Maxim at a Glance
At Maxim, we invent highly integrated solutions that make technology seamless. We channel our collective expertise to stretch the limits of technology, understand your needs, and help you get to market faster.
Financial Strength
$2.4 billion (approx.) revenue in FY2012
$605 million revenue in Q3 FY2013
$4.33 billion in assets in Q3 FY2013
$1.57 billion in cash in Q3 FY2013
Quick Facts
President and CEO
Tunç Doluca
Headquarters
San Jose, CA, U.S.
Founded
1983. We celebrate our 30th anniversary in 2013.
Keywords: cellular CDMA, cellular AMPS, digital mixer, IF image rejection, IP performance, RF, RF filter, low-noise amplifier, LNA, TDMA, GSM, EDGE, WCDMA Related Parts
REFERENCE SCHEMATIC 443
REP008: Dual-Band Front-End IC Tuned for CDMA, PCS, and AMPS at a Common 85MHz Low IF
Nov 01, 2000
Abstract: This reference design (RD) is for a dual-band, triple-mode front-end IC using only 85MHz IF centers for processing PCS, cellular CDMA, and cellular AMPS. The RD uses the MAX2323, a low-noise amplifier (LNA) with mixer, that is useful for TDMA, GSM, EDGE, and WCDMA applications.
Rapid Engineering Prototypes are real circuits that Maxim application engineers have built and measured in our labs. They can provide a starting point for new RF designs. They are not available as evaluation kits.
Objective: To develop and measure this dual-band triple-mode front-end IC using only 85MHz IF centers for processing PCS, cellular CDMA, and cellular AMPS.
The MAX2323 offers a single-path output for cellular and PCS digital mixers. In this application, the object was to assess performance with a common low IF at 85.38MHz. The high IP2 performance of the PCS mixer combined with the rejection from the RF filter's band edge provided reasonable although not excellent 1/2 IF image rejection. This was an experimental prototype done to assess the limitations of the MAX2320, and the results were surprisingly good, even with a low IF at the PCS band.
The MAX2323 low-noise amplifier (LNA) plus mixer is designed for dual-band CDMA cellular-phone handsets, but it can also be used in dual-band TDMA, GSM, EDGE, or WCDMA applications. It differs from its predecessor (the MAX2320) by adding a third "mid-gain" state for the cellular-band LNA that improves sensitivity switchover and hysteresis margin. It also comes in a smaller package (28-QFN) and offers increased third-order input intercept.
