Industry's First Dual SiGe Mixer Reduces Cost, Space, and Component Count for 2.5G and 3G BTS Designs
The MAX9981 dual high-linearity mixer integrates a local oscillator (LO) switch, LO buffer, LO splitter, and two active mixers. On-chip baluns allow for single-ended RF and LO inputs. The active mixers eliminate the need for an additional IF amplifier because the mixer provides a typical overall conversion gain of 2.1dB. The MAX9981 active mixers are optimized to meet the demanding requirements of GSM850, GSM900, and CDMA850 base-station receivers. These mixers provide exceptional linearity with an input IP3 of greater than +27dBm. The integrated LO driver allows for a wide range of LO drive levels from -5dBm to +5dBm. In addition, the built-in high-isolation switch enables rapid LO selection of less than 250ns, as needed for GSM transceiver designs. The MAX9981 is available in a 36-pin QFN package (6mm x 6mm) with an exposed paddle, and is specified over the -40°C to +85°C extended temperature range.
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MAX9981 Data Sheet | MAX9981.pdf |
Part Number | Channels | RF Freq. (MHz) | RF Freq. (MHz) | LO Freq. (MHz) | LO Freq. (MHz) | IF Freq. (MHz) | IF Freq. (MHz) | Gain (dB) | Input IP3 (dBm) | Noise Figure (dB) | 2RF-2LO/ 2LO-2RF (dBc) | VCC (V) | 5V Supply Current (mA) | Footprint (mm x mm) | Package/Pins | Budgetary Price |
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min | max | min | max | min | max | See Notes | ||||||||||
MAX9981 | 2 | 825 | 915 | 725 | 1085 | 70 | 170 | 2.1 | 27.3 | 10.8 | 48.2 | 4.75 to 5.25 | 291 | 6.0 x 6.0 | TQFN/36 | $12.25 @1k |
Part Number | Status | Recommended Replacement | Package | Temp | RoHS |
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MAX9981ETX | No Longer Available | MAX9981ETX+ | TQFN,;36 pin;37.2 mm² | -40°C to +85°C | No |
MAX9981ETX+ | Active | TQFN,;36 pin;37.2 mm² | -40°C to +85°C | Lead Free | |
MAX9981ETX+D | Active | QFN;36 pin | -40°C to +85°C | See data sheet | |
MAX9981ETX+T | Active | QFN;36 pin | -40°C to +85°C | See data sheet | |
MAX9981ETX+TD | Active | QFN;36 pin | -40°C to +85°C | See data sheet | |
MAX9981ETX-T | No Longer Available | MAX9981ETX+T | QFN;36 pin | -40°C to +85°C | See data sheet |