Rapid Engineering Prototypes are real circuits that Maxim application engineers have built and measured in our labs. They can provide a starting point for new RF designs. They are not available as Evaluation Kits. Additional Information: Wireless Product Line Page Quick View Data Sheet for the MAX2264/MAX2265 Applications Technical Support Objective: To tune the MAX2265 CDMA cellular PA to meet specific performance criteria in TDMA application, and to develop a small-circuit layout. This project entailed custom-tuning for IS-136 TDMA in the U.S. cellular band. The requirements were 824 - 849MHz band, Pout = 29.5dBm, 41% efficiency, gain of 29dB, ACPR = -30dBc ±30KHz, and ALT=-50dBc ±60KHz. A small custom circuit layout was also developed, but details are not included in this note for proprietary reasons. Tests and tuning were conducted on the MAX2265 EV board. The MAX2265 linear RF power amplifier is designed for U.S. cellular-band IS-98-based CDMA, PDC, and IS-136-based TDMA modulation formats. To improve its power-added efficiency (PAE), the MAX2265 offers a continuous-current throttle-back arrangement. In this way, the amplifier linearity (that is, the adjacent-channel power ratio, or ACPR) is held relatively constant, whereas both the output power and the current drain are reduced. Thus, the desired linearity can be maintained, while improving low-output PAE, over a continuously variable output control range. Schematic of the MAX2265 Evaluation Kit (PDF, 38K) PCB Layout of the MAX2265 Evaluation Kit Related Parts   APP 455: Nov 01, 2000 MAX2265 2.7V, Single-Supply, Cellular-Band Linear Power Amplifiers Full Data Sheet (PDF, 232kB) Free Samples Automatic Updates Would you like to be automatically notified when new application notes are published in your areas of interest? Sign up for EE-Mail™. We Want Your Feedback!   Download, PDF Format (33kB)  AN455, AN 455, APP455, Appnote455, Appnote 455