2.4 GHz to 4 GHz,
Tunable Low-Pass Filter
Data Sheet
HMC881A
FEATURES
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
Amplitude settling time: 200 ns (typical)
Wideband rejection: ≥35 dB
HMC881A
Single-chip replacement for mechanically tuned designs
RoHS compliant, 32-lead, 5 mm × 5 mm LFCSP package
GND
RFIN
GND
RFOUT
APPLICATIONS
Testing and measurement equipment
Military radar and electronic warfare/electronic
countermeasures (ECMs)
Satellite communication and space
Industrial and medical equipment
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FCTL
Figure 1.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The HMC881A is a monolithic microwave integrated circuit
(MMIC) low-pass filter that features a user-selectable cutoff
frequency. The cutoff frequency can be varied from 2.4 GHz to
4 GHz by applying a single analog tuning voltage between 0 V
and 14 V. This low-pass filter provides a low 3 dB insertion loss,
16.5 dB return loss, and 1.35 × f3dB stopband attenuation of
>20 dB. This tunable filter can be used as a much smaller
alternative to physically large switched filter banks and cavity
tuned filters. The HMC881A has excellent microphonics due to
the monolithic design, and provides a dynamically adjustable
solution in advanced communications applications. The low-
pass tunable filter is packaged in a RoHS compliant 5 mm ×
5 mm LFCSP package.
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