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Qorvo ACT43950 | Demoboard ACT43x50PCKCB1

ACT43950/43850/43750 EVK User’s Guide

Overview

TopologyOther Topology
Input voltage400 V
IC revision1.0

Description

The ACT43950 is a constant-current capacitor charger. The ACT43850 is a high-voltage and high-power buck regulator. The ACT43750 controls a drain switch and provides a negative voltage for an RF PA device. This three-chip combination forms a compact, complete power supply system for radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers (PAs) that demand fast transient, high-current, pulsed loads. The three-chip combination can be evaluated with one, two, or three ICs on an EVK. These EVKs are referred to as Combo Boards or CB. This document describes the characteristics and operation of Qorvo’s three-chip ACT43950/43850/43750 Combo Board. It also describes how to use the Combo Board when it is separated into smaller boards. It provides setup and operation instructions, schematic, layout, BOM, GUI, and test data. Refer to the section of this document that matches the EVK you are testing.ACT43X50PCKCB1: This Combo Board contains the ACT43750, ACT43850, and ACT43950 ICs.ACT43X950PCKCB1: This Combo Board contains ACT43950 ICs.ACT43850PCKCB1: This Combo Board contains the ACT43750 and ACT43850 ICs.

Features

The first stage ACT43950 accepts a DC input voltage up to 400V and converts it into a regulated DC constant current to charge bulkcapacitors. The second stage ACT43850 takes up to 150V DC input to generate programmable output voltage from 20V to 65V at up to20A. The last stage is the ACT43750 which has two main functions. The first is to provide proper turn on sequencing for RFPAs. Thesecond is to control pulsed drain voltage switching for the RFPA.Qorvo recommends that the user connect EVK to a PC and use the graphical user interface (GUI) software. The GUI allows the user toenable/disable devices and program the exact voltage and current for the specific RF PA being tested. AC43950 does not haveregisters but can be enabled/disabled by a GPIO from the Dongle when using the ACT43850 GUI. The ACT43850 GUI gives the userfull control over the drain voltage, protection features, and gate voltage. The user can use the ACT43750 GUI to set the Idq bias currentrequirement, and the design autonomously finds and stores the optimal gate voltage for the Idq bias current. After the optimal gate biasvoltage is found, the user can then apply an RF signal to test the RF PA functionality.

Typical applications

  • Pulsed Power Applications
  • High Voltage Power Supplies

Products

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691214100003SPEC
7 files Active i| Production is active. Expected lifetime: >10 years.WR-TBL Series 2141 - 3.50 mm Vertical Entry Modular w. Rising Cage Clamp Rising Cage Clamp PCB Yes 30 to 16 (AWG) 0.05 to 1.31 (mm²) -30 °C up to +120 °C 3.5 10.5 3 Vertical 10 Box
74435586800SPEC
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61300311121SPEC
6 files Active i| Production is active. Expected lifetime: >10 years.WR-PHD 2.54 mm THT Pin Header1000 MΩ 2.54 7.62 3 Single Pin Header Straight 3 Bag
61300411121SPEC
6 files Active i| Production is active. Expected lifetime: >10 years.WR-PHD 2.54 mm THT Pin Header1000 MΩ 2.54 10.16 4 Single Pin Header Straight 3 Bag
890273327007CSSPEC
9 files Active i| Production is active. Expected lifetime: >10 years.WCAP-FTBP Film Capacitors4.7 µF 250 64 0.12.13 GΩ -40 °C up to +105 °C 27.5 31 14 ±5% Pitch 27.5 mm 23.5 4 Carton
885342211006SPEC
8 files Active i| Production is active. Expected lifetime: >10 years.WCAP-CSMH Mid and High Voltage100 nF 6301 GΩ -55 °C up to +125 °C 4.5 3.2 ±10% 1812 2.5 X7R Class II 0.5 2 7" Tape & Reel
Samples
Order Code Data­sheet Simu­lation Downloads Status Product seriesApplicationPCB/Cable/PanelModularityWire SectionCVR
(V (DC))
dV/dt
(V/µs)
DF @ 1 kHz
(%)
RISOOperating TemperaturePitch
(mm)
L
(mm)
W
(mm)
Tol. CSizeDF
(%)
Ceramic TypeFl
(mm)
L
(µH)
IRP,40K
(A)
ISAT,10%
(A)
ISAT,30%
(A)
RDC
(mΩ)
fres
(MHz)
MaterialPins
(pcs)
RowsH
(mm)
G
(mm)
GenderTypeIR
(A)
Packaging Samples