Data Sheet
HMC424ACHIPS
SPECIFICATIONS
Supply voltage (VEE) = -3 V to -5 V, control input voltage (VCTL) = 0 V or VEE, TCASE = 25°C, 50 Ω system, unless otherwise noted.
Table 1.
Parameter
Symbol
Test Conditions/Comments
Min
Typ Max
Unit
GHz
dB
dB
dB
FREQUENCY RANGE
INSERTION LOSS
0.1
13.0
IL
0.1 GHz to 4.0 GHz
4.0 GHz to 8.0 GHz
8.0 GHz to 13.0 GHz
0.1 GHz to 13.0 GHz
Between minimum and
maximum attenuation states
Between any successive
attenuation states
Between any successive
attenuation states
2.8
3.4
4.2
3.3
4.0
4.6
ATTENUATION
Range
31.5
0.5
dB
dB
dB
Step Size
Step Error
State Error
0.5
All attenuation states,
referenced to insertion loss state
0.1 GHz to 8.0 GHz
8.0 GHz to 13.0 GHz
−(0.2 + 3% of
attenuation state)
−(0.2 + 4% of
attenuation state)
+(0.2 + 3% of
attenuation state)
+(0.2 + 4% of
attenuation state)
dB
dB
dB
RETURN LOSS (RF1 AND RF2)
RELATIVE PHASE
All attenuation states,
0.1 GHz to 13.0 GHz
12
Between minimum and
maximum attenuation states
0.1 GHz to 6.0 GHz
6.0 GHz to 13.0 GHz
30
70
Degrees
Degrees
SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
Rise and Fall Time
On and Off Time
Between all attenuation states
10% to 90% of RF output
50% VCTL to 90% of RF output
tRISE, tFALL
tON, tOFF
30
50
ns
ns
INPUT LINEARITY1
All attenuation states,
500 MHz to 6.0 GHz
0.1 dB Compression
Third-Order Intercept
P0.1dB
IP3
VEE = −3 V
VEE = −5 V
VEE = −5 V, 10 dBm per tone,
1 MHz spacing
23
25
45
dBm
dBm
dBm
VEE = −3 V, 10 dBm per tone,
1 MHz spacing
35
2
dBm
mA
SUPPLY CURRENT
DIGITAL CONTROL INPUTS
Voltage
IDD
VEE = −3 V to −5 V
V1 to V6
5
Low
VINL
VINH
VEE = −3 V
VEE = −5 V
VEE = −3 V
VEE = −5 V
−1.0
−3.0
−3.0
−5.0
0
0
−2.2
−4.2
V
V
V
V
High
Current
Low
High
VEE = −3 V to −5 V
IINL
IINH
35
1
μA
μA
1 Input linearity performance degrades at frequencies less than 250 MHz; see Figure 17, Figure 21, and Figure 22.
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