MAX2660/MAX2661/MAX2663/MAX2671/MAX2673
400MHz to 2.5GHz Upconverter Mixers
10 ______________________________________________________________________________________
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(V
CC
= SHDN = +3.0V, Typical Operating Circuits, P
LO
= -5dBm (MAX2660/MAX2661/MAX2663), P
LO
= -10dBm (MAX2671/MAX2673),
P
IFIN
= -30dBm, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
0
200
100
300
600
700
800
500
400
-400
-300
-350
-250
-100
-50
-150
-200
0
0 100 200 300 400 500
MAX2671
IF PORT IMPEDANCE vs. IF FREQUENCY
MAX2671toc07
IF FREQUENCY (MHz)
REAL IMPEDANCE ()
IMAGINARY IMPEDANCE ()
IMAGINARY
REAL
0
200
100
500
400
300
600
700
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
MAX2671
RF PORT IMPEDANCE vs. RF FREQUENCY
MAX2671toc08
RF FREQUENCY (MHz)
REAL IMPEDANCE ()
IMAGINARY
REAL
-800
-500
-600
-700
-400
-300
-200
-100
IMAGINARY IMPEDANCE ()
18
20
24
22
26
28
30
32
34
500 1000 1500 2000 2500
MAX2671
LO-TO-RF AND RF-TO-LO ISOLATION
vs. LO or RF FREQUENCY
MAX2671toc09
LO AND RF FREQUENCY (MHz)
ISOLATION (dB)
LO-TO-RF ISOLATION
POWER INTO LO PORT = -10dBm
RF-TO-LO ISOLATION
POWER INTO RF PORT = -25dBm
-50
-10
-20
-40
-30
0
10
20
-50 -25 -20 -10 -5-30-40-45 -35 -15 0
MAX2671
CONVERSION GAIN AND OUTPUT
POWER vs. IF INPUT POWER
MAX2671toc10
IF INPUT POWER (dBm)
OUTPUT POWER (dBm) AND CONVERSION GAIN (dB)
900MHz
1900MHz
2450MHz
f
RF
970MHz
1830MHz
2210MHz
f
LO
70MHz
70MHz
240MHz
f
IF
f
RF
= 1900MHz
f
RF
= 900MHz
f
RF
= 2450MHz
f
RF
= 900MHz
f
RF
= 1900MHz
f
RF
= 2450MHz
CONVERSION GAIN
OUTPUT POWER
-2
2
0
6
4
8
12
10
14
0
1000500 1500 2000 2500 3000
MAX2673
CONVERSION GAIN vs. RF FREQUENCY
MAX2673toc03
RF FREQUENCY (MHz)
CONVERSION GAIN (dB)
V
CC
= +5.5V
V
CC
= +2.7V
V
CC
= +2.7V
400MHz
900MHz
1900MHz
2450MHz
RF MATCH
45MHz
70MHz
70MHz
240MHz
f
IF
f
RF
= f
LO
- f
IF
f
RF
= f
LO
- f
IF
f
RF
= f
LO
+ f
IF
f
RF
= f
LO
+ f
IF
f
RF
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
2.5 3.53.0 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5
MAX2673
SUPPLY CURRENT vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
MAX2673toc01
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
T
A
= +85°C
T
A
= +25°C
T
A
= -40°C
0
3
2
1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2.5 3.53.0 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5
MAX2673
SHUTDOWN SUPPLY CURRENT
vs. SUPPLY VOLTAGE
MAX2673toc02
SUPPLY VOLTAGE (V)
SHUTDOWN SUPPLY CURRENT (µA)
T
A
= +85°C
T
A
= -40°C
SHDN = GND
T
A
= +25°C
-2
4
2
0
6
8
10
12
14
0 20015050 100 250 300 350 400 450 500
MAX2673
CONVERSION GAIN vs. IF FREQUENCY
MAX2673toc04
IF FREQUENCY (MHz)
CONVERSION GAIN (dB)
900MHz
1900MHz
2450MHz
f
RF
f
IF
= f
LO
- f
RF
f
IF
= f
RF
- f
LO
f
IF
= f
RF
- f
LO
f
IF
f
RF
= 900MHz
f
RF
= 1900MHz
f
RF
= 2450MHz
0
2
4
10
6
8
12
14
-25 -15-20 -10 -5 0 5 10
MAX2673
CONVERSION GAIN vs. LO POWER
MAX2673toc05
LO POWER (dBm)
CONVERSION GAIN (dB)
f
RF
= 2450MHz
f
RF
= 900MHz
f
RF
= 1900MHz
900MHz
1900MHz
2450MHz
970MHz
1830MHz
2210MHz
70MHz
70MHz
240MHz
f
RF
f
LO
f
IF
MAX2660/MAX2661/MAX2663/MAX2671/MAX2673
400MHz to 2.5GHz Upconverter Mixers
______________________________________________________________________________________ 11
-18
-20
-14
-16
-10
-12
-6
-8
-4
0
-2
250 800 1350 1900 2450 3000
MAX2673
LO PORT RETURN LOSS vs. LO FREQUENCY
MAX2673toc06
LO FREQUENCY (MHz)
RETURN LOSS (dB)
0
200
100
300
600
700
500
400
-300
-250
-100
-50
-150
-200
50
0
0 100 150 200 25050 300 350 400 450 500
MAX2673
IF PORT IMPEDANCE vs. IF FREQUENCY
MAX2673toc07
IF FREQUENCY (MHz)
REAL IMPEDANCE ()
IMAGINARY IMPEDANCE ()
IMAGINARY
REAL
0
100
50
200
150
250
300
350
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
MAX2673
RF PORT IMPEDANCE vs. RF FREQUENCY
MAX2673toc08
RF FREQUENCY (MHz)
REAL IMPEDANCE ()
-700
-600
-300
-400
-500
-200
-100
0
IMAGINARY IMPEDANCE ()
IMAGINARY
REAL
0
5
10
15
25
30
20
35
40
45
500 900 1300 1700 2100 2500
MAX2673
LO-to-RF ISOLATION AND RF-to-LO ISOLATION
vs. LO OR RF FREQUENCY
MAX2673toc09
LO OR RF FREQUENCY (MHz)
ISOLATION (dB)
LO-
POWER INTO LO PORT = -10dBm
RF-TO-LO ISOLATION
POWER INTO RF PORT = -25dBm
TO-RF ISOLATION
-50
-10
-20
-40
-30
0
10
20
-40 -35 -25-30 -15 -10 -5-40-45 -20 0
MAX2673
CONVERSION GAIN AND OUTPUT
POWER vs. IF INPUT POWER
MAX2673toc10
IF INPUT POWER (dBm)
OUTPUT POWER (dBm) AND CONVERSION GAIN (dB)
900MHz
1900MHz
2450MHz
f
RF
970MHz
1830MHz
2210MHz
f
LO
70MHz
70MHz
240MHz
f
IF
f
RF
= 900MHz
f
RF
= 1900MHz
f
RF
= 2450MHz
f
RF
= 900MHz
f
RF
= 1900MHz
f
RF
= 2450MHz
CONVERSION GAIN
OUTPUT POWER
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)
(V
CC
= SHDN = +3.0V, Typical Operating Circuits, P
LO
= -5dBm (MAX2660/MAX2661/MAX2663), P
LO
= -10dBm (MAX2671/MAX2673),
P
IFIN
= -30dBm, T
A
= +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
MAX2660/MAX2661/MAX2663/MAX2671/MAX2673
400MHz to 2.5GHz Upconverter Mixers
12 ______________________________________________________________________________________
Pin Description
FUNCTION
MAX2660
MAX2661
MAX2663
MAX2671
1
Local-Oscillator Input. Apply a local-oscillator signal with an amplitude of -10dBm to
+5dBm for the MAX2671/MAX2673 or -5dBm to +2dBm for the MAX2660/ MAX2661/
MAX2663. AC-couple to the oscillator with a DC blocking capacitor. Nominal DC volt-
age is V
CC
- 0.4V to V
CC
- 1.0V.
MAX2673
2 Mixer Ground. Connect to the ground plane with a low-inductance connection.
3
Intermediate Frequency Input. AC-couple to the input signal with a DC blocking
capacitor. Nominal DC voltage is 1.37V.
PIN
1
2, 6
6
Active-Low Shutdown Pin. Drive low to deactivate all part functions and reduce the
supply current to less than 1µA. For normal operation, drive high or connect to V
CC
.
5
Voltage Supply Rail, +2.7V to +5.5V. Bypass with a capacitor to the ground plane.
Capacitor value depends on desired operating frequency.
4
Radio Frequency Output. Open-collector output requires an inductor to V
CC
that is
part of an impedance-matching network. AC-couple to this pin using a blocking
capacitor that can be part of the impedance-matching network. See Applications
Information for details on impedance matching.
7, 8
3
4
5
NAME
LO
GND
IFIN
SHDN
V
CC
RFOUT

MAX2673EUA

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Up-Down Converters 400MHz to 2.5GHz Upconverter
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