Data Sheet

HMC525ALC4

Rev. A | Page 5 of 28

PIN CONFIGURATION AND FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS

13

1

3

4

2

NIC

NIC

GND

RF

5

6

GND

NIC

NIC

14 GND

15 LO

16 GND

17 NIC

18 NIC

HMC525A

TOP VIEW

(Not to Scale)

NOTES

1. NIC = NOT INTERNALY CONNECTED.

2. EXPOSED PAD. THE EXPOSED PAD

MUST BE CONNECTED TO THE GND PIN.

Figure 2. Pin Configuration

Table 4. Pin Function Descriptions

Pin No.

Mnemonic

Description

1, 2, 6 to 8, 10,

13, 17 to 24

NIC

Not Internally Connected.

3, 5, 12, 14, 16

GND

Ground. See Figure 7 for the GND interface schematic.

4

RF

RF Port. This pin is ac-coupled internally and matches to 50 Ω from 4 GHz to 8.5 GHz. See Figure 3 for the RF

interface schematic.

9, 11

IF1, IF2

First and Second Quadrature Intermediate Frequency Input Pins. These pins are dc-coupled. For applications

that do not require operation to dc, use an off-chip dc blocking capacitor. For applications that require

operation to dc, these pins must not source or sink more than 2 mA of current because the device may not

function or possible device failure may result. See Figure 5 and Figure 6 for the IF1 and IF2 interface schematics.

15

LO

Local Oscillator Port. This pin is ac-coupled and matches to 50 Ω. See Figure 4 for the LO interface schematic.

EPAD

Exposed Pad. The exposed pad must be connected to the GND pin.

INTERFACE SCHEMATICS

RF

Figure 3. RF Interface Schematic

LO

Figure 4. LO Interface Schematic

IF1

Figure 5. IF1 Interface Schematic

IF2

Figure 6. IF2 Interface Schematic

GND

Figure 7. GND Interface Schematic