General Description

SAC3607Q5 packages a GaAs MMIC switch, mixer, low pass filter and amplifier in a 5 x 5 x 1.2 mm QFN for 8 to 12 GHz RF, 10.8 to 14.8 GHz LO and a fixed 2.8 GHz IF. Conversion gain is 4.5 dB with 18 dBm output P1dB.

You need -3 dBm of LO and a 5 V rail good for 110 mA. Return loss runs 17 dB on the RF port and 12 dB on the IF port. The SMT package drops easily into X-band converter boards for radar, EW and SATCOM.