IEC 60747-16-3:2002

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

IEC 60747-16-3:2002 provides new measuring methods, terminology and letter symbols, as well as essential ratings and characteristics for integrated circuit microwave frequency converters.

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

La CEI 60747-16-3:2002 spécifie de nouvelles méthodes de mesure, la terminologie et des symboles littéraux, ainsi que des valeurs limites et des caractéristiques essentielles pour les convertisseurs d'hyperfréquences à circuit intégré.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 06-May-2002
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 31.080.99 - Other semiconductor devices
• Technical Committee: SC 47E - Discrete semiconductor devices
• Drafting Committee: WG 2 - TC 47/SC 47E/WG 2
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 15-Jun-2002
• Completion Date: 07-May-2002

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• Amended By: IEC 60747-16-3:2002/AMD1:2009 - Amendment 1 - Semiconductor devices - Part 16-3: Microwave integrated circuits - Frequency converters
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Amended By: IEC 60747-16-3:2002/AMD2:2017 - Amendment 2 - Semiconductor devices - Part 16-3: Microwave integrated circuits - Frequency converters
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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60747-16-3
First edition
2002-05
Semiconductor devices –
Part 16-3:
Microwave integrated circuits –
Frequency converters
Dispositifs à semiconducteurs –
Partie 16-3:
Circuits intégrés hyperfréquences –
Convertisseurs de fréquence
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Microwave integrated circuits –
Frequency converters
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Partie 16-3:
Circuits intégrés hyperfréquences –
Convertisseurs de fréquence
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.3
1 Scope.4
2 Normative references .4
3 Terms and definitions .4
4 Abbreviated terms .6
5 Essential ratings and characteristics.6
5.1 General .6
5.2 Application description .7
5.3 Specification of the function .8
5.4 Limiting values (absolute maximum rating system) .9
5.5 Operating conditions (within the specified operating temperature range) .11
5.6 Electrical characteristics.11
5.7 Mechanical and environmental ratings, characteristics and data.12
5.8 Additional information.12
6 Measuring methods .13
6.1 General .13
6.2 Conversion gain (G ) .14
c
6.3 Conversion gain flatness (ΔG ).16
c
6.4 LO/IF isolation (P /P ) .18
LO LO(IF)
6.5 LO/RF isolation (P /P ) .19
LO LO(RF)
6.6 RF/IF isolation.20
6.7 Image rejection (P /P ) .24
o o(im)
6.8 Sideband suppression (P /P ).26
o o(U)
6.9 Output power (P ).28
o
6.10 Output power at 1-dB conversion compression (P ) .29
o(1dB)
6.11 Noise figure (F) .30
6.12 Intermodulation distortion (P /P ).32
n 1
6.13 Output power at the intercept point (for intermodulation products) (P ) .35
n(IP)
6.14 LO port return loss (L ) .36
ret(LO)
6.15 RF port return loss (L ) .37
ret(RF)
6.16 IF port return loss (L ).39
ret(IF)
Figure 1 – Electrical terminal symbols.9
Figure 2 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of conversion gain .14
Figure 3 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the LO/IF isolation .18
Figure 4 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the LO/RF isolation.19
Figure 5 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the RF/IF isolation for type A .21
Figure 6 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the RF/IF isolation for type B .23
Figure 7 – Circuit diagram for measurement of noise figure .30
Figure 8 – Circuit for the measurement of intermodulation distortion .33
Figure 9 – Circuit for the measurement of the LO port return loss .36
Figure 10 – Circuit for the measurement of the RF/IF port return loss .38
Table 1 – Function of terminal.8
Table 2 – Electrical limiting values .10
Table 3 – Electrical characteristics.12

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Part 16-3: Microwave integrated circuits –
Frequency converters
1 Scope
This part of IEC 60747 provides new measuring methods, terminology and letter symbols, as
well as essential ratings and characteristics for integrated circuit microwave frequency
converters.
2 Normative references
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.
IEC 60617-12, Graphical symbols for diagrams – Part 12: Binary logic elements
IEC 60617-13, Graphical symbols for diagrams – Part 13: Analogue elements
IEC 60747-1:1983, Semiconductor devices – Discrete devices and integrated circuits – Part 1:
General
IEC 60748-2:1997, Semiconductor devices – Integrated circuits – Part 2: Digital integrated
circuits
IEC 60748-3, Semiconductor devices – Integrated circuits – Part 3: Analogue integrated circuits
IEC 60748-4, Semiconductor devices – Integrated circuits – Part 4: Interface integrated circuits
3 Terms and definitions
For the purpose of this part of IEC 60747, the following terms and definitions apply:
3.1
conversion gain, G
c
ratio of the desired converted output power to the input power
NOTE Usually, the conversion gain is expressed in decibels.
3.2
conversion gain flatness, ΔΔΔΔG
c
difference between the maximum and the minimum conversion gain for a specified input
power in a specified frequency range
3.3
LO/RF isolation, P /P
LO LO(RF)
ratio of the incident local power to the local leakage power at the RF port with the IF port
terminated in a specified impedance

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3.4
LO/IF isolation, P /P
LO LO(IF)
ratio of the incident local power to the local leakage power at the IF port with the RF port
terminated in a specified impedance
3.5
RF/IF isolation, P /P
RF RF(IF)
ratio of the incident RF power to the RF feedthrough power at the IF port for a specified
local power
NOTE Usually, the RF/IF isolation is applied to the down-converter.
3.6
IF/RF isolation, P /P
IF IF(RF)
ratio of the incident IF power to the IF feedthrough power at the RF port for a specified
local power
NOTE Usually, the IF/RF isolation is applied to the up-converter.
3.7
image rejection, P /P
o o(im)
ratio of the output power when the RF signal is applied, to the output power when the image
signal is applied
NOTE Usually, the image rejection is applied to the down-converter.
3.8
sideband suppression, P /P
o o(U)
ratio of the output power of the desired sideband to the output power of the undesired
sideband
NOTE Usually, the sideband suppression is applied to the up-converter.
3.9
LO port return loss, L
ret(LO)
ratio of the specified incident power at the LO port to the reflected power at the LO port, with
the RF port and the IF port terminated in each specified impedance
3.10
RF port return loss, L
ret(RF)
ratio of the incident power at the RF port to the reflected power at the RF port for a specified
local power, with the IF port terminated in a specified impedance
3.11
IF port return loss, L
ret(IF)
ratio of the incident power at the IF port to the reflected power at the IF port for a specified
local power, with the RF port terminated in a specified impedance
3.12
output power, P
o
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+AMD2:2017 CSV © IEC 2017
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Abbreviated terms . 8
5 Essential ratings and characteristics . 9
5.1 General . 9
5.2 Application description . 9
5.3 Specification of the function . 10
5.4 Limiting values (absolute maximum rating system) . 12
5.5 Operating conditions (within the specified operating temperature range) . 14
5.6 Electrical characteristics . 14
5.7 Mechanical and environmental ratings, characteristics and data . 15
5.8 Additional information . 15
6 Measuring methods . 16
6.1 General . 16
6.2 Conversion gain (G ) . 17
c
6.3 Conversion gain flatness (∆G ) . 19
c
6.4 LO/IF isolation (P /P ) . 21
LO LO(IF)
6.5 LO/RF isolation (P /P ) . 22
LO LO(RF)
6.6 RF/IF, IF/RF isolation . 24
6.7 Image rejection (P /P ) . 28
o o(im)
6.8 Sideband suppression (P ) . 29
/P
o o(U)
6.9 Output power (P ) . 31
o
6.10 Output power at 1-dB conversion compression (P ) . 32
o(1dB)
6.11 Noise figure (F) . 33
6.12 Intermodulation distortion (P /P ) . 35
n 1
6.13 Output power at the intercept point (for intermodulation products) (P ) . 38
n(IP)
6.14 LO port return loss (L ) . 39
ret(LO)
6.15 RF port return loss (L ) . 40
ret(RF)
6.16 IF port return loss (L ) . 42
ret(IF)
Bibliography . 44

Figure 1 – Electrical terminal symbols . 11
Figure 2 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of conversion gain . 17
Figure 3 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the LO/IF isolation . 21
Figure 4 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the LO/RF isolation . 23
Figure 5 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the RF/IF isolation for type A . 24
Figure 6 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the RF/IF IF/RF isolation for type B . 26
Figure 7 – Circuit diagram for measurement of noise figure . 33
Figure 8 – Circuit for the measurement of intermodulation distortion . 36
Figure 9 – Circuit for the measurement of the LO port return loss . 39
Figure 10 – Circuit for the measurement of the RF/IF port return loss . 41

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Table 1 – Function of terminals . 11
Table 2 – Electrical limiting values . 13
Table 3 – Electrical characteristics . 15

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.4
1 Scope.6
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions .6
4 Abbreviated terms .8
5 Essential ratings and characteristics.8
5.1 General .8
5.2 Application description .9
5.3 Specification of the function .10
5.4 Limiting values (absolute maximum rating system) .11
5.5 Operating conditions (within the specified operating temperature range) .13
5.6 Electrical characteristics.13
5.7 Mechanical and environmental ratings, characteristics and data.14
5.8 Additional information.14
6 Measuring methods .15
6.1 General .15
6.2 Conversion gain (G ) .16
c
6.3 Conversion gain flatness (ΔG ).18
c
6.4 LO/IF isolation (P /P ) .20
LO LO(IF)
6.5 LO/RF isolation (P /P ).21
LO LO(RF)
6.6 RF/IF isolation.22
6.7 Image rejection (P /P ).26
o o(im)
6.8 Sideband suppression (P /P ) .28
o o(U)
6.9 Output power (P ) .30
o
6.10 Output power at 1-dB conversion compression (P ) .31
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6.11 Noise figure (F) .32
6.12 Intermodulation distortion (P /P ) .34
n 1
6.13 Output power at the intercept point (for intermodulation products) (P ) .37
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6.14 LO port return loss (L ) .38
ret(LO)
6.15 RF port return loss (L ) .39
ret(RF)
6.16 IF port return loss (L ).41
ret(IF)
Figure 1 – Electrical terminal symbols.11
Figure 2 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of conversion gain .16
Figure 3 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the LO/IF isolation .20
Figure 4 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the LO/RF isolation.21
Figure 5 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the RF/IF isolation for type A .23
Figure 6 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the RF/IF isolation for type B .25
Figure 7 – Circuit diagram for measurement of noise figure .32
Figure 8 – Circuit for the measurement of intermodulation distortion .35
Figure 9 – Circuit for the measurement of the LO port return loss .38
Figure 10 – Circuit for the measurement of the RF/IF port return loss .40

Table 1 – Function of terminals.10

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FOREWORD.4
1 Scope.6
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions .7
4 Abbreviated terms .8
5 Essential ratings and characteristics.8
5.1 General .8
5.2 Application description .9
5.3 Specification of the function .10
5.4 Limiting values (absolute maximum rating system) .12
5.5 Operating conditions (within the specified operating temperature range) .14
5.6 Electrical characteristics.14
5.7 Mechanical and environmental ratings, characteristics and data.15
5.8 Additional information.15
6 Measuring methods .16
6.1 General .16
6.2 Conversion gain (G ) .17
c
6.3 Conversion gain flatness (ΔG ).19
c
6.4 LO/IF isolation (P /P ) .21
LO LO(IF)
6.5 LO/RF isolation (P /P ).22
LO LO(RF)
6.6 RF/IF isolation.24
6.7 Image rejection (P /P ).28
o o(im)
6.8 Sideband suppression (P /P ) .29
o o(U)
6.9 Output power (P ) .31
o
6.10 Output power at 1-dB conversion compression (P ) .32
o(1dB)
6.11 Noise figure (F) .33
6.12 Intermodulation distortion (P /P ) (P /P ) .35
1 n
n 1
6.13 Output power at the intercept point (for intermodulation products) (P ) .38
n(IP)
6.14 LO port return loss (L ) .39
ret(LO)
6.15 RF port return loss (L ) .40
ret(RF)
6.16 IF port return loss (L ).42
ret(IF)
Figure 1 – Electrical terminal symbols.11
Figure 2 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of conversion gain .17
Figure 3 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the LO/IF isolation .21
Figure 4 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the LO/RF isolation.23
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Figure 6 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the RF/IF isolation for type B .26
Figure 7 – Circuit diagram for measurement of noise figure .33
Figure 8 – Circuit for the measurement of intermodulation distortion .36
Figure 9 – Circuit for the measurement of the LO port return loss .39
Figure 10 – Circuit for the measurement of the RF/IF port return loss .41

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Abbreviated terms . 8
5 Essential ratings and characteristics . 9
5.1 General . 9
5.2 Application description . 9
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5.5 Operating conditions (within the specified operating temperature range) . 14
5.6 Electrical characteristics . 14
5.7 Mechanical and environmental ratings, characteristics and data . 15
5.8 Additional information . 15
6 Measuring methods . 16
6.1 General . 16
6.2 Conversion gain (G ) . 17
c
6.3 Conversion gain flatness (∆G ) . 19
c
6.4 LO/IF isolation (P /P ) . 21
LO LO(IF)
6.5 LO/RF isolation (P /P ) . 22
LO LO(RF)
6.6 RF/IF, IF/RF isolation . 24
6.7 Image rejection (P /P ) . 28
o o(im)
6.8 Sideband suppression (P /P ) . 29
o o(U)
6.9 Output power (P ) . 31
o
6.10 Output power at 1-dB conversion compression (P ) . 32
o(1dB)
6.11 Noise figure (F) . 33
6.12 Intermodulation distortion (P /P ) . 35
n 1
6.13 Output power at the intercept point (for intermodulation products) (P ) . 38
n(IP)
6.14 LO port return loss (L ) . 39
ret(LO)
6.15 RF port return loss (L ) . 40
ret(RF)
6.16 IF port return loss (L ) . 42
ret(IF)
Bibliography . 44

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Figure 2 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of conversion gain . 17
Figure 3 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the LO/IF isolation . 21
Figure 4 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the LO/RF isolation . 23
Figure 5 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the RF/IF isolation for type A . 24
Figure 6 – Circuit diagram for the measurement of the RF/IF IF/RF isolation for type B . 26
Figure 7 – Circuit diagram for measurement of noise figure . 33
Figure 8 – Circuit for the measurement of intermodulation distortion . 36
Figure 9 – Circuit for the measurement of the LO port return loss . 39
Figure 10 – Circuit for the measurement of the RF/IF port return loss . 41

+AMD2:2017 CSV © IEC 2017
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Table 2 – Electrical limiting values . 13
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