ADL5243

Data Sheet 100 MHz to 4000 MHz RF/IF Digitally Controlled VGA ADL5243 FEATURES Operating frequency from 100 MHz to 4000 MHz Digitally controlled VGA with serial and parallel interfaces 6-bit, 0.5 dB digital step attenuator 31.5 dB gain control range with ±0.25 dB step accuracy Gain Block Amplifier 1 Gain: 19.2 dB at 2140 MHz OIP3: 40.2 dBm at 2140 MHz P1dB: 19.8 dBm at 2140 MHz Noise figure: 2.9 dB at 2140 MHz ¼ W Driver Amplifier 2 Gain: 14.2 dB at 2140 MHz OIP3: 41.1 dBm at 2140 MHz P1dB: 26.0 dBm at 2140 MHz Noise figure: 3.7 dB at 2140 MHz Gain block, DSA, or ¼ W driver amplifier can be first Low quiescent current of 175 mA The companion ADL5240 integrates a gain block with DSA APPLICATIONS Wireless infrastructure Automated test equipment RF/IF gain control GENERAL DESCRIPTION The ADL5243 is a high performance, digitally controlled variable gain amplifier operating from 100 MHz to 4000 MHz. The VGA integrates two high performance amplifiers and a digital step attenuator (DSA). Amplifier 1 (AMP1) is an internally matched gain block amplifier with 20 dB gain, and Amplifier 2 (AMP2) is a broadband ¼ W driver amplifier that requires very few external tuning components. The DSA is 6-bit with a 31.5 dB gain control range, 0.5 dB steps, and ±0.25 dB step accuracy. The attenuation of the DSA can be controlled using a serial or parallel interface. The gain block and DSA are internally matched to 50 Ω at their inputs and outputs, and all three internal devices are separately bia...