Data Sheet HMC260ALC3B
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SPURIOUS AND HARMONICS PERFORMANCE
Mixer spurious products are measured in dBc from either the
RF pin or IF pin output power level. N/A means not applicable.
Downconverter M × N Spurious Outputs
Spur values are (M × RF) − (N × LO).
RF = 18 GHz at −10 dBm, LO = 17 GHz at 13 dBm.
N × LO
0 1 2 3 4
M × RF
0
N/A 7 19 N/A N/A
1
23 0 34 42 N/A
2
67 71 66 71 68
3
N/A 63 72 84 73
4
N/A N/A 64 74 77
Upconverter M × N Spurious Outputs
Spur values are (M × IF
IN
) + (N × LO).
IF
IN
= 1000 MHz at −10 dBm, LO = 17 GHz at 13 dBm.
N × LO
0 1 2 3 4
M × IF
IN
−5
81 77 73 N/A N/A
−4
83 78 71 N/A N/A
−3
73 64 72 N/A N/A
−2
55 42 66 N/A N/A
−1
18 0 28 N/A N/A
0
0 9.5 17 N/A N/A
1
18 0 40 N/A N/A
2
55 45 67 N/A N/A
3
74 66 64 N/A N/A
4
81 74 66 N/A N/A
5
80 74 68 N/A N/A
HMC260ALC3B Data Sheet
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THEORY OF OPERATION
The HMC260ALC3B is a general-purpose, double balanced
mixer that can be used as an upconverter or a downconverter
from 10 GHz to 26 GHz.
When used a downconverter, the HMC260ALC3B downconverts
RF between 10 GHz and 26 GHz to IF between dc and 8 GHz.
When used as an upconverter, the mixer upconverts IF between dc
and 8 GHz to RF between 10 GHz and 26 GHz.
The mixer performs well with LO drives of 9 dBm or greater,
and it provides LO to RF and LO to IF suppression due to opti-
mized balun structures. The ceramic LCC package eliminates the
need for wire bonding and is compatible with high volume,
surface-mount manufacturing techniques.
Data Sheet HMC260ALC3B
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APPLICATIONS INFORMATION
TYPICAL APPLICATION CIRCUIT
Figure 40 shows the typical application circuit for the
HMC260ALC3B. The HMC260ALC3B is a passive device and
does not require any external components. The LO ad RF pins
are internally ac-coupled. The IF pin is internally dc-coupled.
When IF operation to dc is not required, use of an external series
capacitor of a value chosen to pass the necessary IF frequency
range is recommended. When IF operation to dc is required, do
not exceed the IF source and sink current rating specified in the
Absolute Maximum Ratings section.
13884-041
GND
GND
RF
GND
NIC
NIC
NIC
GND
LO
LO RF
IF
GND
IF
GND
HMC260ALC3B
1
7
8
9
101112
4
2
3
56
Figure 40. Typical Application Circuit
EVALUATION PCB INFORMATION
Use RF circuit design techniques for the circuit board. Ensure
that signal lines have 50 Ω impedance. Connect the package
ground leads and the exposed pad directly to the ground plane
(see Figure 41). Use a sufficient number of via holes to connect
the top and bottom ground planes. The evaluation circuit board
shown in Figure 41 is available from Analog Devices, Inc., upon
request.
Table 5. Bill of Materials
Item Description
J1, J2 PCB mount SRI 2.92 mm connectors
J3 PCB mount Johnson SMA connector
U1 HMC260ALC3B
PCB
1
117611 evaluation board on Rogers 4350
1
117611 is the raw bare PCB identifier. Reference 109728 when ordering the
complete evaluation PCB.
13884-040
J1
J3
IF
LO RF
117611–1
U1
J2
260A
Figure 41. Evaluation PCB Top Layer

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