RF Products

Renesas offers digitally-controlled intermediate frequency (IF) and radio frequency (RF) variable gain amplifiers (VGA) with FlatNoise™ technology, an innovative technology where noise does not degrade as gain is reduced. The Renesas low-noise devices improve quality-of-service (QoS) and ease the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) requirements of the downstream data converter to reduce system cost.

Some of the Renesas digital voltage gain amplifiers feature patented Glitch-Free technology, eliminating attenuation setting overshoot (glitches) from the transmit and or receive paths by reducing transient “glitches” by up to 95 percent during most significant bit (MSB) transitions. The Renesas IF VGAs and RF VGAs are ideal for receiver and transmitter systems located in cellular base stations and other wireless infrastructure equipment.

About Variable Gain Amplifiers (RF VGA or DVGA)

You can think of a variable gain amplifier for RF systems (RF VGA) as simply combining an amplifier (gain device) and an attenuator in the same package. A device that utilizes digital control is called a digital variable gain amplifier (DVGA). This function is used in either the transmitter or receiver to add an adjustable gain element to the signal chain (either a little gain, or a lot of gain) by increasing or decreasing the attenuation value.

Product Selection Table

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    Function
    Frequency Range (MHz)
    Supply Voltage (V)
    Pkg. Type
    Lead Count (#)
    Output IP3 (dBm)
    Gain (dB)
    Gain Resolution (dB)
    Noise Figure (dB)
    Part Number
    F0440
    Dual Matched Broadband RF DVGA - 400MHz to 2700MHz    		 Dual RF DVGA 600 - 2700 4.75 - 5.25 VFQFPN 36 41 11.6 6
    F0443
    Dual Matched Broadband RF DVGA - 0.6GHz to 2.7GHz    		 Dual RF DVGA 600 - 2700 4.75 - 5.25 LGA 48 39 29.5 6
    F0448
    Dual Matched Broadband RF DVGA    		 RF DVGA 3400 - 3800 4.75 - 5.25 VFQFPN 36 37 13 1 6
    F0452B
    Dual Path RF Switch / LNA 2300MHz to 2700MHz    		 Switch / LNA 2300 - 2700 3.3 LGA 32 23 34 6 1.5
    F0452C
    Dual Path RF Switch / LNA DVGA - 2.3GHz to 2.7GHz    		 Switch / LNA 2300 - 2700 3.15 - 3.45 LGA 32 23 34
    F0453B
    Dual Path RF Switch / LNA 3300MHz to 4000MHz    		 Switch / LNA 3400 - 3800 3.3 LGA 32 23 34.5 6 1.35
    F0453C
    Dual Path RF Switch / LNA DVGA - 3.3GHz to 4.0GHz    		 Switch / LNA 3300 - 4000 3.15 - 3.45 LGA 32 23 35
    F0472B
    Dual Path RF Switch with LNA and DVGA - 2.3GHz to 2.7GHz    		 Switch / LNA 2300 - 2700 3.15 - 3.45 VFQFPN 32 24 34
    F0480
    Matched Broadband RF VGA with Glitch-Free and Zero-Distortion    		 RF VGA 400 - 2700 4.75 - 5.25 VFQFPN 32 41 23 1 4
    F0502
    Dual Path RF to IF Mixer - 600MHz to 1000MHz    		 Dual Path RF to IF Mixer 600 - 1000 4.75 - 5.25 VFQFPN 68 44 28
    F0552
    Dual Path RF to IF Mixer - 1700MHz to 2050MHz    		 Dual Path RF to IF Mixer 1700 - 2050 4.75 - 5.25 VFQFPN 68 46 28
    F0562
    Dual Path RF to IF Mixer - 2300MHz to 2700MHz    		 Dual Path RF to IF Mixer 2300 - 2700 4.75 - 5.25 VFQFPN 68 44 29
    F1200
    Low-noise Digital Intermediate Frequency Variable Gain Amplifier with FlatNoise™    		 IF VGA 30 - 150 4.75 - 5.25 VFQFPN 28 48 22 0.25 2.2
    F1240
    Low-noise Dual IF VGA with FlatNoise™    		 Dual IF VGA 10 - 500 4.75 - 5.25 VFQFPN 32 47 20 0.5 4
    F1241
    Low-noise Dual IF VGA with FlatNoise™    		 Dual IF VGA 10 - 500 4.75 - 5.25 VFQFPN 32 47 20 1 4
    F1280
    Dual VGA 0.001MHz to 1200MHz    		 VFQFPN 32
    F1431B
    High Linearity RF DVGA 0.35GHz to 3GHz    		 RF DVGA 350 - 3000 4.75 - 5.25 VFQFPN 24 41.1 14.3 0.5 4.2
    F1440
    500MHz to 1000MHz Configurable 50Ω or 100Ω DIFF-In to 50Ω SE-Out Variable Gain Amplifier    		 VFQFPN 32
    F1441
    1350MHz to 2800MHz Configurable 50Ω or 100Ω DIFF-In to 50Ω SE-Out Variable Gain Amplifier    		 VFQFPN 32
    F1451
    TX Digital VGA 450MHz to 1100MHz    		 TX VGA 700 - 1100 4.75 - 5.25 VFQFPN 28 41 32 0.5 3.6
    F1455
    TX RF VGA with KLIN™ Feature    		 TX VGA 1400 - 2300 4.75 - 5.25 VFQFPN 28 39 32.8 0.5 3.9
    F1456
    TX Digital VGA 2100 MHz to 2950 MHz    		 TX VGA 2100 - 2950 4.75 - 5.25 VFQFPN 28 38 32.1 0.5 3.9
    F159V
    Integrated TRx IC - 450MHz to 2800MHz    		 TRx IC 450 - 2800 3.3 VFQFPN 68 31 18.3
    F2480
    Broadband RF Analog VGA, 400MHz to 3000MHz    		 RF VGA 400 - 3000 4.75 - 5.25 VFQFPN 32 41.5 12 4.3
    F4481
    DIFF-In / SE-Out Quad Path TX DVGA - 400MHz to 1100MHz    		 Quad Tx DVGA 400 - 1100 3.3 LGA 56 35 28 0.5 5.7
    F4482
    DIFF-In / SE-Out Quad Path TX DVGA - 1300MHz to 2800MHz    		 Quad Tx DVGA 1300 - 2800 3.3 LGA 56 36.8 27.5 0.5 5.7
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