mixers - i/q mixers, irms & receivers - smt 8 8 - 94 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 hmc520lc4 gaas mmic i/q mixer 6 - 10 ghz v02.1208 general description features typical applications the hmc520lc4 is a compact i/q mmic mixer in a leadless pb free smt package, 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 frequ- ency 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 upconverter assemblies. the hmc520lc4 eliminates the need for wire bonding allowing use of surface mount manufacturing techniques. electrical speci cations, t a = +25 c, if= 100 mhz, lo = +15 dbm* parameter min. typ. max. min. typ. max. units frequency range, rf/lo 6 - 10 7.1 - 8.5 ghz frequency range, if dc - 3.5 dc - 3.5 ghz conversion loss (as irm) 7 10 7 9 db image rejection 20 30 28 40 db 1 db compression (input) +12 +12 dbm lo to rf isolation 35 45 40 50 db lo to if isolation 16 20 18 22 db ip3 (input) +22 +23 dbm amplitude balance 0.3 0.2 db phase balance 4 4 deg * unless otherwise noted, all measurements performed as downconverter. functional diagram the hmc520lc4 is ideal for: ? point-to-point and point-to-multi-point radio ? digital radio ? vsat wide if bandwidth: dc - 3.5 ghz image rejection: 40 db lo to rf isolation: 50 db high input ip3: +23 dbm rohs compliant 4 x 4 mm smt package
mixers - i/q mixers, irms & receivers - smt 8 8 - 95 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 567891011 +25c +85c -55c conversion gain (db) rf frequency (ghz) 0 4 8 12 16 20 567891011 +25c +85c -55c p1db (dbm) rf frequency (ghz) -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 567891011 rf lo return loss (db) frequency (ghz) -20 -15 -10 -5 0 567891011 +13 dbm +15 dbm +17 dbm +19 dbm conversion gain (db) rf frequency (ghz) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 567891011 +25c +85c -55c image rejection (db) rf frequency (ghz) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 567891011 lo = +13 dbm lo = +15 dbm lo = +17 dbm lo = +19 dbm ip3 (dbm) rf frequency (ghz) hmc520lc4 v02.1208 gaas mmic i/q mixer 6 - 10 ghz
mixers - i/q mixers, irms & receivers - smt 8 8 - 96 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 567891011 isolation (db) rf frequency (ghz) lo/if2 lo/if1 rf/if1 rf/if2 lo/rf * conversion gain data taken with external if hybrid -10 -5 0 5 10 567891011 lo = +13 dbm lo = +15 dbm lo = +17 dbm lo = +19 dbm phase balance (degrees) rf frequency (ghz) -2 -1 0 1 2 567891011 lo = +13 dbm lo = +15 dbm lo = +17 dbm lo = +19 dbm amplitude balance (db) rf frequency (ghz) -20 -15 -10 -5 0 567891011 lo = +13 dbm lo = +15 dbm lo = +17 dbm lo = +19 dbm conversion gain (db) rf frequency (ghz) -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 567891011 lo = +13 dbm lo = +15 dbm lo = +17 dbm lo = +19 dbm sideband rejection (dbc) rf frequency (ghz) -25 -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) hmc520lc4 v02.1208 gaas mmic i/q mixer 6 - 10 ghz
mixers - i/q mixers, irms & receivers - smt 8 8 - 97 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 lo freq. (ghz) nlo spur at rf port 1234 5.5 40 41 51 54 6.5 44 48 45 69 7. 5 52 6 2 5 5 6 8 8.5 52 66 58 55 9.5 46 59 69 47 10.5 47 60 62 xx lo = + 15 dbm values in dbc below input lo level measured at rf port. mxn spurious outputs nlo mrf01234 0xx-6372161 1310476068 2 9069726990 39090907990 49090909990 rf = 7.6 ghz @ -10 dbm lo = 7.5 ghz @ +15 dbm data taken without if hybrid all values in dbc below if power level absolute maximum ratings rf / if input +20 dbm lo drive + 27 dbm channel temperature 150c continuous pdiss (t=85c) (derate 6.9 mw/c above 85c) 508 mw thermal resistance (r th ) (junction to package bottom) 128.2 c/w storage temperature -65 to +150 c operating temperature -55 to +85 c 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 electrostatic sensitive device observe handling precautions hmc520lc4 v02.1208 gaas mmic i/q mixer 6 - 10 ghz
mixers - i/q mixers, irms & receivers - smt 8 8 - 98 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 6 to 10 ghz. 9if1 this pin is dc coupled. for applications not requir- ing 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 6 to 10 ghz. pin descriptions hmc520lc4 v02.1208 gaas mmic i/q mixer 6 - 10 ghz
mixers - i/q mixers, irms & receivers - smt 8 8 - 99 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 connected 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 sma rf connector, sri j3 - j4 pcb mount sma connector, johnson u1 hmc520lc4 pcb [2] 109996 evaluation board [1] reference this number when ordering complete evaluation pcb [2] circuit board material: rogers 4350 hmc520lc4 v02.1208 gaas mmic i/q mixer 6 - 10 ghz
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