Oscillator-Tank PC Board Layout
The parasitic PC board capacitance, as well as PCB
trace inductance and package inductance, can affect
oscillation frequency, so be careful in laying out the PC
board for the oscillator tank. Keep the tank layout as
symmetrical, tightly packed, and close to the device as
possible to minimize LO feedthrough. When using a PC
board with a ground plane, a cut-out in the ground
plane (and any other planes) below the oscillator tank
will reduce parasitic capacitance.
Using an External Oscillator
If an external 50Ω LO signal source is available, it can
be used as an input to the TANK or TANK pin in place
of the on-chip oscillator (Figure 3). The oscillator signal
is AC coupled into the TANK pin and should have a
level of about 0dBm from a 50Ω source. For proper
biasing of the oscillator input stage, TANK and TANK
must be pulled up to the V
CC
supply via 50Ω resistors.
If a differential LO source such as the MAX2620 is
available, AC couple the inverting output into TANK.
MAX2440/MAX2441/MAX2442
900MHz Image-Reject Receivers
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