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SX1232 LNA and PA Impedance Matching Techniques AN1200.16 Application Note: SX1232 LNA and PA Impedance Matching Techniques Rev. 1 – June 2013 @2013 Semtech Corporation 1 of 13 SX1232 LNA and PA Impedance Matching Techniques 1 Table of Contents 1  Table of Contents 2  1.1  Index of Figures 2  1.2  Index of Tables 2  2  Introduction 3  3  General Impedance Matching Theory 3  4  SX1232 Impedance Matching 3  4.1  LNA Impedance Matching, split path case 3  4.1.1  Test Setup for sensitivity measurement 3  4.1.2  Measurement of RFI optimum source impedance 4  4.1.3  Measurement of 1dB noise impedance circles 5  4.1.4  Designing the matching network 6  4.2  LNA Impedance Matching, combined RFI and RFO ports 7  4.3  Power Amplifier Impedance Matching RFO port 7  4.3.1  Standard Matching Network, RFO Port 9  4.4  Power Amplifier Matching, PA_BOOST Port 11  4.5  Separate RFO and RFI Ports 12  1.1 Index of Figures Figure 1 RFI Input Match Test Setup 4  Figure 2 LNA Source Impedance Measurement Setup 4  Figure 3: Smith Chart Plot of Optimum Noise Match and 1 dB Circle 5  Figure 4 Smith Chart showing plot of matching components 6  Figure 5 Input matching circuit schematic, 6  Figure 6 Input matching with combined RFI and RFO ports 7  Figure 7 Power Amplifier Load Impedance Measurement Setup 8  Figure 8 PA Load Pull Resul