The LTC5562 from ADI is a low power, high performance active double-balanced mixer that is capable of matching over a wide frequency range from 30 MHz to 7 GHz. It has an LO frequency from LF to 9 GHz and IF Frequency from DC to 7 GHz. This mixer has a low conversion loss of 2 dB with an IP3 of up to 20 dBm at 3.6 GHz. It can be used for both frequency up-conversion or down-conversion.
The combination of low power, broadband operation and robust dynamic range is ideal for a wide range of mobile applications such as portable test instruments, battery-powered public safety and emergency radios, military manpack radios, portable modems, broadband access points and small cells, license-free band radios, remote controls, broadcast radios and UAV/drone radios.
