11.41 GHz to 12.62 GHz MMIC VCO with Half Frequency Output

The HMC1166 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 11 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 = 11.41 GHz to 12.62 GHz

fOUT/2 = 5.705 GHz to 6.31 GHz

* Output power (POUT): 11 dBm

* Single-sideband (SSB) phase noise: −115 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz

* No external resonator needed

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