General Description
The MAX2043 high-linearity passive upconverter or
downconverter mixer is designed to provide approxi-
mately +31dBm of IIP3, +67dBc of LO ± 2IF spurious
rejection, 7.8dB of noise figure, 7.5dB of conversion
loss, and -52dBm of LO leakage for UMTS/WCDMA,
DCS, PCS, and WiMAX base-station applications. With
a 1700MHz to 3000MHz RF frequency range and a
1900MHz to 3000MHz LO frequency range, this mixer
is ideal for high-side LO injection architectures.
In addition to offering excellent linearity and noise per-
formance, the MAX2043 also yields a high level of com-
ponent integration. The MAX2043 integrates baluns in
the RF and LO ports, a dual-input LO-selectable switch,
an LO buffer, and a double-balanced mixer. The on-
chip baluns allow for a single-ended RF input for down-
conversion (or RF output for upconversion), and
single-ended LO inputs. The MAX2043 requires a typi-
cal 0dBm LO drive, and supply current is rated at a typ-
ical 108mA level. The IF port is DC-coupled, making it
ideal for direct conversion or modulation. As an upcon-
verter, the device has low output noise floor of less than
-160dBc/Hz (-160dBm/Hz when transmitting 0dBm lin-
ear RF power).
The MAX2043 is available in a 36-pin thin QFN pack-
age (6mm x 6mm) with an exposed paddle. Electrical
performance is guaranteed over the extended -40°C to
+85°C temperature range.
Applications
UMTS/WCDMA and 3G Base Stations
DCS 1800 and EDGE Base Stations
PCS 1900 and EDGE Base Stations
cdmaOne
TM
and cdma2000
®
Base Stations
WiMAX Base Stations and Customer Premise
Equipment
Point-to-Point Microwave Systems
Wireless Local Loop
Private Mobile Radio
Digital and Spread-Spectrum Communication
Systems
Microwave Links
Features
♦ +31dBm Typical 3rd-Order Input Intercept Point
♦ +23dBm Typical Input 1dB Compression Point
♦ 1700MHz to 3000MHz RF Frequency Range
♦ 1900MHz to 3000MHz LO Frequency Range
♦ DC to 350MHz IF Frequency Range
♦ 7.5dB Typical Conversion Loss
♦ 7.8dB Typical Noise Figure
♦ -160dBc/Hz LO Noise
♦ -52dBm LO Leakage at RF Port
♦ 67dBc LO ± 2IF Spurious Suppression
♦ -3dBm to +6dBm LO Drive
♦ +5V Single-Supply Operation
♦ Built-In SPDT LO Switch with 43dB LO1 to LO2
Isolation and 50ns Switching Time
♦ Internal RF and LO Baluns for Single-Ended
Inputs
♦ External Current-Setting Resistor Provides Option
for Operating Mixer in Reduced Power/Reduced
Performance Mode
♦ Lead-Free Package Available
MAX2043
1700MHz to 3000MHz High-Linearity,
Low LO Leakage Base-Station Rx/Tx Mixer
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