HMC141
/
HMC142
v03.1007
GaAs MMIC DOUBLE-BALANCED
MIXER, 6 - 18 GHz
Typical Applications
The HMC141 & HMC142 is ideal for:
• UNII & HiperLAN
• Microwave & MMW Radios
• Military, Space & Test Equipment
Features
Input IP3: +21 dBm
LO / RF Isolation: 25 to 40 dB
IF Bandwidth: DC to 6 GHz
Small Size: 1.48 x 1.48 x 0.1 mm (HMC141)
Small Size: 1.52 x 1.52 x 0.1 mm (HMC142)
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MIXERS - DOUBLE-BALANCED - CHIP
Functional Diagram
General Description
The HMC141 chip is a minature double-balanced
mixer which can be used as an upconverter or down-
converter. The HMC142 is identical to the HMC141
except that the layout is a mirror image designed to
ease integration into image-reject mixer modules.
Broadband operation and excellent isolations are pro-
vided by on-chip baluns, which require no external
components and no DC bias. The design is similar
to the HMC143/144 mixers but without an IF com-
biner, providing a broad DC to 6 GHz IF bandwidth.
These devices are much smaller and more reliable
than hybrid diode mixers for VSAT and point-to-point
radios.
Electrical Specifi cations,
T
A
= +25° C, LO Drive = +20 dBm
Parameter
Min.
Frequency Range, RF & LO
Frequency Range, IF
Conversion Loss
Noise Figure (SSB)
LO to RF Isolation
LO to IF Isolation
IP3 (Input)
IP2 (Input)
1 dB Compression (Input)
20
Typ.
6 - 16
DC - 6
9
9
33
30
22
40
15
13
11
11
IF = 100 MHz
LO = 20 dBm
Max.
Min.
Typ.
16 - 18
DC - 6
10
10
28
20
22
42
15
12
12
Max.
GHz
GHz
dB
dB
dB
dB
dBm
dBm
dBm
Units
* Unless otherwise noted, all measurements performed as downconverter, IF= 100 MHz.
4 - 20
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