Passive Mixer ICs Run 2.3 To 2.9 GHz

May 6, 2010

The single-channel model ADL5353 and dual-channel ADL5354 mixers from Analog Devices operate from 2300 to 2900 MHz using an integrated intermediate-frequency (IF) amplifier for gain. The mixers incorporate an RF balun, local oscillator (LO) switch, LO driver, and the IF amplifier. They have an IF range of 30 to 450 MHz and provide conversion gain of 8.5 dB. The single-sideband (SSB) noise figure is 9.9 dB with typical LO drive of 0 dBm. The mixers achieve 1-dB compression with +10.6 dBm input power and have an input third-order intercept point of +25 dBm. They are designed for +5-VDC supplies but can operate on +3.3 VDC. The single-channel model ADL5353 is supplied in a 20-lead LFCSP package while the dual-channel model ADL5354 is supplied in a 36-lead LFCSP housing.

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.