Features

• Direct Conversion from Baseband to RF
• High Output: –4.2dB Conversion Gain
• High OIP3: 21.7dBm at 900MHz
• Low Output Noise Floor at 20MHz Offset:
  No RF: –159dBm/Hz
  P_OUT = 4dBm: –153.3dBm/Hz
• Low Carrier Leakage: –42dBm at 900MHz
• High Image Rejection: –53dBc at 900MHz
• 3-Ch CDMA2000 ACPR: –70.4dBc at 900MHz
• Integrated LO Buffer and LO Quadrature Phase Generator
• 50Ω AC-Coupled Single-Ended LO and RF Ports
• High Impedance DC Interface to Baseband Input with 0.5V Common Mode Voltage
• 16-Lead QFN 4mm × 4mm Package

Typical Application

Description

The LT5571 is a direct I/Q modulator designed for high performance wireless applications, including wireless infrastructure. It allows direct modulation of an RF signal using differential baseband I and Q signals. It supports RFID, GSM, EDGE, CDMA, CDMA2000, and other systems. It may also be confi gured as an image reject upconverting mixer by applying 90° phase-shifted signals to the I and Q inputs. The high impedance I/Q baseband inputs consist of voltage-to-current converters that in turn drive double-balanced mixers. The outputs of these mixers are summed and applied to an on-chip RF transformer, which converts the differential mixer signals to a 50Ω single-ended output. The four balanced I and Q baseband input ports are intended for DC-coupling from a source with a common-mode voltage at about 0.5V. The LO path consists of an LO buffer with single-ended input, and precision quadrature generators that produce the LO drive for the mixers. The supply voltage range is 4.5V to 5.25V.