HMC129

Obsolete

GaAs monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) double-balanced mixer chip and hermetic surface mount technology (SMT), double-balanced mixer SMT, 4 GHZ to 8 GHz

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Part Models: 6
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Conversion loss
- HMC129: 7 dB
- HMC129G8: 8 dB
- HMC129LC4: 7 dB
Local oscillator (LO) to radio frequency (RF) and intermediate frequency (IF) isolation
- HMC129: 40 dB
- HMC129G8: 30 dB
- HMC129LC4: 40 dB
Input IP3 (HMC129, HMC129LC4): 17 dBm
Small size, no dc bias required (HMC129, HMC129G8)
Die size (HMC129): 1.40 mm × 1.40 mm × 0.1 mm
RoHS compliant 4 mm ×4 mm SMT package (HMC129LC4)

The HMC129 devices are double-balanced mixers that are available in a chip (HMC129), a hermetic surface mount package (HMC129G8), and a RoHS compliant SMT package, all of which can be used as upconverters or downconverters in the 4 GHz to 8 GHz band. The HMC129 chip can be integrated directly into hybrid microwave integrated circuits (MICs) without dc bias or external baluns to provide an extremely compact mixer. The HMC129 and the HMC129LC4 are ideally suited for applications where small size, no dc bias, and consistent IC performance are required. These mixers can operate over a wide LO drive input of 9 dBm to 15 dBm. They perform equally well as bi-phase modulators or demodulators.

The HMC129G8 is a passive diode/balun type mixer with high dynamic range. Noise figure is essentially equal to the conversion loss. This mixer can handle larger signal levels than most active mixers due to the high third order intercept. MMIC implementation provides exceptional balance in the circuit resulting in high LO/RF and LO/IF isolations. The HMC129LC4 eliminates the need for wire bonding, allowing use of surface mount manufacturing techniques.

Typical Applications

Microwave and very small aperture terminal (VSAT) radios
Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) and high performance radio LAN (HiperLAN)
Military and space
Test equipment

Alternative Part 2

4 GHz to 8 GHz GaAs MMIC Double-Balanced Mixer

GaAs, MMIC Fundamental Mixer, 2.5 GHz to 7.0 GHz

Part Models: 6
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Documentation

Data Sheet 3

HMC129 Die Data Sheet 04/27/2015

HMC129G8 Data Sheet 04/27/2015

HMC129LC4 Data Sheet 04/27/2015

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Part Model	Pin/Package Drawing	Documentation	CAD Symbols, Footprints, and 3D Models
HMC129	CHIPS OR DIE	Material Declaration Reliablity Data Package Resources	Ultra Librarian SamacSys
HMC129G8	CERPAK	Material Declaration Reliablity Data Package Resources	Ultra Librarian SamacSys
HMC129G8TR	CERPAK	Material Declaration Reliablity Data Package Resources	Ultra Librarian SamacSys
HMC129LC4	24-Lead LCC (4mm x 4mm w/ EP)	Material Declaration Reliablity Data Package Resources	Ultra Librarian SamacSys
HMC129LC4TR	24-Lead LCC (4mm x 4mm w/ EP)	Material Declaration Reliablity Data Package Resources	Ultra Librarian SamacSys
HMC129LC4TR-R5	24-Lead LCC (4mm x 4mm w/ EP)	Material Declaration Reliablity Data Package Resources	Ultra Librarian SamacSys

Part Models	Product Lifecycle	PCN

Jan 11, 2017 - 16_0010 Discontinuance of Select RF and Microwave Products
		PDN16_0010_Form Material_Report
HMC129	Obsolete
HMC129G8
HMC129G8TR
HMC129LC4
HMC129LC4TR
HMC129LC4TR-R5

This is the most up-to-date revision of the Data Sheet.

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Hardware Ecosystem

Parts	Product Life Cycle	Description
HMC129ALC4	RECOMMENDED FOR NEW DESIGNS	4 GHz to 8 GHz GaAs MMIC Double-Balanced Mixer
HMC557A	RECOMMENDED FOR NEW DESIGNS	GaAs, MMIC Fundamental Mixer, 2.5 GHz to 7.0 GHz