Simplifying Tomorrow's LO Drive Designs with the MAX9987-90 Family of LO Buffers

Abstract:ThefollowingarticleprovidesaninsightintothefeaturesandfunctionalityofMaxim'snewLObuffer/splitterfamilyMAX9987andMAX9990.Thepapercoversspecifiedparametersandtheirimportanceandimpactonsystemapplicationssuchascellularbasestationsandconcludeswithpracticalapplicationscircuits,whichconfigurethebuffer/splittercircuitstoadjustoutputpowerlevelsanaloganddigitalaswellascompensatefortemperaturefluctuations.Maxim>AppNotes>A/DandD/ACONVERSION/SAMPLINGCIRCUITSBASESTATIONS/WIRELESSINFRASTRUCTURECOMMUNICATIONSCIRCUITSHIGH-SPEEDSIGNALPROCESSINGWIRELESS,RF,ANDCABLEKeywords:localoscillator,buffer,splitter,LO,amplifier,cellular,basestation,UMTS,GSM,DCS,PCS,RFMar06,2003outputpower,mixer,temperaturecontrol,temperaturecompensation,WilkinsonsplitterAPPLICATIONNOTE1917SimplifyingTomorrow'sLODriveDesignswiththeMAX9987-90FamilyofLOBuffers/SplittersAbstract:ThefollowingarticleprovidesaninsightintothefeaturesandfunctionalityofMaxim'snewLObuffer/splitterfamilyMAX9987andMAX9990.Thepapercoversspecifiedparametersandtheirimportanceandimpactonsystemapplicationssuchascellularbasestationsandconcludeswithpr