24 GHz to 34 GHz, GaAs, MMIC, Subharmonic SMT Mixer

The HMC798ALC4 is a 24 GHz to 34 GHz subharmonically pumped (×2) MMIC mixer with an integrated LO amplifier housed in a leadless, RoHS compliant LCC package. The HMC798ALC4 can be used as an upconverter or downconverter between 24 GHz and 34 GHz.

The 2 × LO to radio frequency (RF) isolation is typically 30 dB in a 24 GHz to 30 GHz frequency range and 36 dB in a 30 GHz to 34 GHz frequency range, eliminating the need for additional filtering. The LO amplifier is single bias at a 5 V dc with a typical 4 dBm LO drive level requirement The HMC798ALC4 eliminates the need for wire bonding, allowing use of surface-mount technology (SMT) manufacturing techniques.

Applications

* Microwave and very small aperture terminal (VSAT) radios

* Test equipment

* Point to point radios

* Satellite communications (SATCOM)

* Military electronic warfare (EW), electronic countermeasure (ECM), and command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I)

* Single positive supply: 5 V at 97 mA

* Conversion loss: 10 dB typical at 24 GHz to 30 GHz, 10.5 dB typical at 30 GHz to 34 GHz (upconverter)

* Input IP3: 17.5 dBm typical at 24 GHz to 30 GHz, 20 dBm typical at 30 GHz to 34 GHz (upconverter)

* 2 × LO to RF isolation: 36 dB typical at 30 GHz to 34 GHz