mixers - i/q mixers, irms & receivers - smt 8 8 - 112 for price, delivery, and to place orders, please contact hittite microwave corporation: 20 alpha road, chelmsford, ma 01824 phone: 978-250-3343 fax: 978-250-3373 order on-line at www.hittite.com hmc523lc4 gaas mmic i/q mixer 15 - 23 ghz v02.1208 general description features typical applications the hmc523lc4 is a compact general purpose i /q mmic mixer in a leadless rohs compliant smt pack- age, which can be used as either an image reject mixer or a single sideband upconverter. the mixer utilizes two standard hittite double balanced mixer cells and a 90 degree hybrid fabricated in a gaas mesfet process. a low frequency quadrature hybrid was used to produce a 100 mhz usb if output. this product is a much smaller alternative to hybrid style image reject mixers and single sideband upcon- verter assemblies. the hmc523lc4 eliminates the need for wire bonding allowing use of surface mount manufacturing techniques. electrical speci cations, t a = +25 c, if= 100 mhz, lo = +17 dbm* parameter min. typ. max. min. typ. max. units frequency range, rf/lo 15 - 21 21 - 23 ghz frequency range, if dc - 3.5 dc - 3.5 ghz conversion loss (as irm) 8 10 10 13 db image rejection 19 25 19 25 db 1 db compression (input) +15 +18 dbm lo to rf isolation 40 47 40 45 db lo to if isolation 17 22 17 22 db ip3 (input) +25 +20 dbm amplitude balance 0.3 0.3 db phase balance 4 4 deg * unless otherwise noted, all measurements performed as downconverter. functional diagram the hmc523lc4 is ideal for: ? point-to-point radios ? point-to-multi-point radios & vsat ? test equipment & sensors ? military end-use wide if bandwidth: dc - 3.5 ghz image rejection: 25 db lo to rf isolation: 47 db high input ip3: +25 dbm rohs compliant 4x4 mm smt package
mixers - i/q mixers, irms & receivers - smt 8 8 - 113 for price, delivery, and to place orders, please contact hittite microwave corporation: 20 alpha road, chelmsford, ma 01824 phone: 978-250-3343 fax: 978-250-3373 order on-line at www.hittite.com conversion gain vs. temperature input p1db vs. temperature conversion gain vs. lo drive image rejection vs. temperature return loss input ip3 vs. lo drive data taken as irm with external if hybrid -20 -15 -10 -5 0 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 +25c +85c -40c conversion gain (db) rf frequency (ghz) -20 -15 -10 -5 0 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 +11 dbm +13 dbm +15 dbm +17 dbm +19 dbm conversion gain (db) rf frequency (ghz) 0 4 8 12 16 20 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 +25c +85c -40c p1db (dbm) rf frequency (ghz) 0 10 20 30 40 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 +25c +85c -40c image rejection (db) rf frequency (ghz) -15 -10 -5 0 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 rf lo return loss (db) frequency (ghz) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 lo = +13 dbm lo = +15 dbm lo = +17 dbm lo = +19 dbm ip3 (dbm) rf frequency (ghz) hmc523lc4 v02.1208 gaas mmic i/q mixer 15 - 23 ghz
mixers - i/q mixers, irms & receivers - smt 8 8 - 114 for price, delivery, and to place orders, please contact hittite microwave corporation: 20 alpha road, chelmsford, ma 01824 phone: 978-250-3343 fax: 978-250-3373 order on-line at www.hittite.com isolations if bandwidth upconverter performance conversion gain vs. lo drive amplitude balance vs. lo drive phase balance vs. lo drive quadrature channel data taken without if hybrid upconverter performance sideband rejection vs. lo drive -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 isolation (db) rf frequency (ghz) lo/rf rf/if1 lo/if1 rf/if2 lo/if2 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 return loss conversion gain response (db) if frequency (ghz) -2 -1 0 1 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 lo = +13 dbm lo = +15 dbm lo = +17 dbm lo = +19 dbm amplitude balance (db) rf frequency (ghz) -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 lo = +13 dbm lo = +15 dbm lo = +17 dbm lo = +19 dbm phase balance (degrees) rf frequency (ghz) -20 -15 -10 -5 0 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 lo = +11 dbm lo = +13 dbm lo = +15 dbm lo = +17 dbm lo = +19 dbm conversion gain (db) rf frequency (ghz) -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 lo = +11 dbm lo = +13 dbm lo = +15 dbm lo = +17 dbm lo = +19 dbm sideband rejection (dbc) rf frequency (ghz) hmc523lc4 v02.1208 gaas mmic i/q mixer 15 - 23 ghz
mixers - i/q mixers, irms & receivers - smt 8 8 - 115 for price, delivery, and to place orders, please contact hittite microwave corporation: 20 alpha road, chelmsford, ma 01824 phone: 978-250-3343 fax: 978-250-3373 order on-line at www.hittite.com harmonics of lo mxn spurious outputs absolute maximum ratings outline drawing notes: 1. package body material: alumina 2. lead and ground paddle plating: 30 - 80 microinches gold over 50 microinches minimum nickle 3. dimensions are in inches [millimeters] 4. lead spacing tolerance is non-cumulative 5. package warp shall not exceed 0.05mm datum 6. all ground leads and ground paddle must be soldered to pcb rf ground 7. classified as a moisture sensitivity level (msl) 1. lo freq. (ghz) nlo spur at rf port 12 15.5 47 51 17 49 56 18.5 50 63 20 47 73 21.5 50 72 23 53 71 lo = + 15 dbm values in dbc below input lo level measured at rf port. nlo mrf01234 0xx-929xxxx 13404661xx 28765826287 3xx87928690 4xxxx849292 rf = 17.6 ghz @ -10 dbm lo = 17.5 ghz @ +15 dbm data taken without if hybrid all values in dbc below if power level rf / if input +20 dbm lo drive + 27 dbm channel temperature 150c continuous pdiss (t=85c) (derate 5.22 mw/c above 85c) 340 mw thermal resistance (r th ) (junction to package bottom) 191.5 c/w storage temperature -65 to +150 c operating temperature -55 to +85 c esd sensitivity (hbm) class 1a electrostatic sensitive device observe handling precautions hmc523lc4 v02.1208 gaas mmic i/q mixer 15 - 23 ghz
mixers - i/q mixers, irms & receivers - smt 8 8 - 116 for price, delivery, and to place orders, please contact hittite microwave corporation: 20 alpha road, chelmsford, ma 01824 phone: 978-250-3343 fax: 978-250-3373 order on-line at www.hittite.com pin number function description interface schematic 1, 2, 6-8, 10, 13, 17-24 n/c no connection required. these pins may be connected to rf/dc ground without affecting performance. 3, 5, 12, 14, 16 gnd these pins and package bottom must be connected to rf/dc ground. 4rf this pin is ac coupled and matched to 50 ohms from 15 to 23 ghz. 9if1 this pin is dc coupled. for applications not requiring operation to dc, this port should be dc blocked externally using a series capacitor whose value has been chosen to pass the necessary if frequency range. for operation to dc, this pin must not source/sink more than 3ma of current or part non-function and possible part failure will result. 11 if2 15 lo this pin is ac coupled and matched to 50 ohms from 15 to 23 ghz. pin descriptions hmc523lc4 v02.1208 gaas mmic i/q mixer 15 - 23 ghz
mixers - i/q mixers, irms & receivers - smt 8 8 - 117 for price, delivery, and to place orders, please contact hittite microwave corporation: 20 alpha road, chelmsford, ma 01824 phone: 978-250-3343 fax: 978-250-3373 order on-line at www.hittite.com evaluation pcb the circuit board used in the nal application should use rf circuit design techniques. signal lines should have 50 ohm impedance while the package ground leads and exposed paddle should be con- nected directly to the ground plane similar to that shown. a sufficient number of via holes should be used to connect the top and bottom ground planes. the evaluation circuit board shown is available from hittite upon request. list of materials for evaluation pcb 109998 [1] item description j1 - j2 pcb mount k rf connector, sri j3 - j4 pcb mount sma connector, johnson u1 hmc523lc4 pcb [2] 109996 evaluation board [1] reference this number when ordering complete evaluation pcb [2] circuit board material: rogers 4350 hmc523lc4 v02.1208 gaas mmic i/q mixer 15 - 23 ghz
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