LTC5541
1.3GHz to 2.3GHz
High Dynamic Range
Downconverting Mixer
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
TheLTC®5541ispartofafamilyofhighdynamicrangepassive,
high gain downconverting mixers covering the 600MHz to
4GHzfrequencyrange.TheLTC5541isoptimizedfor1.3GHz
to2.3GHzRFapplications.TheLOfrequencymustfallwithin
the 1.4GHz to 2.0GHz range for optimum performance. A
typicalapplicationisaLTEorW-CDMAreceiverwitha1.7GHz
to 2.2GHz RF input and low-side LO.
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Conversion Gain: 7.8dB at 1950MHz
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IIP3: 26.4dBm at 1950MHz
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Noise Figure: 9.6dB at 1950MHz
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16dB NF Under +5dBm Blocking
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High Input P1dB
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3.3V Supply, 630mW Power Consumption
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Shutdown Pin
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50Ω Single-Ended RF and LO Inputs
The LTC5541 is designed for 3.3V operation, however; the
IF amplifier can be powered by 5V for the highest P1dB.
An integrated SPDT LO switch with fast switching accepts
two active LO signals, while providing high isolation.
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LO Inputs 50Ω Matched when Shutdown
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High Isolation LO Switch
0dBm LO Drive Level
High LO-RF and LO-IF Isolation
Small Solution Size
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The LTC5541’s high conversion gain and high dynamic
range enable the use of lossy IF filters in high-selectivity
receiver designs, while minimizing the total solution cost,
board space and system-level variation.
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20-Lead (5mm × 5mm) QFN package
APPLICATIONS
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Wireless Infrastructure Receivers
High Dynamic Range Downconverting Mixer Family
(LTE, W-CDMA. TD-SCDMA, UMTS, GSM1800)
PART#
RF RANGE
LO RANGE
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Point-To-Point Microwave Links
LTC5540
LTC5541
LTC5542
LTC5543
600MHz –1.3GHz
1.3GHz – 2.3GHz
1.6GHz – 2.7GHz
2.3GHz – 4GHz
700MHz – 1.2GHz
1.4GHz – 2.0GHz
1.7GHz – 2.5GHz
2.4GHz – 3.6GHz
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High Dynamic Range Downmixer Applications
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TYPICAL APPLICATION
Wideband Receiver
Wideband Conversion Gain, IIP3
and NF vs IF Output Frequency
190MHz
SAW
190MHz
BPF
1nF
V
IF
CCIF
8.8
8.6
8.4
8.2
8.0
7.8
7.6
7.4
7.2
7.0
6.8
28
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
1nF
150nH
ADC
AMP
3.3V or 5V
150nH
22pF
1μF
IIP3
RF = 1950 30MHz
LO = 1760MHz
+
–
IF
IF
P
= 0dBm
LO
22pF
TEST CIRCUIT IN FIGURE 1
LO2
LO1
LTC5541
IMAGE
BPF
SYNTH 2
IF
2.2pF
RF
1920MHz
TO
RF
ALTERNATE LO FOR
FREQUENCY-HOPPING
G
C
LNA
LO
1980MHz
22pF
SHDN
(0V/3.3V)
BIAS
SYNTH 1
SHDN
NF
220
V
V
V
CC3
LOSEL
CC2
CC1
LO
1760MHz
160
170
180
190
200
210
V
3.3V
CC
LO SELECT
(0V/3.3V)
IF OUTPUT FREQUENCY (MHz)
1μF
22pF
5541 TA01
5541 TA02
5541f
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