LTC5589
700MHz to 6GHz
Low Power
Direct Quadrature Modulator
DescripTion
FeaTures
The LTC®5589 is a direct conversion I/Q modulator de-
signed for low power wireless applications that enables
direct modulation of differential baseband I and Q signals
onanRFcarrier.Singleside-bandmodulationorside-band
suppressed upconversion can be achieved by applying
90° phase-shifted signals to the I and Q inputs. The I/Q
baseband input ports can be either AC or DC coupled to a
source with a common mode voltage level of about 1.4V.
The SPI interface controls the supply current, modulator
gain, and allows adjustments of I and Q gain and phase
imbalance to optimize the LO carrier feedthrough and
side-band suppression. The LO port can be driven with
sine wave or square wave LO drive. A fixed LC network
on the LO and RF ports covers 700MHz to 6GHz operat-
ing range. An on-chip thermometer can be activated to
compensate for gain-temperature variations. More ac-
curate temperature measurements can be made using
an on-chip diode. In addition, a continuous analog gain
control (VCTRL) pin can be used for fast power control.
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Frequency Range: 700MHz to 6GHz
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Low Power: 2.7V to 3.6V Supply; 29.5mA
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Low LO Carrier Leakage: –43dBm at 1.8GHz
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Side-Band Suppression: –50dBc at 1.8GHz
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Output IP3: 19dBm at 1.8GHz
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Low RF Output Noise Floor: –157dBm/Hz at 30MHz
Offset, P = 1.8dBm, f = 2.17GHz
RF
RF
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Sine Wave or Square Wave LO Drive
SPI Control:
Adjustable Gain: 19dB in 1dB Steps
Effecting Supply Current from 9mA to 39mA
I/Q Offset Adjust: –64dBm LO Carrier Leakage
I/Q Gain/Phase Adjust: –61dBc Side-Band Suppressed
24-Lead 4mm × 4mm Plastic QFN Package
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applicaTions
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Wireless Microphones
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Battery Powered Radios
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Vector Modulator
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of their respective owners.
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2.45GHz and 5.8GHz Transmitters
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Software Defined Radios (SDR)
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Military Radios
Typical applicaTion
EVM and Noise Floor vs RF Output
Power and Digital Gain Setting
with 1Ms/s 16-QAM Signal
700MHz to 6GHz Direct Conversion Transmitter Application
V
CTRL
3.3V
5
4
3
2
1
1nF + 4.7µF
DG –19, 8.7mA
DG –16, 12.7mA
DG –12, 17.1mA
DG –8, 22.3mA
DG –4, 29.5mA
DG 0, 39.2mA
V
LTC5589
CC
SPI
RF = 700MHz
TO 6GHz
V
V
I
I
I-DAC
I-CHANNEL
100pF
0
–155
–157
–159
–161
–163
–165
PA
0°
0.2pF
EN
EN
90°
f
= 2.17GHz
LO
P
= 0dBm
Q-DAC
Q-CHANNEL
LO
THERMOMETER
TTCK
–20
–16
–12
–8
–4
0
4
RF POWER (dBm)
BASEBAND
GENERATOR
5589 TA01b
0.8nH
VCO/SYNTHESIZER
0.1pF
0.4pF
5589 TA01a
5589f
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