CDMA IF VGAs a n d I/Q De m o d u la t o rs
w it h VCO a n d S yn t h e s ize r
Typ ic a l Op e ra t in g Ch a ra c t e ris t ic s
(MAX2306/MAX2308/MAX2309 EV kits, V
= +2.75V, registers set to default power-up states, f = 183.7MHz, f
= 19.2MHz,
CC
IN
REF
synthesizer locked with passive 3rd-order lead-lag loop filter, SHDN = high, VGC set for +35dB voltage gain, differential output load
= 10kΩ, all power levels referred to 50Ω, T = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
A
RECEIVE SHUTDOWN CURRENT vs.
SUPPLY VOLTAGE
RECEIVE SUPPLY CURRENT
vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
GAIN vs. V
GC
0.014
0.012
0.010
0.008
0.006
0.004
0.002
0
80
60
35.00
32.50
30.00
27.50
25.00
22.50
20.00
T = +85°C
A
40
T = +85°C
A
20
T = +25°C
A
T = +25°C
A
T = +25°C
A
0
T = -40°C
A
-20
-40
-60
-80
T = -40°C
A
T = +85°C
A
T = -40°C
A
2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
(V)
2.5
3.0
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
V
GC
THIRD-ORDER INPUT
INTERCEPT vs. GAIN
GAIN vs. INPUT FREQUENCY
GAIN vs. BASEBAND FREQUENCY
60
10
0
60.0
59.5
59.0
58.5
58.0
57.5
57.0
56.5
56.0
T = -40°C
A
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
V
GC
= 2.5V
-10
-20
-30
-40
-50
-60
T = +85°C
A
T = +25°C
A
0
100
200
300
400
500
0
2
4
6
8
10 12 14 16 18 20
-60 -40 -20
0
20
40
60
80
FREQUENCY (MHz)
FREQUENCY (MHz)
GAIN (dB)
VCO VOLTAGE vs. TIME
NOISE FIGURE vs. GAIN
NOISE FIGURE vs. TEMPERATURE
MAX2306/8/9 toc09
70
60
50
7.4
7.2
7.0
6.8
6.6
6.4
6.2
6.0
GAIN = 50dB
SHDN
VCO
VOLTAGE
40
30
1V/div
LOCK
20
10
0
LOCK TIME
1.83ms
500µs/div
-40 -30 -20 -10
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
GAIN (dB)
-40 -20
0
20
40
60
80 100
TEMPERATURE (°C)
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