Typical operating characteristics – Rainbow Electronics MAX2038 User Manual
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MAX2038
Ultrasound VGA Integrated
with CW Octal Mixer
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7
Typical Operating Characteristics
(Figure 7, V
CC
= V
REF
= 4.75V to 5.25V, V
GND
= 0, PD = 0, VG_CLAMP_MODE = 1, f
RF
= 5MHz, capacitance to GND at each of the
VGA differential outputs is 60pF, differential capacitance across the VGA outputs is 10pF, R
L
= 1k
Ω, T
A
= 0
°C to +70°C. Typical
values are at V
CC
= V
REF
= 5V, T
A
= +25
°C, unless otherwise noted.)
0
1.0
0.5
2.0
1.5
3.0
2.5
3.5
4.5
4.0
5.0
0
5.0
7.5
2.5
10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0
OVERDRIVE PHASE DELAY
vs. FREQUENCY
MAX2038 toc01
FREQUENCY (MHz)
OVERDRIVE PHASE DELAY (ns)
V
IN1
= 35mV
P-P
DIFFERENTIAL
V
IN2
= 87.5mV
P-P
DIFFERENTIAL
GAIN = 20dB
-100
-90
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
0
75
50
25
100 125 150 175 200
POWER-SUPPLY MODULATION RATIO
MAX2038 toc02
FREQUENCY (kHz)
PSMR (dBc)
V
OUT
= 1.5V
P-P
DIFFERENTIAL
V
MOD
= 50mV
P-P
, f
CARRIER
= 5MHz,
GAIN = 10dB
-80
-70
-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
-15
-5
5
15
25
35
TWO-TONE ULTRASOUND-SPECIFIC
IMD3 vs. GAIN
MAX2038 toc03
GAIN (dB)
IMD3 (dBc)
V
OUT
= 1V
P-P
DIFFERENTIAL
f = 10MHz
f = 2MHz
f = 5MHz
OVERLOAD RECOVERY TIME
MAX2038 toc07
DIFFERENTIAL
OUTPUT
2.0V/div
DIFFERENTIAL
INPUT
2.0V/div
400ns/div
f = 5MHz
OUTPUT 100mV
P-P
TO OVERLOAD
AND BACK TO 100mV
P-P
-100
-80
-90
-60
-70
-40
-50
-30
-10
-20
0
-15
5
-5
15
25
35
SECOND HARMONIC DISTORTION
vs. GAIN
MAX2038 toc04
GAIN (dB)
HD2 (dBc)
V
OUT
= 1V
P-P
DIFFERENTIAL
f = 12MHz
f = 2MHz
f = 5MHz
-100
-80
-90
-60
-70
-40
-50
-30
-10
-20
0
-15
5
-5
15
25
35
THIRD HARMONIC DISTORTION
vs. GAIN
MAX2038 toc05
GAIN (dB)
HD3 (dBc)
V
OUT
= 1V
P-P
DIFFERENTIAL
f = 12MHz
f = 2MHz
f = 5MHz
OVERLOAD RECOVERY TIME
MAX2038 toc06
DIFFERENTIAL
OUTPUT
1.0V/div
DIFFERENTIAL
INPUT
1.0V/div
400ns/div
f = 5MHz
OUTPUT 1V
P-P
TO OVERLOAD AND BACK TO 1V
P-P