LM940 Hardware Design Guide
1VV0301352 Rev. 18
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2022-01-04
Not Subject to NDA
4.
POWER SUPPLY
The power supply circuitry and board layout are very important parts of the full product
design, with critical impact on the overall product performance. Read the following
requirements and guidelines carefully to ensure a good and proper design.
Power Supply Requirements
The LM940 power requirements are as follows:
Power Supply
Value
Nominal supply voltage
3.3V
Supply voltage range
3.10V
–
3.60V
Maximum ripple on module input supply
30 mV
Table 15: Power Supply Requirements
Power Consumption
Below table provides typical current consumption values of LM940 for various operation
modes.
Mode
Average [Typ.]
Mode Description
IDLE Mode
IDLE Mode
60.0 mA
No call connection
USB3.0 is connected to a host
Operative Mode (LTE)
LTE
(22 dBm)
750 mA
750 mA
1250 mA
LTE data call (CA_3A+7A+20A,
20MHz+20MHz+20MHz, Full RB, 256QAM DL /
64QAM UL, FDD 600Mbps DL / 75Mbps UL)
Operative Mode (WCDMA)
WCDMA
Voice
650 mA
WCDMA voice call (Tx = 23 dBm)
WCDMA
HSPA
(22 dBm)
650 mA
WCDMA data call (DC-HSDPA up to 42 Mbps,
Max Throughput)
Note:
* Worst/best case current values depend on network configuration - not under module control.
** Applied MPR
–
2dB 16-QAM full RB
*** 3.3 voltage / room temperature
Table 16: LM940 Power Consumption