSW<2>
0011 = VCO_BSW<3>
0100 = VCO_BSW<4>
0101 = Vtune_ADC<0>
0110 = Vtune_ADC<1>
D9:D6 1111
0111 = Vtune_ADC<2>
1000 = VASA
1001 = VASE
1010 = VASA
1011 = VASE
11xx = “0”
1111 = “0” (default)
VCO_BSW<4:0> = VCO 5-bit frequency band switch determined by VAS. Vtune_ADC<2:0> =
VCO Vtune (i.e. Vcpoutp) ADC output.
LOGEN RX/TX Gm Enable
D3 0 0 = Depends on RX/TX ENABLE pins (default)
1 = Enable both RX/TX output (required for Rx loop-back calibration)
Table 30. Address 27, PA Driver Configuration (Default = 200HEX)

TX DC Offset SPI Adjust Enable.
D8 0 0 = By fuse (default)
1 = By SPI
TX VGA Gain SPI Control Enable.
D7 0 0 = By pin (default)
1 = By SPI Address 29 D<5:0>
TX LO I/Q Phase SPI Adjust Enable.
D6 0 0 = By trim (default)
1 = By Address 27 D<5:0>
TX LO I/Q Phase SPI Adjust. Active when Address 27 D<6> (TXLO_IQ_SPI_EN) = 1. As trim
word for fuse trim.
000000 = +4deg (Q lags I by 94degs, default)
D5:D0 000000 …
011111 = +0deg
…
111111 = -4deg (Q lags I by 86degs)

Table 31. Address 28, PA Bias DAC (PADAC) Configuration (Default = 0C0HEX)
PADAC Turn-On Delay Control.
0000 = 0µs
0001 = 0µs
0010 = 0.5µs
D9:D6 0011
…
…
1111 = 7.0µs
PADAC Output Current Control. Active when Address 27 D<5> = 1 (PADAC_IV).

000000 = 0µA (default)
D5:D0 000000 000001 = 5µA
…
111111 = 315µA
Table 32. Address 29, TX Gain Configuration (Default = 03FHEX)

TX VGA SPI Gain Control. Active when Address 27 D<7> (TXVGA_GAIN_SPI_EN) = 1.
000000 = Min attenuation
D5:D0 111111
…
111111 = Max attenuation (default)
Table 33. Address 30, TX LO I/Q Correction (Default = 380HEX)

PA DAC Voltage Mode Output Select. Active when Address 30 D<8> (PADAC_IV) = 0.
D9 1 0 = Logic “0” output
1 = Logic “1” output (default)
PA DAC I/V Output Select.
D8 1 0 = Voltage output
1 = Current output (default)
TX DC Offset Correction for I-Channel. Active when Address 27 D<8> (TX_DCCORR_SPI_EN)

= 1. As trim word for fuse trim.
000000 = 992/0µA (+/-ve offset current, default)
000001 = 960/32µA
D5:D0 000000 000010 = 928/64µA
…
011111 = 512/480µA
…
111111 = 0/992µA

Table 34. Address 31, TX DC Correction Configuration (Default = 340HEX)

PA DAC Clock Divide Ratio.
D9 1 0 = for 20MHz crystal clock
1 = for 40MHz crystal clock (default)
TX DC Offset Correction for Q-Channel. Active when Address 27 D<8> (TX_DCCORR_SPI_EN)

= 1. As trim word for fuse trim.
000000 = 992/0µA (+/-ve offset current, default)
000001 = 960/32µA
D5:D0 000000 000010 = 928/64µA
…
011111 = 512/480µA
…
111111 = 0/992µA

Block Diagram/Typical Operating Circuit
Rx A INPUT
MODE Tx INPUTS Rx A OUTPUTS

CONTROL
VCCRXVGA
VCCRXMX
RXBBQA+
VCCRXFL
RXBBQA-
RXBBIA+
RXBBIA-
TXBBQ+
TXBBQ-
RXINA+
TXBBI+
RXINA-
TXBBI-
RXTX
56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43
+
GNDRXLNA_A RXHP Rx BASBAND
1 IMUX 42
HPF CONTROL
VCCRXLNA_A B6 Rx/Tx GAIN
2 41
CONTROL
Rx GAIN B0 QMUX B7 Rx GAIN
CONTROL 3 40
CONTROL
Rx GAIN LOAD RSSI
4 39
SELECT RSSI
VCCRXLNA_B RSSI RXBBQB+
5 MUX 38
GNDRXLNA_B MAX2839 RXBBQB-
Rx B INPUT 6 37
QMUX Rx B
RXINB+ RXBBIB+ OUTPUTS
7 36
IMUX RXBBIB-
RXINB-
8 35
Rx/Tx GAIN B4 TEMP SERIAL DIN SERIAL

9 IMUX/QMUX 34
CONTROL SENSOR INTERFACE INPUT
Rx/Tx GAIN B3 DOUT SERIAL
10 AM 33
CONTROL 90 SCLK OUTPUT
VCCTXPAD DETECTOR CS SERIAL
11 32 INPUT
0
Tx OUTPUT Rx/Tx GAIN B2 VCCVCO
12 31
CONTROL
TXOUT+ VCOBYP
13 CRYSTAL 30
OSCILLATOR/ PLL
TXOUT- SERIAL GNDVCO
14 INTERFACE BUFFER 29
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
VCCXTAL
CLKOUT
VCCCP
GNDCP
B1
B5
PABIAS
VCCTXMX
SCLK
ENABLE
REFCLK
XTAL1
CPOUT+
CPOUT-
MODE
CONTROL
Rx/Tx GAIN SERIAL
CONTROL INPUT PLL
FILTER
REFERENCE
CLOCK
OUTPUT

Pin Configuration
VCCRXVGA
VCCRXMX
RXBBQA+
VCCRXFL
RXBBQA-
RXBBIA+
RXBBIA-
TXBBQ+
TXBBQ-
RXINA+
TXBBI+
RXINA-
TXBBI-
RXTX
56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43
+
GNDRXLNA_A 1 42 RXHP
VCCRXLNA_A 2 41 B6
B0 3 40 B7
LOAD 4 39 RSSI
VCCRXLNA_B 5 38 RXBBQB+
GNDRXLNA_B 6 37 RXBBQB-
RXINB+ 7 36 RXBBIB+
MAX2839
RXINB- 8 35 RXBBIB-
B4 9 34 DIN
B3 10 33 DOUT
VCCTXPAD 11 32 CS
B2 12 31 VCCVCO
TXOUT+ 13 30 VCOBYP
TXOUT- 14 29 GNDVCO
*EP
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
VCCXTAL
CLKOUT
VCCCP
GNDCP
B1
B5
PABIAS
VCCTXMX
SCLK
ENABLE
REFCLK
XTAL1
CPOUT+
CPOUT-
TQFN
*EP = EXPOSED PAD.
Chip Information Package Information

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(footprints), go to www.maximintegrated.com/packages. Note
that a “+”, “#”, or “-” in the package code indicates RoHS status
only. Package drawings may show a different suffix character,
but the drawing pertains to the package regardless of RoHS
status.
PACKAGE PACKAGE DOCUMENT LAND

TYPE CODE NO. PATTERN NO.
56 TQFN-EP T5688+2 21-0135 90-0046

Revision History
REVISION REVISION PAGES
DESCRIPTION
NUMBER DATE CHANGED
0 2/08 Initial release —
1 3/08 Corrected Ordering Information and pin 42 in Pin Description 1, 19
Added new Temperature Sensor Readout Through DOUT Pin, VAS Operating Procedure,
2 7/15 VAS Readout, and VCO Subband Selection Through SPI sections. Added Register and Bit 20–36
Descriptions.
For pricing, delivery, and ordering information, please contact Maxim Direct at 1-888-629-4642, or visit Maxim Integrated’s website at www.maximintegrated.com.
Maxim Integrated cannot assume responsibility for use of any circuitry other than circuitry entirely embodied in a Maxim Integrated product. No circuit patent licenses
are implied. Maxim Integrated reserves the right to change the circuitry and specifications without notice at any time. The parametric values (min and max limits)
shown in the Electrical Characteristics table are guaranteed. Other parametric values quoted in this data sheet are provided for guidance.
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EVALUATION KIT AVAILABLE

MAX2839 2.3GHz to 2.7GHz MIMO Wireless

General Description Benefits and Features

19-3218; Rev 2; 7/15

Absolute Maximum Ratings

CAUTION! ESD SENSITIVE DEVICE

DC Electrical Characteristics Table

PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS

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DC Electrical Characteristics Table (continued)

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AC Electrical Characteristics Table—Rx MODE

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AC Electrical Characteristics Table—Rx MODE (continued)

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After switching RXHP to 0; average over 1µs after any

No RF input signal; measure at 3µs after receive enable;

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AC Electrical Characteristics Table—Rx MODE (continued)

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AC Electrical Characteristics Table—Tx MODE

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Given 200MHz band in the 2.3GHz to 2.7GHz range, for

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AC Electrical Characteristics Table—Frequency Synthesis

PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS

Relative to the ambient temperature TA, as long as

Reference Output Clock

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AC Electrical Characteristics Table—Miscellaneous Blocks

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AC Electrical Characteristics Table—Timing

PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS

Tx Turn-On Time Measured from Tx-enable edge; signal settling

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AC Electrical Characteristics Table—Timing (continued)

PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS

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Typical Operating Characteristics

SINGLE RX SUPPLY CURRENT DUAL RX SUPPLY CURRENT NOISE FIGURE

SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)

LNA = MAX - 32dB

NOISE FIGURE (dB)

10 LNA = MAX - 8dB

RX VOLTAGE GAIN RX VOLTAGE GAIN

LNA = MAX - 8dB 80 LNA = MAX

LNA = MAX - 8dB

LNA = MAX - 32dB

0.8 40 LNA = MAX

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Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)

RX EVM vs. PIN RX EVM vs. VOUT

WiMAX EVM vs. OFDM JAMMER

fOFFSET = 20MHz -110

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Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)

RX A INPUT DIFFERENTIAL IMPEDANCE RX B INPUT DIFFERENTIAL IMPEDANCE

IMAGINARY COMPONENT (Ω)