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Double-Balanced Mixer Module features Wide IF & RF Bandwidth

New Wideband Mixer Module Provides 43 dB of Isolation and DC - 6 GHz IF!

Chelmsford, MA 06/30/2008 -

 Hittite Microwave Corporation, the world class supplier of complete MMIC based solutions for communication & military markets, announces the release of a wideband passive double balanced mixer for use in point-to-point & point-to-multipoint radio, test equipment, laboratory and military applications from 11 to 20 GHz.

The HMC-C051 is a passive double balanced mixer that is housed in a miniature hermetic module and can be used as an upconverter or downconverter. This mixer provides 43 dB of LO to RF isolation and a low conversion loss of only 7 dB across the frequency range of 11 to 20 GHz. 

This mixer is fabricated in a GaAs MESFET process and requires no external components or matching circuitry.  The HMC-C051 delivers a robust 1000V ESD (Class 1C HBM) capability and can operate over a  -55°C to +85°C temperature range. Its optimized balun structures allow it to achieve exceptional port to port isolation performance as well as a wide IF bandwidth of DC - 6 GHz. The HMC-C051 also features removable SMA connectors which can be detached to allow direct connection of the I/O pins to a microstrip or planar circuit. 

All connectorized module products are available from stock and can be ordered via the company's e-commerce site or via direct purchase order. 

Hittite Microwave Corporation is an innovative designer and manufacturer of high performance integrated circuits, or ICs, modules, subsystems and instrumentation for technically demanding digital, RF, microwave and millimeterwave applications covering DC to 110 GHz. The Company's standard and custom products apply analog, digital and mixed-signal semiconductor technologies, which are used in a wide variety of wireless / wired communication and sensor applications for Automotive, Broadband, Cellular Infrastructure, Fiber Optics & Networking, Microwave & Millimeterwave Communications, Military, Test & Measurement, and Space markets. The Company is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

PR Contact: Beth McGreevy, MarCom Manager beth.mcgreevy@hittite.com

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