HMC256_09

HMC256 v03.1007 GaAs MMIC I/Q MIXER 5.9 - 12 GHz Typical Applications The HMC256 is ideal for: • Microwave Radio & VSAT Features High Image Rejection: >30 dB Input IP3: +18 dB Wideband IF: DC to 1.5 GHz Die Size: 1.6 x 1.3 x 0.1 mm 3 MIXERS - I/Q MIXERS / IRM - CHIP • 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 Single Sideband (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