Overview

Features and Benefits

  • Analog Gain Control
  • Up to 44dB Gain-Control Range
  • 800MHz to 1000MHz Frequency Range
  • Fully Assembled and Tested
  • Input and Output Internally Matched to 50Ω Over Entire Band Of Operation
  • 50Ω SMA Inputs and Outputs for Easy Testing of All MAX2056 Features
  • Product Details

    The MAX2056 evaluation kit (EV kit) simplifies evaluation of the MAX2056 general-purpose, high-performance, variable-gain amplifier with analog gain control. The EV kit is fully assembled and tested at the factory. Standard 50Ω SMA connectors are included at the input and output of the EV kit to allow quick and easy evaluation on the test bench.

    This data sheet provides a list of equipment required to evaluate the device, a straightforward test procedure to verify functionality, a circuit schematic for the kit, a bill of materials (BOM) for the kit, and artwork for each layer of the PC board.

    Applications

    • Automated Test Equipment (ATE)
    • Broadband Systems
    • Cellular cdmaOne™, cdma2000®, and Integrated Digital Enhanced Network Base-Station Transmitter
    • Digital and Spread-Spectrum Communication Systems
    • GSM 850/GSM 900 2G and 2.5G EDGE Base-Station Transmitters and Power Amplifiers
    • Microwave Terrestrial Links
    • Receiver Gain Control
    • Transmitter Gain Control
    • WCDMA 850MHz and Other 3G Base-Station Transmitters and Power Amplifiers

    Applicable Parts