Electrical Specifications Subject to Change
LTM9003
12-Bit Digital Pre-Distortion
Receiver Subsystem
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The LTM®9003 is a 12-bit digital pre-distortion receiver
subsystem for the transmit path of cellular basestations.
Utilizing an integrated system in a package (SiP) tech-nol-
ogy, it includes a downconverting mixer, wideband filter
andanalog-to-digitalconverter(ADC).Thesystemistuned
for an intermediate frequency (IF) of 184MHz and a signal
bandwidth of up to 125MHz. The 12-bit ADC samples at
rates up to 250Msps. Contact Linear Technology regard-
ing customization.
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Fully Integrated Receiver Subsystem for Digital
Pre-Distortion Applications
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Down-Converting Mixer with Wide RF Frequency
Range: 400MHz to 3.8GHz
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125MHz Wide Bandpass Filter, <0.5dB Passband
Ripple
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Low Power ADC with Up to 12-Bit Resolution,
250Msps Sample Rate
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–145.5dBm/Hz Input Noise Floor, 25.8dBm IIP3
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1.5W Total Power Consumption
The high signal level downconverting active mixer is opti-
mized for high linearity, wide dynamic range IF sampling
applications. It includes a differential LO buffer amplifier
driving a double-balanced mixer. Broadband, integrated
transformers on the RF and LO inputs provide single
ended 50Ω interfaces. The RF and LO inputs are internally
matched to 50Ω from 1.1GHz to 1.8GHz.
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50Ω Single-Ended RF and LO Ports
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Internal Bypass Capacitance, No External
Components
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ADC Clock Duty Cycle Stabilizer
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11.25mm × 15mm LGA package
APPLICATIONS
The CLK input controls converter operation and may be
drivendifferentiallyorsingle-ended.Anoptionalclockduty
cycle stabilizer allows high performance at full speed for
a wide range of clock duty cycles.
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.
Protected by U.S. Patents including 5481178, 6580258, 6304066, 6127815, 6498466, 6611131.
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Transmit ObservationPath Receivers
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Digital Pre-Distortion(DPD) Receivers
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Wideband Receiver
Wideband Instrumentation
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TYPICAL APPLICATION
FFT of 4-Channel WCDMA Input at 1.95GHz
–40
–50
–60
3.3V
PA
2.5V
LTM9003
OV = 2.5V
DD
–70
–80
D11
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•
•
D0
LVDS
–90
RF
–100
DGND
–
+
–110
LO
GND
ENC
ENC
154
164
174
184
194
204
214
9003 TA01
IF FREQUENCY (MHz)
9003 TA01b
9003p
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