Data Sheet

HMC260A

Rev. 0 | Page 13 of 16

THEORY OF OPERATION

The HMC260A is a general-purpose, double balanced mixer

that can be used as an upconverter or a downconverter from

10 GHz to 26 GHZ.

When used a downconverter, the HMC260A downconverts RF

values between 10 GHz and 26 GHz to IF values between dc

and 8 GHz.

When used as an upconverter, the mixer upconverts IF values

between dc and 8 GHz to RF values between 10 GHz and 26 GHz.

The mixer performs well with LO drive values of 13 dBm or

above, and the device provides excellent LO to RF and LO to IF

suppression due to optimized balun structures.