HMC-MDB277
v03.1023
GaAs MMIC FUNDAMENTAL
MIXER, 70 - 90 GHz
Typical Applications
Features
This HMC-MDB277 is ideal for:
Wide IF bandwidth: DC - 18 GHz
Passive Double Balanced Topology
LO Input Power: +14 dBm
• Short Haul / High Capacity Radios
• FCC E-Band Communication Systems
• Automotive Radar
Die Size: 1.55 x 1.4 x 0.1 mm
• Sensors
• Test & Measurement Equipment
General Description
Functional Diagram
The HMC-MDB277 is a passive Double Balanced
MMIC Mixer which utilizes GaAs Heterojunction
Bipolar Transistor (HBT) Shottky diode technology
and can be used as either an upconverter or a
downconverter. All bond pads and the die backside
are Ti/Au metallized and the Shottky devices are
fully passivated for reliable operation. The HMC-
MDB277 Double Balanced Mixer is compatible
with conventional die attach methods, as well as
thermocompression and thermosonic wire bonding,
making it ideal for MCM and hybrid microcircuit
applications. This compact MMIC is a much smaller
and more consistent alternative to hybrid style
double balanced mixer assemblies. All data shown
herein is measured with the chip in a 50 Ohm
environment and contacted with RF probes.
Electrical Specifications*, TA = 25 °C, IF = 10 GHz, LO = +14 dBm
Parameter
Min.
Typ.
70 - 90
DC - 18
12
Max.
Units
GHz
GHz
dB
Frequency Range, RF & LO
Frequency Range, IF
Conversion Loss
*Unless otherwise indicated, all measurements are from probed die
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