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MAX2851
5GHz, 5-Channel MIMO Receiver
General Description
Features
The MAX2851 is a single-chip, 5-channel RF receiver IC
designed for 5GHz wireless HDMI™ applications. The
IC includes all circuitry required to implement the com-
plete 5-channel MIMO RF receiver function and crystal
oscillator, providing a fully integrated receive path, VCO,
frequency synthesis, and baseband/control interface. It
includes a fast-settling sigma-delta RF fractional synthe-
sizer with 76Hz frequency programming step size. The
IC also integrates on-chip I/Q amplitude and phase-error
calibration circuits. The receiver includes both an in-
channel RSSI and also an RF RSSI.
● 5GHz, 5x MIMO Downlink Receivers, Single-Uplink
IEEE 802.11a Transmitter
● 4900MHz to 5900MHz Frequency Range
● Coherent LO Among Receivers
● 4.5dB Rx Noise Figure
● 70dB Rx Gain Control Range with 2dB Step Size,
Digitally Controlled
● 60dB Dynamic Range Receiver RSSI
● RF Wideband Receiver RSSI
● Programmable 20MHz/40MHz Rx I/Q Lowpass
On-chip monolithic filters are included for receiver I/Q
baseband signal channel selection, for supporting both
20MHz and 40MHz RF channels. The baseband filtering
and Rx signal paths are optimized to meet stringent WHDI
requirements. The downconverter local oscillator is coher-
ent among all the receiver channels.
Channel Filters
● -5dBm Transmit Power (54Mbps OFDM)
● 31dB Tx Gain Control Range with 0.5dB Step Size,
Digitally Controlled
● Tx/Rx I/Q Error and LO Leakage Detection and
The reverse-link control channel uses an on-chip 5GHz
OFDM transmitter. It shares the RF synthesizer and LO
generation circuit with the MIMO receivers. Dynamic
on/off control of the external PA is implemented with
programmable precision voltage. An analog mux routes
external PA power-detect voltage to the RSSI pin.
Adjustment
● Programmable 20MHz/40MHz Tx I/Q Lowpass
Anti-Aliasing Filter
● Analog Mux for PA Power Detect
● PA On/Off Control
The MIMO receiver chip is housed in a small 68-pin TQFN
leadless plastic package with exposed paddle.
● Sigma-Delta Fractional-N PLL with 76Hz Resolution
● Monolithic Low-Noise VCO with -35dBc Integrated
Phase Noise
Applications
● 4-Wire SPI Digital Interface
● 5GHz Wireless HDMI (WHDI™)
● 5GHz FDD Backhaul and WiMAX™
● 5GHz MIMO Receiver Up to Five Spatial Streams
● 5GHz Beam Steering Receiver
● I/Q Analog Baseband Interface
● Digital Tx/Rx Mode Control
● On-Chip Digital Temperature Sensor Readout
● Complete Baseband Interface
● Digital Tx/Rx Mode Control
● +2.7V to +3.6V Supply Voltage
● Small 68-Pin TQFN Package (10mm x 10mm)
Ordering Information
PART
TEMP RANGE
PIN-PACKAGE
HDMI is a trademark of HDMI Licensing, LLC.
WHDI is a trademark of WHDI Special Interest Group.
WiMAX is a trademark of the WiMAX Forum.
MAX2851ITK+
-25°C to +85°C
68 TQFN-EP*
+Denotes a lead(Pb)-free/RoHS-compliant package.
*EP = Exposed paddle.
Typical Operating Circuit appears at end of data sheet.
19-5121; Rev 1; 3/10