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8

8 - 3

Absolute Maximum Ratings

Vcc (RF), Vcc (DIG)

+5.5V

Vtune

0 to +15V

Junction Temperature

135

° C

Continuous Pdiss (T= 85

°C)

(derate 23 mW/

° above 85 °C)

1.2 W

Thermal Resistance

(junction to ground paddle)

43

°C/W

Storage Temperature

-65 to +150 °C

Operating Temperature

-40 to +85 °C

Typical Supply Current vs. Vcc

Note: VCO will operate over full voltage range shown above.

Vcc (V)

Icc (mA)

4.75

175

5.0

200

5.25

220

ELECTROSTATIC SENSITIVE DEVICE

OBSERVE HANDLING PRECAUTIONS

RFOUT/2 Frequency

vs. Tuning Voltage, Vcc= +5V

Divide-by-16 Frequency

vs. Tuning Voltage, Vcc= +5V

RFOUT/2 Output Power

Power vs. Tuning Voltage, Vcc= +5V

Divide-by-16 Output Power

vs. Tuning Voltage, Vcc= +5V

HMC738LP4 / 738LP4E

v02.0309

MMIC VCO w/ HALF FREQUENCY OUTPUT

& DIVIDE-BY-16, 20.9 - 23.9 GHz

9

9.5

10

10.5

11

11.5

12

12.5

13

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10 11 12 13

+25 C

+85 C

-40 C

TUNING VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

-3

-2

-1

0

1

2

3

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10 11 12 13

+25 C

+85 C

-40 C

TUNING VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10 11 12 13

+25 C

+85 C

-40 C

TUNING VOLTAGE (VOLTS)

-5

-4.5

-4

-3.5

-3

-2.5

-2

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10 11 12 13

+25 C

+85 C

-40 C

TUNING VOLTAGE (VOLTS)