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MIXER, 5 - 20 GHz
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General Description
Features
Functional Diagram
Input IP3: +21 dBm
LO / RF Isolation: 30 dB
IF Bandwidth: DC to 3 GHz
Small Size: 1.48mm x 2.06mm
Electrical Specifi cations,
T
A
= +25 C, LO Drive = +20 dBm
Typical Applications
The HMC143 & HMC144 is ideal for:
Microwave Pt to Pt Radios
VSAT
The HMC143 chip is a minature double-balanced
mixer which can be used as an upconverter or
downconverter. The chip utilizes a standard 1um
GaAs MESFET process. The HMC144 is iden-
tical to the HMC143 except that the layout is a
mirror image designed to ease integration into
image-reject mixer modules. Broadband oper-
ation and excellent isolations are provided by
on-chip baluns, which require no external compo-
nents and no DC bias. The design is similar to
the HMC141/142 mixers but with an IF combiner
in a double-balanced design, providing improved
RF/IF isolation. These devices are much smaller
and more reliable replacements to hybrid diode
mixers.
HMC143 / HMC144
Parameter
Min.
Typ.
Max.
Units
Frequency Range, RF & LO
5 - 20
GHz
Frequency Range, IF
DC - 3
GHz
Conversion Loss
10
12
dB
Noise Figure (SSB)
10
12
dB
LO to RF Isolation
28
30
dB
LO to IF Isolation
14
16
dB
IP3 (Input)
16
21
dBm
IP2 (Input)
42
51
dBm
1 dB Gain Compression (Input)
5
10
dBm
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-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
CONVERSION LOSS (dB)
0
5
10
15
20
25
FREQUENCY (GHz)
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
ISOLATION (dB)
0
5
10
15
20
25
FREQUENCY (GHz)
RF/IF
LO/RF
LO/IF
Conversion Loss
Isolation
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
CONVERSION LOSS (dB)
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
LO POWER (dBm)
6 GHz
10 GHz
14 GHz
18 GHz
Upconverter Performance
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Conversion Loss vs. LO Drive Level
@ Several RF Frequencies
Input at IF Port (1-8 GHz); Output at LO Port (9 GHz)
Local Oscillator at RF Port (10-17 GHz)
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
(dB)
0
2
4
6
8
10
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
CONVERSION GAIN
IF/RF ISOLATION
HMC143 / HMC144
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MIXER, 5 - 20 GHz
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-20
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0
0
5
10
15
20
25
LO RETURN LOSS (dB)
LO FREQUENCY (GHz)
LO Return Loss
RF Return Loss
IF Return Loss
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
RF RETURN LOSS (dB)
0
5
10
15
20
25
RF FREQUENCY (GHz)
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
IF RETURN LOSS (dB)
0
2
4
6
8
10
IF FREQUENCY (GHz)
HMC143 / HMC144
Absolute Maximum Ratings
LO Drive
+27 dBm
Storage Temperature
-65 to +150 C
Operating Temperature
-55 to +85 C
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Outline Drawings
(See HMC143/144 Operation Application Note in Section 15)
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MIXER, 5 - 20 GHz
HMC143
HMC144
HMC143 / HMC144
NOTES:
1. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES [MM].
2. DIE THICKNESS IS .004".
3. TYPICAL BOND PAD IS .004" SQUARE.
4. BACKSIDE METALLIZATION: GOLD.
5. BOND PAD METALLIZATION: GOLD.
6. BACKSIDE METAL IS GROUND.
7. CONNECTION NOT REQUIRED FOR
UNLABELED BOND PADS.
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