VLSI Wideband Direct Conversion Modulator
A silicon-germanium BiKMOS VLSI broadband quadrature modulator designed for radio transceivers, offering unipolar local oscillator inclusion, switchable conversion factors, and low power consumption.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 0.002 kg
- Design life
- 3 years
- Lead time
- 10 months
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Purpose
- Construction of radio transceivers.
- Year of release
- 2015
- Design life
- 3 years
- Lead time
- 10 months
- Flight qualification of the product
- No
- Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements
- No
- W*h*t
- 5*5*1 mm
- Mass
- 2 g
- Supply voltage
- 5±0.25 V
- Operating temperature range
- -60 - +85 °C
- Case
- 5102.32-1K (Metal and ceramic case)
- Consumption current
- 0.155 A
- Input frequency range
- 0.1…6 GHz
- Vswr (in 50 Ohm tract)
- -7…1.8
- One-shot output compression
- 4 dBm
- Modulator conversion rate
- key=5 V - 5 key=0 V - -3
- Reference generator power
- 0 dBmW
About
The VLSI Wideband Direct Conversion Modulator is a silicon-germanium BiKMOS VLSI broadband quadrature modulator. It is specifically designed for integration into the radio paths of special equipment, facilitating the construction of advanced radio transceivers. Key features of this modulator include the capability for unipolar inclusion of a local oscillator, switchable conversion factors, and a lower power consumption compared to similar analog devices. The product was released in 2015 and has a guaranteed service life of 3 years. It is not flight qualified, and there is no possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements. Its compact size and wide operating temperature range make it suitable for various demanding applications. The modulator operates with a supply voltage of 5±0.25 V and has an input frequency range of 0.1 to 6 GHz.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.