General Description

Mimix Broadband’s 32.0-42.0 GHz GaAs MMIC sub-harmonic image reject mixer can be used as an up or down-converter. The device has a conversion loss of 9.0 dB with 18.0 dB image rejection across the band. I and Q mixer outputs are provided and an external 90 degree hybrid is required to select the desired sideband. This MMIC uses Mimix Broadband’s 2 µm GaAs HBT device model technology, and is based upon electron beam lithography to ensure high repeatability and uniformity. The chip has surface passivation to protect and provide a rugged part with backside via holes and gold metallization to allow either a conductive epoxy or eutectic solder die attach process. This device is well suited for Millimeter-wave Point-to-Point Radio, LMDS, SATCOM and VSAT applications.

Features

♦ Sub-harmonic Image Reject Mixer

♦ GaAs HBT Technology

♦ 9.0 dB Conversion Loss

♦ 18.0 dB Image Rejection

♦ 100 On-Wafer RF Testing

♦ 100 Visual Inspection to MIL-STD-883 Method 2010