EN 60747-16-3:2002/A1:2009

Semiconductor devices - Part 16-3: Microwave integrated circuits - Frequency converters

Halbleiterbauelemente - Teil 16-3: Integrierte Schaltungen zur Frequenzumsetzung von Mikrowellen

Dispositifs à semiconducteurs - Partie 16-3: Circuits intégrés hyperfréquences - Convertisseurs de fréquence

Polprevodniške naprave - 16-3. del: Mikrovalovna integrirana vezja - Frekvenčni pretvorniki (IEC 60747-16-3:2002/A1:2009)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 08-Apr-2009
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Mar-2012
• ICS: 31.080.99 - Other semiconductor devices
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 47X - Semiconductor devices and trusted chips
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 47E - IEC_SC_47E
• Parallel Committee: IEC/SC 47E - IEC_SC_47E
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 09-Apr-2009
• Completion Date: 09-Apr-2009
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60747-16-3:2004/A1:2009 - Semiconductor devices - Part 16-3: Microwave integrated circuits - Frequency converters (IEC 60747-16-3:2002/A1:2009)

Relations

• Refers: IEC 60748-4:1997 - Semiconductor devices - Integrated circuits - Part 4: Interface integrated circuits
• Effective Date: 20-Feb-2026
• Refers: IEC 60748-2:1997 - Semiconductor devices - Integrated circuits - Part 2: Digital integrated circuits
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2026
• Refers: IEC 60747-1:2006+AMD1:2010 CSV - Semiconductor devices - Part 1: General
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2026
• Refers: IEC 60050-702:1992 - International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 702: Oscillations, signals and related devices
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2026
• Refers: IEC 60748-3:1986 - Semiconductor devices - Integrated circuits - Part 3: Analogue integrated circuits
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2026
• Refers: EN 14274:2003 - Automotive fuels - Assessment of petrol and diesel quality - Fuel quality monitoring system (FQMS)
• Effective Date: 09-Feb-2026
• Refers: EN 528:1996/A1:2002 - Rail dependent storage and retrieval equipment - Safety
• Effective Date: 09-Feb-2026
• Refers: EN 13059:2002 - Safety of industrial trucks - Test methods for measuring vibration
• Effective Date: 09-Feb-2026
• Refers: EN 60747-16-1:2002/A1:2007 - Semiconductor devices - Part 16-1: Microwave integrated circuits - Amplifiers
• Effective Date: 03-Feb-2026
• Refers: EN 60747-16-1:2002 - Semiconductor devices - Part 16-1: Microwave integrated circuits - Amplifiers
• Effective Date: 03-Feb-2026
• Refers: EN 61340-5-1:2007 - Electrostatics - Part 5-1: Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena - General requirements
• Effective Date: 03-Feb-2026
• Refers: CLC/TR 61340-5-2:2008 - Electrostatics - Part 5-2: Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena - User guide
• Effective Date: 03-Feb-2026
• Referred By: EN 61287-1:2014 - Railway applications - Power converters installed on board rolling stock - Part 1: Characteristics and test methods
• Effective Date: 03-Feb-2026
• Referred By: EN 60747-16-5:2013 - Semiconductor devices - Part 16-5: Microwave integrated circuits - Oscillators
• Effective Date: 03-Feb-2026
• Referred By: EN 60747-16-5:2013/A1:2020 - Semiconductor devices - Part 16-5: Microwave integrated circuits - Oscillators
• Effective Date: 03-Feb-2026

Overview

EN 60747-16-3:2002/A1:2009, developed by the CLC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization), specifies requirements for semiconductor devices focusing on microwave integrated circuits (MICs), particularly frequency converters. As an amendment to the core standard EN 60747-16-3:2002, this document aligns European requirements with international IEC standards, ensuring consistency in the design, testing, and characterization of MIC frequency converters in electronic systems.

The standard is part of a broader family concerning semiconductor devices and integrated circuits, playing a key role in advancing reliable and interoperable solutions for high-frequency applications.

Key Topics

• Microwave Integrated Circuits: Emphasis on the characteristics and measurement procedures for integrated circuits operating in the microwave frequency range, primarily used in signal processing for communication, radar, and instrumentation.
• Frequency Converters: Detailed requirements for devices that shift signal frequencies, essential for signal transmission, reception, and processing.
• Electrical Ratings and Characteristics: Provides a framework for specifying electrical limiting values such as power supply voltages, currents, input and output powers, and power dissipation.
• Measurement and Testing Procedures: Updated approaches for conversion gain flatness, noise figure, intermodulation distortion, and proper biasing conditions to ensure accurate and repeatable device characterization.
• Handling and Environmental Precautions: Refers to electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection and environmental considerations in alignment with IEC electrostatics standards.
• Terminology: Defines key parameters including noise figure and intermodulation distortion, utilizing recognized IEC harmonized terminology.

Applications

The standard is highly relevant for organizations involved in:

• Design and Manufacturing: Ensuring microwave integrated frequency converters meet rigorous testing and reliability requirements for use in industrial, commercial, military, and scientific applications.
• Quality Assurance: Providing a benchmark for performance verification and statistical quality control of semiconductor devices.
• Telecommunications: Supporting the development of transceivers, satellite systems, and wireless networks where frequency conversion is crucial for interoperability and signal integrity.
• Measurement and Instrumentation: Serving as a reference for laboratories and production lines that calibrate or certify microwave devices.
• Equipment Integration: Assisting system integrators in selecting components that guarantee performance compatibility and adherence to international standards.

By adhering to EN 60747-16-3:2002/A1:2009, stakeholders improve device interchangeability, enable global market access, and reduce development cycles for advanced microwave systems.

Related Standards

The document references several key international and European standards to support safe and effective implementation:

• IEC 60747-1:2006: Semiconductor devices - Part 1: General
• IEC 60747-16-1:2001/A1:2007: Microwave integrated circuits - Amplifiers
• IEC 60050-702:1992: International Electrotechnical Vocabulary for oscillations, signals, and related devices
• IEC 60617: Graphical symbols for diagrams
• IEC 61340-5-1 / EN 61340-5-1:2007: Electrostatics - Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena
• IEC/TR 61340-5-2 / CLC/TR 61340-5-2:2008: User guide for electrostatics protection

Adopting this standard ensures alignment with ongoing developments in electronic component reliability, microwave engineering, and semiconductor quality management across global markets.

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Keywords: EN 60747-16-3, microwave integrated circuits, frequency converters, semiconductor devices, electrical characteristics, performance measurement, CLC standards, IEC standards, electrostatics protection, electronics testing, high-frequency circuit standards.

Standards Content (Sample)

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Semiconductor devices - Part 16-3: Microwave integrated circuits - Frequency converters
(IEC 60747-16-3:2002/A1:2009)
Halbleiterbauelemente - Teil 16-3: Integrierte Schaltungen zur Frequenzumsetzung von
Mikrowellen (IEC 60747-16-3:2002/A1:2009)
Dispositifs à semiconducteurs - Parie 16-3: Circuits intégrés hyperfréquences -
Convertisseurs de fréquence (CEI 60747-16-3:2002/A1:2009)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60747-16-3:2002/A1:2009
ICS:
31.080.01 Polprevodniški elementi Semiconductor devices in
(naprave) na splošno general
31.200 Integrirana vezja, Integrated circuits.
mikroelektronika Microelectronics
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60747-16-3/A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
April 2009
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 31.080.99
English version
Semiconductor devices -
Part 16-3: Microwave integrated circuits -
Frequency converters
(IEC 60747-16-3:2002/A1:2009)
Dispositifs à semiconducteurs -  Halbleiterbauelemente -
Partie 16-3: Circuits intégrés Teil 16-3: Integrierte Schaltungen zur
hyperfréquences - Frequenzumsetzung von Mikrowellen
Convertisseurs de fréquence (IEC 60747-16-3:2002/A1:2009)
(CEI 60747-16-3:2002/A1:2009)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 60747-16-3:2002; it was approved by CENELEC on
2009-04-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language
made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the
Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

Central Secretariat: avenue Marnix 17, B - 1000 Brussels

© 2009 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 60747-16-3:2002/A1:2009 E

Foreword
The text of document 47E/357/CDV, future amendment 1 to IEC 60747-16-3:2002, prepared by SC 47E,
Discrete semiconductor devices, of IEC TC 47, Semiconductor devices, was submitted to the
IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as amendment A1 to EN 60747-16-3:2002
on 2009-04-01.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the amendment has to be
implemented at national level by publication of
(dop) 2010-01-01
an identical national standard or by endorsement
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
(dow) 2012-04-01
with the amendment have to be withdrawn
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of amendment 1:2009 to the International Standard IEC 60747-16-3:2002 was approved by
CENELEC as an amendment to the European Standard without any modification.
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- 3 - EN 60747-16-3:2002/A1:2009
Replace Annex ZA of EN 60747-16-3:2002 by:
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60050-702 1992 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - -
(IEV) -
Chapter 702: Oscillations, signals and related
devices
IEC 60617 Data- Graphical symbols for diagrams - -
base
IEC 60747-1 2006 Semiconductor devices - - -
Part 1: General
IEC 60747-16-1 2001 Semiconductor devices - EN 60747-16-1 2002
A1 2007 Part 16-1: Microwave integrated circuits - A1 2007
Amplifiers
IEC 60748-2 1997 Semiconductor devices - Integrated circuits - - -
Part 2: Digital integrated circuits

1)
IEC 60748-3 - Semiconductors devices - Integrated circuits - - -
Part 3: Analogue integrated circuits

1)
IEC 60748-4 - Semiconductor devices - Integrated circuits - - -
Part 4: Interface integrated circuits

IEC 61340-5-1 2007 Electrostatics - EN 61340-5-1 2007
Part 5-1: Protection of electronic devices from
electrostatic phenomena - General
requirements
IEC/TR 61340-5-2 2007 Electrostatics - CLC/TR 61340-5-2 2008
Part 5-2: Protection of electronic devices from
electrostatic phenomena - User guide

1)
Undated reference.
IEC 60747-16-3 ®
Edition 1.0 2009-03
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
AMENDMENT 1
Semiconductor devices –
Part 16-3: Microwave integrated circuits – Frequency converters

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FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by subcommittee 47E: Discrete semiconductor devices,
of IEC technical committee 47: Semiconductor devices.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
47E/357/CDV 47E/372/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
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