
WiMAX/BWA/LTE RF MxFE 
FILTER
DAC
DAC
AD9357
RX1P,
RX1N
RX2P,RX2N
TX1P,TX1N
GPO[3:0] GPO
AUXADCx
INPUTS
AUXDACx 
OUTPUTS
TX1
POWER
DETECT
XTALN 
XTALP
REF_CLK 
IN/OUT
D[11:0]
CTRL_OUT
[7:0]
DATA_CLK
DATA_VALID
TXNRX
FILTER
SPI_x
DAC
DAC
FILTER
TX2P,TX2N
TX2
POWER
DETECT
FB_CLK
CTRL_IN
[3:0]
ENAGC
2
2
2
2
4
4
12
8
4
FILTER
DATA
INTERFACE
FILTER
FILTER
FILTER
FILTER
LDOs
TEMP
DAC 
DAC
CTRL
ADC
ADC
ADC
BBPLL, 
RFPLL,
DATA_CLK,
SYNTH
SPI
08597-001
FEATURES 
RF transceiver with integrated 12-bit ADCs and DACs 
Band: 3.3 GHz to 3.8 GHz 
3.5 MHz < BW < 10 MHz 
Superior receiver sensitivity with noise figure (NF) < 3 dB 
Highly linear and spectrally pure transmitter 
Tx EVM: −38 dB 
SNR: >145 dB/Hz at frequency offset >70 MHz 
Transmit (Tx) power control range of 58 dB, 
resolution of 0.25 dB 
Receive (Rx) gain control 
Real-time monitor and control signals for manual gain 
Autonomous automatic gain control (AGC) 
Automatic frequency correction: <0.012 ppm 
Integrated fractional-N synthesizer 
Integrated phase noise: <0.58° rms 
Multichip synchronization 
Industry-standard JESD207 and ADI/Q digital interface 
APPLICATIONS 
WiMAX/ BWA/ LT E 
Femtocell/picocell/microcell base stations 
Fixed CPEs 
 2 × 2 MIMO Transceiver 
AD9357 
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM 
Figure 1. 
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The AD9357 is a radio frequency (RF) transceiver with high 
performance dual receivers and transmitters, ideally suited for 
WiMAX, BWA, and LTE base stations and fixed CPEs. The RF 
MxFE® combines an RF front end with a mixed-signal baseband, 
enabling an easy-to-use JESD207 or ADI/Q® digital interface to 
the baseband processor (BBP), ASIC, or FPGA. The AD9357 
operates in the 3.3 GHz to 3.8 GHz range, covering most licensed 
and unlicensed bands, and supports channel bandwidths of 3.5 MHz, 
4.375 MHz, 5 MHz, 7 MHz, 8.75 MHz, and 10 MHz. 
The direct-conversion receivers have state-of-the-art noise figure 
and linearity and require no external components with the exception 
of baluns. The complete RF subsystem integrates autonomous AGC 
loops, dc offset corrections, and quadrature calibrations, eliminating the need for high speed interaction with the BBP. 
Two high dynamic range ADCs, followed by decimation and 
channel filters, digitize the received signals and produce 12-bit 
output signals at a sample rate determined by the bandwidth 
mode. The transmit path takes 12-bit input data and interpolates 
before converting to the analog domain and upconverting to the 
carrier frequency. 
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A highly linear transmit path and excellent spectral purity result 
in an error vector magnitude (EVM) of −38 dB, while the extremely 
low sideband noise of −145 dBc/Hz at 70 MHz frequency offset 
enables high-power picocell applications. An accurate power 
detector with a range of more than 50 dB in 0.25 dB steps measures 
the output power of each transmitter independently. 
The reference frequency can be provided by an external reference 
clock or by an internal digitally controlled crystal oscillator 
(DCXO). The DCXO resolution is 0.012 ppm. 
Using the built-in state machine to control the device, the AD9357 
can be easily controlled in time division duplexing (TDD), halfduplex frequency division duplexing (HFDD), or, if two devices 
are used, frequency division duplexing (FDD) mode. 
One three-input internal auxiliary ADC and two auxiliary DACs 
are available for system monitoring and control. A user-defined 
state machine can automatically sequence four GPOs. A single 3.3 V 
supply powers the device with on-chip low dropout linear voltage 
regulators (LDOs), providing all other required supplies. The 
AD9357 package is a 10 mm × 10 mm, 144-ball CSP_BGA. 
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