IDT’s Latest RF Signal Path Solution Features Zero-Distortion™ Technology to Deliver Industry’s Lowest Power Consumption Modulator
Integrated Device Technology introduced a new IQ modulator that delivers the industry’s lowest power consumption and highest linearity for today’s wireless products. The IDTF1650 interfaces directly to high-performance dual digital-to-analog convertors (DACs), offering up to 50 percent reduced power consumption, with IM3 distortion decreased by up to 12 dB, compared to competitive offerings. The device is ideal for high-performance LTE multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communications systems that require ultra-low power consumption.
In typical multi-mode, multi-carrier base station transmitters, the modulator has limited linearity and high power consumption, which negatively impact a system’s adjacent channel leakage ratio (ACLR) and power consumption budgets in a digital pre-distortion environment. With its embedded Zero-Distortion™ technology, the IDTF1650 is designed to eliminate these penalties, enabling engineers to achieve a very high second order intercept point (OIP2) [60 dBm] and third order intercept point (OIP3) [35 dBm] with very low power consumption [500 mW].
A MIMO implementation with the IDTF1650 will result in up to 4 watts of power consumption savings, better spectral performance, and improved error vector magnitude, or EVM. The device offers ultra-high linearity, features 3 dB of power gain with very low added noise and interfaces directly with popular JESD204B and DDR DACs.
Features
- Power Gain = 3.25 dB
- Direct 100 Ω differential drive from Tx DAC
- < 590 mW Power Consumption @ 2 GHz
- -158 dBm/Hz Output Noise
- IP2O = +60 dBm @ 2 GHz
- IP3O = +36 dBm @ 2 GHz
- Excellent native LO and image suppression
- 600 MHz input 1 dB Bandwidth
- 600 MHz to 2400 MHz RF BW
- 3.3 V Single Power Supply
- LO port can be driven single ended or differential
Availability
The IDTF1650 is available now in a compact 4×4 mm 24-ld VFQFPN package.
