LTC5588-1 200MHz to 6000MHz Quadrature Modulator with Ultrahigh OIP3 DESCRIPTION FEATURES n n n n n n n n n n n Frequency Range: 200MHz to 6000MHz Output IP3: +31dBm Typical at 2140MHz (Uncalibrated) +35dBm Typical (User Optimized) Single Pin Calibration to Optimize OIP3 Low Output Noise Floor at 6MHz Offset: No RF: -160.6dBm/Hz POUT = 5dBm: -155.5dBm/Hz Integrated LO Buffer and LO Quadrature Phase Generator High Impedance DC Interface to Baseband Inputs with 0.5V Common Mode Voltage* 50 Single-Ended LO and RF Ports 3.3V Operation Fast Turn-Off/On: 10ns/17ns Temperature Sensor (Thermistor) 24-Lead UTQFN 4mm x 4mm Package APPLICATIONS n n n n n LTE, GSM/EDGE, W-CDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA2K, WiMax Basestations Image Reject Upconverters Point-to-Point Microwave Links Broadcast Modulator Military Radio The LTC(R)5588-1 is a direct conversion I/Q modulator designed for high performance wireless applications. It allows direct modulation of an RF signal using differential baseband I and Q signals. It supports LTE, GSM, EDGE, TD-SCDMA, CDMA, CDMA2000, W-CDMA, WiMax and other communication standards. It can also be configured as an image reject upconverting mixer, by applying 90 phase-shifted signals to the I and Q inputs. The I/Q baseband inputs drive double-balanced mixers. An onchip balun converts the differential mixer signals to a 50 single-ended RF output. Four balanced I and Q baseband input ports are DC-coupled with a common mode voltage level of 0.5V. The LO path consists of an LO buffer with single-ended or differential inputs and precision quadrature generators to drive the mixers. The supply voltage range is 3.15V to 3.45V. An external voltage can be applied to the LINOPT pin to further improve 3rd-order linearity performance. Accurate temperature dependent calibrations can be performed using the on-chip thermistor. L, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology and the Linear logo are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. *Contact LTC Marketing for other common mode voltage versions. ACPR, AltCPR and ACPR, AltCPR with Optimized LINOPT Voltage vs RF Output Power at 2.14GHz for W-CDMA 1, 2 and 4 Carriers TYPICAL APPLICATION 200MHz to 6000MHz Direct Conversion Transmitter Application I-DAC LTC5588-1 VmI 6.8pF I-CHANNEL PA 0o EN 0.2pF 90o Q-CHANNEL Q-DAC VmI 1nF 1nF VCO/SYNTHESIZER 4C 2C 1C -70 LTC2630 55881 TA01a 50 ACPR ACPR (OPT) AltCPR -50 AltCPR (OPT) DOWNLINK TEST MODEL 64 DPCH -60 fBB = 140MHz, fLO = 2280MHz -80 LINOPT BASEBAND GENERATOR ACPR, AltCPR (dBc) VCC -40 3.3V 1nF + 4.7F s2 RF = 200MHz TO 6000MHz -90 -20 -15 -5 0 5 -10 RF OUTPUT POWER PER CARRIER (dBm) 55881 TA01b 55881fb 1 LTC5588-1 ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS PIN CONFIGURATION (Note 1) Supply Voltage .........................................................3.8V Common Mode Level of BBPI, BBMI, and BBPQ, BBMQ...................................................0.55V Voltage on Any Pin...........................-0.3V to VCC + 0.3V TJMAX .................................................................... 150C Operating Temperature Range .................-40C to 85C Storage Temperature Range .................. -65C to 150C GNDRF GND BBPI BBMI GND VCC1 TOP VIEW 24 23 22 21 20 19 EN 1 18 VCC2 G N D R F 26 GND 2 LOP 3 GND 25 LOM 4 GND 5 17 GNDRF 16 RF 15 NC 14 GNDRF 13 NC 9 10 11 12 GND BBMQ GND GNDRF 8 BBPQ 7 LINOPT NC 6 PF24 PACKAGE VARIATION: PF24MA 24-LEAD (4mm s 4mm) PLASTIC UTQFN TJMAX = 150C, JA = 43C/W, JC = 7C/W (AT EXPOSED PAD) EXPOSED PADS (PINS 25, 26) ARE GND, MUST BE SOLDERED TO PCB ORDER INFORMATION LEAD FREE FINISH TAPE AND REEL PART MARKING PACKAGE DESCRIPTION TEMPERATURE RANGE LTC5588IPF-1#PBF LTC5588IPF-1#TRPBF 5881T 24-Lead (4mm x 4mm) Plastic UTQFN -40C to 85C Consult LTC Marketing for parts specified with wider operating temperature ranges. Consult LTC Marketing for information on non-standard lead based finish parts. For more information on lead free part marking, go to: http://www.linear.com/leadfree/ For more information on tape and reel specifications, go to: http://www.linear.com/tapeandreel/ ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS VCC = 3.3V, EN = 3.3V, TA = 25C, LOP AC-terminated with 50 to ground, BBPI, BBMI, BBPQ, BBMQ common mode DC voltage VCMBB = 0.5VDC, I and Q baseband input signal = 100kHz CW, 1VP-P(DIFF) each, I and Q 90 shifted, lower sideband selection, LINOPT pin floating, unless otherwise noted. Test circuit is shown in Figure 8. SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS fLO = 240MHz, fRF = 239.9MHz, PLO = 10dBm, C7 = 4.7nH, C8 = 33pF, Using U2 = Anaren P/N B0310J50100A00 Balun fRF(MATCH) RF Match Frequency Range S22 < -10dB (Note 10) 200 to 244 MHz fLO(MATCH) LO Match Frequency Range S11 < -10dB 200 to 1500 MHz GV Conversion Voltage Gain 20 * Log (VRF(OUT)(50)/VIN(DIFF)(I or Q)) -5.9 dB 1VP-P(DIFF) CW Signal, I and Q -1.9 dBm 5.1 dBm 77.3 dBm POUT Absolute Output Power OP1dB Output 1dB Compression OIP2 Output 2nd-Order Intercept OIP3 Output 3rd-Order Intercept (Notes 4, 6) NFloor RF Output Noise Floor No Baseband AC Input Signal (Note 3) IR Image Rejection (Note 7) -27 dBc LOFT Carrier Leakage (LO Feedthrough) (Note 7) -53 dBm (Notes 4, 5) 28 -168.3 dBm dBm/Hz 55881fb 2 LTC5588-1 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS VCC = 3.3V, EN = 3.3V, TA = 25C, LOP AC-terminated with 50 to ground, BBPI, BBMI, BBPQ, BBMQ common mode DC voltage VCMBB = 0.5VDC, I and Q baseband input signal = 100kHz CW, 1VP-P(DIFF) each, I and Q 90 shifted, lower sideband selection, LINOPT pin floating, unless otherwise noted. Test circuit is shown in Figure 8. SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS fLO = 450MHz, fRF = 449.9MHz, PLO = 10dBm, C7 = 2.7nH, C8 = 10pF, U2 = Anaren P/N B0310J50100A00 Balun fRF(MATCH) RF Match Frequency Range S22 < -10dB (Note 10) 350 to 468 MHz fLO(MATCH) LO Match Frequency Range S11 < -10dB 200 to 1500 MHz GV Conversion Voltage Gain 20 * Log (VRF(OUT)(50)/VIN(DIFF)(I or Q)) -2.6 dB POUT Absolute Output Power 1VP-P(DIFF) CW Signal, I and Q 1.4 dBm OP1dB Output 1dB Compression 8.6 dBm OIP2 Output 2nd-Order Intercept (Notes 4, 5) 72 dBm OIP3 Output 3rd-Order Intercept (Notes 4, 6) 30 dBm NFloor RF Output Noise Floor No Baseband AC Input Signal (Note 3) POUT = 1dBm (Note 3) IR Image Rejection (Note 7) -53 dBc LOFT Carrier Leakage (LO Feedthrough) (Note 7) -45 dBm -165.2 -159.8 dBm/Hz dBm/Hz fLO = 900MHz, fRF = 899.9MHz, PLOM = 0dBm, C7 = 6.8pF, C8 = 0.2pF fRF(MATCH) RF Match Frequency Range S22 < -10dB 700 to 5000 MHz fLO(MATCH) LO Match Frequency Range S11 < -10dB 600 to 6000 MHz GV Conversion Voltage Gain 20 * Log (VRF(OUT)(50)/VIN(DIFF)(I or Q)) 1VP-P(DIFF) CW Signal, I and Q 0 dB POUT Absolute Output Power OP1dB Output 1dB Compression 4.0 dBm 12.1 dBm OIP2 Output 2nd-Order Intercept OIP3 Output 3rd-Order Intercept (Notes 4, 5) 73.6 dBm (Notes 4, 6) Optimized (Notes 4, 6, 11) 31.3 35.1 dBm dBm NFloor RF Output Noise Floor No Baseband AC Input Signal (Note 3) POUT = 5dBm (Note 3) PLOM = 10dBm -161.6 -155.1 IR Image Rejection (Note 7) -45.5 dBc LOFT Carrier Leakage (LO Feedthrough) (Note 7) EN = Low (Note 7) -43.1 -68.9 dBm dBm S22 < -10dB 700 to 5000 MHz 600 to 6000 MHz dBm/Hz dBm/Hz fLO = 1900MHz, fRF = 1899.9MHz, PLOM = 0dBm, C7 = 6.8pF, C8 = 0.2pF fRF(MATCH) RF Match Frequency Range fLO(MATCH) LO Match Frequency Range S11 < -10dB GV Conversion Voltage Gain 20 * Log (VRF(OUT)(50)/VIN(DIFF)(I or Q)) 1VP-P(DIFF) CW Signal, I and Q POUT Absolute Output Power OP1dB Output 1dB Compression OIP2 Output 2nd-Order Intercept OIP3 Output 3rd-Order Intercept 0.4 dB 4.4 dBm 12.4 dBm (Notes 4, 5) 58.8 dBm (Notes 4, 6) Optimized (Notes 4, 6, 11) 30.3 32.7 dBm dBm NFloor RF Output Noise Floor No Baseband AC Input Signal (Note 3) -160.6 dBm/Hz IR Image Rejection (Note 7) -54.4 dBc LOFT Carrier Leakage (LO Feedthrough) (Note 7) -40.9 dBm 55881fb 3 LTC5588-1 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS VCC = 3.3V, EN = 3.3V, TA = 25C, LOP AC-terminated with 50 to ground, BBPI, BBMI, BBPQ, BBMQ common mode DC voltage VCMBB = 0.5VDC, I and Q baseband input signal = 100kHz CW, 1VP-P(DIFF) each, I and Q 90 shifted, lower sideband selection, LINOPT pin floating, unless otherwise noted. Test circuit is shown in Figure 8. SYMBOL PARAMETER CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS fLO = 2140MHz, fRF = 2139.9MHz, PLOM = 0dBm, C7 = 6.8pF, C8 = 0.2pF fRF(MATCH) RF Match Frequency Range S22 < -10dB 700 to 5000 MHz fLO(MATCH) LO Match Frequency Range S11 < -10dB 600 to 6000 MHz GV Conversion Voltage Gain 20 * Log (VRF(OUT)(50)/VIN(DIFF)(I or Q)) 0.2 dB POUT Absolute Output Power 1VP-P(DIFF) CW Signal, I and Q 4.2 dBm OP1dB Output 1dB Compression 12.0 dBm OIP2 Output 2nd Order Intercept (Notes 4, 5) 58.5 dBm OIP3 Output 3rd Order Intercept (Notes 4, 6) Optimized (Notes 4, 6, 11) 30.9 35.1 dBm dBm NFloor RF Output Noise Floor No Baseband AC Input Signal (Note 3) POUT = 5dBm (Note 3) PLOM = 10dBm -160.6 -155.5 dBm/Hz dBm/Hz IR Image Rejection (Note 7) -56.6 dBc LOFT Carrier Leakage (LO Feedthrough) (Note 7) -39.6 dBm S22 < -10dB 700 to 5000 MHz 600 to 6000 MHz fLO = 2600MHz, fRF = 2599.9MHz, PLOM = 0dBm, C7 = 6.8pF, C8 = 0.2pF fRF(MATCH) RF Match Frequency Range fLO(MATCH) LO Match Frequency Range S11 < -10dB GV Conversion Voltage Gain 20 * Log (VRF(OUT)(50)/VIN(DIFF)(I or Q)) -0.2 dB POUT Absolute Output Power 1VP-P(DIFF) CW Signal, I and Q 3.8 dBm OP1dB Output 1dB Compression 11.4 dBm OIP2 Output 2nd-Order Intercept (Notes 4, 5) 61.1 dBm OIP3 Output 3rd-Order Intercept (Notes 4, 6) Optimized (Notes 4, 6, 11) 29.2 39.5 dBm dBm NFloor RF Output Noise Floor No Baseband AC Input Signal (Note 3) IR Image Rejection (Note 7) -48.8 dBc LOFT Carrier Leakage (LO Feedthrough) (Note 7) -35.5 dBm -160.5 dBm/Hz fLO = 3500MHz, fRF = 3499.9MHz, PLOM = 0dBm, C7 = 6.8pF, C8 = 0.2pF fRF(MATCH) RF Match Frequency Range S22 < -10dB 700 to 5000 MHz fLO(MATCH) LO Match Frequency Range S11 < -10dB 600 to 6000 MHz GV Conversion Voltage Gain 20 * Log (VRF(OUT)(50)/VIN(DIFF)(I or Q)) -1.0 dB POUT Absolute Output Power 1VP-P(DIFF) CW Signal, I and Q 3.0 dBm OP1dB Output 1dB Compression 10.5 dBm OIP2 Output 2nd-Order Intercept (Notes 4, 5) 67.6 dBm OIP3 Output 3rd-Order Intercept (Notes 4, 6) Optimized (Notes 4, 6, 11) 23.5 27.5 dBm dBm NFloor RF Output Noise Floor No Baseband AC Input Signal (Note 3) -160.1 IR Image Rejection (Note 7) -36.8 dBc LOFT Carrier Leakage (LO Feedthrough) (Note 7) -37.5 dBm 700 to 5000 600 to 6000 -9.1 -5.1 MHz MHz dB dBm fLO = 5800MHz, fRF = 5799.9MHz, PLOM = 0dBm, C7 = 6.8pF, C8 = 0.2pF S22, < -10dB fRF(MATCH) RF Match Frequency Range S11, < -10dB fLO(MATCH) LO Match Frequency Range Conversion Voltage Gain 20 * Log (VRF(OUT)(50)/VIN(DIFF)(I or Q)) GV Absolute Output Power 1VP-P(DIFF) CW Signal, I and Q POUT dBm/Hz 55881fb 4 LTC5588-1 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS VCC = 3.3V, EN = 3.3V, TA = 25C, LOP AC-terminated with 50 to ground, BBPI, BBMI, BBPQ, BBMQ common mode DC voltage VCMBB = 0.5VDC, I and Q baseband input signal = 100kHz CW, 1VP-P(DIFF) each, I and Q 90 shifted, lower sideband selection, LINOPT pin floating, unless otherwise noted. Test circuit is shown in Figure 8. SYMBOL PARAMETER OP1dB Output 1dB Compression OIP2 Output 2nd-Order Intercept OIP3 Output 3rd-Order Intercept NFloor RF Output Noise Floor IR Image Rejection LOFT Carrier Leakage (LO Feedthrough) Baseband Inputs (BBPI, BBMI, BBPQ, BBMQ) Baseband Bandwidth BWBB Baseband Input Current Ib(BB) Input Resistance RIN(SE) DC Common Mode Voltage VCMBB Amplitude Swing VSWING Power Supply (VCC1, VCC2) Supply Voltage VCC Supply Current ICC(ON) Supply Current, Sleep Mode ICC(OFF) Turn-On Time tON Turn-Off Time tOFF Image Rejection Settling tON(IR) LO Suppression Settling tON(LO) tON(PHASE) Phase Settling VLINOPT(ON) LINOPT Voltage VLINOPT(OFF) LINOPT Voltage, Sleep Mode Enable Pin Enable Input High Voltage Input High Current Sleep Input Low Voltage Input Low Current Temperature Sensor (Thermistor) (Note 14) Thermistor Resistance RT Temperature Slope CONDITIONS MIN (Notes 4, 5) (Notes 4, 6) No Baseband AC Input Signal (Note 3) (Note 7) (Note 7) -1dB Bandwidth, RSOURCE = 25, Single Ended Single Ended Single Ended Externally Applied No Hard Clipping, Single Ended EN = High EN = 0V EN = Low to High (Notes 8, 13) EN = High to Low (Notes 9, 13) EN = Low to High, <-60dBc (Note 13) EN = Low to High, <-60dBm (Note 13) EN = Low to High, Phase < 0.5, fLOM = fRF = 2.14GHz, Constant Board Temperature Floating LINOPT Pin, EN = High Floating LINOPT Pin, EN = Low EN = High EN = 3.3V EN = Low EN = 0V EN = Low, IRT = 100A EN = Low, IRT = 100A Note 1: Stresses beyond those listed under Absolute Maximum Ratings may cause permanent damage to the device. Exposure to any Absolute Maximum Rating condition for extended periods may affect device reliability and lifetime. Note 2: The LTC5588-1 is guaranteed functional over the operating temperature range from -40C to 85C. Note 3: At 6MHz offset from the LO signal frequency. 100nF between BBPI and BBMI, 100nF between BBPQ and BBMQ. Note 4: Baseband inputs are driven with 4.5MHz and 5.5MHz tones. Note 5: IM2 is measured at fLO - 10MHz. Note 6: IM3 is measured at fLO - 3.5MHz and fLO - 6.5MHz. OIP3 = lowest of (1.5 * P{fLO-5.5MHz} - 0.5 * P{fLO-6.5MHz}) and (1.5 * P{fLO-4.5MHz} - 0.5 * P{fLO-3.5MHz}). Note 7: Without image or LO feedthrough nulling (unadjusted). 3.15 275 TYP MAX UNITS 1.9 35.4 17.9 -156.7 -32.3 -30.2 dBm dBm dBm dBm/Hz dBc dBm 430 -136 -3 0.5 0.86 MHz A k V VP-P 3.3 303 33 17 10 80 85 70 3.45 325 900 2.56 3.3 V V 2 80 1 33 1.385 11 V mA A ns ns ns ns ns V nA V A k /C Note 8: RF power is within 10% of final value. Note 9: RF power is at least 30dB down from its ON state. Note 10: RF matching center frequency is set below band center frequency in order to align RF passband center frequency with band center frequency. Note 11: An external voltage is optimally set at the LINOPT pin for best output 3rd-order intercept. Note 12: I and Q baseband Input signal = 10MHz CW, 0.8VP-P, DIFF each, I and Q 0 shifted. Note 13: fLOM = 2.14GHz, PLOM = 0dBm, fBB = 134MHz; LO feedthrough and image rejection is nulled during previous EN = high cycles, C5 = C6 = 10pF; C13 = 0; Extra 680F capacitors (SANYO 6SEPC680M) from TP1 to ground and TP2 to ground, RF noise filter with 93MHz bandwidth is used. Note 14: Thermistor performance is guaranteed by Design. 55881fb 5 LTC5588-1 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS VCC = 3.3V, EN = 3.3V, TA = 25C, LOP input AC-terminated with 50 to ground, BBPI, BBMI, BBPQ, BBMQ inputs 0.5VDC, and 1VP-P(DIFF), baseband input frequencies = 4.5MHz and 5.5MHz for OIP3 and OIP2, or else baseband input frequency = 100kHz, I and Q 90 shifted, lower sideband selection, LINOPT pin floating, unless otherwise noted. Test circuit is shown in Figure 8. Floating LINOPT Voltage vs Temperature Supply Current vs Temperature 320 Voltage Gain vs RF Frequency (PLOM = 0dBm or PLOM = 10dBm) 2.7 2 3.45V 0 3.3V 300 3.15V VOLTAGE GAIN (dB) 310 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) SUPPLY CURRENT (mA) 3.45V 2.6 3.3V 2.5 -2 -4 -6 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 290 3.15V 280 -40 -15 35 10 TEMPERATURE (C) 60 2.4 -40 85 -15 10 35 TEMPERATURE (C) -8 -10 85 60 55881 G01 0 1 2 3 4 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 5 55881 G02 Output IP3 vs RF Frequency (PLOM = 0dBm) 55881 G03 Output IP3 vs RF Frequency (PLOM = 10dBm) 40 40 30 30 6 Output IP2 vs RF Frequency (PLOM = 0dBm) 90 80 20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 10 1 2 3 4 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 20 5 30 0 1 2 3 4 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 5 55881 G04 6 14 80 12 P1dB (dBm) OIP2 (dBm) 40 30 0 1 2 3 4 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 8 6 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 4 2 0 5 6 55881 G07 5 6 -20 10 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 2 3 4 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) LO Feedthrough to RF Output vs LO Frequency (PLOM = 0dBm) LO FEEDTHROUGH (dBm) 90 50 1 55881 G06 P1dB vs RF Frequency (PLOM = 0dBm or PLOM = 10dBm) 60 0 55881 G05 Output IP2 vs RF Frequency (PLOM = 10dBm) 70 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 40 0 6 60 50 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 10 0 0 OIP2 (dBm) OIP3 (dBm) OIP3 (dBm) 70 0 1 4 3 2 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 5 6 55881 G08 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -30 -40 -50 -60 0 1 2 3 4 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) 5 6 55881 G09 55881fb 6 LTC5588-1 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS VCC = 3.3V, EN = 3.3V, TA = 25C, LOP input AC-terminated with 50 to ground, BBPI, BBMI, BBPQ, BBMQ inputs 0.5VDC, and 1VP-P(DIFF), baseband input frequencies = 4.5MHz and 5.5MHz for OIP3 and OIP2, or else baseband input frequency = 100kHz, I and Q 90 shifted, lower sideband selection, LINOPT pin floating, unless otherwise noted. Test circuit is shown in Figure 8. LO Feedthrough to RF Output vs LO Frequency (PLOM = 10dBm) Image Rejection vs LO Frequency (PLOM = 0dBm) -20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -30 LO FEEDTHROUGH (dBm) -30 -20 -40 -50 PLOM = 10dBm IMAGE REJECTION (dBc) -20 LO FEEDTHROUGH (dBm) LO Feedthrough to RF Output vs LO Frequency for EN = Low -40 PLOM = 0dBm -50 -60 -30 -40 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -50 -70 -80 -60 0 1 2 3 4 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) 5 6 0 2 3 4 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) 1 LO Feedthrough to RF Output vs RF Power (PLOM = 0dBm, fRF = 900MHz) 0 -43 -45 -50 -44 -10 -5 0 5 RF POWER (dBm) 10 -55 -15 15 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -10 -5 0 5 RF POWER (dBm) 55881 G13 10 20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 10 55881 G16 15 30 -58 15 10 5 PARTS SHOWN 30 10 -5 0 5 RF POWER (dBm) 40 20 -5 0 5 RF POWER (dBm) -10 Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fLO = 900MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) 5 PARTS SHOWN -56 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 55881 G15 40 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -10 -48 -15 15 Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fLO = 450MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) -54 -60 -15 -44 OIP3 (dBm) -52 -42 -46 OIP3 (dBm) -50 -40 55881 G14 Image Rejection vs RF Power (PLOM = 0dBm, fRF = 2140MHz) -48 6 -36 LO FEEDTHROUGH (dBm) -42 -45 -15 5 -38 IMAGE REJECTION (dBc) -41 2 3 4 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) LO Feedthrough to RF Output vs RF Power (PLOM = 0dBm, fRF = 2140MHz) -40 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 1 55881 G11 Image Rejection vs RF Power (PLOM = 0dBm, fRF = 900MHz) -40 LO FEEDTHROUGH (dBm) -60 6 55881 G12 55881 G10 IMAGE REJECTION (dBc) 5 2.0 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 10 3.5 55881 G17 2.0 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 3.5 55881 G18 55881fb 7 LTC5588-1 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS VCC = 3.3V, EN = 3.3V, TA = 25C, LOP input AC-terminated with 50 to ground, BBPI, BBMI, BBPQ, BBMQ inputs 0.5VDC, and 1VP-P(DIFF), baseband input frequencies = 4.5MHz and 5.5MHz for OIP3 and OIP2, or else baseband input frequency = 100kHz, I and Q 90 shifted, lower sideband selection, LINOPT pin floating, unless otherwise noted. Test circuit is shown in Figure 8. Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fLO = 1900MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fLO = 2140MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fLO = 2600MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) 40 40 40 5 PARTS SHOWN 5 PARTS SHOWN 30 30 20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 10 2.0 10 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 55881 G19 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 40 5 PARTS SHOWN OIP3 (dBm) 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 0 1 55881 G22 2 3 4 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 40 30 2.0 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 3.5 55881 G25 1 55881 G23 2 3 4 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 5 6 55881 G24 Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fRF1 = 1899MHz, fRF2 = 1900MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) 40 fLO = 2040MHz 5 PARTS SHOWN 30 OIP3 (dBm) OIP3 (dBm) OIP3 (dBm) 10 0 6 fLO = 1040MHz 5 PARTS SHOWN 20 20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 0 5 30 20 20 Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fRF1 = 899MHz, fRF2 = 900MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) fLO = 590MHz 5 PARTS SHOWN 55881 G21 fLO = fRF + fBB1 10 0 3.5 3.5 Output IP3 vs RF Frequency for High Side LO Injection (fBB1 = 140MHz, fBB2 = 141MHz, PLOM = 10dBm) 40 20 Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fRF1 = 449MHz, fRF2 = 450MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) 40 55881 G20 30 10 10 5 PARTS SHOWN 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 2.0 fLO = fRF + fBB1 20 2.0 10 3.5 30 OIP3 (dBm) 30 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C Output IP3 vs RF Frequency for High Side LO Injection (fBB1 = 140MHz, fBB2 = 141MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fLO = 3500MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) 40 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 2.0 3.5 20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C OIP3 (dBm) 20 OIP3 (dBm) OIP3 (dBm) OIP3 (dBm) 30 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 10 2.0 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 10 3.5 55881 G26 2.0 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 3.5 55881 G27 55881fb 8 LTC5588-1 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS VCC = 3.3V, EN = 3.3V, TA = 25C, LOP input AC-terminated with 50 to ground, BBPI, BBMI, BBPQ, BBMQ inputs 0.5VDC, and 1VP-P(DIFF), baseband input frequencies = 4.5MHz and 5.5MHz for OIP3 and OIP2, or else baseband input frequency = 100kHz, I and Q 90 shifted, lower sideband selection, LINOPT pin floating, unless otherwise noted. Test circuit is shown in Figure 8. Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fRF1 = 2139MHz, fRF2 = 2140MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) 40 fLO = 2280MHz 5 PARTS SHOWN 30 Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fRF1 = 3499MHz, fRF2 = 3500MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) 40 fLO = 2740MHz 5 PARTS SHOWN 30 OIP3 (dBm) OIP3 (dBm) 30 20 20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 10 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 2.0 10 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 2.0 55881 G28 Output IP3 vs RF Frequency for Low Side LO Injection (fBB1 = 140MHz, fBB2 = 141MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) 40 3.5 2.0 55881 G29 Output IP3 vs RF Frequency for Low Side LO Injection (fBB1 = 140MHz, fBB2 = 141MHz, PLOM = 10dBm) 30 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 3.5 55881 G30 Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fRF1 = 450MHz, fRF2 = 451MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) 40 40 fLO = fRF - fBB1 fLO = 3640MHz 5 PARTS SHOWN 20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 10 3.5 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C OIP3 (dBm) 40 Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fRF1 = 2599MHz, fRF2 = 2600MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) fLO = 310MHz 5 PARTS SHOWN fLO = fRF - fBB1 30 20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 10 1 20 2 3 4 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 5 0 1 55881 G31 2 3 4 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 5 2.0 6 55881 G32 40 30 fLO = 2000MHz 5 PARTS SHOWN 2.0 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) OIP3 (dBm) OIP3 (dBm) OIP3 (dBm) 10 3.5 55881 G34 55881 G33 30 20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 3.5 40 fLO = 1760MHz 5 PARTS SHOWN 30 20 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fRF1 = 2140MHz, fRF2 = 2141MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fRF1 = 1900MHz, fRF2 = 1901MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) fLO = 760MHz 5 PARTS SHOWN 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 10 0 6 Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fRF1 = 900MHz, fRF2 = 901MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) 40 20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 10 0 0 OIP3 (dBm) OIP3 (dBm) OIP3 (dBm) 30 20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 10 2.0 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 3.5 55881 G35 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 10 2.0 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 3.5 55881 G36 55881fb 9 LTC5588-1 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS VCC = 3.3V, EN = 3.3V, TA = 25C, LOP input AC-terminated with 50 to ground, BBPI, BBMI, BBPQ, BBMQ inputs 0.5VDC, and 1VP-P(DIFF), baseband input frequencies = 4.5MHz and 5.5MHz for OIP3 and OIP2, or else baseband input frequency = 100kHz, I and Q 90 shifted, lower sideband selection, LINOPT pin floating, unless otherwise noted. Test circuit is shown in Figure 8. Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fRF1 = 2600MHz, fRF2 = 2601MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) Output IP3 vs LINOPT Voltage (fRF1 = 3500MHz, fRF2 = 3501MHz, PLOM = 0dBm) 40 Gain Distribution at 2140MHz 40 50 85C 25C -40C fLO = 3360MHz 5 PARTS SHOWN 30 PERCENTAGE (%) 40 OIP3 (dBm) OIP3 (dBm) 30 20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 10 20 fLO = 2460MHz 5 PARTS SHOWN 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 2.0 2.5 3.0 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 2.0 55881 G37 85C 25C -40C 10 0 3.5 30 NOTE 12 -0.6 -0.4 55881 G38 LO Feedthrough Distribution at 2140MHz Output IP3 Distribution at 2140MHz 30 20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 10 3.5 30 -0.2 0 0.2 GAIN (dB) 0.6 0.4 55881 G39 Image Rejection Distribution at 2140MHz 40 85C 25C -40C 85C 25C -40C 10 PERCENTAGE (%) PERCENTAGE (%) PERCENTAGE (%) 30 20 20 10 20 10 0 31.2 32 32.8 OIP3 (dBm) 33.6 -44 55881 G40 NOISE FLOOR AT 30MHz OFFSET (dBm/Hz) PERCENTAGE (%) -140 40 30 20 -145 0 -161.2 -160.8 -160.4 -160.0 NOISE FLOOR (dBm/Hz) -159.6 55881 G43 -42 -41 -40 -39 -38 -37 55881 G41 IMAGE REJECTION (dBc) -135 -10dBm -5dBm 0dBm 5dBm 10dBm 15dBm fBB = 2kHz, CW (NOTE 3) -140 -150 -160 -15 -43 Output Noise Floor vs RF Output Power and Differential LO Input Power (fLO = 2140MHz) -155 10 -44 -42 -41 -40 -39 -38 -37 LO FEEDTHROUGH (dBm) 55881 G41 -135 85C 25C -40C 50 -43 Output Noise Floor vs RF Output Power and LOM Port Input Power (fLO = 2140MHz) Output Noise Floor Distribution at 2140MHz 60 0 0 34.4 NOISE FLOOR AT 30MHz OFFSET (dBm/Hz) 30.4 -145 -10dBm -5dBm 0dBm 5dBm 10dBm 15dBm 20dBm LO BALUN = USING BD1631J50100A fBB = 2kHz, CW (NOTE 3) -150 -155 -10 0 5 -5 RF OUTPUT POWER (dBm) 10 55881 G44 -160 -15 -10 0 5 -5 RF OUTPUT POWER (dBm) 10 55881 G45 55881fb 10 LTC5588-1 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS VCC = 3.3V, EN = 3.3V, TA = 25C, LOP input AC-terminated with 50 to ground, BBPI, BBMI,Output BBPQ, BBMQ inputs 0.5VDC, and 1VP-P(DIFF), baseband input frequencies = 4.5MHz and 5.5MHz for OIP3 and OIP2, or else baseband input frequency = 100kHz, I and Q 90 shifted, lower sideband selection, LINOPT pin floating, unless otherwise noted. Test circuit is shown in Figure 8. Output Noise Floor vs RF Frequency (No AC Baseband Input Signal, PLOM = 0dBm) NOISE FLOOR AT 6MHz OFFSET (dBm/Hz) -5 -10 -15 LO PORT WITH BD1631J50100A00 LOM PORT, EN = LOW LOP PORT, EN = LOW -20 -25 0 1 5 2 3 4 FREQUENCY (GHz) 6 -158 -160 -162 -164 -168 -170 0 1 55881 G46 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 5 PARTS SHOWN LO FEEDTHROUGH (dBm) -50 -60 -70 4 3 2 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C -50 1 2 3 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) 55881 G49 -40 5 PARTS SHOWN 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -50 -60 -70 4 0 55881 G50 1 2 3 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) 4 55881 G51 LO Feedthrough to RF Output vs LO Frequency (PLOM = -10dBm) -20 -70 -30 -40 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -50 -80 -60 -90 1 2 3 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) 55881 G48 -90 1 2 3 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) 0 -60 0 6 5 -80 3.3V, 85C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 3.15V, 25C 5 PARTS SHOWN -50 4 3 2 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 1 Image Rejection vs LO Frequency After Nulling at 25C (PLOM = 0dBm) -70 Image Rejection vs LO Frequency After Nulling at 25C (PLOM = 10dBm) -40 -168 0 -60 4 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -166 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 5 PARTS SHOWN LO FEEDTHROUGH (dBm) 0 -164 55881 G47 -90 -90 -162 -170 -80 -80 -160 6 5 NOTE 3 -158 LO Feedthrough to RF Output vs LO Frequency After Nulling at 25C (PLOM = 10dBm) -40 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C IMAGE REJECTION (dBc) LO FEEDTHROUGH (dBm) 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -166 LO Feedthrough to RF Output vs LO Frequency After Nulling at 25C (PLOM = 0dBm) -40 -156 NOTE 3 IMAGE REJECTION (dBc) RETURN LOSS (dB) -156 LOM PORT, EN = HIGH LOP PORT, EN = HIGH RF PORT, EN = HIGH RF PORT, EN = LOW NOISE FLOOR AT 6MHz OFFSET (dBm/Hz) Return Loss vs Frequency 0 Output Noise Floor vs RF Frequency (No AC Baseband Input Signal, PLOM = 10dBm) 4 55881 G51 0 1 3 2 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) 4 55881 G53 55881fb 11 LTC5588-1 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS VCC = 3.3V, EN = 3.3V, TA = 25C, LOP input AC-terminated with 50 to ground, BBPI, BBMI, BBPQ, BBMQ inputs 0.5VDC, and 1VP-P(DIFF), baseband input frequencies = 4.5MHz and 5.5MHz for OIP3 and OIP2, or else baseband input frequency = 100kHz, I and Q 90 shifted, lower sideband selection, LINOPT pin floating, unless otherwise noted. Test circuit is shown in Figure 8. LO Feedthrough to RF Output vs LO Frequency (PLOM = -5dBm) LO Feedthrough to RF Output vs LO Frequency (PLOM = 5dBm) 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -50 0 1 3 2 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) -30 -40 -50 0 -20 -40 -50 -60 0 1 3 2 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) 3 2 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) 4 -30 0 1 3 2 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) 4 55881 G56 Image Rejection vs LO Frequency (PLOM = -5dBm) -20 -40 -50 -60 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -30 -40 -50 -60 0 55881 G57 1 3 2 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) 4 -20 -40 -50 0 1 55881 G58 3 2 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) 4 55881 G59 Image Rejection vs LO Frequency (PLOM = 10dBm) IMAGE REJECTION (dBc) IMAGE REJECTION (dBc) -50 55881 G55 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -30 -40 4 Image Rejection vs LO Frequency (PLOM = 5dBm) -20 -30 Image Rejection vs LO Frequency (PLOM = -10dBm) IMAGE REJECTION (dBc) -30 1 55881 G54 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -60 -60 4 LO Feedthrough to RF Output vs LO Frequency (PLOM = 15dBm) -20 LO FEEDTHROUGH (dBm) -40 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C IMAGE REJECTION (dBc) -30 -60 LO FEEDTHROUGH (dBm) -20 -20 LO FEEDTHROUGH (dBm) LO FEEDTHROUGH (dBm) -20 LO Feedthrough to RF Output vs LO Frequency (PLOM = 10dBm) 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -30 -40 -50 -60 -60 0 1 3 2 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) 4 55881 G60 0 1 3 2 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) 4 55881 G61 55881fb 12 LTC5588-1 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS VCC = 3.3V, EN = 3.3V, TA = 25C, LOP input AC-terminated with 50 to ground, BBPI, BBMI, BBPQ, BBMQ inputs 0.5VDC, and 1VP-P(DIFF), baseband input frequencies = 4.5MHz and 5.5MHz for OIP3 and OIP2, or else baseband input frequency = 100kHz, I and Q 90 shifted, lower sideband selection, LINOPT pin floating, unless otherwise noted. Test circuit is shown in Figure 8. Output IP3 vs RF Frequency (PLOM = 0dBm, fIM3 = fLO + 14.5MHz) Image Rejection vs LO Frequency (PLOM = 15dBm) 80 30 70 -40 -50 OIP2 (dBm) -30 90 40 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C OIP3 (dBm) IMAGE REJECTION (dBc) -20 20 -60 1 3 2 LO FREQUENCY (GHz) 50 30 0 1 55881 G62 5 2 3 4 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 6 0 55881 G63 Output IP2 vs RF Frequency (PLOM = 10dBm, fIM2 = fLO + 10MHz) -20 -30 80 30 -40 IM3 (dBc) OIP2 (dBm) 60 50 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 40 0 30 1 2 3 4 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 5 6 0 1 55881 G65 -30 -40 5 2 3 4 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 6 -30 -40 -60 -90 -10 -5 0 5 RF POWER PER TONE (dBm) 10 55881 G67 -80 -80 10 55881 G68 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -60 -70 5 RF POWER PER TONE (dBm) -60 -50 -70 0 -50 55881 G66 -20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -5 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C Output IM3 vs RF 2-Tone Power (PLOM = 0dBm, fRF = 900MHz, fIM3 = 914.5MHz) -50 -90 -10 6 55881 G64 -80 Output IM2 vs RF 2-Tone Power (PLOM = 0dBm, fRF = 900MHz, fIM2 = 890MHz) -20 5 2 3 4 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) -70 IM3 (dBc) 0 IM2 (dBc) OIP3 (dBm) 70 20 1 Output IM3 vs RF 2-Tone Power (PLOM = 0dBm, fRF = 900MHz, Note 6) 90 40 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 40 0 4 Output IP3 vs RF Frequency (PLOM = 10dBm, fIM3 = fLO + 14.5MHz) 10 60 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 10 0 Output IP2 vs RF Frequency (PLOM = 0dBm, fIM2 = fLO + 10MHz) -90 -10 -5 0 5 RF POWER PER TONE (dBm) 10 55881 G69 55881fb 13 LTC5588-1 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS VCC = 3.3V, EN = 3.3V, TA = 25C, LOP input AC-terminated with 50 to ground, BBPI, BBMI, BBPQ, BBMQ inputs 0.5VDC, and 1VP-P(DIFF), baseband input frequencies = 4.5MHz and 5.5MHz for OIP3 and OIP2, or else baseband input frequency = 100kHz, I and Q 90 shifted, lower sideband selection, LINOPT pin floating, unless otherwise noted. Test circuit is shown in Figure 8. Output IM3 vs RF 2-Tone Power (PLOM = 0dBm, fRF = 2140MHz, Note 6) Output IM2 vs RF 2-Tone Power (PLOM = 0dBm, fRF = 900MHz, fIM2 = 910MHz) -30 -40 -50 -60 -40 -50 -60 -50 -60 -70 -70 -80 -80 -80 0 5 RF POWER PER TONE (dBm) -90 -10 10 55881 G70 Output IM3 vs RF 2-Tone Power (PLOM = 0dBm, fRF = 2140MHz, fIM3 = 2154.5MHz) -30 -40 -20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -30 -40 -50 -60 -80 -80 0 5 RF POWER PER TONE (dBm) 55881 G71 -90 -15 10 55881 G73 -10 -5 0 5 RF POWER PER TONE (dBm) 10 55881 G72 Supply Current vs LINOPT Voltage 320 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -60 -70 -5 -90 -15 10 5 RF POWER PER TONE (dBm) -50 -70 -90 -10 0 Output IM2 vs RF 2-Tone Power (PLOM = 0dBm, fRF = 2140MHz, fIM2 = 2150MHz) IM2 (dBc) -20 -5 SUPPLY CURRENT (mA) -5 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -30 -70 -90 -10 IM3 (dBc) -20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C -30 IM3 (dBc) -40 IM2 (dBc) -20 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C IM2 (dBc) -20 Output IM2 vs RF 2-Tone Power (PLOM = 0dBm, fRF = 2140MHz, fIM2 = 2130MHz) 310 300 290 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C -10 -5 0 280 2.0 10 5 RF POWER PER TONE (dBm) 55881 G74 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 3.0 2.5 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 3.5 55881 G75 Output IP2 vs RF Frequency for High Side LO Injection (fBB1 = 140MHz, fBB2 = 141MHz, PLOM = 0dBm LINOPT Current vs LINOPT Voltage 10 90 fLO = fRF + fBB1 fIM2 = fRF - fBB2 5 70 OIP2 (dBm) INPUT CURRENT (mA) 80 0 -5 2.0 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 3.0 2.5 LINOPT VOLTAGE (V) 3.5 55881 G76 60 50 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 40 30 0 1 2 3 4 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 5 6 55881 G77 55881fb 14 LTC5588-1 TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS VCC = 3.3V, EN = 3.3V, TA = 25C, LOP input AC-terminated with 50 to ground, BBPI, BBMI, BBPQ, BBMQ inputs 0.5VDC, and 1VP-P(DIFF), baseband input frequencies = 4.5MHz and 5.5MHz for OIP3 and OIP2, or else baseband input frequency = 100kHz, I and Q 90 shifted, lower sideband selection, LINOPT pin floating, unless otherwise noted. Test circuit is shown in Figure 8. Output IP2 vs RF Frequency for Low Side LO Injection (fBB1 = 140MHz, fBB2 = 141MHz, PLOM = 0dBm Output IP2 vs RF Frequency for High Side LO Injection (fBB1 = 140MHz, fBB2 = 141MHz, PLOM = 10dBm 90 fLO = fRF + fBB1 fIM2 = fRF - fBB2 90 fLO = fRF - fBB1 fIM2 = fRF + fBB2 80 70 70 70 60 50 0 1 40 2 3 4 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 5 6 30 0 1 2 3 4 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 5 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 30 6 0 1 2 3 4 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 55881 G79 GNDRF to GND Thermistor DC Resistance vs Temperature (IGNDRF(DC) = 100A) 5 6 55881 G80 GNDRF to GND Thermistor DC Resistance vs Temperature (IGNDRF(DC) = 200A) 3.0 VGNDRF > VGND 2.5 VGNDRF > VGND 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 VCC = 3.45V VCC = 3.3V VCC = 3.15V VCC = 0V 0.5 0 -40 60 40 55881 G78 3.0 fLO = fRF - fBB1 fIM2 = fRF + fBB2 50 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C RESISTANCE (k) 30 60 50 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 40 OIP2 (dBm) 80 OIP2 (dBm) 80 RESISTANCE (k) OIP2 (dBm) 90 Output IP2 vs RF Frequency for Low Side LO Injection (fBB1 = 140MHz, fBB2 = 141MHz, PLOM = 10dBm 0 40 80 TEMPERATURE (C) 120 55881 G81 2.0 1.5 1.0 VCC = 3.45V VCC = 3.3V VCC = 3.15V VCC = 0V 0.5 0 -40 0 40 80 TEMPERATURE (C) 120 55881 G82 55881fb 15 LTC5588-1 PIN FUNCTIONS EN (Pin 1): Enable Input. When the enable pin voltage is higher than 2V, the IC is on. When the input voltage is less than 1V, the IC is off. LINOPT (Pin 7): Linearity Optimization Input. An external voltage can be applied to this pin to optimize the linearity (OIP3) under a specific application condition. Its optimum voltage depends on the LO frequency, temperature, supply voltage, baseband frequency and signal bandwidth. The typical input voltage range is from 2V to 3.7V. The pin can be left floating for good overall linearity performance. GND (Pins 2, 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 20, 23, Exposed Pad Pins 25 and 26): Ground. Pins 2, 5, 8, 11, 20, 23 and exposed pad Pin 25 (group 1) are connected together internally while Pins 12, 14, 17, 19 and exposed pad Pin 26 (group 2) are tied together and serve as the ground return for the RF balun. For best overall performance all ground pins should be connected to RF ground. For best OIP2 performance it is recommended to connect group 1 and group 2 only at second and lower level ground layers of the PCB, not the top layer. A thermistor (temperature variable resistor) of 1.4k at 25C and VCC = 3.3V with temperature coefficient of 11/C is connected between group 1 and group 2. BBMQ, BBPQ (Pins 9, 10): Baseband Inputs of the Q Channel. The input impedance of each input is about -3k. It should be externally biased to a 0.5V common mode level. Do not apply common mode voltage beyond 0.55VDC. RF (Pin 16): RF Output. The RF output is a DC-coupled single-ended output with 50 output impedance at RF frequencies. An AC-coupling capacitor of 6.2pF (C7), should be used at this pin for 0.7GHz to 3.5GHz operation. VCC1, VCC2 (Pins 24, 18): Power Supply. It is recommended to use 2 x 1nF and 2 x 4.7F capacitors for decoupling to ground on these pins. LOP (Pin 3): Positive LO Input. An AC-coupling capacitor (1nF) in series with 50 to ground provides the best OIP2 performance. BBPI, BBMI (Pins 21, 22): Baseband Inputs of the I Channel. The input impedance of each input is about -3k. It should be externally biased to a 0.5V common mode level. Do not apply common mode voltage beyond 0.55VDC. LOM (Pin 4): Negative LO Input. An AC-coupled 50 LO signal source can be applied to this pin. NC (Pins 6, 13, 15): No Electrical Connection. BLOCK DIAGRAM VCC1 VCC2 GND 20 BBPI 21 23 24 25 NC 18 13 15 VqI BBMI 22 I CHANNEL 16 RF 0 90 GND BBPQ 10 1 EN VqI BBMQ 9 Q CHANNEL 2 5 8 GND 11 3 4 LOP LOM 6 7 NC LINOPT 12 14 17 19 26 GNDRF 55881 BD 55881fb 16 LTC5588-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION The LTC5588-1 consists of I and Q input differential voltage-to-current converters, I and Q upconverting mixers, an RF output balun, an LO quadrature phase generator and LO buffers. External I and Q baseband signals are applied to the differential baseband input pins, BBPI, BBMI and BBPQ, BBMQ. These voltage signals are converted to currents and translated to RF frequency by means of double-balanced upconverting mixers. The mixer outputs are combined at the inputs of the RF output balun, which also transforms the output impedance to 50. The center frequency of the resulting RF signal is equal to the LO signal frequency. The LO input drives a phase shifter which splits the LO signal into in-phase and quadrature signals. These LO signals are then applied to on-chip buffers which drive the upconverting mixers. In most applications, the LOM input is driven by the LO source via a 1nF coupling capacitor, while the LOP input is terminated with 50 to RF ground via a 1nF coupling capacitor. The RF output is single ended and internally 50 matched across a wide RF frequency range from 700MHz to 5GHz with better than 10dB return loss using C7 = 6.8pF and C8 = 0.2pF (S22 < -10dB). See Figure 8. For 240MHz operation, C7 = 4.7nH and C8 = 33pF is recommended. For 450MHz, C7 = 2.7nH and C8 = 10pF is recommended. Note that the frequency of the best match is set lower than the band center frequency to compensate the gain roll-off of the on-chip RF output balun at lower frequency. At 240MHz and 450MHz operations, the image rejection and the large-signal noise performance is better using higher LO drive levels. However, if the drive level causes internal clipping, the LO leakage degrades. Using a balun such as Anaren P/N B0310J50100A00 increases the LO drive level without internal clipping and provides a relatively broadband LO port impedance match. Baseband Interface The baseband inputs (BBPI, BBMI, BBPQ, BBMQ) present a single-ended input impedance of about -3k. Because of the negative input impedance, it is important to keep the source resistance at each baseband input low enough such that the total input impedance remains positive across the baseband frequency. Each of the four baseband inputs has a capacitor of 4pF in series with 14 connected to ground and a PNP emitter follower in parallel (see Figure 1). The baseband bandwidth depends on the source impedance. For a 25 source impedance (50 terminated with 50), the baseband bandwidth (-1dB) is about 430MHz. If a 2.7nH series inductor is inserted at each of the four baseband inputs, the -1dB baseband bandwidth can be increased to about 650MHz. LTC5588-1 VCC2 = 3.3V RF BALUN VCC1 = 3.3V FROM Q CHANNEL LOMI LOPI GNDRF BBPI 14 4pF VCM = 0.5V 4pF 14 BBMI 55881 F01 GND Figure 1. Simplified Circuit Schematic of the LTC5588-1 (Only I Channel is Shown) 55881fb 17 LTC5588-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION It is recommended to compensate the baseband input impedance in the baseband lowpass filter design in order to achieve best gain flatness vs baseband frequency. The S-parameters for (each of) the baseband inputs is given in Table 1. Table 1. Single-Ended BB Input Impedance vs Frequency for EN = High and VDC = 0.5V FREQUENCY (MHz) 0.1 1 2 4 8 16 30 60 100 140 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 600 700 800 900 1000 REFLECTION COEFFICIENT MAG ANGLE 1.03 -0.13 1.03 -0.13 1.03 -0.37 1.03 -0.68 1.03 -1.38 1.03 -2.79 1.03 -5.3 1.03 -10.6 1.04 -18.2 1.03 -24.8 1.02 -36 1.01 -45 0.99 -52 0.96 -59 0.94 -67 0.90 -73 0.87 -80 0.82 -92 0.77 -102 0.74 -113 0.71 -122 0.69 -129 BB INPUT IMPEDANCE -3700 -3900-j340 -3700-j950 -3200-j1500 -2100-j1900 -860-j1600 -300-j990 -87-j520 -35-j308 -16-j226 -6-j154 -1.4-j120 1.4-j102 4.4-j87 5.4-j74 7-j66 8.3-j58 9.4-j47 10-j38 10-j32 10.5-j27 10.5-j23 L1A 250nH 10mA 10mA The circuit is optimized for a common mode voltage of 0.5V which should be externally applied. The baseband pins should not be left floating to cause the internal PNP's base current to pull the common mode voltage higher than the 0.55V limit, generating excessive current flow. If it occurs for an extended period, damage to the IC may result. In shutdown mode it is recommended to terminate to ground or to a 0.5V source with a value lower than 200. The PNP's base current is about -136A ranging from -250A to -50A. It is recommended to drive the baseband inputs differentially to reduce even-order distortion products. When a DAC is used as the signal source, a reconstruction filter should be placed between the DAC output and the LTC5588-1 baseband inputs to avoid aliasing. Figure 2 shows a typical baseband interface for zero-IF repeater application. A 5th-order lowpass ladder filter is used with -0.3dB cut-off of 60MHz. C1A, C1B, C3A and C3B are configured in a single-ended fashion in order to suppress common mode noise. L3A and L3B (0402 size) are used to compensate for passband droop due to the finite quality factor of the inductors L1A, L1B, L2A and L2B (0603 size). R3A and R3B improves the out-of-band noise performance. R3A = R3B = 0 (L3A and L3B omitted) provides best out-of-band noise performance but no passband droop compensation. In that case, L1A, L1B, L2A and L2B may have to be increased in size (higher quality factor) to limit passband droop. L2A 250nH 0.5VDC L3A 100nH BBPI R3A 71.57 R1A 71.57 C1A 47pF R1B 71.57 C1B 47pF L1B 250nH DAC C2 39pF C3A 47pF R2A 1657 C3B 47pF R2B 1657 L2B 250nH R2C 2497 R3B 71.57 L3B 100nH BBMI 10mA 10mA 0.5VDC 55881 F02 GND Figure 2: Baseband Interface with 5th-Order Filter and 0.5VCM DAC (Only I Channel is Shown) 55881fb 18 LTC5588-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION At each baseband pin, a 0.146V to 0.854V swing is developed corresponding to a DAC output current of 0mA to 20mA. A 3dB lower gain can be achieved using R1A = R1B = 49.9; R2A = R2B = Open; R2C = 100; R3A = R3B = 51; L1A = L1B = L2A = L2B = 180nH; C1A = C1B = C3A = C3B = 68pF; C2 = 56pF. LO Section The internal LO chain consists of a quadrature phase shifter followed by LO buffers. The LOM input can be driven single ended with 50 input impedance, while the LOP input should be terminated with 50 through a DC blocking capacitor. The LOP and LOM inputs can also be driven differentially when an exceptionally low large-signal output noise floor is required. A simplified circuit schematic for the LOP and LOM inputs is given in Figure 3. Table 2 lists LOM port input impedance vs frequency at EN = High and PLOM = 0dBm. For EN = Low and PLOM = 0dBm the input impedance is given in Table 3. The LOM port input impedance is shown for EN = High and Low at PLOM = 10dBm in Table 4 and Table 5, respectively. The circuit schematic of the demo board is shown in Figure 8. A 50 termination can be connected to the LOP port (J1). The LOM port (J2) can also be terminated with a 50 while the LO power is applied to the LOP (J1) port. In that case, the image rejection may be degraded. At 2.14GHz, the large-signal noise figure is about 2dB better for difVCC1 LOP LOM + - 2.35V (3.3V IN SHUTDOWN) 55881 F03 Figure 3: Simplified Circuit Schematic for the LOP and LOM inputs ferential LO drive (using BD1631J50100A00) with a LO power below 10dBm. The balun (U2) can be installed by removing C5 and C6 (see Figure 8). Using Anaren P/N B0310J50100A00 improves image, LO leakage and large-signal noise performance at 240MHz and 450MHz. For this particular balun, an external blocking capacitor is required. Figure 4 shows the return loss vs RF frequency for the 240MHz and 450MHz frequency bands. Figure 5 shows the corresponding gain vs RF frequency where the gain curve peaks at a higher frequency compared to the frequency with best match. Note that the overall bandwidth degrades tuning the matching frequency lower. A similar technique can be used for 700MHz and 900MHz if gain flatness is important. Table 2. LOM Port Input Impedance vs Frequency for EN = High and PLOM = 0dBm (LOP Terminated with 50 AC to Ground) FREQUENCY (GHz) LOM INPUT IMPEDANCE 0.2 REFLECTION COEFFICIENT MAG ANGLE 98-j65 0.499 -29.8 0.25 87-j58 0.462 -34.3 0.3 79-j51 0.421 -38.8 0.4 69-j40 0.354 -45.8 0.5 63-j32 0.296 -52.4 0.6 59-j27 0.256 -58.4 0.7 55-j24 0.225 -64.9 0.8 52-j21 0.203 -72.5 0.9 50-j19 0.188 -79.6 1.0 48-j18 0.18 -86.9 1.2 44-j16 0.178 -101 1.4 41-j15 0.185 -111 1.6 39-j14 0.194 -118 1.8 38-j13 0.2 -123 2.0 37-j12 0.199 -128 2.5 36-j7.8 0.189 -146 3.0 32-j2.4 0.225 -171 3.5 28+j1.0 0.288 176 4.0 25+j2.4 0.35 173 4.5 23+j4.1 0.372 168 5.0 21+j6.2 0.417 162 5.5 19+j7.9 0.472 159 6.0 17+j8.7 0.519 157 55881fb 19 LTC5588-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION Table 3. LOM Port Input Impedance vs Frequency for EN = Low and PLOM = 0dBm (LOP Terminated with 50 AC to Ground) FREQUENCY (GHz) LOM INPUT IMPEDANCE 0.2 REFLECTION COEFFICIENT Table 4. LOM Port Input Impedance vs Frequency for EN = High and PLOM = 10dBm (LOP Terminated with 50 AC to Ground) MAG ANGLE FREQUENCY (GHz) LOM INPUT IMPEDANCE 95-j69 0.511 -31.4 0.2 0.25 84-j61 0.472 -36.2 0.3 76-j53 0.43 -41 0.4 67-j41 0.36 0.5 61-j33 0.3 0.6 57-j28 0.259 0.7 54-j24 0.8 51-j21 0.9 1.0 REFLECTION COEFFICIENT MAG ANGLE 96-j64 0.494 -30.6 0.25 86-j57 0.455 -35.1 0.3 77-j51 0.42 -40.2 -48.5 0.4 69-j41 0.356 -46.6 -55.6 0.5 62-j33 0.3 -54.1 -61.9 0.6 58-j28 0.258 -59.1 0.228 -68.7 0.7 55-j24 0.229 -66.6 0.205 -76.5 0.8 52-j21 0.203 -73.1 48-j19 0.191 -83.6 0.9 50-j19 0.192 -80.6 47-j18 0.183 -90.9 1.0 48-j18 0.179 -87.5 1.2 43-j16 0.182 -105 1.2 44-j16 0.176 -102 1.4 40-j15 0.19 -114 1.4 41-j15 0.185 -112 1.6 39-j14 0.2 -121 1.6 39-j14 0.196 -119 1.8 38-j13 0.207 -125 1.8 38-j14 0.202 -123 2.0 37-j12 0.205 -131 2.0 37-j12 0.201 -128 2.5 35-j7.6 0.2 -149 2.5 36-j7.9 0.188 -146 3.0 31-j2.2 0.238 -172 3.0 32-j2.7 0.225 -170 3.5 27+j1.3 0.303 175 3.5 28+j0.8 0.292 176 4.0 24+j2.9 0.363 171 4.0 24+j2.0 0.348 172 4.5 22+j4.7 0.387 166 4.5 23+j3.6 0.373 168 5.0 21+j7.0 0.427 160 5.0 21+j5.9 0.42 162 5.5 18+j8.7 0.481 157 5.5 19+j7.5 0.468 159 6.0 16+j9.7 0.524 154 6.0 16+j8.5 0.518 157 55881fb 20 LTC5588-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION 0 Table 5. LOM Port Input Impedance vs Frequency for EN = Low and PLOM = 10dBm (LOP Terminated with 50 AC to Ground) LOM INPUT IMPEDANCE 0.2 REFLECTION COEFFICIENT MAG ANGLE 92-j61 0.48 -32.1 0.25 83-j55 0.444 -36.9 0.3 75-j50 0.414 -42 0.4 66-j39 0.345 -49.3 0.5 60-j32 0.293 -57.4 0.6 56-j27 0.251 -63.2 0.7 53-j23 0.225 -71.2 0.8 50-j20 0.199 -78.8 0.9 48-j19 0.191 -86.6 1.0 46-j17 0.18 -93.6 1.2 42-j15 0.181 -108 1.4 40-j14 0.192 -117 1.6 38-j14 0.205 -123 1.8 37-j13 0.211 -127 2.0 36-j12 0.212 -132 2.5 35-j7.5 0.202 -150 3.0 31-j2.2 0.244 -172 3.5 27+j1.3 0.31 175 4.0 24+j2.7 0.363 171 4.5 22+j4.4 0.389 166 5.0 20+j6.8 0.433 160 5.5 18+j8.5 0.479 157 6.0 16+j9.5 0.525 154 0 RF PORT, EN = HIGH, C7 = 4.7nH, C8 = 33pF RF PORT, EN = LOW, C7 = 4.7nH, C8 = 33pF RF PORT, EN = HIGH, C7 = 2.7nH, C8 = 10pF RF PORT, EN = LOW, C7 = 2.7nH, C8 = 10pF LO PORT, EN = HIGH, USING B0310J50100A00 LO PORT, EN = LOW, USING B0310J50100A00 RETURN LOSS (dB) -10 -20 -30 -40 200 300 400 500 -2 VOLTAGE GAIN (dB) FREQUENCY (GHz) -4 -6 -8 -10 200 3.3V, 85C 3.3V, 25C 3.15V, 25C 3.45V, 25C 3.3V, -40C 400 300 500 RF FREQUENCY (MHz) 600 55881 F05 Figure 5. Low Band Voltage Gain vs RF Frequency Using Figure 4 Matching The third harmonic content of the LO can degrade image rejection severely, it is recommended to keep the 3rd-order harmonic of the LO signal lower than the desirable image rejection minus 6dB. Although the second harmonic content of the LO is less sensitive, it can still be significant. The large-signal noise figure can be improved with higher LO input power. However, if the LO input power is too large to cause the internal LO signal clipping in the phase-shifter section, the image rejection can be degraded rapidly. This clipping point depends on the supply voltage, LO frequency, temperature and single ended vs differential LO drive. At fLO = 2140MHz, VCC = 3.3V, T = 25C and singleended LO drive, this clipping point is at about 16.7dBm. For 3.15V it lowers to 16.1dBm. For differential drive it is about 21.6dBm. The differential LO port input impedance for EN = High and PLO = 10dBm is given in Table 6. 600 FREQUENCY (MHz) 55881 F04 Figure 4. RF and LO Port Return Loss vs Frequency for Low Band Match (See Figure 8) 55881fb 21 LTC5588-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION Table 6: Differential LO Input Impedance vs Frequency for EN = High and PLO = 10dBm FREQUENCY (MHz) LO DIFFERENTIAL INPUT IMPEDANCE Table 7: Differential LO Input Impedance vs Frequency for EN = Low and PLO = 10dBm REFLECTION COEFFICIENT MAG ANGLE FREQUENCY (MHz) LO DIFFERENTIAL INPUT IMPEDANCE REFLECTION COEFFICIENT MAG ANGLE 0.2 134-j48 0.247 -43 0.2 131-j48 0.243 -45 0.25 126-j51 0.247 -50 0.25 125-j52 0.250 -52 0.3 119-j46 0.223 -55 0.3 117-j46 0.221 -58 0.4 109-j45 0.215 -66 0.4 107-j45 0.215 -69 0.5 100-j40 0.194 -79 0.5 98-j40 0.197 -81 0.6 97-j36 0.181 -84 0.6 95-j36 0.183 -87 0.7 94-j36 0.184 -90 0.7 92-j35 0.186 -93 0.8 90-j35 0.186 -96 0.8 88-j34 0.188 -99 0.9 84-j34 0.198 -104 0.9 83-j33 0.200 -107 1.0 83-j33 0.198 -107 1.0 82-j32 0.199 -110 1.2 77-j36 0.237 -111 1.2 75-j35 0.237 -114 1.4 76-j37 0.243 -111 1.4 76-j35 0.240 -113 1.6 73-j38 0.262 -113 1.6 72-j36 0.259 -115 1.8 74-j37 0.254 -113 1.8 74-j35 0.248 -115 2.0 74-j35 0.251 -115 2.0 73-j33 0.245 -118 2.5 78-j28 0.199 -120 2.5 77-j25 0.191 -125 3.0 74-j15 0.173 -145 3.0 73-j12 0.172 -152 3.5 67-j2.9 0.197 -174 3.5 66-j0.2 0.206 180 4.0 58+j7.3 0.275 168 4.0 56+j10 0.293 164 4.5 51+j15 0.338 158 4.5 49+j18 0.362 154 5.0 42+j18 0.433 156 5.0 39+j21 0.459 153 5.5 34+j20 0.515 156 5.5 32+j22 0.538 153 6.0 27+j16 0.596 160 6.0 25+j18 0.619 158 55881fb 22 LTC5588-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION RF Section After upconversion, the RF outputs of the I and Q mixers are combined. An on-chip balun performs internal differential to single-ended conversion, while transforming the output signal to 50 as shown in Figure 1. Table 8 shows the RF port output impedance vs frequency for EN = High. Table 8. RF Output Impedance vs Frequency for EN = High FREQUENCY (MHz) RF OUTPUT IMPEDANCE 0.2 REFLECTION COEFFICIENT MAG ANGLE 7.8+j11 0.742 154 0.25 8.7+j13 0.723 149 0.3 9.7+j16 0.702 143 0.4 12+j21 0.660 133 0.5 16+j25 0.609 123 0.6 19+j29 0.560 114 0.7 24+j32 0.509 106 0.8 30+j34 0.457 98 0.9 35+j35 0.409 91 1.0 41+j34 0.359 85 1.2 52+j28 0.266 70 1.4 58+j18 0.180 57 1.6 58+j7.1 0.098 39 1.8 55+j0.2 0.042 3.4 1.9 52-j2.7 0.032 -52 2.0 50-j4.3 0.043 -92 2.5 39-j5.9 0.142 -149 3.0 32-j1.9 0.227 -173 3.2 30-j0.2 0.255 -180 3.5 27+j2.2 0.298 172 4.0 23+j4.5 0.365 167 4.5 22+j6.8 0.406 161 5.0 19+j11 0.475 151 5.5 17+j20 0.541 133 6.0 15+j27 0.613 120 The RF port output impedance for EN = Low is given in Table 9. Table 9. RF Output Impedance vs Frequency for EN = Low FREQUENCY (MHz) RF OUTPUT IMPEDANCE 0.2 7.2+j11 REFLECTION COEFFICIENT MAG ANGLE 0.761 155 0.25 8.0+j13 0.742 149 0.3 9.0+j16 0.720 144 0.4 12+j21 0.675 133 0.5 15+j25 0.622 123 0.6 19+j29 0.571 115 0.7 23+j32 0.518 107 0.8 29+j34 0.464 99 0.9 35+j35 0.414 92 1.0 40+j34 0.363 86 1.2 51+j28 0.266 72 1.4 57+j18 0.175 60 1.6 57+j7.0 0.090 43 1.8 53+j0.4 0.030 7.0 1.9 51-j2.4 0.025 -74 2.0 48-j4.0 0.044 -111 2.5 38-j4.9 0.153 -155 3.0 31-j0.7 0.240 -177 3.2 29+1.0 0.266 -177 3.5 27+j3.6 0.308 169 4.0 24+j5.6 0.365 164 4.5 22+j6.9 0.405 161 5.0 19+j11 0.478 151 5.5 17+j20 0.563 132 6.0 15+j28 0.628 118 55881fb 23 LTC5588-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION Linearity Optimization The LINOPT pin (Pin 7) can be used to optimize the linearity of the RF circuitry. Figure 6 shows the simplified schematic of the LINOPT pin interface. The nominal DC bias voltage of the LINOPT pin is 2.56V and the typical voltage window to drive the LINOPT pin for optimum linearity is 2V to 3.7V. Since its input impedance for EN = High is about 150, an external buffer may be required to output a current in the range of -2mA to 8mA. The LINOPT voltage for optimum linearity is a function of LO frequency, temperature, supply voltage, baseband frequency, high side or low side LO injection, process, signal bandwidth and RF output level. For zero-IF systems the spectral regrowth is typically limited by the OIP2 performance. In that case, optimizing the LINOPT pin voltage may not improve the spectral regrowth. The spectral regrowth for systems with an IF (for example 140MHz) will be set by the OIP3 performance and optimizing LINOPT voltage can improve the spectral regrowth significantly (see Figure 13). Enable Interface Figure 7 shows a simplified schematic of the EN pin interface. The voltage necessary to turn on the LTC5588-1 is 2V. To disable (shut down) the chip, the enable voltage must be below 1V. If the EN pin is not connected, the chip is enabled. This EN = High condition is assured by the 100k on-chip pull-up resistor. VCC1 75 100 250 LINOPT INTERNAL ENABLE SIGNAL 55881 F06 Figure 6. LINOPT Pin Interface VCC1 100k EN INTERNAL ENABLE CIRCUIT 55881 F07 Figure 7. EN Pin Interface 55881fb 24 LTC5588-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION Evaluation Board voltage drop over R1 and R2 is about 0.15V. The supply voltages applied directly to the chip can be monitored by measuring at the test points TP1 and TP2. If a power supply is used that ramps up slower than 7V/s and limits the overshoot on the supply below 3.8V, R1 and R2 can be omitted. To facilitate turn-on and turn-off time measurements, the microstrip between J5 and J7 can be used connecting J5 to a pulse generator, J7 to an oscilloscope with 50 input impedance, removing R5 and inserting a 0 resistor for R3. Figure 8 shows the evaluation board schematic. A good ground connection is required for the exposed pad. If this is not done properly, the RF performance will degrade. Additionally, the exposed pad provides heat sinking for the part and minimizes the possibility of the chip overheating. Resistors R1 and R2 reduce the charging current in capacitors C1 and C2 (see Figure 8) and will reduce supply ringing during a fast power supply ramp-up with inductive wiring connecting VCC and GND. For EN = High, the J9 BBMI R6 OPT C12 OPT R11 OPT J7 EN J8 BBPI C11 R10 OPT OPT R4 OPT TP1 C1 4.7F J5 EN GND C6 1nF LINOPT LOM GND GNDRF BBPI GND NC NC 25 R13 OPT GNDRF GND R12 OPT R14 1 NC 7 8 9 C2 4.7F TP2 18 17 C7 6.8pF J6 RF OUT 16 15 14 C8 0.2pF 13 GNDRF 6 RF U1 LTC5588-1 GND C14 1nF 2 LOP BBPQ 3 5 GNDRF GND BBMQ 4 BBMI VCC1 3 VCC2 GND 4 EN LINOPT 5 2 NC GND BP BALUN UNBP GND BP 1 J2 LOM C4 1nF 24 23 22 21 20 19 1 U2 OPT R2 1.3 EN C5 1nF 6 R1 1 R5 0 R3 OPT J1 LOP VCC C3 1nF 10 11 12 26 BOARD NUMBER: DC1524A C13 100nF J3 BBMQ J4 BBPQ C9 OPT R8 OPT R7 OPT C10 R9 OPT OPT 55881 F08 Figure 8. Evaluation Circuit Schematic 55881fb 25 LTC5588-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION Figures 9 and 10 show the component side and the bottom side of the evaluation board. An enlarged view of the component side around the IC placement shows all pins related to GND (group 1) and all pins related to GNDRF (group 2) are not connected via the top layer of the component side in Figure 11. It is possible to use the part without a split-paddle PCB island, but this may degrade OIP2 by a few dB at some frequencies and reduce LO leakage slightly. Due to self heating, the board temperature on the bottom side underneath the exposed die paddle for EN = high and VCC = 3.3V is -29.5C at -40C, 37.8C at 25C and 98.1C at 85C ambient temperatures. The on-chip temperature can be obtained using the built-in thermistor. The on-chip thermistor is internally connected between GNDRF and GND, requiring AC grounding Pins 12, 14, 17, 19 and the exposed pad pin 26. The thermistor is 1.4k at 25C and VCC = 3.3V, and has a temperature coefficient of 11/C. Switching from EN = Low to EN = High causes a 1.5mV DC voltage increase on the (AC grounded) GNDRF due to the internal IR drop. Figure 9. Component Side of Evaluation Board Figure 10. Bottom Side of Evaluation Board Figure 11. Enlarged View of the Component Side of the Evaluation Board 55881fb 26 LTC5588-1 APPLICATIONS INFORMATION The LTC5588-1 is recommended for basestation applications using various modulation formats. Figure 14 shows a typical application. The LTC2630 can be used to drive the LINOPT pin via a SPI interface. At 3.3V supply, the maximum LINOPT voltage is about 3.125V. Using an extra buffer like the LTC6246 in unity-gain configuration can increase the maximum LINOPT voltage to about 3.17V. An LTC2630 with a 5V supply can drive the full 2V to 3.7V range for the LINOPT pin. Figure 12 shows the ACPR, AltCPR and ACPR, AltCPR with Optimized LINOPT voltage vs RF Output Power at 2.14GHz for W-CDMA 1, 2 and 4 Carriers. A 4-Carriers W-CDMA spectrum is shown in Figure 13 with and without LINOPT voltage optimization. -40 ACPR, AltCPR (dBc) ACPR ACPR (OPT) AltCPR -50 AltCPR (OPT) DOWNLINK TEST MODEL 64 DPCH -60 fBB = 140MHz, fLO = 2280MHz 4C 2C 1C -70 -80 -90 -20 -15 -5 0 5 -10 RF OUTPUT POWER PER CARRIER (dBm) 55881 TA Figure 12. ACPR, AltCPR and ACPR, AltCPR with Optimized LINOPT Voltage vs RF Output Power at 2.14GHz for W-CDMA 1, 2 and 4 Carriers POWER IN 30kHz BW (dBm) -20 DOWNLINK TEST MODEL 64 DPCH -40 -60 -80 fBB = 140MHz fLO = 2280MHz OPTIMIZED NOT OPTIMIZED -100 -120 2.115 2.125 2.145 2.155 2.135 RF FREQUENCY (GHz) 2.165 55881 F13 Figure 13. 4-Carrier W-CDMA Spectrum with and without LINOPT Voltage Optimization 55881fb 27 LTC5588-1 PACKAGE DESCRIPTION PF Package Variation: PF24MA 24-Lead Plastic UTQFN (4mm x 4mm) (Reference LTC DWG # 05-08-1834 Rev O) 2.50 REF 0.70 p 0.05 4.50 p 0.05 2.45 p 0.05 3.10 p 0.05 0.41 p 0.05 0.41 p 0.05 1.24 p0.05 0.41 p 0.05 PACKAGE OUTLINE 0.25 p 0.05 0.50 BSC RECOMMENDED SOLDER PAD PITCH AND DIMENSIONS APPLY SOLDER MASK TO AREAS THAT ARE NOT SOLDERED PIN 1 NOTCH R = 0.20 TYP OR 0.25 s 45o CHAMFER BOTTOM VIEW--EXPOSED PAD 0.55 p 0.05 4.00 p 0.10 R = 0.05 TYP 2.50 REF 23 PIN 1 TOP MARK (NOTE 6) 24 0.40 p 0.10 1 2 4.00 p 0.10 2.45 p 0.10 0.41 p 0.10 0.41 p 0.10 1.24 p 0.10 R = 0.125 TYP (PF24MA) UTQFN 0908 REV O 0.125 REF 0.00 - 0.05 0.41 p 0.10 NOTE: 1. DRAWING IS NOT A JEDEC PACKAGE OUTLINE 2. DRAWING NOT TO SCALE 3. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS 4. DIMENSIONS OF EXPOSED PAD ON BOTTOM OF PACKAGE DO NOT INCLUDE MOLD FLASH. MOLD FLASH, IF PRESENT, SHALL NOT EXCEED 0.15mm ON ANY SIDE, IF PRESENT 5. EXPOSED PAD SHALL BE SOLDER PLATED 6. SHADED AREA IS ONLY A REFERENCE FOR PIN 1 LOCATION ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF PACKAGE 0.25 p 0.05 0.50 BSC 55881fb 28 Information furnished by Linear Technology Corporation is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed for its use. Linear Technology Corporation makes no representation that the interconnection of its circuits as described herein will not infringe on existing patent rights. LTC5588-1 REVISION HISTORY REV DATE DESCRIPTION A 2/11 Updated Features and Description sections 1 Add JC value to Pin Configuration 2 Additional information added to Electrical Characteristics section 5 B 3/11 PAGE NUMBER Added Typical Performance Characteristics curves 14, 15 Revised Applications Information to replace Figure 1 and text. 17, 26 Added Note 14 to Electrical Characteristics section. 5 55881fb 29 LTC5588-1 TYPICAL APPLICATION 24 VCC 21 I-DAC 18 1nF + 4.7F s2 LTC5588-1 VmI 22 3.3V 6.8pF I-CHANNEL PA 1 0o EN 0.2pF Q-CHANNEL 10 VmI 9 BASEBAND GENERATOR 12,14,17, 19, 26 90o Q-DAC RF = 200MHz TO 6000MHz 2, 5, 8, 11, 20 23, 25 3.3V 3 1nF LINOPT 7 4 1nF 50 4 6 DAC LTC2630 1 2 3 LD SCK SDI 5 VCO/SYNTHESIZER 55881 F14 Figure 14. 200MHz to 6000MHz Direct Conversion Transmitter Application RELATED PARTS PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION COMMENTS LT(R)5518 1.5GHz to 2.4GHz High Linearity Direct Quadrature Modulator 22.8dBm OIP3 at 2GHz, -158.2dBm/Hz Noise Floor, 3k 2.1VDC Baseband Interface, 5V/128mA Supply LT5528 1.5GHz to 2.4GHz High Linearity Direct Quadrature Modulator 21.8dBm OIP3 at 2GHz, -159.3dBm/Hz Noise Floor, 50 0.5VDC Baseband Interface, 5V/128mA Supply LT5558 600MHz to 1100MHz High Linearity Direct Quadrature Modulator 22.4dBm OIP3 at 900MHz, -158dBm/Hz Noise Floor, 3k 2.1VDC Baseband Interface, 5V/108mA Supply LT5568 700MHz to 1050MHz High Linearity Direct Quadrature Modulator 22.9dBm OIP3 at 850MHz, -160.3dBm/Hz Noise Floor, 50 0.5VDC Baseband Interface, 5V/117mA Supply LT5571 620MHz to 1100MHz High Linearity Direct Quadrature Modulator 21.7dBm OIP3 at 900MHz, -159dBm/Hz Noise Floor, Hi-Z 0.5VDC Baseband Interface, 5V/97mA Supply LT5572 1.5GHz to 2.5GHz High Linearity Direct Quadrature Modulator 21.6dBm OIP3 at 2GHz, -158.6dBm/Hz Noise Floor, Hi-Z 0.5VDC Baseband Interface, 5V/120mA Supply LTC5598 5MHz to 1600MHz High Linearity Direct Quadrature Modulator 27.7dBm OIP3 at 140MHz, -160dBm/Hz Noise Floor with POUT = 5dBm Infrastructure LTC5540/LTC5541/ 600MHz to 4GHz High Linearity Downconverting Mixers LTC5542/LTC5543 IIP3 = 26.4dBm, 8dB Conversion Gain, <10dB NF, 3.3V/190mA Supply Current LT5527 400MHz to 3.7GHz, 5V Downconverting Mixer 2.3dB Gain, 23.5dBm IIP3, 12.5dB NF at 1900MHz, 5V/78mA Supply Current LT5557 400MHz to 3.7GHz, 3.3V Downconverting Mixer 2.9dB Gain, 24.7dBm IIP3, 11.7dB NF at 1950MHz, 3.3V/82mA Supply Current LT5581 6GHz Low Power RMS Detector 40dB Dynamic Range, 1dB Accuracy Over Temperature, 1.5mA Supply Current LTC5582 40MHz to 10GHz RMS Power Detector 57dB Dynamic Range, 1dB Accuracy Over Temperature, Single-Ended RF Input (No Transformer) RF Power Detector 55881fb 30 Linear Technology Corporation LT 0311 REV B * PRINTED IN USA 1630 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035-7417 (408) 432-1900 FAX: (408) 434-0507 www.linear.com (c) LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2010