LTC5588-1
200MHz to 6000MHz
Quadrature Modulator
with Ultrahigh OIP3
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The LTC®5588-1 is a direct conversion I/Q modulator
designed for high performance wireless applications. It
allows direct modulation of an RF signal using differential
baseband I and Q signals. It supports LTE, GSM, EDGE,
TD-SCDMA, CDMA, CDMA2000, W-CDMA, WiMax and
other communication standards. It can also be config-
ured as an image reject upconverting mixer, by applying
90° phase-shifted signals to the I and Q inputs. The I/Q
baseband inputs drive double-balanced mixers. An on-
chipbalunconvertsthedifferentialmixersignalstoa50Ω
single-ended RF output. Four balanced I and Q baseband
input ports are DC-coupled with a common mode volt-
age level of 0.5V. The LO path consists of an LO buffer
with single-ended or differential inputs and precision
quadrature generators to drive the mixers. The supply
voltage range is 3.15V to 3.45V. An external voltage can
be applied to the LINOPT pin to further improve 3rd-order
linearity performance. Accurate temperature dependent
calibrationscanbeperformedusingtheon-chipthermistor.
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Frequency Range: 200MHz to 6000MHz
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OutputIP3:+31dBmTypicalat2140MHz(Uncalibrated)
+35dBmTypical(UserOptimized)
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Single Pin Calibration to Optimize OIP3
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Low Output Noise Floor at 6MHz Offset:
No RF: –160.6dBm/Hz
P
= 5dBm: –155.5dBm/Hz
OUT
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Integrated LO Buffer and LO Quadrature Phase
Generator
High Impedance DC Interface to Baseband Inputs
with 0.5V Common Mode Voltage*
50Ω Single-Ended LO and RF Ports
3.3V Operation
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Fast Turn-Off/On: 10ns/17ns
Temperature Sensor (Thermistor)
24-Lead UTQFN 4mm × 4mm Package
APPLICATIONS
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LTE, GSM/EDGE, W-CDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA2K,
L, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks of Linear
Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
*Contact LTC Marketing for other common mode voltage versions.
WiMax Basestations
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Image Reject Upconverters
Point-to-Point Microwave Links
Broadcast Modulator
Military Radio
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ACPR, AltCPR and ACPR, AltCPR
with Optimized LINOPT Voltage vs RF
Output Power at 2.14GHz for
TYPICAL APPLICATION
200MHz to 6000MHz Direct Conversion Transmitter Application
W-CDMA 1, 2 and 4 Carriers
–40
–50
–60
–70
–80
–90
3.3V
ACPR
1nF + 4.7μF
s2
4C
2C
ACPR (OPT)
AltCPR
V
CC
LTC5588-1
RF = 200MHz
TO 6000MHz
1C
I-DAC
VmI
I-CHANNEL
AltCPR (OPT)
6.8pF
DOWNLINK TEST
MODEL 64 DPCH
= 140MHz,
= 2280MHz
PA
0o
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BB
LO
EN
0.2pF
90o
Q-CHANNEL
Q-DAC
VmI
LINOPT
BASEBAND
GENERATOR
LTC2630
1nF
50Ω
1nF
55881 TA01a
–20
–15
–10
–5
0
5
55881 TA01b
RF OUTPUT POWER PER CARRIER (dBm)
VCO/SYNTHESIZER
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