Product category: Communications ICs (Wireless)
News Release from: Maxim Integrated Products | Subject: MAX2820
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 25 September 2002
Transceiver cuts wireless LANs down to
size
Maxim Integrated Products reckons its MAX2820 SiGe zero-IF transceiver is the industry's smallest RF transceiver designed specifically for 802.11b WLAN applications.
Maxim Integrated Products reckons its MAX2820 SiGe zero-IF transceiver is the industry's smallest RF transceiver designed specifically for 802.11b WLAN applications The single-chip design features a direct-conversion (or zero-IF) architecture and integrated baseband filters for both receiver and transmitter
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 27 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The significant reduction in component count improves manufacturing yields, product reliability, and overall cost.
Combined with the MAX2242 chip-scale power amplifier, the MAX2820/MAX2242 complete RF solution occupies less than 300mm2 of board space.
This compact design is ideal for small form factor WLAN applications such as Compact Flash, mini-PCI, and SD cards.
The MAX2820 receiver features a 4.5dB noise figure at high gain and a best-in-class receiver sensitivity of -85dBm at 11Mbit/s and 10(-5) BER.
The sensitivity is 2dB to 3dB better than other competing zero-IF designs, which translates to 26% improved range for indoor applications.
The transmitter delivers +2dBm of linear output power under 11Mbit/s CCK signal.
Spurious emissions are 80dB below the desired signal; transmitter output noise is typically -135dBm/Hz at 22MHz offset.
The transceiver also integrates a receive baseband AGC with better than 65dB range, transmit power control of better than25dB range, monolithic low phase noise VCO, PLL with three-wire interface, and complete baseband interface.
The baseband interface is standard analogue I/Q, compatible with virtually all 802.11b baseband chips on the market.
The MAX2820 operates over a supply range of 2.7 to 3.6V.
It is available in the 48-pin QFN leadless package measuring only 7 x 7mm.
Prices start at $9.95 (10,000-up, FOB USA).
A fully assembled evaluation kit (MAX2820EVKIT) is available to help reduce design time.
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