ADL5500 100 MHz TO 6 GHz TruPwr™ Detector

The ADL5500 is a mean-responding power detector for use in high frequency receiver and transmitter signal chains from 100 MHz to 6 GHz. It is easy to apply, requiring only a single supply between 2.7 V and 5.5 V and a power supply decoupling capacitor. The input is internally ac-coupled and has a nominal input impedance of 50 Ω. The output is a linear-responding dc voltage with a conversion gain of 6.4 V/V rms at 900 MHz. The on-chip, 1 kΩ series resistance at the output combined with an external shunt capacitor creates a low-pass filter response that reduces the residual ripple in the dc output voltage.

The ADL5500 is intended for true power measurement of simple and complex waveforms. The device is particularly useful for measuring high crest factor (high peak-to-rms ratio) signals, such as CDMA2000, W-CDMA, and QPSK/QAM-based OFDM waveforms.

The ADL5500 offers excellent temperature stability with near 0 dB measurement error across temperature. The high accuracy range, centered around +3 dBm at 900 MHz, offers ±0.1 dB error from −40°C to +85°C over an 8.5 dB range. The ADL5500 reduces calibration requirements with low drift across a 30 dB range over temperature and process variations.

The ADL5500 operates from −40°C to +85°C and is available in a 4-ball, 1.0 mm × 1.0 mm wafer-level chip scale package. It is fabricated on a proprietary high fT silicon bipolar process.

Features and Benefits
  • True rms response
  • Excellent temperature stability
  • ±0.1 dB accuracy vs. temperature over top 8 dB of input range
  • Up to 30 dB input dynamic range at 3.9 GHz
  • 50 Ω input impedance
  • 1250 mV rms, +15 dBm, maximum input
  • Single-supply operation: 2.7 V to 5.5 V
  • Low power: 3 mW at 3 V supply
  • RoHS compliant
  • RF & Microwave
    Data Sheets
    Documentnote
    ADL5500: 100 MHz to 6 GHz TruPwr™ Detector Data Sheet (Rev. B)PDF 1662 kB
    Application Notes
    Documentnote
    AN-1040: RF Power Calibration Improves Performance of Wireless Transmitters (Rev. 0)PDF 152 kB
    Order Information
    Part NumberPackagePacking QtyTemp RangePrice 100-499Price 1000+RoHS
    ADL5500ACBZ-P7 Production4 ball WLCSP (0.965x0.965mm)OTH 3000-40 to 85C02.78Y
    Evaluation Boards
    Part NumberDescriptionPriceRoHS
    ADL5500-EVALZEvaluation Board100Y
    Reference Materials
    ADL5500: 100 MHz to 6 GHz TruPwr™ Detector Data Sheet (Rev. B) adl5500
    AN-1040: RF Power Calibration Improves Performance of Wireless Transmitters (Rev. 0) ad8307
    AN-1040: RF功率校准提高无线发射机的性能 (Rev. 0) ad8307
    RF Source Booklet adf9010
    Log Amps and Directional Couplers Enable VSWR Detection ad640
    Measuring the RF Power in CDMA2000 and W-CDMA High Power Amplifiers (HPAs) ad640