HMC629ALP4E v01.0716 3 dB LSB GaAs MMIC 4-BIT DIGITAL ATTENUATOR, DC - 10GHz Typical Applications Features t he HMC629Al P4e is ideal for: 3 dB ls B s teps to 45 dB Power-u p state selection Cellular/3g infrastructure l ow insertion l oss: 2.25 dB WiBro / WiMAX / 4g ttl /CMos Compatible, s erial, Parallel Microwave r adio & Vs At or l atched Parallel Control t est equipment and s ensors 0.25 dB t ypical s tep error iF & r F Applications s ingle +3V or +5V s upply 2 24 l ead 4x4mm s Mt Package: 16mm Functional Diagram General Description t he HMC629Al P4e is a broadband 4-bit g aAs iC Digital Attenuator in a low cost leadless s Mt package. t his versatile digital attenuator incorporates off-chip AC ground capacitors for near DC operation, making it suitable for a wide variety of r F and iF applications. t he dual mode control interface is CMos /ttl com - patible, and accepts either a three wire serial input or a 4-bit parallel word. t he HMC629Al P4e is housed in a r oHs compliant 4x4 mm QF n leadless package, and requires no external matching components. Electrical Specifications, T = +25C, 50 Ohm System, with Vdd = +5V & Vctl = 0/+5V (Unless Otherwise Noted) A Parameter Frequency (GHz) Min. Typ. Max. Units DC - 6 g Hz 2.25 dB insertion l oss 6 - 10 g Hz 3.75 dB Attenuation r ange DC - 10 g Hz 45 dB DC - 6 g Hz 17 r eturn l oss (Attin , Attout , All Atten. s tates) dB 6 - 10 g Hz 15 Attenuation Accuracy: (r eferenced to insertion l oss) DC - 6 g Hz (0.4 + 4% of Atten. s etting) Max. dB All Attenuation states 6 - 10 g Hz (0.5 + 5% of Atten. s etting) Max. dB 30 at Vdd=5V input Power for 0.1 dB Compression DC - 10 g Hz dBm 25 at Vdd=3V input t hird o rder intercept Point DC - 10 g Hz 55 dBm (t wo-t one input Power = 20 dBm each t one) s witching s peed tr ise, tFall (10 / 90% r F) DC - 10 g Hz 100 ns ton , t o FF (50% le to 10 / 90% r F) 120 ns Information furnished by Analog Devices is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no For price, delivery, and to place orders: Analog Devices, Inc., responsibility is assumed by Analog Devices for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other One Technology Way, P.O. Box 9106, Norwood, MA 02062-9106 rights of third parties that may result from its use. Specifications subject to change without notice. No Phone: 781-329-4700 Order online at www.analog.com 1 license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Analog Devices. Trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Application Support: Phone: 1-800-ANALOG-D Attenu Ators - Digit Al - s MtHMC629ALP4E v01.0716 3 dB LSB GaAs MMIC 4-BIT DIGITAL ATTENUATOR, DC - 10GHz Normalized Attenuation Insertion Loss vs. Temperature (Only Major States are Shown) 0 0 -10 -5 -20 -10 -30 -40 -15 -50 -20 -60 02 4 68 10 02 4 68 10 FREQUENCY (GHz) FREQUENCY (GHz) +25 C +85 C -40 C 0 dB 6 dB 24 dB 3 dB 12 dB 45 dB Input Return Loss Output Return Loss (Only Major States are Shown) (Only Major States are Shown) 0 0 -5 -5 -10 -10 -15 -15 -20 -20 -25 -25 -30 -30 -35 -35 -40 -40 02 4 68 10 02 4 68 10 FREQUENCY (GHz) FREQUENCY (GHz) 0 dB 6 dB 24 dB 0 dB 6 dB 24 dB 3 dB 12 dB 45 dB 3 dB 12 dB 45 dB Bit Error vs. Attenuation State Bit Error vs. Frequency (Only Major States are Shown) 10 6 8 6 4 4 2 2 0 0 -2 -4 -2 -6 -8 -4 -10 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 -6 02 4 68 10 ATTENUATION STATE (dB) FREQUENCY (GHz) 1 GHz 5 GHz 9 GHz 2 GHz 6 GHz 10 GHz 0 dB 6 dB 24 dB 3 GHz 7 GHz 3 dB 12 dB 45 dB 4 GHz 8 GHz For price, delivery, and to place orders: Analog Devices, Inc., One Technology Way, P.O. Box 9106, Norwood, MA 02062-9106 Phone: 781-329-4700 Order online at www.analog.com 2 Application Support: Phone: 1-800-ANALOG-D BIT ERROR (dB) RETURN LOSS (dB) INSERTION LOSS (dB) BIT ERROR (dB) RETURN LOSS (dB) NORMALIZED ATTENUATION (dB) Attenu Ators - Digit Al - s Mt