F1951

6-bit 0.5 dB Digital Step Attenuator GENERAL DESCRIPTION This document describes the specification for the F1951 Digital Step Attenuator. The F1951 is part of a family of Glitch-FreeTM DSAs optimized for the demanding requirements of communications Infrastructure. These devices are offered in a compact 4x4 QFN package with 50 Ω impedances for ease of integration into the radio system. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Digital step attenuators are used in Receivers and Transmitters to provide gain control. The F1951 is a 6bit step attenuator optimized for these demanding applications. The silicon design has very low insertion loss and low distortion (+65 dBm IP3I.). The device has pinpoint accuracy and settles to final attenuation value within 400 nsec. Most importantly, the F1951 includes IDT’s Glitch-FreeTM technology which results in less than 0.6 dB of overshoot ringing during MSB transitions. This is in stark contrast to competing DSAs that glitch as much as 10 dB during MSB transitions (se...