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Hittite's New Antenna-in-Package Transceiver Products for 60 GHz |
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 -- Targets Short Range Gbps Data Links, Wireless Sensors & Test Applications  Chelmsford,
MA, 02/12/2013 – Hittite Microwave Corporation, the world class supplier of complete MMIC based
solutions for communication & military markets, has launched a new, highly integrated
HMC6000LP711E/HMC6001LP711E
Antenna-in-Package (AiP) Silicon Transceiver Chipset Solution, which is fabricated with silicon
germanium (SiGe) BiCMOS semiconductor process technology and targets 60 GHz applications such
as short range Gbps data links, wireless sensors and test applications. The
HMC6000LP711E
AiP solution combines a 60 GHz antenna with the
HMC6000
transmitter IC while the
HMC6001LP711E AiP
solution combines a 60 GHz antenna with the
HMC6001
receiver IC. Both transceivers are available in 7 x 11 mm QFN plastic packages which support
low cost surface mount PCB assembly and require no experience in handling millimeterwave devices.
The chipset not only solves many of the key technical challenges encountered at millimeterwave
frequencies, but also enables turn-key multi-Gbps communication links at 60 GHz. Lower frequency
baseband signals are directly translated to and from 60 GHz, minimizing the need for expensive
and complex millimeterwave interconnection components on the printed circuit board. The
HMC6000LP711E
AiP Transmitter IC and the
HMC6001LP711E
AiP Receiver IC provide an integrated frequency synthesizer for tuning across the 57 to 64 GHz
band using 500 or 540 MHz steps (a quarter of the IEEE channel spacing) depending on the reference
input frequency. An RF antenna provides a low-loss RF transition to free space. Both devices
provide a simple four-wire digital serial interface for full control and status reporting for
these ICs, including frequency channel selection, gain control, circuit bias and filter bandwidths.
To facilitate evaluation of these 60 GHz Transceiver ICs, Hittite offers the EKIT01-HMC6450 , a complete 60 GHz AiP Transceiver Evaluation Kit containing both the HMC6000LP711E Transmitter and the HMC6001LP711E Receiver. Complete with configuration software, the EKIT01-HMC6450 provides the user with everything needed to set up a bidirectional millimeterwave link at 60 GHz with a range of 4 meters. A universal analog I and Q interface will translate base band analog I and Q signals with single-sided bandwidth out to 880 MHz to and from the 60 GHz ISM band. The EKIT01-HMC6450 is the quickest way to get 60 GHz up and running in a lab environment. For more information, please contact txrx@hittite.com. [borders/inc-300x250.htm]About Hittite Microwave 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. Contact Beth McGreevy Marketing Communications Manager mcgreevy@hittite.com Hittite Microwave Corporation 2 Elizabeth Dr. Chelmsford, MA 01824 978-250-3343, ext. 1117 978-250-3373 Fax Posted 2/15/2013 |
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