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HMC316MS8
GaAs MMIC HIGH IP3 DOUBLE-BALANCED MIXER, 1.5 - 3.5 GHz
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General Description
Features
Functional Diagram Conversion Loss: 8 dB LO/RF Isolation: >35 dB Input IP3: +25 dBm
Ultra Small Package: <1 mm High
Electrical Speci? cations, T A = +25° C, As a Function of LO Drive
Typical Applications
The HMC316MS8 is ideal for:? Cellular Basestations ? Cable Modems
? Fixed Wireless Access Systems
*Unless otherwise noted, all measurements performed as downconverter, IF= 100 MHz.
The HMC316MS8 is a miniature double balanced mixer in an 8 lead plastic surface mount package.
The passive G aAs schottky diode mixer imple-ments planar on chip balun transformers, and
requires no external components. The mixer can be used as an upconverter, downconverter, or modulator. At mid-band the mixer provides 7.5 dB conversion loss and +25 dBm IIP3 with LO drive levels of +19 dBm. The design was optimized for low cost high volume applications where high converter linearity is required.
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-20
-15
-10
-5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
C O N V E R S I O N G A I N (d B )
FREQUENCY (GHz)
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
I S O L A T I O N (d B )
FREQUENCY (GHz)
-20
-15
-10
-5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
C O N V E R S I O N G A I N (d B )
FREQUENCY (GHz)
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
R E T U R N L O S S (d B )
FREQUENCY (GHz)
-30
-25-20-15-10-500
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2
C O N V E R S I O N G A I N (d B )
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
Conversion Gain vs.
Temperature @ LO = +17 dBm
Isolation @ LO = +17 dBm
Conversion Gain vs. LO Drive
Return Loss @ LO = +17 dBm
If Bandwidth @ LO = +17 dBm
GaAs MMIC HIGH IP3 DOUBLE-BALANCED MIXER, 1.5 - 3.5 GHz
HMC316MS8
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-20
-15
-10
-5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
C O N V E R S I O N G A I N (d B )
FREQUENCY (GHz)
Upconverter Performance vs. LO Drive
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MxN Spurious Outputs
10
15
20
25
30
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
I P 3 (d B m )
FREQUENCY (GHz)
Input IP3 vs. LO Drive*
10
1520
2530
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
I P 3 (d B m )
FREQUENCY (GHz)
Input IP2 vs. LO Drive*
BALANCED MIXER, 1.5 - 3.5 GHz
40
45505560
65701
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
I P 2 (d B m )
FREQUENCY (GHz)
40
45505560
65701
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
I P 2 (d B m )
FREQUENCY (GHz)
Input IP3 vs.
Temperature @ LO = +17dBm*
Input IP2 vs.
Temperature @ LO = +17 dBm*
* T wo-tone input power = 0 dBm each tone, 1 MHz spacing.
10
11121314151617
1819201
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
P 1d B (d B m )
FREQUENCY (GHz)
Input P1dB vs.
Temperature @ LO = +17 dBm
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Outline Drawing
Absolute Maximum Ratings
BALANCED MIXER, 1.5 - 3.5 GHz
TED.
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Evaluation PCB
List of Materials
BALANCED MIXER, 1.5 - 3.5 GHz
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HMC316MS8
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GaAs MMIC HIGH IP3 DOUBLE-BALANCED MIXER, 1.5 - 3.5 GHz