AD8346:  2.5 GHz Direct Conversion Quadrature Modulator

The AD8346 is a silicon I / Q quadrature modulator, designed to be used from 800MHz to 2.5GHz. The part is optimized for lower power applications, yet provides a very low noise floor and high output ...More

AD8346:  2.5 GHz Direct Conversion Quadrature Modulator

Product Description

The AD8346 is a silicon I / Q quadrature modulator, designed to be used from 800MHz to 2.5GHz. The part is optimized for lower power applications, yet provides a very low noise floor and high output power for the given supply current.

The AD8346 requires only –10dBm LO drive level and provides a fully specified 50 ohm buffered output.

The part provides excellent amplitude and phase balance and sideband suppression specifications to enable higher order / capacity QAM modulated radios.

Additionally the AD8346 has been tested and provides –72dBc ACPR when used in a direct up-conversion CDMA IS95 modulator.

The AD8346 is supplied in 16-lead Thin Shrunk Small Outline (TSSOP) package, and fully specified over –40 to 85 degC temperature range.

Availability
Samples part number (AD8346ARU) and an evaluation board, part number (AD8346-EVAL) are available

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Features

  • Output Frequency range 800 MHz to 2.5 GHz
  • I/Q Base-band Frequency range dc – 70 MHz
  • Output Power –3 dBm P1 dB
  • Noise Floor –147 dBm/Hz
  • Quadrature Phase Accuracy 1 deg rms
  • Amplitude Balance 0.2 dB
  • Low Power with Power Down Function
  • Single 2.7 V – 5.5 V Supply
  • Pin compatible with AD8345 / AD8349

Diagrams

AD8346 Diagram
Functional Block Diagram for AD8346

Specifications

Function Mod
RF Freq (MHz) 800 to 2500
IQ Freq (MHz) 70MHz
Phase Error (deg) 1Deg
Amplitude Error (dB) 0.2dB
Noise Floor (dBm/Hz) -147
Voltage Supply (V) 2.7 to 5.5
Supply Current (max) 45mA
Power Down Turn On/Off 2.5µs
Package 16-Lead Tssop

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