General description

The BGX7221 device combines a pair of high performance, high linearity down-mixers for use in receivers having a common local oscillator, for instance having main and diversity paths.

Features and benefits

■ 1400 MHz to 2700 MHz frequency operating range

■ Conversion gain 8 dB in the 2 GHz band

■ 13 dBm input power at 1 dB gain compression point

■ 26 dBm input third-order intercept point

■ 10 dB typical small signal noise figure

■ Integrated active biasing

■ 5 V single supply operation

■ Independent power-down hardware control pins per mixer

■ Low bias current in Power-down mode

■ Matched 50 Ω single-ended RF and LO input impedance

■ ESD protection at all pins

Applications

■ Mobile network infrastructure

■ Microwave and broadband

■ RF and IF applications

■ Industrial applications

■ Communication systems and radars