Features
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High Dynamic Range for AM and FM
Integrated AGC for FM
High Intercept Point 3rd-order for FM
FM Amplifier Adjustable to Various Cable Impedances
High Intercept Point 2nd-order for AM
Low-noise Output Voltage
Low-power Consumption
Electrostatic sensitive device.
Observe precautions for handling.
Low-noise
AM/FM Antenna
Impedance
Matching IC
U4254BM-M
Description
The U4254BM-M is an integrated low-noise AM/FM antenna impedance matching cir-
cuit in BiCMOS technology. The device is designed specifically for car applications
and is suitable for windshield and roof antennas.
Figure 1.
Block Diagram
FMIN
GND1
FMGAIN
AGC
VS
1 (14)
2 (15)
3 (16)
4 (2)
14 (11)
I
AGC
FM
15 (13)
FMOUT
AGC
13 (10)
AGCADJ
VREF2
5 (3)
VREF
12 (9)
VREF1
11 (8)
AMIN
8 (6)
AMOUT1
AMOUT
AM
7 (5)
GND2
10 (7)
() Pin numbers in brackets = QFN 4
×
4 package
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Pin Configuration
Figure 2.
Pinning SO16
FMIN
Figure 3.
Pinning QFN16 4
×
4
16
NC
15
FMOUT
14
VS
FMGAIN
FMGND
FMIN
FMOUT
n.c.
AGC
VREF2
n.c.
1
2
3
4
16 15 14 13
12 n.c.
11 Vs
10 AGCADJ
9 VREF1
5 6 7 8
GND2
AMIN
AMOUT
AMOUT1
1
2
GND1
FMGAIN
3
AGC
VREF2
NC
4
5
6
7
8
13
AGCADJ
12
VREF1
11
AMOUT1
10
AMOUT
9
NC
GND2
AMIN
Pin Description
Pin SSO16
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Pin QFN16
14
15
16
2
3
1
5
6
4
7
8
9
10
11
13
12
Symbol
FMIN
GND1
FMGAIN
AGC
VREF2
NC
GND2
AMIN
NC
AMOUT
AMOUT1
VREF1
AGCADJ
VS
FMOUT
NC
Function
FM input
Ground for FM part
FM gain adjustment
AGC output
Reference voltage 2 output
Not connected
Ground for AM part
AM input
Not connected
AM output
AM output
Reference voltage 1 output
Adjustment FM wide-band AGC threshold
Supply voltage
FM output
Not connected
2
U4254BM-M
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U4254BM-M
Pin Description
FMIN
FMIN, a bipolar transitor’s base is the input of the FM amplifier. A resistor or a coil is
connected between FMIN and VREF2. If a coil is used, the noise performance is
excellent.
Figure 4.
Internal Circuit at Pin FMIN
1
FMIN
ESD
GND1
FMGAIN
To avoid cross-talk between AM and FM signals, the circuit has two separate ground
pins. GND1 is the ground for the FM part.
The DC current of the FM amplifier transistor is adjusted by an external resistor which is
connected between FMGAIN and GND1. To influence the AC gain of the amplifier, a
resistor is connected in series to a capacitor between FMGAIN and GND1. The capaci-
tor has to shorten frequencies of 100 MHz.
Figure 5.
Internal Circuit at pin FMGAIN
ESD
FMGAIN
3
AGC
DC current flows into the AGC pin at high FM antenna input signals. This current has to
be amplified via the current gain of an external PNP transistor that feeds a PIN diode.
This diode dampens the antenna’s input signal and protects the amplifier input against
overload. The maximum current which flows in the AGC pin is approximately 1 mA. In
low-end applications, the AGC function is not necessary and the external components
can therefore be omitted.
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Figure 6.
Internal Circuit at Pin AGC
AGC
4
ESD
V
S
AGCADJ
The threshold of the AGC can be adjusted by varying the DC current at pin AGCADJ. If
pin AGCADJ is connected directly to GND1, the threshold is set to 96 dBµV at the FM
amplifier output. If a resistor is connected between AGCADJ and GND1, the threshold is
shifted to higher values with increasing resistances. If AGCADJ is open, the threshold is
set to 106 dBµV.
Figure 7.
Internal Circuit at Pin AGCADJ
65 kΩ
ESD
13
AGCADJ
FMOUT
The FM amplifier output is an open collector of a bipolar RF transistor. It should be con-
nected to V
S
via a coil.
Figure 8.
Internal Circuit at Pin FMOUT
15
FMOUT
ESD
4
U4254BM-M
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U4254BM-M
AMIN
The AM input has an internal bias voltage. The DC voltage at this pin is V
Ref1/2
. The input
resistance is about 470 k
Ω
. The input capacitance is less than 10 pF.
Figure 9.
Internal Circuit at Pin AMIN
VREF1/2
470 kΩ
8
AMIN
ESD
AMOUT, AMOUT1
The buffered AM amplifier consists of a complementary pair of CMOS source followers.
The transistor gates are connected to AMIN. The pin AMOUT is the NMOS transistor's
source, pin AMOUT1 is the PMOS transistor's source. Due to the two different DC levels
of these pins, they have to be connected together via an external capacitor of about
100 nF. By means of this technique an excellent dynamic range can be achieved.
Figure 10.
Internal Circuit at Pins AMOUT1 and AMOUT
AMOUT1
ESD
11
AMOUT
ESD
10
VREF1
VREF1 is the stabilized voltage for the AM amplifier and the AGC block. To achieve
excellent noise performance at LW frequencies, it is recommended that this pin be con-
nected to ground via an external capacitor of about 1 µF.
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