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EFR32BG22C224F512GM40-CR

SKYWORKS SILICON LABS · RF Transceiver ICs · QFN-40-EP(5x5)

EFR32BG22C224F512GM40-CR from SKYWORKS SILICON LABS, in a QFN-40-EP(5x5). Pinout and pin descriptions extracted from the manufacturer datasheet (extract_pins, cross-checked by a second model); symbol, footprint, and 3D from KiCad-official CAD.

Pinout

Pin Name Type Function
1 PC00 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port C; alternate functions (GPIO.EM4WU6, GPIO.THMSW_EN) are listed in Table 6.4.
2 PC01 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port C; alternate functions are routed per the Digital Peripheral Connectivity table (6.6).
3 PC02 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port C; alternate functions are routed per the Digital Peripheral Connectivity table (6.6).
4 PC03 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port C; listed in the datasheet among the pins with the 550 nA maximum leakage at 3.8 V and 125 °C (Table 4.30).
5 PC04 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port C; listed in the datasheet among the pins with the 550 nA maximum leakage at 3.8 V and 125 °C (Table 4.30).
6 PC05 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port C; alternate function GPIO.EM4WU7 is listed in Table 6.4.
7 PC06 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port C; alternate functions are routed per the Digital Peripheral Connectivity table (6.6).
8 PC07 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port C; alternate function GPIO.EM4WU8 is listed in Table 6.4.
9 HFXTAL_I input High-frequency crystal oscillator input (38.4 MHz crystal in the typical application circuit, Figure 5.1/5.2).
10 HFXTAL_O output High-frequency crystal oscillator output.
11 RESETn input Active-low reset pin, internally pulled up to DVDD (typical pull-up 44 kΩ, range 35-55 kΩ per Table 4.30/4.30 RESETn row); input low threshold 0.3DVDD and high threshold 0.7DVDD.
12 RFVDD power_in Radio power supply input.
13 RFVSS power_in Radio ground.
14 RF2G4_IO bidirectional Single-ended 2.4 GHz RF input/output pin that connects to the antenna through the matching network in Section 5.2.
15 PAVDD power_in Power amplifier (PA) power supply input.
16 PB04 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port B; alternate functions are routed per the Digital Peripheral Connectivity table (6.6).
17 PB03 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port B; alternate function GPIO.EM4WU4 is listed in Table 6.4.
18 PB02 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port B; alternate functions are routed per the Digital Peripheral Connectivity table (6.6).
19 PB01 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port B; alternate function GPIO.EM4WU3 is listed in Table 6.4.
20 PB00 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port B; alternate function IADC0.VREFN is listed in Table 6.4, and it is among the pins with the 550 nA maximum leakage at 3.8 V and 125 °C.
21 PA00 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port A; alternate function IADC0.VREFP is listed in Table 6.4, and it is among the pins with the 550 nA maximum leakage at 3.8 V and 125 °C.
22 PA01 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port A; alternate function GPIO.SWCLK is listed in Table 6.4.
23 PA02 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port A; alternate function GPIO.SWDIO is listed in Table 6.4.
24 PA03 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port A; alternate functions GPIO.SWV, GPIO.TDO and GPIO.TRACEDATA0 are listed in Table 6.4, and it is among the pins with the 550 nA maximum leakage at 3.8 V and 125 °C.
25 PA04 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port A; alternate functions GPIO.TDI and GPIO.TRACECLK are listed in Table 6.4.
26 PA05 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port A; alternate function GPIO.EM4WU0 is listed in Table 6.4.
27 PA06 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port A; alternate functions are routed per the Digital Peripheral Connectivity table (6.6).
28 PA07 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port A; alternate functions are routed per the Digital Peripheral Connectivity table (6.6).
29 PA08 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port A; alternate functions are routed per the Digital Peripheral Connectivity table (6.6).
30 DECOUPLE passive Decouple output for the on-chip voltage regulator; an external decoupling capacitor is required at this pin.
31 VREGSW output DC-DC regulator switching node; connects to the DC-DC inductor in the DCDC configuration (Figure 5.2).
32 VREGVDD power_in DC-DC regulator input supply.
33 VREGVSS power_in DC-DC converter ground.
34 DVDD power_in Digital power supply; the RESETn pin is pulled up to this supply and the DVDD BOD thresholds apply (Section 4.15).
35 AVDD power_in Analog power supply.
36 IOVDD power_in I/O power supply; GPIO input thresholds and output levels are proportional to this supply.
37 PD03 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port D; alternate functions are routed per the Digital Peripheral Connectivity table (6.6).
38 PD02 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port D; alternate function GPIO.EM4WU9 is listed in Table 6.4.
39 PD01 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port D; alternate functions LFXO.LFXTAL_I and LFXO.LF_EXTCLK are listed in Table 6.4.
40 PD00 bidirectional GPIO pin on Port D; alternate function LFXO.LFXTAL_O is listed in Table 6.4, and it is among the pins with the 550 nA maximum leakage at 3.8 V and 125 °C.
41 EP passive Exposed pad (from the footprint; not named in the datasheet pin table).

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer SKYWORKS SILICON LABS
Package QFN-40-EP(5x5)
Category RF And Wireless
Pins 41

Electrical characteristics

Limits as printed in the datasheet (page.json metadata.characteristics carries them as data).

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Conditions Page
Storage temperature range TSTG -50 150 °C 18
Voltage on any supply pin VDDMAX -0.3 3.8 V 18
Junction temperature (-G grade) TJMAX 105 °C -G grade 18
Voltage ramp rate on any supply pin VDDRAMPMAX 1 V/µs 18
Voltage on HFXO pins VHFXOPIN -0.3 1.4 V 18
DC voltage on any GPIO pin VDIGPIN -0.3 V max printed as VIOVDD + 0.3 18
DC voltage on RESETn pin VRESETn -0.3 3.8 V 18
Input RF level on RF pin RF2G4_IO PRFMAX2G4 10 dBm 18
Absolute voltage on RF pin RF2G4_IO VMAX2G4 -0.3 V max printed as VPAVDD + 0.3 18
Total current into VDD power lines IVDDMAX 200 mA Source 18
Total current into VSS ground lines IVSSMAX 200 mA Sink 18
Current per I/O pin IIOMAX 50 mA Sink 18
Current for all I/O pins IIOALLMAX 200 mA Sink 18
Operating ambient temperature range TA -40 85 °C -G temperature grade 19
DVDD supply voltage VDVDD 1.71 3 3.8 V EM0/1 19
AVDD supply voltage VAVDD 1.71 3 3.8 V 19
IOVDDx operating supply voltage (All IOVDD pins) VIOVDDx 1.71 3 3.8 V 19
PAVDD operating supply voltage VPAVDD 1.71 3 3.8 V 19
VREGVDD operating supply voltage VVREGVDD 2.2 3 3.8 V DC-DC in regulation 19
VREGVDD operating supply voltage VVREGVDD 1.8 3 3.8 V DC-DC in bypass, 60 mA load 19
VREGVDD operating supply voltage VVREGVDD 1.71 3 3.8 V DC-DC not in use, DVDD externally shorted to VREGVDD 19
RFVDD operating supply voltage VRFVDD 1.71 3 V max printed as VPAVDD 19
DECOUPLE output capacitor CDECOUPLE 1 2.75 µF X8L 1.0 µF ±10% capacitor used for performance characterization 19
HCLK and SYSCLK frequency fHCLK 76.8 MHz VSCALE2, MODE = WS1 19
Input voltage range at VREGVDD pin VVREGVDD 2.2 3 3.8 V DCDC in regulation, ILOAD = 60 mA, EM0/EM1 mode 21
Input voltage range at VREGVDD pin VVREGVDD 1.8 3 3.8 V DCDC in regulation, ILOAD = 5 mA, EM0/EM1 or EM2/EM3 mode 21
Regulation DC accuracy ACCDC -2.5 3.3 % VVREGVDD ≥ 2.2 V, steady state in EM0/EM1 or EM2/EM3 mode 21
Regulation total accuracy ACCTOT -5 7 % With mode transitions between EM0/EM1 and EM2/EM3 modes 21
Output load current ILOAD 60 mA EM0/EM1 mode, DCDC in regulation 21
Output load current ILOAD 5 mA EM2/EM3 mode, DCDC in regulation 21
Nominal output capacitor CDCDC 4.7 10 µF 4.7 µF ± 10% X7R capacitor used for performance characterization 21
Resistance in bypass mode RBYP 1.75 3 Ω Bypass switch from VREGVDD to DVDD, VVREGVDD = 1.8 V 21
Powertrain PFET switch resistance 0.86 1.5 Ω PFET switch from VREGVDD to VREGSW, VVREGVDD = 1.8 V 21
Supply monitor threshold programming range VCMP_RNG 2 2.3 V Programmable in 0.1 V steps 21
Flash supply voltage during write or erase VFLASH 1.71 3.8 V 33
Flash erase cycles before failure ECFLASH 10000 cycles TA ≤ 125 °C 33
Flash data retention RETFLASH 10 years TA ≤ 125 °C 33
Program time tPROG 42.1 44 45.6 uSec one word (32-bits) 33
Page erase time tPERASE 11.4 12.9 14.4 ms 33
Mass erase time tMERASE 11.7 13 14.3 ms Erases all of User Code area 33
RF tuning frequency range FRANGE 2400 2483.5 MHz 36
RF level above which RFSENSE will detect signal THRESTRIG -28 dBm Threshold set to -34 dBm 35
RF level above which RFSENSE will detect signal THRESTRIG -19 dBm Threshold set to -22 dBm 35
RF level below which RFSENSE will not detect signal THRESNOTRIG -40 dBm Threshold set to -34 dBm 35
RF level below which RFSENSE will not detect signal THRESNOTRIG -26 dBm Threshold set to -22 dBm 35
Sensitivity in selective OOK mode SENSOOK -28 dBm > 90% probability of OOK detection, threshold set to -34 dBm 35
Sensitivity in selective OOK mode SENSOOK -19 dBm > 90% probability of OOK detection, threshold set to -22 dBm 35
Supported crystal equivalent series resistance (ESR) ESRHFXO_38M4 40 60 Ω 38.4 MHz, CL = 10 pF 49
Supported range of crystal load capacitance CLFXO_CL 4 6 pF GAIN = 0 50
Supported range of crystal load capacitance CLFXO_CL 6 10 pF GAIN = 1 50
Supported range of crystal load capacitance CLFXO_CL 10 12.5 pF GAIN = 2 50
Supported range of crystal load capacitance CLFXO_CL 12.5 18 pF GAIN = 3 50
Frequency accuracy FHFRCO_ACC -3 3 % For all production calibrated frequencies 51
FSRCO frequency FFSRCO 17.2 20 21.2 MHz 52
Ultra low frequency RC oscillator frequency FULFRCO 0.944 1 1.095 kHz 53
Thermal resistance junction to ambient, QFN40 (5x5 mm) package THETAJA_QFN40_5X5 32.6 °C/W 4-layer PCB, natural convection (JESD51-2A) 24

Materials and finish

As the datasheet states them (page.json metadata.appearance; the 3D model's colours follow it).

Part Material Colour / plating Datasheet says Page
housing PC 4. Recommended card reflow profile is per the JEDEC/IPC J-STD-020 specification for Small Body Components. 86

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: EFR32BG22C224F512GM40-CR
  • Footprint: Package_DFN_QFN:QFN-40-1EP_5x5mm_P0.4mm_EP3.6x3.6mm
  • 3D model: QFN-40-EP(5x5) (KiCad packages3D, STEP)
  • 3D model files: efr32bg22c224f512gm40-cr-etched.step / efr32bg22c224f512gm40-cr-etched.glb carry the MPN laser-etched on the die in a toggleable Adom.LaserEtch group (Fusion-ready); efr32bg22c224f512gm40-cr.step / efr32bg22c224f512gm40-cr.glb are the bare package body.

Provenance

Data extracted from the manufacturer datasheet, not a distributor listing:

  • Datasheet: SKYWORKS SILICON LABS datasheet (101 pp, sha256 9dc49fc97500e829, retrieved 2026-10-18, tier: lcsc)
  • Extractor: parts-factory 2.0.0 / extract_pins 0.3, primary claude-haiku-5-5 (text), consensus claude-sonnet-5-5 (agreed), guards: pin_guards 0.1: passed. Pins are checked against the footprint pad set and their cited datasheet pages before publish.
  • CAD: KiCad official libraries (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

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