ADA4961
Data Sheet
NOISE/HARMONIC PERFORMANCE
VS = 5 V, HP mode, RS = 100 Ω differential, RL = 50 Ω differential, TA = 25°C, f = 500 MHz, VO = 1.2 V p-p (or 0.6 V p-p per tone for two tone
IMD3), LC filter connected, unless otherwise noted.
Table 2.
3.3 V Supply, Low
Power Mode
Operation1
5.0 V Supply, High
Performance
Mode Operation
Parameter
Test Conditions/Comments
Min Typ
Max Min Typ
Max Unit
AC PERFORMANCE, 100 MHz
Second Harmonic (HD2)
Maximum gain
Minimum gain
Maximum gain
Minimum gain
−75
−76
−85
−88
−81
−80
−88
−88
dBc
dBc
dBc
dBc
Third Harmonic (HD3)
Third-Order Intermodulation
Distortion (IMD3)
VOUT = 1.2 V p-p composite (2 MHz
spacing)
Maximum gain
Minimum gain
AV = 15 dB
−100
−95
17.2
6.0
−100
−100
18.8
5.8
dBc
dBc
dBm
dB
1 dB Compression Point (OP1dB)
Noise Figure (NF)
AV = 15 dB
Noise Density Referred to Output
(RTO)
AV = 15 dB
−154
−154
dBm/Hz
AC PERFORMANCE, 500 MHz
Second Harmonic (HD2)
Maximum gain
Minimum gain
Maximum gain
Minimum gain
−77
−82
−75
−75
−80
−85
−81
−82
dBc
dBc
dBc
dBc
Third Harmonic (HD3)
Third-Order Intermodulation
Distortion (IMD3)
VOUT = 1.2 V p-p composite (2 MHz
spacing)
Maximum gain
Minimum gain
AV = 15 dB
−90
−95
17.8
5.8
−90
−90
19.3
5.6
dBc
dBc
dBm
dB
1 dB Compression Point (OP1dB)
Noise Figure (NF)
AV = 15 dB
Noise Density Referred to Output
(RTO)
AV = 15 dB
−154
−154
dBm/Hz
AC PERFORMANCE, 1 GHz
Second Harmonic (HD2)
Maximum gain
Minimum gain
Maximum gain
Minimum gain
−83
−83
−78
−77
−84
−80
−83
−83
dBc
dBc
dBc
dBc
Third Harmonic (HD3)
Third-Order Intermodulation
Distortion (IMD3)
VOUT = 1.2 V p-p composite (2 MHz
spacing)
Maximum gain
Minimum gain
AV = 15 dB
−87
−86
18.1
5.6
−90
−92
21.1
5.5
dBc
dBc
dBm
dB
1 dB Compression Point (OP1dB)
Noise Figure (NF)
AV = 15 dB
Noise Density Referred to Output
(RTO)
AV = 15 dB
−154
−154
dBm/Hz
AC PERFORMANCE, 1.5 GHz
Second Harmonic (HD2)
Maximum gain
Minimum gain
Maximum gain
Minimum gain
−73
−75
−75
−75
−76
−77
−75
−75
dBc
dBc
dBc
dBc
Third Harmonic (HD3)
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