MAX2106
DBS Direct Downconverter
Part Details
- Drop-In Replacement for MAX2104 Designs:
- Requires Only Minor Software Upgrade and
- Two External Resistor Value Changes
- Complete Low-Cost Solution for DBS Direct Downconversion
- High Level of Integration Minimizes Component Count
- 1MBaud to 45MBaud Operation
- Selectable LO Buffer
- +5V Single-Supply Operation
- 925MHz to 2175MHz Input Frequency Range
- On-Chip Quadrature Generator, Dual-Modulus Prescaler (/32, /33)
- On-Chip Crystal Oscillator Amplifier
- PLL Phase Detector with Gain-Controlled Charge Pump
- Input Levels: -25dBm to -68dBm per Carrier
- Over 50dB Gain Control Range
- Noise Figure = 10.2dB; IIP3 = +11.5dBm (at 1550MHz)
- Automatic Baseband Offset Correction
The MAX2106 low-cost, direct-conversion tuner IC is designed for use in digital direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) television set-top box units and is a pin-for-pin upgrade for the MAX2104. Its direct-conversion architecture reduces system cost compared to devices with IF-based architectures. The MAX2106 directly tunes L-band signals to baseband using a broadband I/Q downconverter. The operating frequency range spans 925MHz to 2175MHz.
The IC includes a low-noise amplifier (LNA) with gain control, I and Q downconverting mixers, lowpass filters with gain and frequency control, a local oscillator (LO) buffer with a 90° quadrature network, and a charge-pump-based phase-locked loop (PLL) for frequency control. The MAX2106 has an on-chip LO, requiring only an external varactor-tuned LC tank for operation. The LO's output drives the internal quadrature generator and has a buffer amplifier to drive off-chip circuitry. The MAX2106 comes in a 48-pin thin quad flat-pack package with exposed paddle (EP).
Advantages Over MAX2104
- Improved Front End Achieves 10.2dB NF at 1550MHz
- Higher Input IIP3: 11.5dBm at 1550MHz
- Reduced Spurious Downconversion Products
- Capable of Using an External Synthesizer
Applications
- Broadband Systems
- Cell Phone Base Stations
- European DVB-Compliant Systems
- LMDS
- Microwave Links
- Professional Receivers
- U.S. DSS Set-Top Receivers
- VSAT
- Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
Documentation
Data Sheet 1
Technical Articles 1
This is the most up-to-date revision of the Data Sheet.
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