LMH6515

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SNOSAX4B – AUGUST 2007 – REVISED OCTOBER 2007

LMH6515 600 MHz, Digital Controlled, Variable Gain Amplifier

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FEATURES

DESCRIPTION

The LMH6515 is a high performance, digitally

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Adjustable Gain with a 31 dB Range

controlled variable gain amplifier (DVGA). It combines

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Precise 1 dB Gain Steps

precision gain control with a low noise, ultra-linear,

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Parallel 5-bit Gain Control

differential amplifier. Typically, the LMH6515 drives a

high performance ADC in a broad range of mixed

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On Chip Register Stores Gain Setting

signal and digital communication applications such as

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Fully Differential Signal Path

mobile

radio

and

cellular

base

stations

where

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Single Ended to Differential Capable

automatic gain control (AGC) is required to increase

system dynamic range. When used in conjunction

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200

Ω Input Impedance

with a high speed ADC, system dynamic range can

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Small Footprint (4 mm x 4 mm) WQFN Package

be extended by up to 32 dB.

The LMH6515 has a differential input and output

APPLICATIONS

allowing large signal swings on a single 5V supply. It

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Cellular Base Stations

is designed to accept signals from RF elements and

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IF Sampling Receivers

maintain a terminated impedance environment. The

input impedance is 200

Ω resistive. The output

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Instrumentation

impedance is either 200

Ω or 400Ω and is user

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Modems

selectable. A unique internal architecture allows use

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Imaging

with both single ended and differential input signals.

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Differential Line Receiver

Input signals to the LMH6515 are scaled by a highly

linear, digitally controlled attenuator with 31 accurate

KEY SPECIFICATIONS

1 dB steps. The attenuator output provides the input

signal

for

a

high

gain,

ultra

linear

differential

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600 MHz bandwidth @ 100

Ω load

transconductor. The transconductor differential output

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40 dBm OIP3 @ 75 MHz, 200

Ω load

current can be converted into a voltage by using the

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20 dB to 30 dB maximum gain

on-chip 200

Ω or 400Ω loads. The transconductance

gain is 0.1 Amp/Volt resulting in a maximum voltage

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Selectable output impedance of 200

Ω or 400Ω

gain of +26 dB when driving a 200

Ω load, or 32 dB

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8.3 dB noise figure

when driving the 400

Ω load. On chip digital latches

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5 ns gain step switching time

are provided for local storage of the gain setting. The

gain step settling time is 5 ns and care has been

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100 mA supply current

taken to reduce the sensitivity of bandwidth and

phase to gain setting.

The

LMH6515

operates

over

the

industrial

temperature range of

−40°C to +85°C. The LMH6515

is available in a 16-Pin, thermally enhanced, WQFN

package.

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