PIN NAME FUNCTION
1, 3, 5, 7, 8,
15, 16
GND
Ground Pin. Requires a low-inductance/low thermal resistance path to the ground plane with
multiple vias.
10, 11 N.C. No Connection. Leave unconnected.
4 RFIN Power Amplier RF Input. Internally DC blocked.
2 V
BIAS
DC Voltage Supply for Bias and Control Circuitry. An external RF bypass capacitor to ground is
required. Place capacitor as close to the pin as possible.
6 V
CC
DC Voltage Supply for 1st Stage. Refer to Inter-stage Match section for external component
requirements.
9 RFOUT
Power Amplier RF Output. Open-collector output requires external pullup inductor to V
CC
.
Requires an external matching network for optimum output power and efciency.
12
SHDN
Power Amplier Shutdown Control Input. Drive SHDN low to enable low-power shutdown mode.
Drive SHDN high for normal operation.
13 D0 Digital Power Control Input (LSB) (Table 1)
14 D1 Digital Power Control Input (MSB) (Table 1)
— EP Exposed Paddle. Must be connected to ground.
Pin Conguration
10
9
12
11
7
6
5
8
3
4
1
2
14
1516 13
(EXPOSED
PADDLE)
GND
VCC
GND
GND
D0
GND
VBIAS
GND
RFIN
RFOUT
NC
NC
D1
GND
GND
SHDN
MAX2248
Pin Description
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MAX2248 1.9GHz Power Amplier