HMC973LP3 Datasheet, PDF (1/6 Pages) Hittite Microwave Corporation – GaAs MMIC VOLTAGE-VARIABLE ATTENUATOR, 0.5 - 6.0 GHz

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Typical Applications
The HMC973LP3E is ideal for:
• Point-to-Point Radio
• Cellular/3G & WiMAX/4G Infrastructure
• Test Instrumentation
• Microwave Sensors
• Military, ECM & Radar
Functional Diagram
HMC973LP3E
GaAs MMIC VOLTAGE-VARIABLE
ATTENUATOR, 0.5 - 6.0 GHz
Features
Excellent Linearity: +35 dBm Input IP3
Wide Attenuation Range: 26 dB
Single Positive Voltage Control: 0 to +5V
Absorptive Topology
16 Lead 3x3mm SMT Package: 9mm²
General Description
The HMC973LP3E is an absorptive Voltage Variable
Attenuator (VVA) which operates from 0.5 to 6 GHz
and is ideal in designs where an analog DC control
signal must be used to control RF signal levels over
a 26 dB amplitude range. It features a shunt-type
attenuator controlled by an analog voltage, Vctrl. Un-
like other GaAs FET based VVA’s the HMC973LP3E
exhibits excellent linearity of +35 dBm input IP3,
throughout it’s control range. The HMC973LP3E
is an unidirectional device with optimum linearity
performance achieved when the RF input signal is
applied to the RFIN package lead. The HMC973LP3E
is housed in a RoHS compliant 3x3 mm QFN leadless
package.
Electrical Specifications, T_A = +25° C, 50 Ohm system, Vdd = +5V
Parameter
Frequency
Min.
Typ.
Insertion Loss
0.5 - 4.0 GHz
3.5
4.0 - 6.0 GHz
5.5
Attenuation Range
0.5 - 3.0 GHz
26
3.0 - 6.0 GHz
28
Input Return Loss
0.5 - 6.0 GHz
12
Output Return Loss
0.5 - 6.0 GHz
10
Input Power for 1 dB Compression (any attenuation)
0.5 - 6.0 GHz
30
Input Third Order Intercept
(Two-tone Input Power = +5 dBm Each Tone)
0.5 - 6.0 GHz
35
Supply Current (Idd)
0.5 - 6.0 GHz
200
Max.
5
8
300
Units
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
dBm
dBm
µA
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