MAX2320

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Adjustable, High-Linearity,
SiGe Dual-Band LNA/Mixer ICs
General Description Features
MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
The MAX2320/MAX2321/MAX2322/MAX2324/MAX2326/ ♦ Ultra-High Linearity at Ultra-Low Current and
MAX2327 high-performance silicon germanium (SiGe) Noise
receiver front-end ICs set a new industry standard for
low noise and high linearity at a low supply current. This ♦ +2.7V to +3.6V Operation
family integrates a variety of unique features such as an ♦ Pin-Selectable Low-Gain Mode Reduces Gain by
LO frequency doubler and divider, dual low-noise
17dB and Current by 3mA
amplifier (LNA) gain settings, and a low-current paging
mode that extends the handset standby time. ♦ Pin-Selectable Paging Mode Reduces Current
The MAX2320 family includes six ICs: four operate at Draw by 6mA when Transmitter Is Not in Use
both cellular and PCS frequencies, one operates at cel- ♦ LO Output Buffers
lular frequencies, and one at PCS frequencies (see
Selector Guide). Each part includes an LNA with a high ♦ LO Frequency Doubler (MAX2321)
input third-order intercept point (IIP3) to minimize inter- ♦ LO Frequency Divider (MAX2326)
modulation and cross-modulation in the presence of
large interfering signals. In low-gain mode, the LNA is ♦ 0.1µA Shutdown Current
bypassed to provide higher cascaded IIP3 at a lower ♦ 20-Pin TSSOP-EP Package
current. For paging, a low-current, high-gain mode is
provided.
The CDMA mixers in cellular and PCS bands have high Ordering Information
linearity, low noise, and differential IF outputs. The FM PART TEMP. RANGE PIN-PACKAGE
mixer is designed for lower current and a single-ended
MAX2320EUP -40°C to +85°C 20 TSSOP-EP
output.
All devices come in a 20-pin TSSOP-EP package with
exposed paddle (EP) and are specified for the extend-
ed temperature range (-40°C to +85°C). MAX2324EUP -40°C to +85°C 20 TSSOP-EP
Applications
CDMA/TDMA/PDC/WCDMA/GSM Cellular Phones Pin Configurations
Single/Dual/Triple-Mode Phones
TOP VIEW
Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
LNAOUTH 1 20 MIXINH
LNAOUTL 2 19 MIXINL
Selector Guide RLNA 3 18 RBIAS
LNAINH 4 17 CDMA+
PART DESCRIPTION
20 TSSOP-EP LNAINL 5 MAX2320 16 CDMA-
MAX2320 Dual-band, dual VCO inputs, and dual IF outputs 6mm x 6.3mm MAX2321
BAND 6 15 BUFFEN
MAX2321 MAX2320 with LO doubler MAX2326
LIN 7 14 VCC
PCS band, single mode with optional frequency
MAX2322
doubler GAIN 8 13 FMOUT
MAX2324 Cellular band, dual IF outputs LOLIN 9 12 LOLOUT

MAX2326 MAX2320 with LO divider LOHIN 10 11 LOHOUT
Dual-band, dual VCO inputs, and separately
MAX2327
controlled VCO buffers TSSOP
Pin Configurations continued at end of data sheet.
Typical Application Circuits appear at end of data sheet.
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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
VCC to GND ...........................................................-0.3V to +4.3V Junction Temperature ......................................................+150°C

Digital Input Voltage to GND ......................-0.3V to (VCC + 0.3V) Storage Temperature Range .............................-65°C to +150°C
RF Input Signals ...........................................................1.0V peak Lead Temperature (soldering, 10s) .................................+300°C
Continuous Power Dissipation (TA = +70°C)
20-Pin TSSOP-EP (derate 80mW/°C above +70°C)........6.4W
Operating Temperature Range ...........................-40°C to +85°C
Stresses beyond those listed under “Absolute Maximum Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and functional
operation of the device at these or any other conditions beyond those indicated in the operational sections of the specifications is not implied. Exposure to
absolute maximum rating conditions for extended periods may affect device reliability.
DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS—MAX2320/MAX2321/MAX2326
(VCC = +2.7V to +3.6V, RRBIAS = RRLNA = 20kΩ, no RF signals applied, BUFFEN = low, LO buffer outputs connected to VCC through
50Ω resistors, all other RF and IF outputs connected to VCC, TA = -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at VCC =
+2.75V and TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN TYP MAX UNITS
Supply Voltage VCC +2.7 +3.6 V
MAX2320/6 20 25.3
High-gain, PCS band
MAX2321 24 30.8
high-linearity
modes MAX2320/1 20 25.3
Cellular band
MAX2326 21 25.5
MAX2320/6 15 19.5
High-gain, PCS band
MAX2321 19 25
Operating Supply Current low-linearity
ICC paging modes MAX2320/1 15 19.5 mA
(Note 1) Cellular band
MAX2326 15.5 20
MAX2320/6 17 21.5
Low-gain, PCS band
MAX2321 21 26
high-linearity
modes MAX2320/1 17 21.5
Cellular band
MAX2326 17.5 21.5
FM mode 14 18.5
Cellular band
5 7.5
MAX2320/1
Additional current for Cellular band
LO Buffer Supply Current ILOBUF 5.5 8.5 mA
BUFFEN = high MAX2326
PCS band
5 7.5
MAX2320/1/6
Shutdown Supply Current ISHDN (Note 1) 0.1 20 µA
Digital Input Logic High VIH 2.0 V
Digital Input Logic Low VIL 0.6 V
Digital Input Current High IIH 5 µA
Digital Input Current Low IIL -35 µA
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DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS—MAX2322/MAX2324
MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
50Ω resistors, all other RF and IF outputs connected to VCC, TA = -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at VCC =
+2.75V and TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
High-gain, PCS band LOX2 = low 20 25.3
high-linearity (MAX2322) LOX2 = high 24 30.8
modes Cellular band (MAX2324) 20 25.3
High-gain, PCS band LOX2 = low 15 19.5
Operating Supply Current low-linearity (MAX2322) LOX2 = high 19 25
ICC paging modes mA
(Note 1) Cellular band (MAX2324) 15 19.5
Low-gain, PCS band LOX2 = low 17 21.5
high-linearity (MAX2322) LOX2 = high 21 26
modes Cellular band (MAX2324) 17 21.5
FM mode (MAX2324 only) 14.5 18.5
LO Buffer Supply Current ILOBUF Additional current for BUFFEN = high 5 7.5 mA
Digital Output Logic High VOH MAX2324 only 1.7 V
Digital Output Logic Low VOL MAX2324 only 0.4 V
Digital Output Current High IOH MAX2324 only 30 µA
Digital Output Current Low IOL MAX2324 only, VMODEOUT = 2.4V -100 µA
DC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS—MAX2327
50Ω resistors, all other RF and IF outputs connected to VCC, TA = -40°C to +85°C, unless otherwise noted. Typical values are at
VCC = +2.75V and TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
PCS band 15 19.5
Operating Supply Current High-gain mode mA
ICC Cellular band 15 19.5
(Note 1)
FM mode 14.5 18.5
LO Buffer Supply Current ILOBUF Additional current for BUFFEN = high 5 7.5 mA
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AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS—MAX2320/MAX2321/MAX2326
MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
(MAX232_ EV kit, VCC = +2.75V, fLNAINH = fMIXINH = 1960MHz, fLNAINL = fMIXINL = 881MHz, fLOLIN = 1091MHz (digital mode), fLOLIN =
991MHz (FM mode), fLOHIN = 1750MHz (MAX2320, MAX2322 with LOX2 = low, MAX2326 with BAND = low, MAX2327), fLLOHIN =
1085MHz (MAX2321 with BAND = low, MAX2322 with LOX2 = high), fLOHIN = 1091MHz (MAX2321 with BAND = high), fLOHIN =
2182MHz (MAX2326 with BAND = high), LO input power = -7dBm (MAX2320/MAX2326), 50Ω system, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise
noted.) (Note 2)
PARAMETER SYMBOL CONDITIONS MIN -3σ TYP +3σ MAX UNITS
Low-Band RF
Frequency Range 800 1000 MHz
(Note 3)
High-Band RF
(Note 3)
Low-Band LO
(Note 3)
High-Band LO
(Note 3)
IF Frequency Range
50 400 MHz
(Note 3)
LNA PERFORMANCE
HIGH-GAIN, HIGH-LINEARITY MODES (Note 1)
PCS 13 14.5 16
TA = +25°C
Cellular 14 15 16
Gain (Note 4) G dB
TA = -40°C to PCS 11.5 14.5 17
+85°C Cellular 13 15 16.5
Gain Variation Over PCS ±0.5
TA = -40°C to
Temperature dB
+85°C
Relative to +25°C Cellular ±0.5
Noise Figure PCS 1.8 2 2.1

NF dB
(Note 5) Cellular 1.3 1.4 1.5
Input Third-Order PCS 7 +8
IIP3 TA = TMIN to TMAX dBm
Intercept (Notes 5, 6) Cellular 6 +8
POUT PCS -11 -10
Input 1dB Compression TA = TMIN to TMAX dBm
1dB Cellular -11 -10
HIGH-GAIN, LOW-LINEARITY PAGING MODES AND FM MODE (Note 1)
PCS 13.5
Gain (Note 4) G dB
Cellular 14.5
Gain Variation Over PCS ±0.5
TA = -40°C
Temperature dB
to +85°C
Relative to +25°C Cellular ±0.5
Noise Figure PCS 1.9 2.1 2.2

dB
(Note 5) Cellular 1.4 1.5 1.6
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AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
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noted.) (Note 2)
Input Third-Order PCS +6.5
dBm
Intercept (Notes 5, 6) Cellular +6
LOW-GAIN, HIGH-LINEARITY MODES (Note 1)
PCS -2
Gain (Note 4) G dB
Cellular -1.5
Gain Variation Over PCS 0.5
TA = -40°C to
Temperature dB
+85°C
Relative to +25°C Cellular 0.5
PCS 5 5.5 6
Noise Figure (Note 5) NF dB
Cellular 4 4.25 4.5
Input Third-Order PCS +10.5 +11.5 +12.5
IIP3 dBm
Intercept (Notes 5, 6) Cellular +11.5 +12.5 +13.5
MIXER PERFORMANCE
HIGH-GAIN, HIGH-LINEARITY, AND LOW-GAIN MODES (Note 1)
Without doubler 11 11.8 12.5 13.2 14
TA = +25°C, PCS
With doubler 10.5 11.1 12 12.9 13.5
TA = -40°C to Without doubler 10 10.8 12.5 14.3 15.3
Gain (Note 4) G dB
+85°C, PCS With doubler 9.6 10.4 12 13.1 14.3
TA = +25°C, cellular 12 127 13.4 14.0 14.7
TA = -40°C to +85°C, cellular 11.3 11.9 13.4 15.5 16.5
Gain Variation Over PCS ±1
TA = -40°C to
Temperature Relative to dB
+85°C
+25°C (Note 5) Cellular ±1
Without doubler 7.5 7.8 8

PCS
With doubler 11 12.3 13.5
Noise Figure NF dB
Without divider 7.5 8.1 8.5
Cellular
With divider 7.8 8.4 8.8
PCS, Without doubler 1.8 2.4 +4
Input Third-Order TA = TMIN to TMAX With doubler 1.4 2.8 +4.7
IIP3 dBm
Intercept (Notes 5, 6) Cellular,
1 1.8 3.2
TA = TMIN to TMAX
PCS -11 -10
Input dB Compression TA = TMIN to TMAX dBm
Cellular -12 -10.7
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AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued)
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noted.) (Note 2)
HIGH-GAIN, LOW-LINEARITY, AND LOW-GAIN MODES (Note 1)
Without doubler 10.6 11.3 12 12.1 12.8
PCS
Gain (Note 4) G With doubler 10.2 10.8 11.5 12.4 13.1 dB
Cellular Band 11.2 12.1 13 13.8 14.7
Gain Variation Over PCS ±1 ±1
TA = -40°C to
Temperature Relative dB
+85°C
to +25°C Cellular ±1 ±1
Without doubler 7.2 7.5 7.6
PCS With doubler
10.5 12 13.4
Noise Figure NF (Note 7) dB
Without divider 7 7.2 7.6
Cellular
With divider 7.5 7.7 8.1
Without doubler +1
Input Third-Order PCS
IIP3 With doubler +2.2 dBm
Intercept
Cellular +1.0
FM MODE (Note 1)
TA = +25°C 9.7 10.4 11.2 11.9 12.7
Gain (Note 4) G dB
TA = -40°C to +85°C 7.8 9.0 11.2 14.0 15.4
Noise Figure NF 10.6 11.1 11.5 dB
Input Third-Order
IIP3 TA = -40°C to +85°C 2.3 3.2 4.9 dBm
Intercept (Notes 5, 6)
LO BUFFER PERFORMANCE (BUFFEN = HIGH)
Load = 100Ω pullup resistor -12
LO Output Level dBm
BUFFEN = GND -44
LO_OUT Even Harmonic
-31 dBc
Distortion
LO Emissions at LNA
Interstage filter rejection = 20dB -50 dBm
Input Port
Note 1: See Tables 1–5 for operational mode selection.

Note 2: A total of 36 devices from 3 different wafer lots are used to determine the standard deviation. The lots were selected to rep-
resent worst-case process conditions.
Note 3: Operation is characterized for the frequencies specified in the conditions; for other frequencies in the band, see Tables 8–12
for LNA and mixer S parameters.
Note 4: Guaranteed by design, characterization, and production functional test.
Note 5: Guaranteed by design and characterization.
Note 6: For cellular band, RF inputs are -25dBm each tone at 881MHz and 882MHz, fLO = 1091MHz. For PCS band, RF inputs are
-25dBm each tone at 1960MHz and 1961MHz, fLO = 2170MHz. For IIP3 vs. ICC trade-off, see Typical Operating
Characteristics.
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Typical Operating Characteristics
MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
(MAX232_ EV kit, VCC = +2.75V, fLNAINH = fMIXINH = 1960MHz, fLNAINL = fMIXINL = 881MHz, fLOHIN = 1750MHz, fLOLIN = 1091MHz
(digital modes), fLOLIN = 991MHz (FM mode), LO input power = -7dBm, 50Ω system, all measurements include matching component
losses but not connector and trace losses, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
PCS-BAND SUPPLY CURRENT CELLULAR-BAND SUPPLY CURRENT

vs. TEMPERATURE vs. TEMPERATURE CELLULAR-BAND LNA S11
25 25
MAX2320 toc02
MAX2320 toc01
MAX2320 toc03
HGHL HGHL
20 20
SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
SUPPLY CURRENT (mA)
LGHL LGHL
15 15
HGLL HGLL
10 10
HGHL
5 5 HGLL, FM
LGHL
0 0
-50 0 50 100 -50 0 50 100
TEMPERATURE (°C) TEMPERATURE (°C)
CELLULAR-BAND LNA S22 PCS-BAND LNA S11 PCS-BAND LNA S22

MAX2320 toc05
MAX2320 toc04
MAX2320 toc06
HGHL HGLL
LGHL HGHL HGHL
HGLL
HGLL, FM
LGHL
LGHL
DIGITAL MIXER DIFFERENTIAL IF

PORT IMPEDANCE
MAX2320 toc09
PCS-BAND MIXER S11 CELLULAR-BAND MIXER S11 160
0.80
MAX2320 toc07
MAX2320 toc08
140
0.70
PARALLEL CAPACITANCE (pF)
PARALLEL RESISTANCE (kΩ)
120 CAPACITANCE
100 0.60
80
60 0.50
RESISTANCE
40
0.40
ALL MODES
20
ALL MODES
0 0.30
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
FREQUENCY (MHz)
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Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)

FM MIXER IF CELLULAR-BAND HGHL LNA GAIN PCS-BAND HGHL LNA GAIN
PORT IMPEDANCE vs. CURRENT vs. CURRENT
MAX2320 toc10
100 1.0 17 17
MAX2320toc12
MAX2320toc11
90 TA = -40°C TA = -40°C
CAPACITANCE
16 16
80 0.9
PARALLEL CAPACITANCE (pF)
PARALLEL RESISTANCE (kΩ)
70 15 15
60 0.8
GAIN (dB)
GAIN (dB)
14 TA = +25°C 14 TA = +25°C
50 TA = +85°C
TA = +85°C
40 0.7 13 13
30 RESISTANCE
12 12
20 0.6
11 11
10
0 0.5 10 10
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 4 9 14
FREQUENCY (MHz) LNA CURRENT (mA) LNA CURRENT (mA)
PCS-BAND HGHL LNA GAIN CELLULAR-BAND LNA GAIN

vs. CURRENT vs. FREQUENCY PCS-BAND LNA GAIN vs. FREQUENCY
16 16
MAX2320 toc13
MAX2320toc14
MAX2320toc15
15 HGHL
14
15 13
HGHL HGLL, FM
12
11
14 VCC = +2.7V TO +3.6V 10 HGHL, FM
9
GAIN (dB)
GAIN (dB)
GAIN (dB)
8 7
13
6 5
12 4 3
2 1
11
0 LGHL -1 LGHL
10 -2 -3
5 10 15 20 850 870 890 910 1900 1950 2000
LNA CURRENT (mA) FREQUENCY (MHz) FREQUENCY (MHz)
CELLULAR-BAND HGHL LNA PCS-BAND HGHL LNA CELLULAR-BAND HGHL LNA IIP3
MAXIMUM AVAILABLE GAIN MAXIMUM AVAILABLE GAIN vs. CURRENT
18 18 10
MAX2320 TOC17
MAX2320 TOC16
MAX2320toc18
TA = +85°C
17 9
17
MAXIMUM AVAILABLE GAIN (dB)
MAXIMUM AVAILABLE GAIN (dB)
8
16
16 7 TA = -40°C TA = +25°C
15
6
IIP3 (dBm)
14 15 5
13 4
14
3
12
13 2
11
1
10 12 0
700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 2400 2500 0 5 10 15 20
FREQUENCY (MHz) FREQUENCY (MHz) LNA CURRENT (mA)
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CELLULAR-BAND HGHL LNA IIP3 PCS-BAND HGHL LNA IIP3 PCS-BAND HGHL LNA IIP3
vs. CURRENT vs. CURRENT vs. CURRENT
14 10 12
MAX2320toc20
MAX2320toc19
MAX2320toc21
12 8 TA = +85°C 10 VCC = 3.6V
VCC = 3.6V
10 6 8
8 VCC = 3V
4 TA = -40°C 6
IIP3 (dBm)
IIP3 (dBm)
IIP3 (dBm)
6 TA = +25°C
2 4
4 VCC = 2.7V VCC = 3V
0 2
2 VCC = 2.7V
-2 0
0
-2 -4 -2
-4 -6 -4
4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
LNA CURRENT (mA) LNA CURRENT (mA) LNA CURRENT (mA)
PCS-BAND HGHL LNA IIP3 CELLULAR-BAND HGHL LNA CELLULAR-BAND HGLL LNA
vs. CURRENT NOISE FIGURE vs. FREQUENCY NOISE FIGURE vs. FREQUENCY
14 1.8 1.45
MAX2320toc23
MAX2320 toc22
MAX2320toc24
LGHL 11.2mA
12 1.7 1.40
9mA
1.6
10 1.35
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
HGHL 1.5
IIP3 (dBm)
8 1.30
HGLL 1.4 7mA
6 1.25
1.3
5.6mA
4 1.20
1.2
2 1.1 1.15
0 1.0 1.10
-40 -30 -20 -10 850 860 870 880 890 900 910 850 860 870 880 890 900 910
LNA CURRENT (mA) FREQUENCY (MHz) FREQUENCY (MHz)
PCS-BAND HGHL NOISE FIGURE PCS-BAND HGLL LNA NOISE FIGURE CELLULAR-BAND HGHL MIXER
vs. FREQUENCY vs. FREQUENCY CONVERSION GAIN vs. CURRENT
2.0 1.95 15.0
MAX2320 toc25
MAX2320toc27
MAX2320toc26
TA = -40°C, HIGH SIDE LO

11.2mA 1.90 14.5
1.9
1.85 14.0
CONVERSION GAIN (dB)
7mA 1.80 13.5

NOISE FIGURE (dB)
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
1.8
1.75 13.0
1.7 1.70 12.5
5.6mA
1.65 12.0 TA = -40°C, LOW SIDE LO
1.6
1.60 11.5 TA = +25°C, HIGH SIDE LO
1.55 11.0 TA = +25°C, LOW SIDE LO
1.5
TA = +85°C, HIGH SIDE LO
1.50 10.5
TA = +85°C, LOW SIDE LO
1.4 1.45 10.0
1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 6 11 16
FREQUENCY (MHz) FREQUENCY (MHz) MIXER CURRENT (mA)
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CELLULAR-BAND HGHL MIXER PCS-BAND HGHL MIXER PCS-BAND HGHL MIXER
CONVERSION GAIN vs. CURRENT CONVERSION GAIN vs. CURRENT CONVERSION GAIN vs. CURRENT
14.0 15 14.0
MAX2320toc29
MAX2320 toc28
MAX2320 toc30
VCC = +3.6V, HIGH SIDE LO TA = -45°C, HIGH SIDE LO VCC = +3.6V TO +2.7V
VCC = +3.0V, HIGH SIDE LO 14 HIGH AND LOW
13.5 13.5 SIDE LO
13

13.0 12 13.0
VCC = +3.0V,
VCC = +2.7V, LOW SIDE LO 11
12.5 HIGH SIDE LO TA = -45°C, LOW SIDE LO 12.5
10
VCC = +2.7V, LOW SIDE LO
12.0 9 12.0
VCC = +3.6V, LOW SIDE LO TA = +25°C, HIGH SIDE LO
8 TA = +25°C, LOW SIDE LO
11.5 TA = +85°C, HIGH SIDE LO 11.5
7
TA = +85°C, LOW SIDE LO
11.0 6 11.0
6 11 16 6 11 16 6 11 16
MIXER CURRENT (mA) MIXER CURRENT (mA) MIXER CURRENT (mA)
CELLULAR-BAND
CELLULAR-BAND MIXER CONVERSION PCS-BAND HGHL MIXER CONVERSION HGHL MIXER CONVERSION
GAIN vs. LO INPUT LEVEL GAIN vs. LO INPUT LEVEL GAIN vs. INPUT FREQUENCY
14 13.0 14
MAX2320 toc33
MAX2320toc32
MAX2320toc31
HGHL, LOW SIDE LO HGHL, LOW SIDE LO

13 12.5 12
12 12.0
HGHL, HIGH SIDE LO 10

HGHL, HIGH SIDE LO
11 HGLL, LOW SIDE LO 11.5
HGLL, LOW SIDE LO 8
10 HGLL, HIGH SIDE LO 11.0
HGLL, HIGH SIDE LO 6
9 10.5
FM, LOW SIDE LO
4
8 FM, HIGH SIDE LO 10.0
7 9.5 2
6 9.0 0
-20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 -19 -14 -9 -4 1 6 700 800 900 1000
LO INPUT LEVEL (dBm) LO INPUT LEVEL (dBm) RF INPUT FREQUENCY (MHz)
PCS-BAND HGHL MIXER CONVERSION CELLULAR-BAND HGHL CELLULAR-BAND HGHL

GAIN vs. RF INPUT FREQUENCY MIXER IIP3 vs. CURRENT MIXER IIP3 vs. CURRENT
14 8 6
MAX2320 toc35
MAX2320 toc34
MAX2320 toc36
TA = +85°C, TA = +85°C, LOW SIDE LO

12 HIGH SIDE LO 5
6
4
10
4
3
IIP3 (dBm)
IIP (dBm)
8 TA = +25°C, HIGH SIDE/LOW SIDE LO

2 TA = +25°C, 2 VCC = 2.7V TO 3.6V
LOW SIDE LO
HIGH SIDE LO
6
TA = -40°C, LOW SIDE LO 1
0
4 TA = -40°C, HIGH SIDE LO
0
2 -2
-1
0 -4 -2
1700 1900 2100 2300 2500 6 11 16 6 11 16
RF INPUT FREQUENCY (MHz) MIXER CURRENT (mA) MIXER CURRENT (mA)
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CELLULAR-BAND MIXER IIP3 CELLULAR-BAND MIXER IIP3 PCS-BAND HGHL MIXER IIP3
vs. RF INPUT LEVEL vs. LO INPUT LEVEL vs. CURRENT
5 6 10
MAX2320 toc38
MAX2320 toc39
MAX2320toc37
LOW SIDE LO, LGHL HIGH SIDE LO, LGHL HIGH SIDE LO, FM TA = +85°C, HIGH SIDE LO TA = +25°C,
4
8 HIGH SIDE LO
3 5
2 LOW SIDE LO, HGHL 6

4 HIGH SIDE LO, HGHL AND LGHL
1
IIP3 (dBm)
IIP3 (dBm)
IIP3 (dBm)
4
0 3 TA = +85°C, LOW SIDE LO
LOW SIDE LO, HGLL
-1 2
LOW SIDE LO, TA = +25°C, LOW SIDE LO
HIGH SIDE LO, HGLL 2 LOW SIDE LO, FM
-2 HGHL AND LGHL 0 TA = -40°C, LOW SIDE LO
-3 HIGH SIDE LO, HGHL TA = -40°C, HIGH SIDE LO
1
LOW SIDE LO, HGLL -2
-4 HIGH SIDE LO, HGLL
-5 0 -4
-35 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -18 -14 -10 -6 -2 2 6 10 6 11 16
RF INPUT LEVEL PER TONE (dBm) LO INPUT LEVEL (dBm) MIXER CURRENT (mA)
PCS-BAND HGHL MIXER IIP3 PCS-BAND MIXER IIP3 PCS-BAND MIXER IIP3
vs. CURRENT vs. RF INPUT LEVEL vs. LO INPUT LEVEL
8 8 8
MAX2320toc42
MAX2320 toc40
MAX2320 toc41
HIGH SIDE LO, 3V HIGH SIDE LO, 2.7V HIGH SIDE LO, HGHL, HIGH SIDE LO, LGHL HIGH SIDE LO, LGHL
7
7 HIGH SIDE LO, HGHL
6 6
LOW SIDE LO, 3V LOW SIDE LO, LGHL
5 6
4 4
HIGH SIDE LO, 3.6V 5 LOW SIDE LO, HGHL
IIP3 (dBm)
IIP3 (dBm)
3
IIP3 (dB)
LOW SIDE LO, HGHL

2 LOW SIDE LO, 3.6V 2 4
LOW SIDE LO, 2.7V 1
3 LOW SIDE LO, LGHL
0 0
-1 2 LOW SIDE LO, HGLL
LOW SIDE LO, HGLL
-2 -2
1
-3 HIGH SIDE LO, HGLL
HIGH SIDE LO, HGLL
-4 -4 0
6 11 16 -35 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -18 -14 -10 -6 -2 2 6 10
MIXER CURRENT (mA) RF INPUT LEVEL PER TONE (dBm) LO INPUT LEVEL (dBm)
CELLULAR-BAND HGHL MIXER NOISE CELLULAR-BAND HGLL MIXER NOISE CELLULAR-BAND FM MIXER
FIGURE vs. LO INPUT LEVEL FIGURE vs. LO INPUT LEVEL NOISE FIGURE vs. LO INPUT LEVEL
14 14 16
MAX2320 toc44
MAX2320 toc43
MAX2320toc45
12 12 14
LOW SIDE LO
LOW SIDE LO 12
10 10 LO SIDE LO
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
10
8 8 HIGH SIDE LO
8
6 6
HIGH SIDE LO HIGH SIDE LO 6
4 4
4
2 2 2
0 0 0
-17 -12 -7 -2 3 -17 -12 -7 -2 3 -17 -12 -7 -2 3
LO INPUT LEVEL (dBm) LO INPUT LEVEL (dBm) LO INPUT LEVEL (dBm)
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PCS-BAND HGHL MIXER NOISE PCS-BAND HGLL MIXER NOISE CELLULAR-BAND LO BUFFER
FIGURE vs. LO INPUT LEVEL FIGURE vs. LO INPUT LEVEL OUTPUT LEVEL vs. INPUT LEVEL
14 14 0
MAX2320 toc47
MAX2320 toc46
MAX2320 toc48
12 12
-5
10 HIGH SIDE LO
OUTPUT LEVEL (dBm)

10 HIGH SIDE LO
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
NOISE FIGURE (dB)
8 8 -10
6 6
LOW SIDE LO LOW SIDE LO -15
4 4 TA = -45°C TO +85°C HIGH SIDE

AND LOW SIDE LO
-20
2 2
0 0 -25
-17 -12 -7 -2 3 -17 -12 -7 -2 3 -20 -10 0 10
LO INPUT LEVEL (dBm) LO INPUT LEVEL (dBm) LO INPUT LEVEL (dBm)
CELLULAR-BAND 2ND AND 3RD PCS-BAND LO BUFFER

HARMONICS vs. LO INPUT POWER OUTPUT LEVEL vs. INPUT LEVEL
0 0
MAX2320 toc49
MAX2320 toc50
fLO = 1091MHz
-10
3RD HARMONIC -5
HARMONIC POWER (dBm)
-20
OUTPUT LEVEL (dBm)
-30 -10
-40
2ND HARMONIC -15 TA = -45°C TO +85°C
-50 HIGH SIDE AND LOW
SIDE LO
-20
-60
-70 -25
-20 -10 0 10 -20 -10 0 10
LO INPUT LEVEL (dB) LO INPUT LEVEL (dBm)
PCS-BAND 2ND AND 3RD HARMONICS PCS-BAND MIXER

LO BUFFER OUTPUT vs. INPUT LEVEL 2 x 2 SPURIOUS REJECTION
0 -55
MAX2320 toc51
MAX2320toc52
fLO = 1750MHz
-57
-10
-59
2 x 2 SPURIOUS OUTPUT (dBc)
HARMONIC POWER (dBm)
-20 -61 HGLL, WITHOUT LO DOUBLER

-63
-30 2ND HARMONIC
-65
-40 -67
-69 HGHL, WITHOUT LO DOUBLER
-50 3RD HARMONIC
-71
-60
-73
-70 -75
-20 -10 0 10 80 90 100 110 120
LO INPUT LEVEL (dB) IF OUTPUT FREQUENCY (MHz)
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Pin Description
MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
PIN
MAX2320 NAME FUNCTION
MAX2321 MAX2322 MAX2324 MAX2327
MAX2326
High-Band LNA Output. Connect a pull-up inductor to
1 1 — 1 LNAOUTH VCC and an external series capacitor as part of the
matching network.
Low-Band LNA Output. Connect a pull-up inductor to
2 — 2 2 LNAOUTL VCC and an external series capacitor as part of the
matching network.
LNA Bias-Setting Resistor Connection. For nominal bias,
connect a 20kΩ resistor to ground. The resistor value
3 3 3 — RLNA
controls the LNA’s linearity in high-gain, high-linearity
modes.
High-Band RF Input. Requires a blocking capacitor and
4 4 — 4 LNAINH a matching network. The capacitor may be used as part
of the matching network.
Logic Output. Indicates mode of operation. VMODEOUT =
— — 4 — MODEOUT
high in FM mode.
Low-Band RF Input. Requires a blocking capacitor and a
5 — 5 5 LNAINL matching network. The capacitor may be used as part of
the matching network.
Shutdown Logic Input. See Detailed Description for con-
— 6 6 7 SHDN
trol modes.
Band-Select Logic Input. See Detailed Description for
6 — — 6 BAND
control modes.
Linearity-Select Logic Input. See Detailed Description for
7 7 7 — LIN
control modes.
Gain-Select Logic Input. See Detailed Description for
8 8 8 — GAIN
control modes.
Cellular-Band Mode Select Logic Input. See Detailed
— — — 8 MODE
Description for control modes.
Low-Frequency LO Input. Used in FM mode on all parts
9 — 9 9 LOLIN
and in cellular digital mode for MAX2320/MAX2324.
High-Frequency LO Input. For MAX2321, used in cellular
digital mode and in PCS mode with the doubler active.
For MAX2320/MAX2327, used in PCS mode without the
10 10 — 10 LOHIN
doubler. For MAX2322, used with or without the doubler.
For MAX2326, used in PCS mode and cellular digital
mode with the divide-by-two.
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Pin Description (continued)
MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
PIN PIN
MAX2320 NAME FUNCTION
MAX2321 MAX2322 MAX2324 MAX2327
MAX2326
High-Frequency LO Buffer Output. Open-collec-
tor output requires pull-up inductor or pull-up
11 11 — 11 LOHOUT
resistor of 100Ω or less. Reactive match to the
load delivers maximum power.
Low-Frequency LO Buffer Output. Open-collec-

tor output requires pull-up inductor or pull-up
12 — 12 12 LOLOUT
resistor of 100Ω or less. Reactive match to the
load delivers maximum power.
FM Mixer Output. Requires a pull-up inductor to
13 — 13 13 FMOUT VCC and a series capacitor as part of the match-
ing network.
LO Doubler Logic Input. Drive LOX2 high to

— 13 — — LOX2
enable the LO doubler.
Power Supply. Bypass with a 1000pF capacitor

14 14 14 14 VCC
as close to the pin as possible.
LO Output Buffer Enable. The LO buffers are
controlled separately from the rest of the IC. Drive
15 15 15 15 BUFFEN
BUFFEN high to power up the LO output buffer
associated with the selected LO input port.
CDMA Mixer Differential Outputs. Require pull-
CDMA-,
16, 17 16, 17 16, 17 — up inductors and series capacitors as part of the
CDMA+
matching network.
Mixer Differential Outputs. Require pull-up
IFOUT+,
— — — 16, 17 inductors and series capacitors as part of the
IFOUT-
matching network.
Bias-Setting Resistor Connection. For nominal
bias, connect 20kΩ resistor to ground. The resis-
18 18 18 18 RBIAS tor value controls the digital LNA’s linearity in
low-gain, digital, or FM mode, and controls the
mixers in all modes.
Low-Band Mixer Input. Requires a blocking
capacitor and a matching network. The capaci-
19 — 19 19 MIXINL
tor may be used as part of the matching net-
work.
High-Band Mixer Input. Requires a blocking
capacitor and a matching network. The capaci-
20 20 — 20 MIXINH
tor may be used as part of the matching net-
work.
2, 5, 9, 12, No Connection. Do not make any connection to
— 1, 10, 11, 20 3 N.C.
19 these pins.
Ground Reference for RF, DC, and Logic Inputs.
Slug Slug Slug Slug GND Solder the slug evenly to the board ground
plane.
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Detailed Description control inputs increase the current in the downconvert-
MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
er. When the linearity requirement is not high, the cur-
Low-Noise Amplifier rent is lower.
Within its operating bands, each device in the
MAX2320 family (except the MAX2327) has three LO Output Buffers
modes of LNA operation: high gain, high linearity The BUFFEN logic input turns the open-collector LO
(HGHL); high gain, low linearity (HGLL); and low gain, output buffers on and off. This feature saves current if
high linearity (LGHL). The logic inputs control the LNA the buffers are not required.
mode as described in the AC Electrical Characteristics.
Operational Modes
Use HGHL mode when extra-high LNA linearity is
Each device has logic input pins that control the differ-
required for cross-modulation suppression. Use HGLL
ent operational modes listed in Tables 1–5.
mode when the transmitter is off and cross-modulation
is not a concern. When the LNA changes modes, the MAX2320/MAX2321/MAX2326 Operation
input VSWR change is minimal. Use LGHL mode for The MAX2320/MAX2321/MAX2326 are dual-band, triple-
receiving large signals and when high sensitivity is not mode receivers that amplify and downconvert cellular-
required. The MAX2327 LNA has only an HGLL mode. and PCS-band signals. They consist of cellular and PCS
Adjust the HGHL mode LNA linearity by changing LNAs; cellular digital, cellular FM, and PCS digital mix-
R RLNA , and adjust linearity of the other modes by ers; and cellular and PCS LO buffers. The MAX2321 has
changing RRBIAS. an LO frequency doubler on-chip, so a single cellular-
band VCO can be used for both the cellular- and PCS-
Downconverter
band mixers. Selecting the PCS path activates the LO
The downconverters in these devices are double-bal-
frequency doubler. The MAX2326 has an LO divide-by-
anced mixers. The PCS-band mixer and digital cellular-
two circuit, so a single PCS-band VCO can be used for
band mixer share the same IF output ports. The cellular
both the cellular and PCS mixers. Selecting the cellular
band FM mixer has its own IF output to feed a different
path activates the LO divide-by-two circuit. Three logic
filter. Adjust the downconverter linearity and current by
input pins—BAND, GAIN, and LIN—control eight opera-
changing RRBIAS (see Typical Operating Character-
tional modes of the LNAs and mixers. The modes are
istics). When the linearity requirement is high, the mode
summarized in Table 1.
Table 1. MAX2320/MAX2321/MAX2326 Operational Modes

DESCRIPTION BAND GAIN LIN
Shutdown. The entire part is shut down except for the LO buffer, which is con-
L L L
trolled by BUFFEN.
Low-Gain, High-Linearity (LGHL) PCS Mode. The PCS LNA and mixer are in
L L H
LGHL mode.
High-Gain, Low-Linearity (HGLL) PCS Mode. The LNA and mixer are in HGLL
L H L
mode.
High-Gain, High-Linearity (HGHL) PCS Mode. The LNA and mixer are in
L H H
HGHL mode.
High-Gain, Low-Linearity (HGLL) Cellular FM Mode. The cellular LNA is in
H L L
HGLL mode. The FM mixer and associated LO buffer are selected.
Low-Gain, High-Linearity (LGHL) Cellular Digital Mode. The cellular LNA and
H L H
mixer are in LGHL mode.
High-Gain, Low-Linearity (HGLL) Cellular Digital Mode. The cellular LNA and
H H L
mixer are in HGLL mode.
High-Gain, High-Linearity (HGHL ) Cellular Digital Mode. The cellular LNA
H H H
and mixer are in HGHL mode.
Note: L = Logic Low; H = Logic High
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MAX2322 Operation
MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
The MAX2322 is a lower-cost PCS-only version that can

Table 2. MAX2322 Operational Modes
be installed as a drop-in replacement for the dual-band OPERATIONAL MODE GAIN LIN
versions. It consists of a PCS LNA, PCS mixer, pin-
Not used. L L
selectable LO frequency doubler, and LO buffer. Logic
input SHDN = V CC / GND turns on/off the entire IC Low-Gain, High-Linearity (LGHL) PCS
except the LO buffer. The LOX2 logic input controls the Mode. The LNA and mixer are in LGHL L H
LO frequency doubler. LOX2 = GND disables the dou- mode.
bler when using a PCS band VCO, and LOX2 = VCC High-Gain, Low-Linearity (HGLL) PCS
activates the doubler when using a cellular-band VCO. Mode. The LNA and mixer are in HGLL H L
GAIN and LIN logic inputs control the MAX2322’s three mode.
operational modes, as summarized in Table 2.
High-Gain, High-Linearity (HGHL) PCS
MAX2324 Operation Mode. The LNA and mixer are in HGHL H H
The MAX2324 is a lower-cost cellular-only version that mode.
can be installed as a drop-in replacement for the dual- Note: L = Logic Low; H = Logic High
band versions. It consists of a cellular LNA, cellular dig-
ital mixer, cellular FM mixer, and LO buffer. A SHDN
logic input turns on/off the entire IC except the LO
buffer. GAIN and LIN logic inputs control the Table 3. MAX2324 Operational Modes
MAX2324’s three operational modes, as summarized in
OPERATIONAL MODE GAIN LIN
Table 3.
FM Mode. The LNA is in HGLL mode.
MAX2327 Operation The FM mixer and the associated LO L L
The MAX2327 is similar to the MAX2320 except it only buffer are selected.
features an HGLL mode, and either LO output buffer is
selectable during shutdown. It consists of PCS and cel- Low-Gain, High-Linearity (LGHL)
Cellular Mode. The LNA and digital L H
lular LNAs; PCS, cellular digital, and cellular FM mixers;
mixer are in LGHL mode.
and PCS and cellular LO buffers. A SHDN logic input
turns on/off the entire IC except the LO buffer. BAND High-Gain, Low-Linearity (HGLL )
and MODE logic inputs control the MAX2327’s three Cellular Mode. The LNA and digital H L
operational modes, as summarized in Table 4. mixer are in HGLL mode.
Applications Information High-Gain, High-Linearity (HGHL )

Cellular Mode. The LNA and digital H H
Cascaded LNA/Mixer Performance mixer are in HGHL mode.
The LNA and mixer design aims at optimizing cascad- Note: L = Logic Low; H = Logic High
ed performance in all gain and linearity modes. In high-
gain, high-linearity mode, both the LNA and mixer have
a low noise figure, high gain, and high linearity. The
LNA has high gain to minimize the noise contribution of Table 4. MAX2327 Operational Modes
the mixer, thus increasing the receiver’s sensitivity and
OPERATIONAL MODE BAND MODE
extra-high linearity for superior cross-modulation sup-
pression. The HGLL mode is used when the transmitter Not used. L L
is off and cross-modulation is not a concern. In low- Digital PCS Mode. The LNA and mixer
gain, high-linearity mode, the received signal is strong L H
are in HGLL mode.
enough that linearity is the primary concern. The LNA
gain is reduced for higher system linearity. Tables 5 FM Mode. The cellular FM mixer is
H L
and 6 summarize the cascaded performance. selected.
S Parameters Digital Cellular Mode. The cellular digi-

H H
The S parameters are listed in Tables 7–11. An electron- tal mixer is selected.
ic copy is also available at www.maxim-ic.com Note: L = Logic Low; H = Logic High
/MAX2320/S_table/.
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Layout Considerations noise figure. At the digital mixer outputs, keep the differ-
MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
Keep RF signal lines as short as possible to minimize ential signal lines together and of equal length to ensure
losses and radiation. Use high-Q components for the LNA signal balance. For best gain and noise performance, sol-
input matching circuit to achieve the lowest possible der the slug evenly to the board ground plane.
Table 5. Typical Cascaded Performance of Cellular-Band Receiver with 3dB Interstage

Filter Loss
HIGH GAIN, HIGH GAIN, LOW GAIN,
PARAMETER FM
HIGH LINEARITY LOW LINEARITY HIGH LINEARITY
Conversion Power Gain 25.4dB 24.5dB 8.9dB 22.7dB
Noise Figure 2.1dB 2.3dB 11.8dB 3.3dB
Third-Order Input Intercept -8.9dBm -10.6dBm -6.8dBm -6.8dBm
Table 6. Typical Cascaded Performance of PCS-Band Receiver with 3dB Interstage

Filter Loss
HIGH GAIN, HIGH GAIN,
PARAMETER LOW GAIN
HIGH LINEARITY LOW LINEARITY
Conversion Power Gain 24dB 22.5dB 7.5dB
Noise Figure 2.6dB 3.0dB 12.4dB
Third-Order Input Intercept -7.6dBm -9.3dBm 7.1dBm
Table 7. Cellular LNA S Parameters in High-Gain, High-Linearity Mode

FREQUENCY S11 S11 S21 S21 S12 S12 S22 S22
(MHz) (mag) (phase) (mag) (phase) (mag) (phase) (mag) (phase)
700 0.579 -74.8 4.63 92.1 0.085 60.9 0.714 -34.7
750 0.548 -78.4 4.39 87.9 0.089 60.6 0.696 -35.9
800 0.534 -81.2 4.13 84.4 0.0908 60 0.689 -36.6
850 0.52 -83.7 3.88 81.9 0.096 60.1 0.683 -37.6
900 0.51 -86.1 3.7 79.4 0.099 58.8 0.677 -38.3
950 0.503 -88.5 3.5 76.6 0.104 58.3 0.674 -39.3
1000 0.496 -90.6 3.3 74.9 0.109 59.1 0.669 -40.8
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Table 8. PCS LNA S Parameters in High-Gain, High-Linearity Mode

FREQUENCY S11 S11 S21 S21 S12 S12 S22 S22
(MHz) (mag) (phase) (mag) (phase) (mag) (phase) (mag) (phase)
1700 0.46 -112 4.22 86 0.077 77 0.64 -51
1750 0.446 -113 4.07 88 0.082 77 0.64 -52
1800 0.44 -113 4.18 88 0.086 76 0.643 -52
1850 0.439 -113 4.23 84 0.09 77 0.657 -53
1900 0.434 -114 3.9 82 0.093 72 0.68 -55
1950 0.43 -115 3.82 84 0.09 75 0.673 -57
2000 0.423 -116 3.85 83 0.094 76 0.681 -58
2050 0.407 -115 3.82 83 0.098 76 0.69 -59
2100 0.391 -112 3.82 81 0.103 74 0.7 -61
2150 0.405 -106 3.68 79 0.101 71 0.695 -63
2200 0.467 -104 3.56 81 0.093 73 0.677 -64
2250 0.503 -107 3.67 82 0.094 79 0.683 -63
2300 0.525 -110 3.83 81 0.099 82 0.705 -64
2350 0.54 -112 3.88 78 0.1 86 0.727 -66
2400 0.55 -113 3.9 75 0.106 93 0.739 -67
2450 0.571 -113 3.79 73 0.126 99 0.754 -69
2500 0.614 -113 3.78 74 0.158 100 0.769 -71
Table 9. Cellular Mixer S11 in High-Gain,

High-Linearity Mode
FREQUENCY S11 S11
(MHz) (mag) (phase)
700 0.853 -35.8
750 0.849 -38
800 0.846 -40.2
850 0.844 -42.2
900 0.843 -44.1
950 0.842 -46.3
1000 0.842 -48.5
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Table 10. PCS Mixer S11 in High-Gain
High-Linearity Mode
FREQUENCY S11 S11
(MHz) (mag) (phase)
1700 0.865 -62
1750 0.864 -63
1800 0.865 -64
1850 0.867 -64
1900 0.863 -65
1950 0.862 -65
2000 0.861 -66
2050 0.879 -67
2100 0.86 -68
2150 0.858 -68
2200 0.854 -69
2250 0.85 -71
2300 0.845 -72
2350 0.838 -74
2400 0.83 -76
2450 0.825 -78
2500 0.805 -82
Table 11. Mixer IF Port S22

DIGITAL MIXER FM MIXER
FREQUENCY FREQUENCY
(MHz) S22 S22 (MHz) S22 S22
(mag) (phase) (mag) (phase)
50 0.999 -1.10 50 0.999 -1.69
100 0.999 -2.26 70 0.998 -2.38
110 0.999 -2.46 85 0.998 -2.92
130 0.998 -2.89 100 0.997 -3.38
150 0.998 -3.35 110 0.997 -3.71
200 0.998 -4.45 150 0.996 -4.97
210 0.998 -4.67 200 0.995 -6.49
250 0.997 -5.48 250 0.995 -7.82
300 0.997 -6.48 300 0.994 -9.06
350 0.996 -7.47 350 0.993 -10.28
400 0.996 -8.36 400 0.992 -11.40
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Typical Application Circuits
MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
MAX2320
(DUAL BAND, DUAL VCO INPUTS, AND DUAL IF OUTPUTS)
C19 869MHz–894MHz C17

2.7pF 6800pF
4.7nH
NOTE: THE MAX2320 IS RECOMMENDED FOR
HANDSETS THAT OPERATE IN THREE MODES:
C15 PCS-BAND CDMA, CELLULAR-BAND CDMA,
C18 6800pF
VCC 1pF AND CELLULAR-BAND FM.
C14 KEY FEATURES: TWO LO INPUT PORTS FOR

1930MHz–1990MHz 1.5pF SEPARATE VCOs, TWO LO BUFFER OUTPUT PORTS.
R11 L6
30Ω 5.6nH VCC
L1
1.8nH 1 LNAOUTH MAX2320 MIXINH 20
C1
100pF 2 LNAOUTL MIXINL 19 C13
C2 L2 R1 0.01µF
20k RBIAS 18 L4 L5
100pF 6.8nH 3 RLNA
R5 110nH 110nH
PCS DUPLEXER C12
20k 3.3pF
4 LNAINH CDMA+ 17
1.65nH
6800pF 1pF R4 C11 TO VGA
CELLULAR 2k 3.3pF
DUPLEXER CDMA- 16
6800pF 3.85nH 210MHz
5 LNAINL
VCC
DIPLEXER 3.3pF
6 BAND BUFFEN 15 LOGIC
C9
LOGIC INPUTS
INPUT C10 1000pF

CELLULAR PA
1000pF L3 R6
7 LIN VCC 14
560nH 7.5k C8 FM
PCS PA
4.7pF
FROM
FROM
8 GAIN FMOUT 13
C3 TO VGA
100pF 9 LOLIN LOLOUT 12
CELLULAR LO 85MHz
R3 C7 BUFFERED
C4 100pF LO OUTPUTS
22pF 10 LOHIN LOHOUT 11 51Ω
PCS LO
R2 VCC
C6
22pF
51Ω C5
100pF
20 ______________________________________________________________________________________
Typical Application Circuits (continued)
MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
MAX2321
(DUAL BAND, DUAL VCO INPUTS, LO DOUBLER, DUAL IF OUTPUTS, AND LO BUFFER)
C19 869MHz–894MHz C17

2.7pF 6800pF
4.7nH
4.7nH
TRIPLE-MODE PHONES.
C18
1pF KEY FEATURE: LO DOUBLER FOR SINGLE VCO
VCC
OPERATION.
C14
C15 1.5pF
1930MHz–1990MHz 6800pF
R11 L6
30Ω 5.6nH VCC
L1
C1
C2 L2 R1 0.01µF
20k RBIAS 18 L4 L5
100pF 6.8nH 3 RLNA
120nH 120nH
PCS DUPLEXER R5 C12
20k 3.9pF
4 LNAINH CDMA+ 17
184MHz
1.65nH
CELLULAR 2k 3.9pF
DUPLEXER CDMA- 16
6800pF 3.85nH
5 LNAINL
VCC
DIPLEXER 3.3pF
C9
LOGIC INPUTS
INPUT C10 1000pF

CELLULAR PA
1000pF L3 R6
7 LIN VCC 14
270nH 7.5k FM
x2
PCS PA
FROM
FROM
8 GAIN FMOUT 13
C3 TO VGA
100pF C8
9 LOLIN LOLOUT 12 2.2pF 184MHz
C7 BUFFERED
CELLULAR LO C4 R2 100pF LO OUTPUTS
VCC
C6
22pF
C5
R2 100pF
51Ω
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MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
MAX2322
(PCS BAND, SINGLE MODE WITH OPTIONAL FREQUENCY DOUBLER)
C16 C14 L6
1pF 6800pF 5.6nH NOTE: THE MAX2322 IS RECOMMENDED FOR PCS
VCC SINGLE-BAND PHONES.
C13
1930MHz–1990MHz 1.5pF
R11
30Ω VCC
L1
C1
100pF 2 N.C. N.C. 19 R4 C12
R1 20k 0.01µF
20k RBIAS 18 L4 L5
3 RLNA 110nH
110nH
PCS DUPLEXER C11
4 LNAINH CDMA+ 17 3.3pF
1.65nH
6800pF 1pF
R3
2k C10 TO VGA
3.3pF
FROM PCS PA
5 N.C. CDMA- 16 210MHz
6 SHDN BUFFEN 15 LOGIC

VCC
LOGIC INPUTS
INPUT
7 LIN VCC 14
C8
8 GAIN LOX2 13 LOGIC 1000pF
x2 INPUT
9 N.C. N.C. 12
C4 C6
100pF 22pF
PCS OR 10 LOHIN LOHOUT 11 BUFFERED
CELLULAR
VCC LO OUTPUT
LO
C5
R2
100pF
51Ω
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MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
MAX2324
(CELLULAR BAND, DUAL IF OUTPUTS)
C15 869MHz–894MHz C14
2.7pF 6800pF
4.7nH NOTE: THE MAX2324 IS RECOMMENDED

FOR DUAL-MODE (CDMA/FM) PHONES IN
THE CELLULAR BAND.
VCC
VCC
R11 1 N.C. MAX2324 N.C. 20
30Ω L1
6.8nH
2 LNAOUTL MIXINL 19 C12
R1 0.01µF
C1 20k RBIAS 18 L4 L5
100pF 3 RLNA
270nH 270nH
R5 C11
20k 8.2pF
4 MODEOUT CDMA+ 17
LOGIC OUTPUT
R4 C10
CELLULAR 2k TO VGA
DUPLEXER 8.2pF
6800pF 3.85nH CDMA- 16
5 LNAINL 85MHz
VCC
3.3pF
6 SHDN BUFFEN 15 LOGIC C9
LOGIC INPUTS
INPUT C8 1000pF
CELLULAR PA
1000pF L3 R6
7 LIN VCC 14
560nH 7.5k C8 FM
4.7pF
FROM
8 GAIN FMOUT 13
C3 TO VGA
100pF 9 LOLIN LOLOUT 12 BUFFERED 85MHz
C6 LO OUTPUT
CELLULAR 100pF
LO 10 N.C. N.C. 11 R3
51Ω VCC
C4
100pF
______________________________________________________________________________________ 23
MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
MAX2326
(DUAL BAND, DUAL VCO INPUTS, AND DUAL IF OUTPUTS WITH LO DIVIDER)
C19 869MHz–894MHz C17

2.7pF 6800pF

4.7nH DUAL-BAND, TRIPLE-MODE PHONES.
C15 KEY FEATURES: TWO LO INPUT/OUTPUT PORTS
C18
1pF 6800pF FOR SEPARATE VCOs, A FREQUENCY DIVIDER
VCC TO ALLOW THE USE OF A PCS VCO FOR BOTH
C14 BANDS.
1930MHz–1990MHz 1.5pF
L6
R11 5.6nH
30Ω L1 VCC
L2
C1
6.8nH 2 LNAOUTL MIXINL 19 C13
100pF
R1 0.01µF
C2 RBIAS 18
20k 3 RLNA L4 L5
100pF
120nH 120nH
R5 C12
PCS DUPLEXER 20k 3.9pF
4 LNAINH CDMA+ 17
1.65nH
CELLULAR 2k 3.9pF
DUPLEXER CDMA- 16
6800pF 3.85nH 184MHz
5 LNAINL
VCC
DIPLEXER 3.3pF C9
C10 1000pF
LOGIC INPUTS
INPUT
1000pF L3 R6
CELLULAR PA
7 LIN VCC 14 270nH 7.5k C8 FM

PCS PA
2.2pF
FROM
FROM
8 GAIN /2 FMOUT 13
C3 TO VGA
AMPS 100pF 9 LOLIN LOLOUT
184MHz
LO C7
C4 100pF BUFFERED
R3 LO OUTPUTS
PCS 22pF 10 LOHIN LOHOUT 11 51Ω
LO /2
VCC
C6
22pF
C5
R2 100pF
51Ω
24 ______________________________________________________________________________________
MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
MAX2327
(DUAL BAND, DUAL VCO INPUTS, AND SEPARATELY CONTROLLED VCO BUFFERS)
C17 869MHz–894MHz C15

2.7pF 6800pF
4.7nH
1.5pF NOTE: THE MAX2327 IS RECOMMENDED FOR

1930MHz–1990MHz C14 L6
C16 DUAL-BAND, TRIPLE-MODE PHONES WITH TDMA
VCC 6800pF 5.6nH
1pF IN THE DIGITAL MODES, e.g., PCS1900 + AMPS.
KEY FEATURES: TWO LO INPUT/OUTPUT PORTS FOR

SEPARATE VCOs, SEPARATELY CONTROLLED VCO BUFFERS.
R11
30Ω VCC
L1
C1
C2 L2 0.01µF
RBIAS 18 L4 L5
100pF 6.8nH 3 N.C.
56nH 56nH
R5 C12
6800pF 1.65nH 20k
PCS SWITCH 4 LNAINH IFOUT+ 17 1.5pF
PCS1900
1pF R4
CELLULAR C11 TO VGA
2k 1.5pF
DUPLEXER
3.85nH IFOUT- 16
6800pF 5 LNAINL 400MHz
VCC
DIPLEXER 3.3pF
6 BAND BUFFEN 15 LOGIC C9
LOGIC INPUTS
INPUT C10 1000pF

CELLULAR PA
1000pF L3 R6
7 SHDN VCC 14
560nH 7.5k C8 FM
PCS PA
4.7pF
FROM
FROM
8 MODE FMOUT 13
C3 TO VGA
100pF 9 LOLIN LOLOUT 12
AMPS LO 83MHz
C7
C4 100pF BUFFERED
R3 LO OUTPUTS
PCS1900 LO
VCC
C6
22pF
R2 C5
51Ω 100pF
______________________________________________________________________________________ 25
Pin Configurations (continued)
MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
TOP VIEW
LNAOUTH 1 20 MIXINH N.C. 1 20 N.C.
N.C. 2 19 N.C. LNAOUTL 2 19 MIXINL
RLNA 3 18 RBIAS RLNA 3 18 RBIAS

LNAINH 4 17 CDMA+ MODEOUT 4 17 CDMA+
N.C. 5 MAX2322 16 CDMA- LNAINL 5 MAX2324 16 CDMA-

SHDN 6 15 BUFFEN SHDN 6 15 BUFFEN
LIN 7 14 VCC LIN 7 14 VCC
GAIN 8 13 LOX2 GAIN 8 13 FMOUT
N.C. 9 12 N.C. LOLIN 9 12 LOLOUT
LOHIN 10 11 LOHOUT N.C. 10 11 N.C.
TSSOP TSSOP
LNAOUTH 1 20 MIXINH
LNAOUTL 2 19 MIXINL
N.C. 3 18 RBIAS
LNAINH 4 17 IFOUT+
LNAINL 5 MAX2327 16 IFOUT-

BAND 6 15 BUFFEN
SHDN 7 14 VCC
MODE 8 13 FMOUT
LOLIN 9 12 LOLOUT
LOHIN 10 11 LOHOUT
TSSOP
Chip Information
TRANSISTOR COUNT: 1315
26 ______________________________________________________________________________________
Package Information
MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
TSSOP.EPS
______________________________________________________________________________________ 27
MAX2320/21/22/24/26/27
NOTES
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19-1535; Rev 1; 6/00

Selector Guide RLNA 3 18 RBIAS

MAX2324 Cellular band, dual IF outputs LOLIN 9 12 LOLOUT

________________________________________________________________ Maxim Integrated Products 1

VCC to GND ...........................................................-0.3V to +4.3V Junction Temperature ......................................................+150°C

Noise Figure PCS 1.8 2 2.1

Noise Figure PCS 1.9 2.1 2.2

Without doubler 7.5 7.8 8

Note 1: See Tables 1–5 for operational mode selection.

PCS-BAND SUPPLY CURRENT CELLULAR-BAND SUPPLY CURRENT

CELLULAR-BAND LNA S22 PCS-BAND LNA S11 PCS-BAND LNA S22

DIGITAL MIXER DIFFERENTIAL IF

Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)

PCS-BAND HGHL LNA GAIN CELLULAR-BAND LNA GAIN

NOISE FIGURE (dB)

TA = -40°C, HIGH SIDE LO

7mA 1.80 13.5

NOISE FIGURE (dB)

Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)

CONVERSION GAIN (dB)

HGHL, LOW SIDE LO HGHL, LOW SIDE LO

HGHL, HIGH SIDE LO 10

PCS-BAND HGHL MIXER CONVERSION CELLULAR-BAND HGHL CELLULAR-BAND HGHL

TA = +85°C, TA = +85°C, LOW SIDE LO

8 TA = +25°C, HIGH SIDE/LOW SIDE LO

2 LOW SIDE LO, HGHL 6

LOW SIDE LO, HGHL

NOISE FIGURE (dB)

OUTPUT LEVEL (dBm)

4 4 TA = -45°C TO +85°C HIGH SIDE

CELLULAR-BAND 2ND AND 3RD PCS-BAND LO BUFFER

PCS-BAND 2ND AND 3RD HARMONICS PCS-BAND MIXER

-20 -61 HGLL, WITHOUT LO DOUBLER

Low-Frequency LO Buffer Output. Open-collec-

LO Doubler Logic Input. Drive LOX2 high to

Power Supply. Bypass with a 1000pF capacitor

Table 1. MAX2320/MAX2321/MAX2326 Operational Modes

Note: L = Logic Low; H = Logic High

The MAX2322 is a lower-cost PCS-only version that can

Applications Information High-Gain, High-Linearity (HGHL )

S Parameters Digital Cellular Mode. The cellular digi-

Table 5. Typical Cascaded Performance of Cellular-Band Receiver with 3dB Interstage

Table 6. Typical Cascaded Performance of PCS-Band Receiver with 3dB Interstage

Table 7. Cellular LNA S Parameters in High-Gain, High-Linearity Mode

Table 8. PCS LNA S Parameters in High-Gain, High-Linearity Mode

Table 9. Cellular Mixer S11 in High-Gain,

Table 11. Mixer IF Port S22

C19 869MHz–894MHz C17

C14 KEY FEATURES: TWO LO INPUT PORTS FOR

INPUT C10 1000pF

C19 869MHz–894MHz C17

INPUT C10 1000pF

5 N.C. CDMA- 16 210MHz

6 SHDN BUFFEN 15 LOGIC

4.7nH NOTE: THE MAX2324 IS RECOMMENDED

C19 869MHz–894MHz C17

NOTE: THE MAX2326 IS RECOMMENDED FOR

7 LIN VCC 14 270nH 7.5k C8 FM

C17 869MHz–894MHz C15

1.5pF NOTE: THE MAX2327 IS RECOMMENDED FOR