DA9078.002
17 April 2003
MAS9078
AM Receiver IC
• High Sensitivity
• Very Low Power Consumption
• Wide Supply Voltage Range
• Power Down Control
• Control for AGC On
• High Selectivity by Crystal Filter
• Fast Startup Feature
DESCRIPTION
The MAS9078 AM-Receiver chip is a highly sensitive,
simple to use AM receiver specially intended to
receive time signals in the frequency range from 40
kHz to 100 kHz. Only a few external components are
required for time signal receiver. The circuit has
preamplifier, wide range automatic gain control,
demodulator and output comparator built in. The
output signal can be processed directly by an
additional digital circuitry to extract the data from the
received signal. The control for AGC (automatic gain
control) can be used to switch AGC on or off if
necessary. Unlike MAS1016A and MAS1016B,
MAS9078 does not require AGC control procedure in
WWVB and JJY systems.
FEATURES
• Highly Sensitive AM Receiver, 0.4 µVRMS typ.
• Wide Supply Voltage Range from 1.1 V to 3.6 V
• Very Low Power Consumption
• Power Down Control
• Fast Startup
• Only a Few External Components Necessary
• Control for AGC On
• Wide Frequency Range from 40 kHz to 100 kHz
• High Selectivity by Quartz Crystal Filter
• Die and TSSOP-16 Package
APPLICATIONS
• Time Signal Receiver WWVB (USA), JJY (Japan),
DCF77 (Germany) and MSF (UK)
• Receiver for ASK Modulated Data Signals
BLOCK DIAGRAM
QO
QI
AON (=AGC on)
RFI
AGC Amplifier
Demodulator
&
Comparator
OUT
Power Supply/Biasing
VDD VSS PDN
AGC DEC
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