HMC256

v02.1103 MICROWAVE CORPORATION HMC256 GaAs MMIC I/Q MIXER 5.9 - 12 GHz Features High Image Rejection: >30 dB Input IP3: +18 dB Wideband IF: DC to 1.5 GHz Small Size: 1.3 mm x 1.6 mm Typical Applications The HMC256 is ideal for: • Microwave Radio & VSAT • Test Instrumentation • Military Radios Radar & ECM • Space Functional Diagram General Description The HMC256 chip is a compact, 2.08 mm2, I/Q Mixer MMIC which can be used as an Image Reject Mixer (IRM) or SSB upconverter. The chip utilizes two standard Hittite double-balanced mixer cells and a Lange Coupler realized in GaAs MESFET technology. All data is with the chip in a 50 Ohm test fixture connected via 0.025 mm (1 mil) diameter wire bonds of minimal length