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TRF370417

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50MHz to 6.0 GHz Quadrature Modulator, 1.7V common-mode voltage

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TRF370417

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Frequency (min) (MHz) 50 Frequency (max) (MHz) 6000 I/Q input common-mode voltage (typ) (V) 1.7 PLL/VCO No P1dB (typ) (dBm) 12 OIP3 (typ) (dBm) 26.5 Noise floor (typ) (dBm/Hz) -162 Unadjusted carrier suppression (typ) (dBm) -38 Unadjusted sideband suppression (typ) (dBc) -50 Rating Catalog Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85
Frequency (min) (MHz) 50 Frequency (max) (MHz) 6000 I/Q input common-mode voltage (typ) (V) 1.7 PLL/VCO No P1dB (typ) (dBm) 12 OIP3 (typ) (dBm) 26.5 Noise floor (typ) (dBm/Hz) -162 Unadjusted carrier suppression (typ) (dBm) -38 Unadjusted sideband suppression (typ) (dBc) -50 Rating Catalog Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85
VQFN (RGE) 24 16 mm² 4 x 4
  • 76-dBc Single-Carrier WCDMA ACPR at –8 dBm
    Channel Power
  • Low Noise Floor: –l162.3 dBm/Hz at 2140 MHz
  • OIP3 of 26.5 dBm at 2140 MHz
  • P1dB of 12 dBm at 2140 MHz
  • Carrier Feedthrough of –38 dBm at 2140 MHz
  • Side-Band Suppression of –50 dBc at 2140 MHz
  • Single Supply: 4.5-V–5.5-V Operation
  • Silicon Germanium Technology
  • 1.7-V CM at I, Q Baseband Inputs
  • 76-dBc Single-Carrier WCDMA ACPR at –8 dBm
    Channel Power
  • Low Noise Floor: –l162.3 dBm/Hz at 2140 MHz
  • OIP3 of 26.5 dBm at 2140 MHz
  • P1dB of 12 dBm at 2140 MHz
  • Carrier Feedthrough of –38 dBm at 2140 MHz
  • Side-Band Suppression of –50 dBc at 2140 MHz
  • Single Supply: 4.5-V–5.5-V Operation
  • Silicon Germanium Technology
  • 1.7-V CM at I, Q Baseband Inputs

The TRF370417 is a low-noise direct quadrature modulator, capable of converting complex modulated signals from baseband or IF directly up to RF. The TRF370417 is a high-performance, superior-linearity device that operates at RF frequencies of 50 MHz through 6 GHz. The modulator is implemented as a double-balanced mixer. The RF output block consists of a differential to single-ended converter and an RF amplifier capable of driving a single-ended 50-Ω load without any need of external components. The TRF370417 requires a 1.7-V common-mode voltage for optimum linearity performance.

The TRF370417 is a low-noise direct quadrature modulator, capable of converting complex modulated signals from baseband or IF directly up to RF. The TRF370417 is a high-performance, superior-linearity device that operates at RF frequencies of 50 MHz through 6 GHz. The modulator is implemented as a double-balanced mixer. The RF output block consists of a differential to single-ended converter and an RF amplifier capable of driving a single-ended 50-Ω load without any need of external components. The TRF370417 requires a 1.7-V common-mode voltage for optimum linearity performance.
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* Data sheet TRF370417 50-MHz to 6-GHz Quadrature Modulator datasheet (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 30 Nov 2015
Application note TRF3704 Baseband Characterization 27 Feb 2018
Technical article Can a clock generator act as a jitter cleaner? PDF | HTML 23 Mar 2017
Technical article Don’t let bad reference signals destroy the phase noise in your PLL/synthesizer PDF | HTML 10 Jan 2017
Technical article A survival guide to scaling your PLL loop filter design PDF | HTML 22 Nov 2016
Technical article What to do when your PLL does not lock PDF | HTML 12 Jul 2016
Technical article Issues with jitter, phase noise, lock time or spurs? Check the loop-filter bandwid PDF | HTML 06 Jun 2016
Application note Baseband I/Q Trace Mismatch Degrades Sideband Suppression of RF I/Q Modulation 21 Sep 2012
Application note TRF370417: Optimizing OIP3 performance at LO frequencies beyond 4.5GHz 28 Mar 2012
Application note TRF372017 Noise Analysis (Rev. A) 07 Oct 2011
Application note LO Harmonic Effect of I/Q Modulator Sideband Suppression 10 May 2010
Application note Passive Terminations for Current Output DACs 10 Nov 2008
Application note Gain Optimization 16 Oct 2008
Application note Superior ACPR Performance of TI’s TRF3703xx Family 07 Oct 2008
Application note TRF3703xx Quadrature Modulators Improve Spurious Emission and Save Power in TDD 07 Oct 2008
Application note Optimizing Carrier & Sideband Suppression 10 Aug 2005

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