11.90 GHz to 18.30 GHz Quadband VCO
Data Sheet
HMC8362
FEATURES
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
Set of 4 narrow-band VCOs with consistent sensitivity vs.
frequency
RF and tuning ports common to all 4 VCOs
RF output operates from fundamental oscillators with no
subharmonic oscillations
Up to 8 dBm RF output power
Power mute capability
30
29
28
27
26
NIC
GND
NIC
1
2
3
NIC
HMC8362
11.90GHz TO
13.70GHz
VC1
GND
V
GND
RFOUT
GND
NIC
4
5
6
7
8
9
TUNE
13.50GHz TO
15.40GHz
GND
No external resonator required
40-lead, 6 mm × 6 mm LFCSP
25 VC2
15.20GHz TO
17.15GHz
24
23
22
21
GND
VC3
VC4
NIC
APPLICATIONS
VCB
16.95GHz TO
18.30GHz
NIC
Electronic test and measurement
Industrial and medical instrumentation
Point to point and multipoint radios
Aerospace and defense
NIC 10
PACKAGE
BASE
GND
Wireless communication infrastructure
Figure 1.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The HMC8362 is a gallium arsenide (GaAs), quadband,
monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC), voltage
controlled oscillator (VCO) designed to offer wideband
capabilities without compromising on phase noise performance.
The device integrates four independent, narrow-band VCOs
with overlapping frequency bands, operating at a fundamental
frequency range of 11.90 GHz to 18.30 GHz. The consistent
tuning sensitivity across all frequency bands simplifies the
synthesizer loop filter design.
The HMC8362 integrates resonators, negative resistance
devices, and varactor diodes. The monolithic structure of the
oscillator offers very low phase noise, optimal temperature
stability, and is immune to vibration and process variation.
The four VCOs are packaged in a single, 6 mm × 6 mm,
surface-mount lead frame chip scale package (LFCSP), and
require no external matching components.
Combined with a high frequency, high performance phase-
locked loop (PLL), the ADF41513, the HMC8362 offers a
complete RF or microwave frequency generation solution.
The tuning port is common to all VCO cores for a simpler
design of the phase-locked loop (PLL) feedback path. The
HMC8362 also offers a low typical current consumption of
72 mA for power sensitive applications.
Rev. A
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