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Mini-Circuits
Mini-Circuits ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 Certified
Level 10 (LO Power +10 dBm)
3200 to 15000 MHz
Frequency Mixer
WIDE
BAND
Ceramic Surface Mount
CASE STYLE: HV1195
PRICE: $11.95 ea. QTY (10-49)
Demo Board MCL P/N: TB-382
Suggested PCB Layout (PL-239)
Outline Dimensions ( )
inch
mm
Maximum Ratings
Pin Connections
LO 8
RF 4
IF 2
GROUND 1,3,5,6,7
Outline Drawing
Electrical Specifi cations
REV. OR
M105046
SIM-153LH
ED-12399/3
DJ/RS/CP
060808
Page 1 of 2
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
0.200
0.180
0.087
0.025
0.050
0.028
0.043
5.08
4.57
2.21
0.64
1.27
0.71
1.09
H
J
K
L
M
N
wt
.0050
.030
0.060
0.238
0.144
0.065 grams
0.13
0.76
1.52
6.05
3.66
1.65
0.08
Frequency
(MHz)
Conversion
Loss
(dB)
Isolation
L-R
(dB)
Isolation
L-I
(dB)
VSWR RF
Port
(:1)
VSWR LO
Port
(:1)
RF
LO
LO
+10dBm
LO
+10dBm
LO
+10dBm
LO
+10dBm
LO
+10dBm
Typical Performance Data
Electrical Schematic
SIM-153LH+
Features
wide bandwidth, 3200 to 15000 MHz
low conversion loss, 6.1 dB typ.
high L-R isolation, 36 dB typ.
excellent IF BW, DC to 4000 MHz
LTCC double balanced mixer
low profi le, 0.08"
protected by US patent 7,027,795
useable as up and down converter
Applications
satellite up and down converters
defense radar and communications
line of sight links
federal fi xed service
WIFI
blue tooth
VSAT
ISM
Operating Temperature
-40C to 85C
Storage Temperature
-55C to 100C
RF Power
50mW
FREQUENCY
(MHz)
CONVERSION
LOSS*
(dB)
LO-RF ISOLATION
(dB)
LO-IF ISOLATION
(dB)
IP3
at center
band
(dBm)
LO/RF
f
L
-f
U
IF
Typ.
Max.
Typ.
Min.
Typ.
Min.
Typ.
3200-15000
DC-4000
3200-4500
6.4
0.2
8.9
40
32
19
13
12
4500-5100
6.5
0.2
8.7
38
32
15
10
18
5100-14000
7.5
0.4
12.4
35
23
15
9
--
14000-15000
7.8
0.3
10.3
30
21
28
19
--
1 dB COMPR. +3 dBm typ.
* Conversion loss at 30 MHz IF.
is a measure of repeatability from unit to unit.
+ RoHS compliant in accordance
with EU Directive (2002/95/EC)
The +Suffi x has been added in order to identify RoHS
Compliance. See our web site for RoHS Compliance
methodologies and qualifi cations.
A
B
C
D
F
H
N
E
E
M
L
M
J
K
PCB Land Pattern
PCB Land Pattern
G
Suggested Layout,
Suggested Layout,
Tolerance to be within
Tolerance to be within .002
.002
For extended temperature range, consult factory.
3200.00
3231.00
6.79
40.99
20.99
2.37
13.77
3500.00
3531.00
6.32
40.31
20.57
2.76
8.58
4000.00
4031.00
6.14
40.60
18.67
3.17
5.31
4500.00
4531.00
6.20
36.96
15.28
2.55
3.13
5000.00
5031.00
6.53
39.95
13.46
3.80
1.69
5600.00
5631.00
6.82
38.66
14.05
3.82
2.42
6500.00
6531.00
5.78
39.33
16.94
2.37
2.99
7400.00
7431.00
5.18
35.38
16.21
1.28
3.04
8000.00
8031.00
5.34
27.64
11.48
1.59
2.38
8500.00
8531.00
5.64
28.80
15.40
2.21
1.70
9000.00
9031.00
6.60
41.06
22.55
3.22
1.81
9500.00
9531.00
7.58
32.65
20.12
3.61
2.04
10000.00
10031.00
8.06
35.87
19.69
4.59
2.89
11000.00
11031.00
8.79
42.06
28.67
5.03
2.72
12000.00
12031.00
9.65
35.00
41.07
5.08
2.82
12600.00
12631.00
9.68
35.75
40.20
5.15
2.00
13050.00
13081.00
9.86
38.27
36.10
4.51
1.87
13500.00
13531.00
9.68
37.53
33.24
4.42
2.32
14025.00
14056.00
8.42
37.98
30.91
2.53
2.74
14550.00
14581.00
7.32
32.13
29.55
1.16
2.43
15075.00
15106.00
8.42
24.21
30.95
1.92
2.93
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Performance Charts
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SIM-153LH+
CONVERSION LOSS
3
5
7
9
11
3000
6000
9000
12000
15000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
CO
NVERSI
O
N
LO
SS (
d
B)
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
at IF=31 MHz
SIM-153LH+
L-R ISOLATION
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
3000
6000
9000
12000
15000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
L
-
R
IS
OL
A
T
ION
(d
B
)
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
SIM-153LH+
RF VSWR
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
3000
6000
9000
12000
15000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
RF VSW
R (
:
1)
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
SIM-153LH+
SIM-153LH+
IF VSWR
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
IF FREQUENCY (MHz)
IF
V
S
W
R
(:1
)
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
SIM-153LH+
CONVERSION LOSS VARIABLE IF
4
6
8
10
12
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
IF FREQUENCY (MHz)
CONVERSI
ON LOSS (
d
B)
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
LO=8000 MHz
SIM-153LH+
L-I ISOLATION
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
3000
6000
9000
12000
15000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
L
-
I IS
OL
A
T
ION
(d
B
)
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
SIM-153LH+
LO VSWR
1
4
7
10
13
16
3000
6000
9000
12000
15000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
LO
VSWR (
:
1)
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
SIM-153LH+
IP3
4
7
10
13
16
19
22
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
FREQUENCY (MHz)
IP
3
(d
B
m
)
LO=+7 dBm
LO=+10 dBm
LO=+13 dBm
at IF=31 MHz
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