Active Mixer Spans 300 MHz to 6 GHz

Feb. 19, 2014

An active mixer provides conversion gain from 300 MHz to 6 GHz.

Model LTC5577 is an active mixer with RF and local oscillator (LO) frequency range of 300 MHz to 6 GHz and intermediate-frequency (IF) bandwidth of 1 to 1500 MHz. The mixer boasts 0.7-dB conversion gain and noise figure of 11.5 dB. Suitable for a large number of cellular bands as well as in test equipment and microwave radios, the mixer achieves an input third-order intercept point (IIP3) of +30 dBm. It is powered by a single +3.3-VDC supply at 180 mA and is supplied in a 4 × 4 mm QFN package. P&A: starting at $6.75 each in 1000 qty.

Linear Technology Corp., 1630 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035-7417; (408) 432-1900, FAX: (408) 434-0507.

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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.