12.17 GHz to 13.33 GHz MMIC VCO with Half Frequency Output

The HMC1167 is a monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) that integrates a resonator, a negative resistance device, and a varactor diode, and features a half frequency output.

Because of the monolithic construction of the oscillator, the output power and phase noise performance are excellent over temperature.

The output power is 10.5 dBm typical from a 5 V supply voltage. The VCO is housed in a RoHS-compliant LFCSP and requires no external matching components.

Applications

* Point to point and multipoint radios

* Test equipment and industrial controls

* Very small aperture terminals (VSATs)

* Dual output frequency range

* fOUT = 12.17 GHz to 13.330 GHz

* fOUT/2 = 6.085 GHz to 6.665 GHz

* Output power (POUT): 10.5 dBm

* Single-sideband (SSB) phase noise: −113 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz

* No external resonator needed

* RoHS-compliant, 5 mm × 5 mm, 32-lead LFCSP: 25 mm²