Rainbow Electronics MAX2051 User Manual
General description, Applications, Features

General Description
The MAX2051 high-linearity, up/downconversion mixer
provides +35dBm input IP3, 7.8dB noise figure (NF), and
7.4dB conversion loss for 850MHz to 1550MHz wireless
infrastructure and multicarrier cable head-end down-
stream video, video-on-demand (VOD), and cable
modem termination systems (CMTS) applications. The
MAX2051 also provides excellent suppression of spuri-
ous intermodulation products (> 77dBc at an RF level of
-14dBm), making it an ideal downconverter for DOCSIS
®
3.0 and Euro DOCSIS cable head-end systems. With an
LO circuit tuned to support frequencies ranging from
1200MHz to 2250MHz, the MAX2051 is ideal for high-
side LO injection applications over an IF frequency
range of 50MHz to 1000MHz.
In addition to offering excellent linearity and noise per-
formance, the MAX2051 also yields a high level of com-
ponent integration. The device integrates baluns in the
RF and LO ports, which allow for a single-ended RF
input and a single-ended LO input. The MAX2051
requires a typical LO drive of 0dBm and a supply cur-
rent guaranteed to below 130mA.
The MAX2051 is available in a compact 5mm x 5mm,
20-pin thin QFN package with an exposed pad.
Electrical performance is guaranteed over the extended
temperature range, from T
C
= -40°C to +85°C.
Applications
Video-on-Demand and DOCSIS-Compatible
Edge QAM Modulation
Cable Modem Termination Systems
Microwave and Fixed Broadband Wireless
Access
Microwave Links
Military Systems
Predistortion Receivers
Private Mobile Radios
Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (iDEN)
Base Stations
WiMAX™ Base Stations and Customer Premise
Equipment
Wireless Local Loop
Features
♦ 850MHz to 1550MHz RF Frequency Range
♦ 1200MHz to 2250MHz LO Frequency Range
♦ 50MHz to 1000MHz IF Frequency Range
♦ DOCSIS 3.0 and Euro DOCSIS Compatible
♦ 7.4dB Typical Conversion Loss
♦ 7.8dB Typical Noise Figure
♦ +24dBm Typical Input 1dB Compression Point
♦ +35dBm Typical Input IP3
♦ 88dBc Typical 2RF-LO Rejection at P
RF
= -14dBm
♦ Integrated LO Buffer
♦ Integrated RF and LO Baluns for Single-Ended
Inputs
♦ Low LO Drive (0dBm Nominal)
♦ External Current-Setting Resistor Provides Option
for Operating Device in Reduced-Power/
Reduced-Performance Mode
MAX2051
SiGe, High-Linearity, 850MHz to 1550MHz
Up/Downconversion Mixer with LO Buffer
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Maxim Integrated Products
1
TQFN
TOP VIEW
*EXPOSED PAD. CONNECT EP TO GND.
4
5
3
2
12
11
13
LOBIAS
GND
GND
14
V
CC
GND
IF-
IF+
GND
6
7
GND
9
10
20
19
17
16
GND
GND
GND
GND
LO
GND
V
CC
GND
8
18
GND
1
EP*
15
V
CC
RF
+
MAX2051
Pin Configuration/
Functional Block Diagram
Ordering Information
19-4582; Rev 0; 4/09
For pricing, delivery, and ordering information, please contact Maxim Direct at 1-888-629-4642,
or visit Maxim’s website at www.maxim-ic.com.
PART
TEMP RANGE
PIN-PACKAGE
MAX2051ETP+
-40°C to +85°C
20 Thin QFN-EP*
MAX2051ETP+T
-40°C to +85°C
20 Thin QFN-EP*
DOCSIS and CableLabs are registered trademarks of Cable
Television Laboratories, Inc. (CableLabs
®
).
iDEN is a registered trademark of Motorola, Inc.
WiMAX is a trademark of WiMAX Forum.
+
Denotes a lead(Pb)-free/RoHS-compliant package.
*
EP = Exposed pad.
T = Tape and reel.