General Description

The HMC208MS8 is an ultra miniature double-balanced mixer in an 8 lead plastic surface mount package (MSOP). This passive MMIC mixer is constructed of GaAs Schottky diodes and novel planar transformer baluns on the chip. The device can be used as an upconverter, downconverter, biphase (de)modulator, or phase comparator. The consistent MMIC performance will improve system operation and assure regulatory compliance.

Features

Ultra Small Package: MSOP8

Conversion Loss: 9 dB

LO / RF Isolation: 24 dB

IP3 (Input): +17 dBm

Typical Applications

The HMC208MS8 is ideal for:

• Base Stations

• PCMCIA Transceivers

• Cable Modems

• Portable Wireless