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HMC836LP6CE

v06.1010

FRACTIONAL-N SYNTHESIZER WITH

INTEGRATED VCO, 3365 - 3705 MHz

Figure of Merit

Typical Output Power

Typical VCO Tuning Voltage After Calibration

Typical VCO Sensitivity vs. VCO Tune

[1] Fractional Mode, 50 MHz Crystal, R=1, ~80 kHz Loop BW, (Loop filter values: Contact factory for component values) 2mA Charge Pump, -385µA

Offset.

[2] The CAP setting is the digitally selectable VCO tank capacitor setting. This feature allows the nominal center frequency of the VCO to be

adjusted by switching in/out VCO tank capacitors.

0

2

4

6

8

10

3300

3400

3500

3600

3700

3800

+27C

+85C

-40C

OUTPUT FREQUENCY (MHz)

-240

-230

-220

-210

-200

10

2

10

3

10

4

10

5

10

6

FREQUENCY OFFSET (Hz)

FOM Floor

FOM 1/f Noise

Typ FOM vs Offset

0

1

2

3

4

5

VCO FREQUENCY

0

15

31

fmin

fmax

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

0

1

2

3

4

5

TUNING CAP 31

TUNING CAP 15

TUNING CAP 0

TUNING VOLTAGE (V)

Typical Operating Range