BCR400W_07

BCR400W Active Bias Controller Characteristics • Supplies stable bias current even at low battery voltage and extreme ambient temperature variation • Low voltage drop of 0.7V Application notes • Stabilizing bias current of NPN transistors and FET's from less than 0.2mA up to more than 200mA • Ideal supplement for Sieget and other transistors • also usable as current source up to 5mA • Pb-free (RoHS compliant) package1) • Qualified according AEC Q101 1 2 EHA07188 3 4 1 2 4 3 Type BCR400W Marking Pin Configuration W4s 1=GND/ENPN 2=Contr/BNPN 3VS Package 4=Rext/CNPN SOT343 (ENPN, BNPN, CNPN are electrodes of a stabilized NPN transistor) Maximum Ratings Parameter Source voltage Control current Control voltage Reverse voltage between all terminals Total power dissipation, TS = 117 °C Junction temperature Storage temperature Thermal Resistance Junction - soldering point2) RthJS ≤ 100 Symbol VS IContr. VContr. VR Ptot Tj Tstg Value 18 10 16 0.5 330 150 -65 ... 150 Unit V mA V mW °C K/W 1Pb-containing package may be available upon special request 2For calculation of R please refer to Application Note Thermal Resistance thJA 1 2007-05-29 BCR400W Electrical Characteristics at TA=25°C, unless otherwise specified Parameter DC Characteristics Additional current consumption VS = 3 V Lowest stabilizing current VS = 3 V DC Characteristics with stabilized NPN-Transistors Lowest sufficient battery voltage IB (NPN) < 0.5mA Voltage drop (VS - VCE) IC = 25 mA Change of IC versus hFE hFE = 50 Change of IC versus V S VS = 3 V Change of IC versus TA ∆IC/I C 0.2 %/K ∆IC/I C 0.15 ∆IC/I C 0.08 ∆h FE / hFE ∆VS/VS Symbol min. I0 Imin - Values typ. 20 0.1 max. 40 - Unit µA mA VSmin Vdrop - 1.6 0.65 - V 2 2007-05-29 BCR400W Collector current I C = f (hFE) IC and h FE refer to stabilized NPN Transistor Parameter Rext. (Ω) 10 3 mA Collector Current I C = f (VS) of stabilized NPN Transistor Parameter Rext. (Ω) 10 3 mA 2.1 5.9 10 2 5.9 10 2 12.4 IC IC 67 10 1 67 10 1 760 10 0 760 10 0 4.3k 10 -1 0 50 100 150 200 250 - 350 10 -1 0 2 4 6 8 V 11 hFE VS Voltage drop Vdrop = f (IC ) Collector current I C = f (Rext.) of stabilized NPN Transistor 10 3 mA V 2 1.7 1.6 10 2 Vdrop 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 -2 10 10 -1 IC 10 1 10 0 0 1 2 10 10 10 mA10 3 10 -1 0 10 10 1 10 2 10 3 Ohm10 4 IC Rext. 3 2007-05-29 BCR400W Collector current TA = f (IC) of stabilized NPN Transistor Parameter: Rext. (Ω) 10 3 mA 2.2 Control current I = f (Rext.) in current source application 10 1 10 2 6 mA IC 26 10 1 65 IContr. 10 0 10 -1 -1 10 290 10 0 760 4.3k 10 -1 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 °C 160 10 0 10 1 10 2 KOhm 3 10 TA Rext. Control current I = f (TA) in current source application Control current I = f (V S) in current source application 1.5 mA 2.2 mA 1.2 1.8 IContr. 1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 -20 0 20 40 60 80 °C IContr. 1.1 1.6 1.4 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 110 0 0 2 4 6 8 V 11 TA VS 4 2007-05-29 BCR400W Total power dissipation Ptot = f (TS ) 400 mW 300 Note that up to TS=115°C it is not possible to exceed Ptot respecting the maximum ratings of VS and IContr. The collector or drain current (respectively) of the stabilized RF transistor does not affect BCR 400 directly, as it provides just the base current. P tot 250 200 150 100 50 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 °C 150 TS Typical application for GaAs FET with active bias controller RF IN RF OUT 100 pF 100 k Ω BCR 400 1 4 R ext 3 2 100 k Ω - VG 1 nF +VS EHA07190 5 2007-05-29 BCR400W RF transistor controlled by BCR400 BCR 400 +V S 3 R ext. 4 Vdrop ΙC 1 2 C1 C2 Be aware that BCR400 stabilized bias current of transistors in an active control loop In order to avoid loop ascillation (hunting), time constants must be chosen adequately, i.e. C1 >= 10 x C2 RF OUT Ι contr. RF IN RF-Transistor EHA07217 RX/TX antenna switch, compatible to control logic and working at wide battery voltage range Antenna TX λ/ 4 RX BCR 400 RX TX 1 4 R ext = 100 Ω - 220 Ω 2 3 + VS > 2.7 V EHA07218 6 2007-05-29 BCR400W Low voltage reference BCR 400 1 4 2 Red LED V REF 3 +VS EHA07219 Precision timer with BCR400 providing constant charge current +VS BCR 400 3 R ext 4 1 6 2 2 78 4 3 1 5 EHA07191 Timer IC (555) 7 2007-05-29 Package SOT343 BCR400W Package Outline 2 ±0.2 1.3 4 3 0.15 1 0.3 +0.1 -0.05 4x 0.1 M +0.1 0.6 -0.05 0.9 ±0.1 0.1 MAX. 0.1 A 1.25 ±0.1 2.1 ±0.1 2 0.1 MIN. 0.15 -0.05 0.2 M +0.1 A Foot Print 0.6 0.8 1.15 0.9 Marking Layout (Example) Manufacturer 1.6 2005, June Date code (YM) Pin 1 BGA420 Type code Standard Packing Reel ø180 mm = 3.000 Pieces/Reel Reel ø330 mm = 10.000 Pieces/Reel 4 0.2 Pin 1 2.15 2.3 8 1.1 8 2007-05-29 BCR400W Published by Infineon Technologies AG 81726 München, Germany © Infineon Technologies AG 2007. All Rights Reserved. Attention please! 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