5g mmimo modules with enhanced power and efficiency

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Marketing Manager EMEA - Radio Power BL

Pascal Massot

5G mMIMO Modules with Enhanced Power and Efficiency

November 2019 | EUF-IND-T3931

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Focus of this presentation

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Agenda

• Introduction to cellular network market

• 5G network RF technology dynamics

• 5G RF Amplifier portfolio

• RF Circuit collection

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Introduction to cellular network

market

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Wireless Connectivity Landscape

Ultra-short Range

Short Range

Wide Range

CAT-M1 NB-IoT5G

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History of Communication Standards

1G-AMPS

1980 – 1990

Voice Only

64 kb/s

2G-GSM

1990 – 2000

Digitized Voice

2 Mb/s

3G-WCDMA

2000 – 2010

Mobile Internet

1 Gb/s

4G-LTE

2010 – 2020

Mobile Broadband

5 Gb/s

5G-NR

2020 –

Man-to-Man Communication Man-to-Internet Communication Everything Connected

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Explosive Growth in Connected Devices

2015 20182016

25

22

2019

17

15

28

2017 2019 2020 2021

Customers Facing…

• Skyrocketing data rates

• Multiple wireless standards

• Increasing network complexity

• Stringent power requirements

• Worldwide rise in IP traffic

Mobile Broadband for Evolving

Cellular Market

• Reduced energy consumption

• Shrinking equipment footprint

• Reduced time-to-market

Connected Devices vs.

Global Mobile Traffic

# C

on

ne

cte

d D

evic

es (

Bill

ion

s)

Global Mobile Traffic

(Monthly Exabytes)

Source: Ericsson, June 2016

11

20

29

35

53

75

95


Everything Connected Requires a New Communication

Protocol: 5G New Radio (5G-NR)

Ultra-high reliability:

99.9999999%

Ultra-low latency:

Less than 1millisecondUltra-high density

1M nodes / km2

Ultra low complexity:

10s of kbps 5G

Mobile Broadband

Smart Transport

Realtime Virtual Reality

Internet of Things

Massive

Machine

Communication

Data rate: 10s Gbps

Capacity: 10 Tbps / km2

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5G: Cell Phones and Much MoreL

ow

Po

wer

Wir

ele

ss

2G

/3G

4G

Pre

5G

5G

Critical

MTC:

Latency &

reliability

Connected Cars

Beyond LOS

Ultra low latency

Conventional freq.

Low Power & BW

Mobile

Broad Band

(MBB):

Capacity &

Coverage

LTE Advanced

High BW / CA

Higher diversity

Conventional freq.

Low & high power

eMBB:

Ultra High

Capacity

mmWave

RAN

GBps Data

Last mile connectivity

Ultra high bandwidth

mMIMO

New frequencies

TIME

Massive Machine

Type

Communication

(MTC):

Low Power &

Small signaling

overhead

Internet of Things

Low power & BW

NB-LTE / WiFi / 2G

Conventional freq.

2017-2019 2020-2025

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5G Network RF

Technology Dynamics


Evolution of the Cellular Base Station

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Massive MIMO

• Active Antenna Solutions enable a leap in capacity by utilizing between 16 and 64 transmit and receive paths in a single active system.

• TDD-mMIMO systems are leading the way at 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands but will expand to FDD and other frequencies as well.

• Although system costs are currently higher than traditional RRH, significant throughput improvements justify the investment.

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mmWave Solutions

• To improve capacity even further, the industry is looking to mmWave frequencies ranging from 24 GHz to 39 GHz, enabling over 1 GHz of bandwidth.

• Beamforming will enable spatial multiplexing for increased spectrum reuse.

• Solutions include Fixed Wireless Access as well as Radio Access Networks.

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Throughput Evolution

Massive MIMO

• Used in Macro BTS

• Existing spectrum + new bands below 6 GHz

• More data with LTE and existing handsets

• Possible now

• Least expensive option to increase throughput,

even at increased equipment cost

Microwave & Millimeterwave Frequencies

• > 6 GHz on WRC-2019 agenda

• GHz bandwidth has potential to carry a lot of data

• Propagation and building penetration issues force

“small cell” deployments – many of them needed

• Significant increase of throughput – will see use

starting 2020

Today:

LTE

Tomorrow:

mMIMO + LTE

After 2020:

mMIMO + 5G

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TRX

RFFE

RFFE

RFFE

RFFE

RFFE

RFFE

RFFE

RFFE

Solutions for mmWave

beamforming

Required RF building blocks for a mmWave TDD beamforming system:

− Splitter / combiner network

− TX front end (PA)

− RX front end (LNA)

− TX / RX switch

− Phase shifter

VM

VM

BA

TR TR

LNA

PA

VM

VM

BA

TR TR

LNA

PA

VM

VM

B A

TRTR

LNA

PA

VM

VM

B A

TRTR

LNA

PA

BUS

Example of an integrated 4 channel solution:


Wireless Infrastructure MIMO EvolutionAntenna Diversity Increasing in All Market Sub-segments

2 x 80W 4 x 40W 8 x 15W 32/64 x 2.5W 256 x 200mW

2T120 Mb/s

4T230 Mb/s

8T440 Mb/s

mMIMO2-5 Gb/s

MMW>10 Gb/s

4 x 40W 32x 5W 32/64 x 2.5W 256 x 200mW

4T230 Mb/s

16T1 Gb/s

32T1-2 Gb/s

64T2-5 Gb/s

MMW>10 Gb/s

16x 10W

4G

4G 5G

4G LTE

Wide Area Coverage

LDMOS & GaN

LTE Adv. / 5G

Suburban Coverage

LDMOS, GaN & SiGe

LTE Adv. / 5G

Urban Coverage

LDMOS, GaN & SiGe

LTE Adv. / 5G

Dense Urban Areas

LDMOS, GaN & SiGe

5G – Highest Capacity

Dense Urban Areas

SiGe & GaN

5G

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5G RF Module Portfolio


NXP’s RF Technology Toolbox

80W

40-60W

10-20W

1-5W

<1 W

LNA SW

LDMOS

48V

GaN

GaN

LDMOS 28V

GaN

and LDMOS

28V

LDMOS 28 V IC

SiGe and RFCMOS

GaAs (HBT, pHEMT)

< 1000MHz 2,0 GHz 2.6 GHz 3.5 GHz 4-10 GHz 10-60 GHz

Existing Spectrum

GaN

and LDMOS

28V

New Spectrum

AV

G P

A P

ow

er

From sub-1GHz to mm-wave;

from mW’s to 10’s of W


Leveraging the Benefits of GaN and LDMOS

GaN Benefits

• Differentiating performance exceeding

LDMOS above 2.5 GHz

• Enables 5G at higher frequencies

• Broadband design

• High efficiency at high frequencies

• Comparable thermal package as LDMOS

• Compact PA design (more power in smaller

package, smaller matching circuitry)

• Wideband CW and Pulse PA applications:

• 200-2600 MHz at 100 W

• S-band 2.7-3.5 GHz at 700 W

LDMOS Benefits

• Competitive performance to 2.7 GHz

• Cost effective PA solutions

• Mature process technology

• High ruggedness up to 65:1 VSWR

• Consistent thermal behavior

• Broadband VHF/UHF below 1 GHz

• Highest power up to 1.5 GHz

• Narrow-band PA applications:

• Cellular bands up to 2.7 GHz

• Avionics/L-band 1.2-1.4 GHz up to 1.5 kW

• S-band 2.7-3.1 GHz at 300 W


NXP Family of Fully-Integrated High Efficiency Power

Amplifiers

• Power levels 2.5 –

5 Watt devices

• Roadmap covering bands

2.3 GHz to 5 GHz

• Easy implementation –

50 Ω input & output

• Pin-compatibility between

all frequency bands and

power levels

• LDMOS – low cost solution

Rx Front-End

Module4x4 mm2 package

PA Module6x10 mm2 package

Pre-Driver Amplifier3x4 mm2 package

Low Cost Small Size21x35 mm2 solution


Block diagram

Tx In

I2C

ENABLE

RX OUT

RF PA

CONTROL

BYPASS

AFRX5G132

AFLP5G35647

BIAS CONTROLLER

AFSC5G35D37

T/R SWITCH

TO ANTENNA

FEEDBACK OUT

BYPASS

TX OUT /

RX IN

CONTROL

DAC0

DAC1

Final stage:

AFSC5G35D37

Driver:

AFLP5G25641

RX Module:

AFRX5G372


Airfast 5G MCM Benefits

Device 10x6 mm2

Solution 15x11 mm2

Time To Market

The ease of use of a 50-ohm, high gain dual-stage PA with integrated Doherty shortens design cycle time

• Eliminates multiple prototype passes

• No compromise on performance

• 50-ohm, pin-compatibility from a MCM PA to another enables reuse for other frequencies / power levels

Manufacturing

A surface mount device, compatible with standard pick and place + reflow, facilitates manufacturing

• Reduces assembly time increasing ROI for manufacturing equipment and reduced need for capital investment

• Eliminates testing redundancies while improving yields

Smaller, lighter active antenna systems

The high integration enables lighter 64T active antenna systems.

• Small size enabled by a 10 x 6 mm package

• 50-ohm in/out with integrated Doherty reduces external component out


Devices

Dual-stage PA• AFSC5G23D37

• AFSC5G26D37

• AFSC5G35D37

• AFSC5G37D37

• AFSC5G35D35 10x6 mm2

LNA + switch• AFRX5G272

• AFRX5G3726.2x6.2 mm2

Pre-driver• AFLP5G25641

• AFLP5G35645

4x3 mm2

Airfast 5G MCM Enablement – Reference Circuits & Reference Designs

Reference DesignReference Circuits

Documentation

(data pack, dxf

drawings) available

from nxp.com

Orderable P/N:

“device#”-EVB (ex: AFSC5G37D37-EVB)

$250 MSRP

Reference Designs

Reference Design:

AFDEV5G-26D37

Reference Design:

AFDEV5G-35D37

More details on

AFDEV5G-26D37

More details on

AFDEV5G-35D37

Orderable Q4 2019

Available now

Orderable Sep 2019

Pre-driver, PA and

LNA together


Part Number Decoder

AFSC5G35D37T2

5G Family

2000 pcs reel

size (MPQ)

NXP’s RF Signature for Cellular

Infrastructure: Airfast

System-in-compact

package

Frequency

band

dBm Avg

Power

Doherty Series

PA Modules:

AFLP5G35645T5Linear Pre-driver Frequency

band

5000 pcs reel

size (MPQ)

Pre-Drivers:

AFRX5G372T4Receiver Frequency

bandGeneration

2500 pcs reel

size (MPQ)Rx Modules:

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selection

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Introduction


Introducing Airfast 5G MCM Solutions – 28 V LDMOSA

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rage

Ou

tpu

t P

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er

2300 MHz 2400 MHz 2500 MHz 2600 MHz 2700 MHz ~ 3400 MHz 3500 MHz 3600 MHz 3700 MHz 3800 MHz

AFSC5G23D37 AFSC5G26D37

AFSC5G35D35

AFSC5G35D37 AFSC5G37D37

5 W

37

dB

m

27 dB gain, 38% PAE

2300-2400 MHz

27 dB gain, 38% PAE

2545-2655 MHz

27 dB gain, 36% PAE

3400-3600 MHz

29 dB gain, 38% PAE

3600-3800 MHz

29 dB gain, 38% PAE

3400-3600 MHz

PA MCMs:

Rx Front-end Modules (LNA + switch):

Pre-Driver Amplifiers:

29 d

Bm AFLP5G25641

2300-2700 MHz

AFLP5G35645

3400-3800 MHz

AFRX5G272

2300-2700 MHz

AFRX5G372

3300-4200 MHz

3 W

35 d

Bm

Test conditions: PAE @ 8-8.5 dB OBO

✓ Simple DPD

✓ ACPR < -50 dBc w/ 2x20MHz LTE 7.5dB PAR


mMIMO Power budget

BTS Total Pout (W)

BTS Total Pout (dBm)

MIMO (#)

Antenna Pout (W) Antenna Pout (dBm)

PA avg Pout (W)

PA avg Pout (dBm)

Losses (dB)

320 55 16 20.0 43 32 45 2

240 54 16 15.0 42 24 44 2

200 53 16 12.5 41 20 43 2

320 55 32 10.0 40 16 42 2

240 54 32 7.5 39 12 41 2

200 53 32 6.3 38 10 40 2

160 52 16 10.0 40 16 42 2

100 50 16 6.3 38 10 40 2

320 55 64 5.0 37 8 39 2

240 54 64 3.8 36 6 38 2

200 53 64 3.1 35 5 37 2

160 52 32 5.0 37 8 39 2

100 50 32 3.1 35 5 37 2

3 35 4 0.8 29 1.27 31 2


AFSC5G37D37

Typical line-up:

• 3600-3800 MHz

• 37 dBm / 5 W avg (45.6 dBm / 36 W peak)

• 28 V LDMOS• 50-ohm in/out, dual-stage MCM with Doherty combiner

• 38% efficiency @ 8 dB OBO

• 29 dB gain

• 10x6 mm2 over-molded plastic package

Comments:

• Designed for 240 W, 64T mMIMO active antennas

for the B48

• In production

• Reference circuit: AFSC5G37D37-EVB available

Reference Circuit:

Pout = 5 W avg., VDD = 29 V, 1x 20 MHz LTE, Input PAR 8 dB

Carrier Center

Frequency

Gain

(dB)

ACPR

(dBc)

PAE

(%)

3600 MHz 29.5 -32.4 39%

3700 MHz 29.7 -33.6 38%

3800 MHz 29.9 -34.4 38%

Final stage:

AFSC5G37D37

Driver:

AFLP5G35645

RX Module:

AFRX5G372


AFSC5G35D37

Typical line-up:

• 3400-3600 MHz




• 29 dB gain


Comments:


for the B42

• In production


Reference Circuit:


Final stage:

AFSC5G35D37

Driver:

AFLP5G35645

RX Module:

AFRX5G372

Carrier Center

Frequency

Gain

(dB)

ACPR

(dBc)

PAE

(%)

3400 MHz 29.2 -31.4 39%

3500 MHz 29.3 -32.8 39%

3600 MHz 29.4 -31.0 39%


AFSC5G35D35

Typical line-up:

• 3400-3600 MHz

• 35 dBm / 3 W avg (43 dBm / 20 W peak)



• 25 dB gain


Comments:


for the B42

• In production


Reference Circuit:


Final stage:

AFSC5G35D35

Driver:

AFLP5G35645

RX Module:

AFRX5G372

Carrier Center

Frequency

Gain

(dB)

ACPR

(dBc)

PAE

(%)

3400 MHz 25.3 -27.6 37%

3500 MHz 24.9 -30.8 37%

3600 MHz 24.8 -32.9 35%


AFSC5G26D37

Typical line-up:

• 2496-2690 MHz




• 27 dB gain


Comments:


for the B41

• In production


Reference Circuit:


Final stage:

AFSC5G26D37

Driver:

AFLP5G25641

RX Module:

AFRX5G272

Carrier Center

Frequency

Gain

(dB)

ACPR

(dBc)

PAE

(%)

2575 MHz 27.4 –27.8 40%

2600 MHz 27.2 –27.9 40%

2625 MHz 27.1 –27.7 40%


AFSC5G23D37

Typical line-up:

• 2300-2400 MHz




• 27 dB gain


Comments:


for the B40

• In production


Reference Circuit:


Final stage:

AFSC5G23D37

Driver:

AFLP5G25641

RX Module:

AFRX5G272

Carrier Center

Frequency

Gain

(dB)

ACPR

(dBc)

PAE

(%)

2575 MHz 27.4 –27.8 40%

2600 MHz 27.2 –27.9 40%

2625 MHz 27.1 –27.7 40%


AFLP5G35645

Functional Block Diagram: Typical line-up:

• 3400-3800 MHz pre-driver

• 29 dBm avg (25 dBm @ 3.3 V)

• 5 V GaAs• 50-ohm in/out, 3-stage MCM with 1.8 V logic control pin for bias

enable/disable TDD operation.

• Very low power consumption: 158 mW @ 5 V

(114 mW @ 3.3 V)

• 4x3 mm2 plastic package

Comments:

• Pre-driver for AFSC5G37D37, 35D37, 35D35

• In development, qualification planned end Q4 2019

MATCH

CONTROLLER

GND

GND

GND GND GND GNDVCC2

GND EN VCC1 GNDLLS

RFIN

GND

GND

RFOUT

Final stage:

AFSC5G35D37

Driver:

AFLP5G35645

RX Module:

AFRX5G372


AFLP5G25641


• 2300-2700 MHz pre-driver

• 29 dBm avg (25 dBm @ 3.3 V)

• 5 V GaAs• 50-ohm in/out, 3-stage MCM with 1.8 V logic control pin for bias

enable/disable TDD operation.

• Very low power consumption: 158 mW @ 5 V

(114 mW @ 3.3 V)

• 4x3 mm2 plastic package

Comments:

• Pre-driver for AFSC5G23D37, 26D37

• In development, qualification planned end Q4 2019

MATCH

CONTROLLER

GND

GND

GND GND GND GNDVCC2

GND EN VCC1 GNDLLS

RFIN

GND

GND

RFOUT

Final stage:

AFSC5G26D37

Driver:

AFLP5G25641

RX Module:

AFRX5G272


AFRX5G372


Comments:

• Rx for AFSC5G37D37, 35D37, 35D35

• In development, qualification planned in Q1 2020

• Support circuitry to work from a 5 V supply and a 1.8

logic-level T/R control

• Support Tx and Rx modes, which are controlled by

T/R logic signaling

• 3300-5000 MHz

• 5 V GaAs LNA + switch

• Noise Figure: 1.3 dB • Gain 33dB

• 50-ohm in/out

• 6.2x6.2 mm2 plastic package

PA

Controller

LNA LNARx Tx

Tx / RxDigital control (1.8 V JEDEC)

VDD

(5 V)

6.2 x 6.2 LGA

P in switch

Final stage:

AFSC5G35D37

Driver:

AFLP5G35645

RX Module:

AFRX5G372


AFRX5G272


• 2300-2700 MHz LNA + switch

• Noise Figure: 1.3 dB

• 5 V GaAs• Gain 33dB

• 50-ohm in/out

• 6.2x6.2 mm2 plastic package

Comments:

• Rx for AFSC5G23D37, 26D37

• In development, qualification planned in Q1 2020

• Support circuitry to work from a 5 V supply and a 1.8

logic-level T/R control

• Support Tx and Rx modes, which are controlled by

T/R logic signaling

PA

Controller

LNA LNARx Tx

Tx / RxDigital control (1.8 V JEDEC)

VDD

(5 V)

6.2 x 6.2 LGA

P in switch

Final stage:

AFSC5G26D37

Driver:

AFLP5G25641

RX Module:

AFRX5G272


AFDEV5G-35D37 Reference Design


• 3400-3600 MHz

• 30 V LDMOS

• 5 W AVG, 37 dBm• Integrated RF design

• 50 ohm input/output

• In development, orderable Q1 2020

Design Size:

20.95 mm 38.35 mm

57.15 mm

34.52 mm

Total height including

cover 9.7 mm

Tx In

I2C

ENABLE

RX OUT

RF PA

CONTROL

BYPASS

AFRX5G372

AFLP5G35647

BIAS CONTROLLER

AFSC5G35D37

T/R SWITCH

TO ANTENNA

FEEDBACK OUT

BYPASS

TX OUT /

RX IN

CONTROL

DAC0

DAC1

Final stage:

AFSC5G35D37

Driver:

AFLP5G35645

RX Module:

AFRX5G372


AFDEV5G-26D37 Reference Design


• 2496-2690 MHz

• 30 V LDMOS

• 5 W AVG, 37 dBm• Integrated RF design

• 50 ohm input/output

• In development, orderable Q1 2020

Design Size:

20.95 mm 38.35 mm

57.15 mm

34.52 mm

Total height including

cover 9.7 mm

Tx In

I2C

ENABLE

RX OUT

RF PA

CONTROL

BYPASS

AFRX5G272

AFLP5G25641

BIAS CONTROLLER

AFSC5G26D37

T/R SWITCH

TO ANTENNA

FEEDBACK OUT

BYPASS

TX OUT /

RX IN

CONTROL

DAC0

DAC1

Final stage:

AFSC5G26D37

Driver:

AFLP5G25641

RX Module:

AFRX5G272

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