General Description

The HMC292LC3B is a general pupose passive double balanced mixer in a leadless RoHS-Compliant SMT package that can be used as an upconverter or downconverter between 16 and 30 GHz. This mixer requires no external components or matching circuitry. The HMC292LC3B provides excellent LO to RF and LO to IF suppression due to optimized balun structures. The mixer operates with LO drive levels above +9 dBm. The HMC292LC3B eliminates the need for wire bonding, allowing use of surface mount manufacturing techniques.

Features

Passive: No DC Bias Required

Input IP3: +20 dBm

LO/RF Isolation: 40 dB

Wide IF Bandwidth: DC - 8 GHz

RoHS Compliant 3x3 mm SMT Package

Typical Applications

The HMC292LC3B is ideal for:

• Point-to-Point Radios

• Point-to-Mulit-Point Radios & VSAT

• Test Equipment & Sensors

• Military End-Use