Designer Kits

Hittite Microwave Corporation, the world class supplier of complete MMIC based solutions for communication & military markets, continues to expand its Power Detector product line to include an extensive range of industry-leading Logarithmic Detectors and SDLVAs which cover the entire 50 Hz to 20 GHz frequency range with best-in-class performance.

Complete Family of Logarithmic Detector/Controllers
Hittite's complete family of Logarithmic Detector/Controller products span the 50 Hz to 10 GHz frequency range, provide up to 75 dB of dynamic range, and are ideal for RF envelope power detection and control in a wide range of applications including Cellular/3G, LTE/WiMAX/4G, fixed wireless, test & measurement, radio links and radar. The HMC600LP4E delivers an extremely high dynamic range of up to 75 dB with outstanding accuracy and temperature stability from 50 MHz to 4 GHz, while operating from a +2.7 to +5.5V supply. Ideal for detection of RF bursts up to 20 MHz pulse rate, the HMC601LP4E is pin compatible with the HMC600LP4E and delivers 74 dB dynamic range with high accuracy and temperature stability over the 10 MHz to 4 GHz frequency range. The HMC602LP4E provides high accuracy and temperature stability and up to 72 dB of dynamic range from 1 MHz to 8 GHz.

The HMC611LP4E offers the broadest frequency range in the family from 1 MHz to 10 GHz, provides up to 69 dB of dynamic range, and is also available in chip format as the HMC611. The HMC611LP4E and the HMC611 operate from a +5V supply. The HMC612LP4E is optimized for low frequency applications from 50 Hz to 3 GHz, provides up to 75 dB of dynamic range and very wide video bandwidth while operating from a +5V supply.

Ideal for cost-constrained cellular infrastructure applications, the HMC713MS8E is a 54 dB dynamic range Logarithmic Detector/Controller which operates from 0.1 to 2.7 GHz with a +2.7 to +5.5V supply voltage and is supplied in an MSOP-8 SMT package. The HMC600LP4E, HMC601LP4E, HMC602LP4E, HMC611, HMC611LP4E, HMC612LP4E and the HMC713MS8E are specified for operation from -40°C to +85°C.

Industry First SDLVAs
The HMC613LC4B, is an industry first MMIC SDLVA that operates over 0.1 to 20 GHz, and is housed in a 4x4mm ceramic SMT package. The HMC613LC4B delivers a logging range of 59 dB and processes RF pulses with amplitudes from -57 dBm to +5 dBm with 26 ns of recovery time. Ideal for designers with space and power-constrained applications, the HMC613LC4B consumes only 275 mW from a single +3.3V supply. The HMC-C052 wideband SDLVA module operates from -55 to +85°C, and is ideal for high reliability applications requiring a hermetic connectorized solution.

Samples and evaluation PC boards for all SMT packaged products are available from stock and can be ordered on-line. Connectorized module products are available from stock and can be ordered on-line.