LTC6410-6 Low Distortion, Low Noise Differential IF Amplifi er with Confi gurable Input Impedance FEATURESDESCRIPTION n 1.4GHz –3dB Bandwidth The LTC®6410-6 is a low distortion, low noise differential n Fixed Voltage Gain of 6dB (50 Ω System) IF amplifi er with confi gurable input impedance designed n Confi gurable Input Impedance Allows: for use in applications from DC to 1.4GHz. The LTC6410-6 Simple Interface to Active Mixers has 6dB of voltage gain. The LTC6410-6 is an excellent Improved Noise Performance choice for interfacing active mixers to SAW fi lters. It fea- n Wide 2.8V to 5.25V Supply Range tures an active input termination that allows a customized n Low Distortion: input impedance for an optimum interface to differential 36dBm OIP3 (70MHz) active mixers. This feature provides additional power gain 33dBm OIP3 (140MHz) because of the impedance conversion and improved noise 31dBm OIP3 (300MHz) performance when compared to traditional 50Ω interface n Low Noise: circuits. The LTC6410-6 drives a differential 50Ω load 11dB NF (50 Ω ZIN) directly with low distortion, which is suitable for driving 8dB NF (200 Ω ZIN) SAW fi lters and other 50Ω signal chain blocks. n Differential Inputs and Outputs The LTC6410-6 operates on 3V or 5V supplies. It comes in n Self-Biasing Inputs/Outputs a compact 16-lead 3mm × 3mm QFN package and operates n Shutdown Mode over a –40°C to 85°C temperature range. n Minimal Support Circuitry Required n 16-Lead 3mm × 3mm × 0.8mm QFN Package L, LT, LTC and LTM are registered trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. APPLICATIONS n Post-Mixer Gain Block n SAW Filter Interface/Buffering n Differential IF Signal Chain Gain Block n Differential Line Driver/Receiver TYPICAL APPLICATIONPost Mixer Gain Block (140MHz IF)2-Tone Spectrum Analyzer Plot 5V 0 5V –10 –20 82nH 82nH 680pF 0.1μF –TERM 24nH –30 V+ –IN –40 SHDN 12pF 18pF –OUT –50 LTC6410-6 –60 +OUT 24nH VBIAS –70 OUTPUT POWER (dBm) +IN V– 64106 TA01a –80 12pF +TERM 18pF 0.1μF –90 1760MHz LO –100 LT5527 130 132 134 136 138 140 142 144 146 148 150 MIXER SYSTEM OIP3 = 29dBm AT 1900MHz FREQUENCY (MHz) SYSTEM NF = 15dB AT 1900MHz 64106 TA01b 64106fa 1