Upstream CATV Amplifiers
AC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS—MAX3517
(MAX3517 EV kit; VCC = +4.75V to +5.25V, VGND = 0, PIN = +34dBmV, TXEN = SHDN = high, TA = -40°C to +85°C. Typical parame-
ters are at VCC = +5V, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise specified.) (Note 1)
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
CONDITIONS
MIN
TYP
MAX UNITS
D7 = 1, gain code = 125,
TA = 0°C to +85°C
D7 = 1, gain code = 110,
TA = 0°C to +85°C
26.7
27.7
28.7
19.2
20.2
21.2
D7 = 1, gain code = 90,
TA = 0°C to +85°C
D7 = 1, gain code = 70,
TA = 0°C to +85°C
9.2
10.2
11.2
-0.8
0.2
1.2
Voltage Gain, fIN = 5MHz
AV
D7 = 1, gain code = 115,
TA = 0°C to +85°C
6.7
7.7
8.7
dB
D7 = 1, gain code = 100,
TA = 0°C to +85°C
-0.8
0.2
1.2
D7 = 1, gain code = 80,
TA = 0°C to +85°C
-10.8
-9.8
-8.8
D7 = 0, gain code = 60,
TA = 0°C to +85°C
-20.8
-19.8
-18.8
D7 = 0, gain code = 48,
TA = 0°C to +85°C
-27.0
-26.0
-25.0
Gain Step Size
Transmit-Disable Mode Noise
fIN = 5MHz to 65MHz,
AV = -26dB to +27dB
TXEN = low, BW = 160kHz,
fIN = 5MHz to 65MHz
0.5
dB
-71
dBmV
Isolation in Transmit-Disable
Mode
TXEN = low, fIN = 5MHz to 65MHz
50
58
dB
Transmit Mode Noise
Transmit Enable Transient
Duration
BW = 160kHz, fIN = 5MHz to 65MHz,
AV = -26dB to +27dB (Note 3)
TXEN input rise/fall time < 0.1µs,
TA = +25°C (Note 3)
-60
-59
dBc
2
µs
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