Surface-Mount VCO Tunes to 15.65 GHz

Oct. 2, 2007

Model HMC632LP5(E) is a GaAs HBT MMIC voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) from Hittite Microwave for communications and test applications from 14.25 toi 15.65 GHz. It includes fundamental, divide-by-two, and divide-by-four outputs for maximum flexibility. The VCO generates output levels from +7 to +9 dBm with single-sideband (SSB) phase noise of -107 dBc/Hz offset 100 kHz from the carrier. It operates with tuning voltage from 1 to 13 V and typically draws 350 mA from a single +5-VDC supply. For more information, visit the Hittite Microwave website at: http://www.hittite.com

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Jack Browne

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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.