0.5 dB LSB, 6-Bit, Silicon Digital
Attenuator, 9 kHz to 40 GHz
ADRF5720
Data Sheet
FEATURES
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
ADRF5720
Ultrawideband frequency range: 9 kHz to 40 GHz
Attenuation range: 0.5 dB steps to 31.5 dB
Low insertion loss with impedance match
2.0 dB up to 18 GHz
2.8 dB up to 26 GHz
24 23 22 21 20 19
4.5 dB up to 40 GHz
1
2
3
4
5
6
18
17
16
15
14
13
LE
PS
VDD
Attenuation accuracy with impedance match
(0.20 + 1.0% of attenuation state) up to 18 GHz
(0.20 + 1.5% of attenuation state) up to 26 GHz
(0.40+ 3.0% of attenuation state) up to 40 GHz
Typical step error with impedance match
0.25 dB up to 26 GHz
VSS
SERIAL/
PARALLEL
INTERFACE
GND
GND
ATTIN
GND
GND
GND
6-BIT DIGITAL
ATTENUATOR
ATTOUT
GND
7
8
9
10 11 12
0.65 dB up to 40 GHz
High input linearity
PACKAGE
BASE
GND
P0.1dB insertion loss state: 30 dBm
P0.1dB other attenuation states: 27 dBm
IP3: 50 dBm typical
Figure 1.
High RF input power handling: 27 dBm average, 30 dBm peak
Tight distribution in relative phase
No low frequency spurious signals
SPI and parallel mode control, CMOS/LVTTL compatible
RF amplitude settling time (0.1 dB of final RF output): 8 µs
24-terminal, 4 mm × 4 mm LGA package
Pin-compatible with ADRF5730, fast switching version
APPLICATIONS
Industrial scanners
Test and instrumentation
Cellular infrastructure: 5G millimeter wave
Military radios, radars, electronic counter measures (ECMs)
Microwave radios and very small aperture terminals (VSATs)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADRF5720 is a silicon, 6-bit digital attenuator with 31.5 dB
attenuation control range in 0.5 dB steps.
The ADRF5720 is pin-compatible with the ADRF5730, the fast
switching version, which operates from 100 MHz to 40 GHz.
This device operates from 9 kHz to 40 GHz with better than 4.5 dB
of insertion loss and excellent attenuation accuracy. The ATTIN
port of the ADRF5720 has a radio frequency (RF) input power
handling capability of 27 dBm average and 30 dBm peak for all
states.
The ADRF5720 RF ports are designed to match a characteristic
impedance of 50 Ω. For wideband applications, impedance
matching on the RF transmission lines can further optimize high
frequency insertion loss, return loss, and attenuation accuracy
characteristics. Refer to the Electrical Specifications section, the
Typical Performance Characteristics section, and the Applications
Information section for more details.
The ADRF5720 requires a dual supply voltage of +3.3 V and
−3.3 V. The device features serial peripheral interface (SPI),
parallel mode control, and complementary metal-oxide
semiconductor (CMOS)-/low voltage transistor to transistor
logic (LVTTL)-compatible controls.
The ADRF5720 comes in a 24-terminal, 4 mm × 4 mm, RoHS
compliant, land grid array (LGA) package and operates from
−40°C to +105°C.
Rev. 0
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