General Description

The HMC156 is a miniature frequency doubler in a MMIC die. Suppression of undesired fundamental and higher order harmonics is 38 dB typical with respect to input signal levels. The doubler uses the same diode/balun technology used in Hittite MMIC mixers, features small size and requires no DC bias.

Features

Conversion Loss: 15 dB

Fo, 3Fo, 4Fo Isolation: 38 dB

Input Drive Level: 10 to 20 dBm

Typical Applications

The HMC156 is suitable for:

• Wireless Local Loop

• LMDS, VSAT, and Pt to Pt Radios

• UNII & HiperLAN

• Test Equipment