HMC812LC4
v02.0911
GaAs MMIC VOLTAGE-VARIABLE
ATTENUATOR, 5 - 30 GHz
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Typical Applications
Features
Widꢀ Baꢁdwidꢂh: 5 - 30 GHz
thꢀ HMC812LC4 iꢆ idꢀal fꢅꢃ:
• Point-to-Point Radio
• VSAT Radio
excꢀllꢀꢁꢂ Liꢁꢀaꢃiꢂy: +28 dBm Iꢁpꢄꢂ IP3
High Pꢅwꢀꢃ Haꢁdliꢁg: +25 dBm Iꢁpꢄꢂ P1dB
Widꢀ Aꢂꢂꢀꢁꢄaꢂiꢅꢁ raꢁgꢀ: 30 dB
• Test Instrumentation
• Microwave Sensors
• Military, ECM & Radar
24 Lꢀad Cꢀꢃamic 4x4 mm sMt Packagꢀ: 16mm²
Functional Diagram
General Description
The HMC812LC4 is an absorptive Voltage Variable
Attenuator (VVA) which operates from 5 - 30 GHz
aꢁd iꢆ idꢀal iꢁ dꢀꢆigꢁꢆ whꢀꢃꢀ aꢁ aꢁalꢅg DC cꢅꢁꢂꢃꢅl
ꢆigꢁal mꢄꢆꢂ bꢀ ꢄꢆꢀd ꢂꢅ cꢅꢁꢂꢃꢅl rF ꢆigꢁal lꢀvꢀlꢆ ꢅvꢀꢃ a
30 dB ampliꢂꢄdꢀ ꢃaꢁgꢀ. Iꢂ fꢀaꢂꢄꢃꢀꢆ ꢂwꢅ ꢆhꢄꢁꢂ-ꢂypꢀ
aꢂꢂꢀꢁꢄaꢂꢅꢃꢆ which aꢃꢀ cꢅꢁꢂꢃꢅllꢀd by ꢂwꢅ aꢁalꢅg vꢅl-
tages, Vctrl1 and Vctrl2. Optimum linearity perfor-
maꢁcꢀ ꢅf ꢂhꢀ aꢂꢂꢀꢁꢄaꢂꢅꢃ iꢆ achiꢀvꢀd by fiꢃꢆꢂ vaꢃyiꢁg
Vctrl1 of the 1st attenuation stage from -3V to 0V
with Vctrl2 fixed at -3V. The control voltage of the
2nd attenuation stage, Vctrl2, should then be varied
from -3V to 0V, with Vctrl1 fixed at 0V. The HMC812LC4
iꢆ hꢅꢄꢆꢀd iꢁ a rꢅHs cꢅmpliaꢁꢂ 4x4 mm QFn lꢀad-
lꢀꢆꢆ cꢀꢃamic packagꢀ
However, if the Vctrl1 and Vctrl2 pins are connected
ꢂꢅgꢀꢂhꢀꢃ iꢂ iꢆ pꢅꢆꢆiblꢀ ꢂꢅ achiꢀvꢀ ꢂhꢀ fꢄll aꢁalꢅg aꢂꢂꢀꢁ-
ꢄaꢂiꢅꢁ ꢃaꢁgꢀ wiꢂh ꢅꢁly a ꢆmall dꢀgꢃadaꢂiꢅꢁ iꢁ iꢁpꢄꢂ
IP3 pꢀꢃfꢅꢃmaꢁcꢀ. Applicaꢂiꢅꢁꢆ iꢁclꢄdꢀ AGC ciꢃcꢄiꢂꢆ
aꢁd ꢂꢀmpꢀꢃaꢂꢄꢃꢀ cꢅmpꢀꢁꢆaꢂiꢅꢁ ꢅf mꢄlꢂiplꢀ gaiꢁ ꢆꢂagꢀꢆ
in microwave point-to-point and VSAT radios.
Electrical Specifications, TA = +25° C, 50 Ohm system
Paꢃamꢀꢂꢀꢃ
Miꢁ.
typ.
Max.
uꢁiꢂꢆ
5 - 16 GHz
16 - 24 GHz
24 - 30 GHz
2
3
4
dB
dB
dB
Iꢁꢆꢀꢃꢂiꢅꢁ Lꢅꢆꢆ
Aꢂꢂꢀꢁꢄaꢂiꢅꢁ raꢁgꢀ
30
12
8
dB
dB
Iꢁpꢄꢂ rꢀꢂꢄꢃꢁ Lꢅꢆꢆ
oꢄꢂpꢄꢂ rꢀꢂꢄꢃꢁ Lꢅꢆꢆ
dB
Input Power for 1 dB Compression (any attenuation)
25
dBm
Iꢁpꢄꢂ thiꢃd oꢃdꢀꢃ Iꢁꢂꢀꢃcꢀpꢂ
(Two-tone Input Power = 10 dBm Each Tone)
28
dBm
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