ISL5239: Pre-Distortion Linearizer

The ISL5239 Pre-Distortion Linearizer (PDL) is a full featured component for Power Amplifier (PA) linearization to improve PA power efficiency and reduce PA cost.

The Radio Frequency (RF) PA is one of the most expensive and power-consuming devices in any wireless communication system. The ideal RF PA would have an entirely linear relationship between input and output, expressed as a simple gain which applies at all power levels. Unfortunately, realizable RF amplifiers are not completely linear and the use of predistortion techniques allows the substitution of lower cost/power PA's for higher cost/power PA's.

The ISL5239 pre-distortion linearizer enables the linearization of less expensive PA's to provide more efficient operation closer to saturation. This provides the benefit of improved linearity and efficiency, while reducing PA cost and operational expense.

The ISL5239 features a 125MHz pre-distortion bandwidth capable of full 5th order intermodulation correction for signal bandwidths up to 20MHz. This bandwidth is particularly well suited for 3G cellular deployments of UMTS and CDMA2000. The device also corrects for PA memory effects that limit predistortion performance including self heating.

The ISL5239 combines an input formatter and interpolator, predistortion linearizer, an IF converter, correction filter, gain/phase/offset adjustment, output formatter, and input and feedback capture memories into a single chip controlled by a 16- bit linearizer interface.

The ISL5239 supports log of power, linear magnitude, and linear power based pre-distortion, utilizing two Look-Up Table (LUT) based algorithms for the pre-distortion correction. The device provides programmable scaling and offset correction, and provides for phase imbalance adjustment.

Key Features
  • Output Sample Rates Up to 125MSPS
  • Full 20MHz Signal Bandwidth
  • Dynamic Memory Effects Compensation
  • Input and Feedback Capture Memories
  • LUT-based Digital Pre-distortion
  • Two 18-bit Output Busses with Programmable Bit-Width
  • 16-Bit Parallel µProcessor Interface
  • Input Interpolator x2, x4, x8
  • Programmable Frequency Response Correction
  • Low Power Architecture
  • Threshold Comparator for Internal Triggering
  • Quadrature or Digital IF Architecture
  • Lowest-Cost Full-Featured Part Available
  • Pb-Free Plus Anneal Available (RoHS Compliant)
Applications
  • Base Station Power Amplifier Linearization
  • Operates with ISL5217 in Software Radio Solutions
  • Compatible with the ISL5961 or ISL5929 D/A Converters
Typical Diagram
Application Notes
TitleTypeUpdatedSizeOther Languages
AN1025: Open-Loop Power Amplifier Characterization Using the ISL5239 Evaluation BoardPDF12 Dec 2014200 KB
AN1028: Adaptive Predistortion Using the ISL5239PDF13 Nov 20141.01 MB
AN1022: Operation and Performance of the ISL5239 Predistortion LinearizerPDF13 Nov 2014891 KB
Datasheets
TitleTypeUpdatedSizeOther Languages
ISL5239 DatasheetPDF02 Sep 2005598 KB
Design Files
TitleTypeUpdatedSizeOther Languages
ISL5239EVAL1 Design FliesZIP06 Nov 2014282 KB
Software
TitleTypeUpdatedSizeOther Languages
ISL5239EVAL1 Evaluation Board Software and Matlab ToolsEXE19 Dec 20142.6 MB
User Guides
TitleTypeUpdatedSizeOther Languages
ISL5239 Evaluation Board User GuidePDF03 Dec 2014136 KB
ISL5239EVAL1 User GuidePDF13 Nov 2014150 KB
Order Information
Part NumberPackage TypeWeight(g)PinsMSL RatingPeak Temp (°C)RoHS Status
ISL5239KI196 Ld BGA0.541962240
ISL5239KIZ196 Ld BGA0.541963260RoHS
ISL5239EVAL1N/A
ISL5239 Datasheet 02 Sep 2005
AN1025: Open-Loop Power Amplifier Characterization Using the ISL5239 Evaluation Board 12 Dec 2014
AN1028: Adaptive Predistortion Using the ISL5239 13 Nov 2014
AN1022: Operation and Performance of the ISL5239 Predistortion Linearizer 13 Nov 2014
ISL5239EVAL1 Design Flies 06 Nov 2014
ISL5239EVAL1 Evaluation Board Software and Matlab Tools 19 Dec 2014
ISL5239 Evaluation Board User Guide 03 Dec 2014
ISL5239EVAL1 User Guide 13 Nov 2014