Datasheet
ADF5000 Data Sheet
Rev. A | Page 6 of 12
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
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–10
0
0 5 10 15 25
20 30
RF INPUT FREQUENCY (GHz)
MINIMUM INPUT POWER (dBm)
V
DD
= 3.0V
V
DD
= 3.3V
V
DD
= 3.6V
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Figure 3. RF Input Sensitivity
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
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20
2.5
2.7
2.9
3.1
3.3
3.5
3.7 3.9
I
CC
(mA)
ICCOUT AT
f
IN
= 10GHz P
IN
= 0dBm
ICCIN AT
f
IN
= 10GHz P
IN
= 0dBm
V
CC
(V)
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Figure 4. I
DD1
and I
DD2
vs. VDDx, f
IN
= 10 GHz, P
IN
= 0 dBm
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–18
–16
–14
–12
–10
–8
–6
–4
–2
0
2.5 2.7 2.9
3.1 3.3 3.5 3.7
3.9
OUTPUT POWER (dBm)
V
CC
(V)
P
OUT
AT
f
IN
= 10GHz P
IN
= 0dBm
Figure 5. RF Output Power (Single-Ended) vs. VDDx, f
IN
= 10 GHz, P
IN
= 0 dBm
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–10
–15
–20
–25
–30
–35
–40
2.4 2.7
3.0
3.3
3.6
RF OUTPUT POWER (dBm)
VDDx (V)
FIRST HARMONIC
THIRD HARMONIC
FIFTH HARMONIC
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Figure 6. RF Output Harmonic Content vs. VDDx
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–5
0
0
5 10 15
20
25 30
RF OUTPUT POWER (dBm)
RF INPUT FREQUENC
Y (GHz)
P
OUT
AT P
IN
= 0dBm V
CC
= 3V
P
OUT
AT P
IN
= 0dBm V
CC
= 3.3V
P
OUT
AT P
IN
= 0dBm V
CC
= 3.6V
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Figure 7. RF Output Power vs. RF Input Frequency, f
IN
= 10 GHz, V
DD
= 3.3 V