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7 - 10

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HMC129LC4

GaAs MMIC DOUBLE-BALANCED

MIXER, 4 - 8 GHz

v00.0105

General Description

Features

Functional Diagram

The HMC129LC4 is a general purpose double-bal-

anced MMIC mixer housed in a leadless “PB Free”

RoHS-Compliant SMT package which can be used as

an upconverter or downconverter in the 4 to 8 GHz

band. The HMC129LC4 is ideally suited for applica-

tions where small size, no DC bias, and consistent

IC performance are required. This mixer can operate

over a wide LO drive input of +9 to +15 dBm. It per-

forms equally well as a Bi-Phase modulator or demod-

ulator. The HMC129LC4 eliminates the need for wire

bonding, allowing use of surface mount manufacturing

techniques.

Conversion Loss: 7 dB

LO to RF and IF Isolation: 40 dB

Input IP3: +17 dBm

RoHS Compliant 4x4 mm SMT Package

Typical Applications

The HMC129LC4 is ideal for:

• Microwave & VSAT Radios

• Test Equipment

Parameter

Min.

Typ.

Max.

Units

Frequency Range, RF & LO

4.0 - 8.0

GHz

Frequency Range, IF

DC - 3.0

GHz

Conversion Loss

79

dB

Noise Figure (SSB)

79

dB

LO to RF Isolation

30

40

dB

LO to IF Isolation

32

40

dB

IP3 (Input)

17

dBm

IP2 (Input)

50

dBm

1 dB Gain Compression (Input)

10

dBm

* Unless otherwise noted, all measurements performed as downconverter, IF = 100 MHz