24 GHz to 29.5 GHz, 5G, Microwave
Upconverter and Downconverter
Data Sheet
ADMV1017
FEATURES
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
RF input/output frequency range: 24 GHz to 29.5 GHz
Two upconversion modes
Direct conversion from differential baseband I/Q
Single-ended, complex IF to RF, single-sideband
upconversion
Two downconversion modes
Direct conversion from RF to differential baseband I/Q
downconversion
Single-ended complex IF image rejection conversion
LO input frequency range: 5 GHz to 15 GHz
LO doubler or quadrupler for up to 30 GHz
Matched, 50 Ω, single-ended RF input and output
Matched, 50 Ω single-ended LO input
Temperature compensation circuits to minimize
temperature variations
Programmable baseband I/Q common mode-voltage
Receiver and transmitter gain and power control through
fast settling DSA
The ADMV1017 is a silicon germanium (SiGe), microwave,
upconverter and downconverter optimized for 5G radio
designs operating in the 24 GHz to 29.5 GHz frequency range.
The upconverter offers two modes of frequency translation.
The device is capable of direct conversion to radio frequency
(RF) from differential baseband I/Q input signals, as well as
single-sideband (SSB) upconversion from complex intermediate
frequency (IF) inputs. Alternatively, the differential baseband
I/Q input path can be disabled and a modulated, single-ended,
complex IF signals from 3 GHz to 10.5 GHz can be fed to the IF
path. These signals can then be upconverted to 24 GHz to
29.5 GHz while rejecting the unwanted sideband by typically
better than 25 dBc. The serial port interface (SPI) provides
adjustment of the quadrature phase to allow optimum sideband
rejection. In addition, the SPI interface allows powering down
the output envelope detector to reduce power consumption
when carrier feed through optimization is not necessary.
The downconverter offers two modes of frequency translation.
The device is capable of direct quadrature demodulation to
differential baseband I/Q output signals, as well as image
rejection downconversion to a single-ended complex IF output
carrier frequency. The differential baseband outputs can be dc-
coupled. More typically, however, the I/Q outputs are ac-coupled
with a sufficiently low high-pass corner frequency to ensure
adequate demodulation accuracy. The I/Q baseband output
common-mode voltage is programmable between 0.75 V and
2.15 V. The SPI interface provides fine adjustment of the
quadrature phase to optimize I/Q demodulation performance.
Alternatively, the baseband I/Q outputs can be disabled, and
the I/Q signals can be passed through an on-chip, active balun
to provide two, single-ended, complex IF outputs between 3 GHz
and 10.5 GHz. When the device is used as an image rejecting
down-converter, the unwanted image term is typically rejected to
better than 25 dBc below the desired sideband. The ADMV1017
offers a square law power detector to allow monitoring of the
power levels at the mixer inputs. The detector output provides
closed-loop control of the RF digital step attenuator via an
external automatic gain control (AGC) loop.
Low phase variation vs. gain control
Fast TDD switching time via external pins
Upconversion mode
Sideband rejection and carrier feedthrough optimization
Envelope detector for LO feedthrough calibration
Downconversion mode
Image rejection and IQ imbalance optimization
Baseband I/Q dc offset correction
Receiver mixer power detector for receiver gain setting
LO chain features
×2 and ×4 modes
Variable gain to accommodate various LO drive strength
values
>360° phase control shifter for LO synchronization, separate
settings for receiver and transmitter modes
Programmable via a 3-wire SPI interface
60-terminal, 9 mm × 8 mm, LGA packaging
Common-mode input pin to track desired common mode to
ADC, 0.75 V to 2.15 V voltage range
APPLICATIONS
5G applications
The ADMV1017 upconverter and downconverter is housed in
a compact, thermally enhanced, 9 mm × 8 mm, land grid array
(LGA) package. The ADMV1017 operates over the −40°C to
+95°C case temperature range. Throughout the figures in this
data sheet, Rx means receiver and Tx means transmitter.
Point to point microwave radios
Radar and electronic warfare systems
Instrumentation and automatic test equipment (ATE)
For more information about the ADMV1017, contact Analog Devices, Inc., at mmWave5G@analog.com.
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