Product category: Communications ICs (Wireless)
News Release from: Maxim Integrated Products | Subject: MAX2120
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 02 August 2007
Direct-conversion tuner cuts satellite
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The MAX2120 is ideal for DVB-S and free-to-air applications in which low cost and ease of use are key requirements.
The MAX2120 is a low-cost zero-IF direct-conversion tuner for satellite TV from Maxim Integrated Products This tuner receives QPSK signals in the 925 to 2150MHz range and downconverts them to baseband for demodulation
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 27 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The MAX2120 is ideal for DVB-S and free-to-air applications in which low cost and ease of use are key requirements.
The MAX2120 operates from a single 3.3V supply and consumes only 330mW.
It is designed to function using a low-cost 4MHz crystal, but an internal reference divider allows the user to select any crystal in the 4 to 8MHz range.
Fully specified over the 0 to +70C commercial temperature range, the MAX2120 is available in a 5 x 5mm, 28-pin TQFN package.
Prices start at US $3.50 (1000-up).
Evaluation kits and reference designs are available to speed designs.
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