General Description

The HMC296MS8 & HMC296MS8E are low LO drive, high IP3 double-balanced FET mixers in 8 lead plastic surface mount MSOP packages. This MMIC mixer is constructed of switched GaAs FETs and novel planar transformer baluns on the chip. The device can be used as an up or downconverter for 1.1 to 1.7 GHz applications. The consistent MMIC performance will improve system operation. The package dimensions are 0.118” x 0.192” (3.0 x 4.9 mm).

Features

Input IP3: +24 dBm @ +11 dBm LO

LO Range = +3 to +11 dBm

Conversion Loss: 7 dB

LO/RF Isolation: 40 dB

Typical Applications

The HMC296MS8 / HMC296MS8E is ideal for:

• Miniature Basestations

• PCMCIA

• Portable Wireless

• WirelessLAN