Data Sheet

HMC232A

Rev. B | Page 3 of 12

SPECIFICATIONS

ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Digital control input voltage (VCTRL) = 0 V or −7 V to −3 V, and TC = 25°C in a 50 Ω system, unless otherwise noted.

Table 1.

Parameter

Symbol

Test Conditions/Comments

Min

Typ

Max

Unit

FREQUENCY RANGE

100

12,000

MHz

INSERTION LOSS

Between RFC and RF1 or RFC and RF2 (On)

100 MHz to 3 GHz

1.4

1.7

dB

100 MHz to 6 GHz

1.5

1.8

dB

100 MHz to 9 GHz

2.0

2.3

dB

100 MHz to 12 GHz

2.5

3.1

dB

RETURN LOSS

Between RFC and RF1 or RFC and RF2 (On)

100 MHz to 6 GHz

18

dB

100 MHz to 9 GHz

14

dB

100 MHz to 12 GHz

12

dB

RF1 or RF2 (Off)

100 MHz to 12 GHz

14

dB

ISOLATION

Between RFC and RF1 or RCF and RF2 (Off)

100 MHz to 3 GHz

52

57

dB

100 MHz to 6 GHz

45

50

dB

100 MHz to 9 GHz

42

47

dB

100 MHz to 12 GHz

40

45

dB

SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS

Rise Time and Fall Time

tRISE, tFALL

10% to 90% of RF output

6

ns

On Time and Off Time

tON, tOFF

50% of triggered VCTRL to 90% of RF output

25

ns

INPUT LINEARITY1

500 MHz to 12 GHz

Input Compression

0.1 dB

P0.1dB

VCTRL = −3 V

22

dBm

VCTRL = −5 V

28

dBm

1 dB

P1dB

VCTRL = −3 V

26

dBm

VCTRL = −5 V

30

dBm

Intermodulation Distortion

Input Third-Order Intercept

IIP3

VCTRL = −3 V to −7 V, two tone input power =

10 dBm each tone, Δfrequency = 1 MHz

48

dBm

DIGITAL CONTROL INPUTS

A and B pins

Voltage

Low

VINL

−0.2

0

V

High

VINH

−7

−3

V

Current

Low

IINL

0.2

µA

High

IINH

20

µA

RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS

RF Input Power

PIN

VCTRL = −5 V, frequency = 500 MHz to 12 GHz,

TC = 85°C

Insertion Loss Path

RF signal is applied to RFC or through connected

RF1 or RF2

30

dBm

Terminated Path

RF signal is applied to the terminated RF1 or RF2

23

dBm

Hot Switching

RF signal is present at RFC while switching

between RF1 and RF2

27

dBm

TC

−40

+85

°C

1

For input linearity performance vs. frequency, see Figure 11 through Figure 18.