HMC6146BLC5A
ꢀ00.0812
GaAs MMIC I/Q UPCONVERTER
40 - 44 GHz
Typical Applications
Features
Thꢁ Hmc6146BLc5A ꢂꢃ ꢂdꢁal foꢆ:
conꢀꢁꢆꢃꢂon Gaꢂn: 12 dB
• Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multi-Point Radio
• Military Radar, EW & ELINT
• Satellite Communications
• Sensors
sꢂdꢁband rꢁjꢁꢄtꢂon: 25 dBꢄ
Hꢂgh Output iP3: +27 dBꢅ
16 Lꢁad 5ꢇ5 ꢅꢅ smT cꢁꢆaꢅꢂꢄ Paꢄkagꢁ: 25 ꢅꢅ²
Functional Diagram
General Description
Thꢁ Hmc6146BLc5A ꢂꢃ a ꢄoꢅpaꢄt GaAꢃ mmic i/q
ꢀaꢆꢂablꢁgaꢂnupꢄonꢀꢁꢆtꢁꢆꢂnalꢁadlꢁꢃꢃroHsꢄoꢅplꢂant
smT paꢄkagꢁ. Thꢂꢃ dꢁꢀꢂꢄꢁ pꢆoꢀꢂdꢁꢃ a ꢃꢅall ꢃꢂgnal ꢄon-
ꢀꢁꢆꢃꢂon gaꢂn of 12 dB wꢂth 25 dBꢄ of ꢃꢂdꢁband ꢆꢁjꢁꢄtꢂon,
and 17 db of gaꢂn ꢄontꢆol. Thꢁ Hmc6146BLc5A utꢂlꢂzꢁꢃ
a rF ꢀaꢆꢂablꢁ gaꢂn aꢅplꢂfiꢁꢆ pꢆꢁꢄꢁdꢁd by an i/q ꢅꢂꢇꢁꢆ
whꢁꢆꢁ thꢁ LO ꢂꢃ dꢆꢂꢀꢁn by a x2 ꢅultꢂplꢂꢁꢆ. iF1 and iF2
ꢅꢂꢇꢁꢆ ꢂnputꢃ aꢆꢁ pꢆoꢀꢂdꢁd and an ꢁꢇtꢁꢆnal 90° hybꢆꢂd ꢂꢃ
nꢁꢁdꢁd to ꢃꢁlꢁꢄt thꢁ ꢆꢁꢈuꢂꢆꢁd ꢃꢂdꢁband. Thꢁ i/q ꢅꢂꢇꢁꢆ
topology ꢆꢁduꢄꢁꢃ thꢁ nꢁꢁd foꢆ filtꢁꢆꢂng of thꢁ unwantꢁd
ꢃꢂdꢁband. Thꢁ Hmc6146BLc5A ꢂꢃ a ꢅuꢄh ꢃꢅallꢁꢆ
altꢁꢆnatꢂꢀꢁ to hybꢆꢂd ꢃtylꢁ ꢃꢂnglꢁ ꢃꢂdꢁband upꢄonꢀꢁꢆtꢁꢆ
aꢃꢃꢁꢅblꢂꢁꢃ and ꢂt ꢁlꢂꢅꢂnatꢁꢃ thꢁ nꢁꢁd foꢆ wꢂꢆꢁ
bondꢂng by allowꢂng thꢁ uꢃꢁ of ꢃuꢆfaꢄꢁ ꢅount ꢅan-
ufaꢄtuꢆꢂng tꢁꢄhnꢂꢈuꢁꢃ.
Electrical Specifications [1][2], TA = +25°C, IF = 2350 MHz,
LO = +4 dBm, VDLO1, 2 = +3V, IDLO = 150 mA, VDRF = +3V, IDRF = 200mA, USB [1][2]
Paꢆaꢅꢁtꢁꢆ
Fꢆꢁꢈuꢁnꢄy rangꢁ, rF
mꢂn.
Typ.
maꢇ.
mꢂn.
Typ.
maꢇ.
Unꢂtꢃ
40 - 42
18 - 20
0 - 4
12
42 - 44
20 - 22
0 - 4
10
GHz
GHz
GHz
dB
Fꢆꢁꢈuꢁnꢄy rangꢁ, LO
Fꢆꢁꢈuꢁnꢄy rangꢁ, iF
conꢀꢁꢆꢃꢂon Gaꢂn
9
7
sꢂdꢁband rꢁjꢁꢄtꢂon
Dynaꢅꢂꢄ rangꢁ
21
25
14
18
dBꢄ
dB
17
13
1 dB coꢅpꢆꢁꢃꢃꢂon (Output)
iP3 (Output)
16
16
dBꢅ
dBꢅ
dB
27
28
2LO / rF iꢃolatꢂon
supply cuꢆꢆꢁnt iDLO [2]
supply cuꢆꢆꢁnt iDrF [2]
15
15
150
200
150
200
ꢅA
ꢅA
[1] Unlꢁꢃꢃ othꢁꢆwꢂꢃꢁ notꢁd all ꢅꢁaꢃuꢆꢁꢅꢁntꢃ pꢁꢆfoꢆꢅꢁd wꢂth low ꢃꢂdꢁ LO, iF = 2350 mHz and ꢁꢇtꢁꢆnal iF 90° hybꢆꢂd.
[2] Adjuꢃt vgg bꢁtwꢁꢁn -2 to 0v to aꢄhꢂꢁꢀꢁ iDLO = 150 ꢅA and iDrF = 200 ꢅA Typꢂꢄal.
For price, delivery and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824
Phone: 978-250-3343 Fax: 978-250-3373 Order On-line at www.hittite.com
Application Support: Phone: 978-250-3343 or apps@hittite.com
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