Low-Cost, 900MHz, Low-Noise Amplifier
and Downconverter Mixer
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(MAX2685 EV kit, V
= V
= +3V, f
= f
= 880MHz, f = 960MHz, P
= -30dBm, P = -8dBm, P
= -25dBm,
CC
SHDN
LNAIN
MIXIN
LO
LNAIN
LO
MIXIN
differential IFOUT operation, Z = 50 , T = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
o
A
LNA NOISE FIGURE vs. FREQUENCY
LNA GAIN vs. FREQUENCY
LNA INPUT IP3 vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
20
15
10
5
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
20
15
10
5
T
A
= +25°C
GAIN = LOW
GAIN = HIGH
T
A
= +85°C
T
A
= -40°C
0
-5
T
A
= +25°C
0
T
A
= +85°C
GAIN = HIGH
-10
-15
-20
-5
-10
GAIN = LOW
T
A
= -40°C
870 880 890 900 910 920 930 940 950 960
800 825 850 875 900 925 950 975 1000
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
FREQUENCY (MHz)
FREQUENCY (MHz)
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
LNA INPUT RETURN LOSS vs. FREQUENCY
-5
LNA OUTPUT RETURN LOSS vs. FREQUENCY
0
LNA REVERSE ISOLATION vs. FREQUENCY
0
-6
-2
-5
-7
-4
-6
-10
-15
-20
-25
-30
-35
-40
GAIN = LOW
-8
GAIN = HIGH
GAIN = LOW
-9
-8
GAIN = LOW
GAIN = HIGH
-10
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15
-10
-12
-14
-16
-18
-20
GAIN = HIGH
800
840
880
920
960
1000
800 825 850 875 900 925 950 975 1000
800
840
880
920
960
1000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
FREQUENCY (MHz)
FREQUENCY (MHz)
LNA S11 vs. FREQUENCY
(800MHz to 1000MHz UNMATCHED)
MIXER GAIN vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
MIXER INPUT IP3 vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
10
8
7.0
6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
T
A
= +85°C
T
A
= -40°C
GAIN = HIGH
6
GAIN = HIGH
T
A
= +25°C
4
T
T
= +25°C
= +85°C
A
T
A
= -40°C
T
A
= +85°C
2
T
A
= -40°C
A
0
T
A
= +25°C
-2
-4
-6
-8
-10
GAIN = LOW
GAIN = LOW
T
= +25°C
A
1000
800
T
A
= -40°C
T
A
= +85°C
1000
GAIN = HIGH
800
LO
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
HI
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
4
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