Product Specification
PE4126
High Linearity Quad MOSFET Mixer
for DCS 1800 BTS
Product Description
Features
The PE4126 is a high linearity, passive Quad MOSFET Mixer
for DCS 1800 Base Station Receivers exhibiting high dynamic
range performance over a broad LO drive range up to 20 dBm.
This mixer integrates passive matching networks to provide
single-ended interfaces for the RF and LO ports, eliminating
the need for external RF baluns or matching networks. The
PE4126 is optimized for frequency down-conversion using
low-side LO injection for DCS 1800 Base Station applications,
and is also suitable for use in up-conversion applications.
• Integrated, single-ended RF & LO
interfaces
• High linearity: IIP3 of +32 dBm,
1700 - 1800 MHz (+17 dBm LO)
• Low conversion loss: 7.9 dB
(+17 dBm LO)
• High Isolation: typical LO-IF at 37 dB,
LO-RF at 38 dB (1.8 GHz)
The PE4126 is manufactured on Peregrine’s UltraCMOS™
process, a patented variation of silicon-on-insulator (SOI)
technology on a sapphire substrate, offering the performance
of GaAs with the economy and integration of conventional
CMOS.
• Designed for low-side LO injection
Figure 1. Functional Diagram
Figure 2. Package Type
8-lead TSSOP
LO
IF
RF
PE4126
Table 1. AC and DC Electrical Specifications @ +25 °C (ZS = ZL = 50 Ω)
Parameter
Minimum
Typical
Maximum
Units
Frequency Range:
LO
RF
IF1
1450
1700
--
--
--
250
1550
1800
--
MHz
MHz
MHz
Conversion Loss2
7.9
8.3
dB
Isolation: LO-RF
1.7 GHz
30
32
34
34
36
38
dB
dB
dB
1.75 GHz
1.8 GHz
LO-IF
33
30
37
32
21
dB
Input IP3
dBm
dBm
Input 1 dB Compression
Notes:
1. An IF frequency of 250 MHz is a nominal frequency. The IF frequency can be specified by the user as long as the
RF and LO frequencies are within the specified maximum and minimum.
2. Conversion Loss includes loss of IF transformer (M/ACom ETK4-2T - nominal loss 0.7 dB at 250 MHz.)
*Test conditions unless otherwise noted: LO = 250 MHz, LO input drive = 17 dBm, RF input drive = 3 dBm.
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