Data Sheet

ADL8121

SPECIFICATIONS

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0.025 GHZ TO 10 GHZ FREQUENCY RANGE

Supply voltage (VDD) = 5 V, supply current (IDQ) = 95 mA, bias resistance (RBIAS) = 324 Ω, and TA = 25°C, unless otherwise noted.

Table 1.

Parameter

Min

Typ

Max

Unit

Test Conditions/Comments

FREQUENCY RANGE

0.025

10

GHz

GAIN

14.5

16.5

dB

Gain Variation over Temperature

0.006

dB/°C

NOISE FIGURE

2.5

dB

RETURN LOSS

Input (S11)

12

dB

Output (S22)

14

dB

OUTPUT

Power for 1 dB Compression (OP1dB)

18.5

21

dBm

PSAT

21.5

dBm

OIP3

36

dBm

Measurement taken at output power (POUT) per tone = 5 dBm

Second-Order Intercept (OIP2)

40

dBm

Measurement taken at POUT per tone = 5 dBm

POWER ADDED EFFICIENCY (PAE)

27

%

Measured at PSAT

SUPPLY

IDQ

95

mA

Drain Current (IDQ_AMP)

90

mA

RBIAS Current (IRBIAS)

5

mA

VDD

2

5

6

V

10 GHZ TO 12 GHZ FREQUENCY RANGE

VDD = 5 V, IDQ = 95 mA, RBIAS= 324 Ω, and TA = 25°C, unless otherwise noted.

Table 2.

Parameter

Min

Typ

Max

Unit

Test Conditions/Comments

FREQUENCY RANGE

10

12

GHz

GAIN

15

17

dB

Gain Variation over Temperature

0.006

dB/°C

NOISE FIGURE

3.5

dB

RETURN LOSS

S11

11

dB

S22

15

dB

OUTPUT

OP1dB

14.5

17

dBm

PSAT

19.5

dBm

OIP3

34

dBm

Measurement taken at POUT per tone = 5 dBm

OIP2

45

dBm

Measurement taken at POUT per tone = 5 dBm

PAE

17

%

Measured at PSAT

SUPPLY

IDQ

95

mA

IDQ_AMP

90

mA

IRBIAS

5

mA

VDD

2

5

6

V