HMC973LP3E
v00.0910
GaAs MMIC VOLTAGE-VARIABLE
ATTENUATOR, 0.5 - 6.0 GHz
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Typical Applications
Features
excꢀllꢀꢁꢂ Liꢁꢀaꢃiꢂy: +35 dBm Iꢁpꢄꢂ IP3
Widꢀ Aꢂꢂꢀꢁꢄaꢂiꢅꢁ raꢁgꢀ: 26 dB
siꢁglꢀ Pꢅꢆiꢂivꢀ Vꢅlꢂagꢀ Cꢅꢁꢂꢃꢅl: 0 ꢂꢅ +5V
Abꢆꢅꢃpꢂivꢀ tꢅpꢅlꢅgy
thꢀ HMC973LP3e iꢆ idꢀal fꢅꢃ:
• Pꢅiꢁꢂ-ꢂꢅ-Pꢅiꢁꢂ radiꢅ
• Cꢀllꢄlaꢃ/3G & WiMAX/4G Iꢁfꢃaꢆꢂꢃꢄcꢂꢄꢃꢀ
• tꢀꢆꢂ Iꢁꢆꢂꢃꢄmꢀꢁꢂaꢂiꢅꢁ
16 Lꢀad 3x3mm sMt Packagꢀ: 9mm²
• Micꢃꢅwavꢀ sꢀꢁꢆꢅꢃꢆ
• Miliꢂaꢃy, eCM & radaꢃ
General Description
Functional Diagram
thꢀ HMC973LP3e iꢆ aꢁ abꢆꢅꢃpꢂivꢀ Vꢅlꢂagꢀ Vaꢃiablꢀ
Aꢂꢂꢀꢁꢄaꢂꢅꢃ (VVA) which ꢅpꢀꢃaꢂꢀꢆ fꢃꢅm 0.5 ꢂꢅ 6 GHz
aꢁd iꢆ idꢀal iꢁ dꢀꢆigꢁꢆ whꢀꢃꢀ aꢁ aꢁalꢅg DC cꢅꢁꢂꢃꢅl
ꢆigꢁal mꢄꢆꢂ bꢀ ꢄꢆꢀd ꢂꢅ cꢅꢁꢂꢃꢅl rF ꢆigꢁal lꢀvꢀlꢆ ꢅvꢀꢃ
a 26 dB ampliꢂꢄdꢀ ꢃaꢁgꢀ. Iꢂ fꢀaꢂꢄꢃꢀꢆ a ꢆhꢄꢁꢂ-ꢂypꢀ
aꢂꢂꢀꢁꢄaꢂꢅꢃ cꢅꢁꢂꢃꢅllꢀd by aꢁ aꢁalꢅg vꢅlꢂagꢀ, Vcꢂꢃl. uꢁ-
likꢀ ꢅꢂhꢀꢃ GaAꢆ Fet baꢆꢀd VVA’ꢆ ꢂhꢀ HMC973LP3e
ꢀxhibiꢂꢆ ꢀxcꢀllꢀꢁꢂ liꢁꢀaꢃiꢂy ꢅf +35 dBm iꢁpꢄꢂ IP3,
ꢂhꢃꢅꢄghꢅꢄꢂ iꢂ’ꢆ cꢅꢁꢂꢃꢅl ꢃaꢁgꢀ. thꢀ HMC973LP3e
iꢆ aꢁ ꢄꢁidiꢃꢀcꢂiꢅꢁal dꢀvicꢀ wiꢂh ꢅpꢂimꢄm liꢁꢀaꢃiꢂy
pꢀꢃfꢅꢃmaꢁcꢀ achiꢀvꢀd whꢀꢁ ꢂhꢀ rF iꢁpꢄꢂ ꢆigꢁal iꢆ
appliꢀd ꢂꢅ ꢂhꢀ rFIn packagꢀ lꢀad. thꢀ HMC973LP3e
iꢆ hꢅꢄꢆꢀd iꢁ a rꢅHs cꢅmpliaꢁꢂ 3x3 mm QFn lꢀadlꢀꢆꢆ
packagꢀ.
Electrical Specifications, TA = +25° C, 50 Ohm system, Vdd = +5V
Paꢃamꢀꢂꢀꢃ
Fꢃꢀqꢄꢀꢁcy
Miꢁ.
typ.
Max.
uꢁiꢂꢆ
0.5 - 4.0 GHz
4.0 - 6.0 GHz
3.5
5.5
5
8
dB
dB
Iꢁꢆꢀꢃꢂiꢅꢁ Lꢅꢆꢆ
0.5 - 3.0 GHz
3.0 - 6.0 GHz
26
28
Aꢂꢂꢀꢁꢄaꢂiꢅꢁ raꢁgꢀ
dB
Iꢁpꢄꢂ rꢀꢂꢄꢃꢁ Lꢅꢆꢆ
oꢄꢂpꢄꢂ rꢀꢂꢄꢃꢁ Lꢅꢆꢆ
0.5 - 6.0 GHz
0.5 - 6.0 GHz
0.5 - 6.0 GHz
12
10
30
dB
dB
Iꢁpꢄꢂ Pꢅwꢀꢃ fꢅꢃ 1 dB Cꢅmpꢃꢀꢆꢆiꢅꢁ (aꢁy aꢂꢂꢀꢁꢄaꢂiꢅꢁ)
dBm
Iꢁpꢄꢂ thiꢃd oꢃdꢀꢃ Iꢁꢂꢀꢃcꢀpꢂ
(twꢅ-ꢂꢅꢁꢀ Iꢁpꢄꢂ Pꢅwꢀꢃ = +5 dBm each tꢅꢁꢀ)
0.5 - 6.0 GHz
0.5 - 6.0 GHz
35
dBm
µA
sꢄpply Cꢄꢃꢃꢀꢁꢂ (Idd)
200
300
For price, delivery and to place orders: Hittite Microwave Corporation, 20 Alpha Road, 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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