RF Capabilities

LinearChip has extensive expertise in the RF arena.  A sampling is shown below:

      High Performance/High Speed DACs

-        Segmented; unary; binary

-        3 -14 bits, 100 MSPS - 40 GSPS

-       Applications: ATE, instrumentation; cellular base station/communications transmitters; DDS; wireless local loop; direct IF; base stations; cable infrastructure; AWG; radar waveform synthesis; digital beam-forming

 

      High Performance/High Speed ADCs

-        Flash; folding; sub-ranging

-        3 - 14 bits, 40 MSPS - 40 GSPS

-        Applications: direct RF receivers; ATE, instrumentation; EW countermeasures; radar; satellite receivers; high energy physics; DSO; instrumentation; pre-distortion loops; direct broadcast satellite (DBS); ultrasound; communications receivers; cellular base station; digital pre-distortion feedback loop; high speed acquisition systems

 

      LNA Gain Block Amplifiers

-         DC - 10 GHz; 50 Ω Zin/Zout

-        1 - 5 dB NF

-        0 -> +20 dBm IIP3

-      Applications: IF sampling ADC driver; front end gain block for cellular communications receivers; GPS; WiMAX; WiFi; WLAN; AM; FM; cable amplifier; land mobile; PA driver amplifier; satellite terminals; high linearity IF amplifier; RF/IF AGC; video amplifier; ADC driver; summing amplifier; single-ended-to-differential conversion; RGB buffer; Set-top box amplifier

 

      Mixers - Up/Down Converter

-        DC - 10 GHz

-        10 - 20 dB NF

-        +10 -> +20 dBm IIP3

-       Applications: quadrature; image reject; cellular communications transceivers; cellular base station; GPS; WiMAX; WiFi; WLAN; satellite terminals; AM; FM

 

      High Performance/High Speed Sample/Hold

-        3 - 14 bits, 100 MBPS - 40 GSPS

-       Applications: ATE; DSO; instrumentation; RF sampling digital receiver; radar; communications receivers; high energy physics; high speed acquisition systems; EW countermeasures; radar; satellite receivers; pre-distortion loops; direct broadcast satellite (DBS); ultrasound; cellular base station; digital pre-distortion feedback loop

 

      Analog/RF Components

-        LDD, TIA, MUX, DMUX

o        Fiber optic transceivers

o        Applications: SONET; Fibre Channel; fiber optic data link

-        Log Amplifier

o        Applications: RSSI for communications receivers