GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The AD8346 is a silicon RFIC I/Q modulator for use from 0.8 GHz to 2.5 GHz. Its excellent phase accuracy and amplitude balance allow high performance direct modulation to RF. The differential LO input is applied to a polyphase network phase splitter that provides accurate phase quadrature from 0.8 GHz to 2.5 GHz. Buffer amplifiers are inserted between two sections of the phase splitter to improve the signal-to-noise ratio. The I and Q outputs of the phase splitter drive the LO inputs of two Gilbert-cell mixers. Two differential V-to-I converters connected to the baseband inputs provide the baseband modulation signals for the mixers. The outputs of the two mixers are summed together at an amplifier which is designed to drive a 50 Ω load.

FEATURES

High accuracy

1 degree rms quadrature error @ 1.9 GHz

0.2 dB I/Q amplitude balance @ 1.9 GHz

Broad frequency range: 0.8 GHz to 2.5 GHz

Sideband suppression: −46 dBc @ 0.8 GHz

Sideband suppression: −36 dBc @ 1.9 GHz

Modulation bandwidth: dc to 70 MHz

0 dBm output compression level @ 0.8 GHz

Noise floor: −147 dBm/Hz

Single 2.7 V to 5.5 V supply

Quiescent operating current: 45 mA

Standby current: 1 μA

16-lead TSSOP

APPLICATIONS

Digital and spread spectrum communication systems

Cellular/PCS/ISM transceivers

Wireless LAN/wireless local loop

QPSK/GMSK/QAM modulators

Single-sideband (SSB) modulators

Frequency synthesizers

Image reject mixer

AD8346属于RF/IF，射频/中频和 RFID > RF 调制器。亚德诺半导体技术有限公司制造生产的AD8346RF 调制器射频 (RF) 调制器产品用于通过更改载波的幅度、相位和/或频率，将信息编码到正弦载波信号上。执行反向解调操作的接收设备会选择性地以所需载波频率接收传入信号，从而将载波属性的变化转换回原始形式。这样的配置允许使用通信通道来同时传输多条消息，而彼此之间没有干扰。