Integrated femtocell transceivers ease compact radio designs
The MAX2550-MAX2553 femtocell trasceivers support WCDMA (bands 1 to 6 and 8 to 10) and cdma2000 (band class 0, 1, and 10) radio bands. The company claims that these parts reduce the number of external components, lower operation and maintenance costs, and facilitate more compact radio designs for modules and standalone femtocell applications.
The MAX2551/2553 feature a voltage supply of 2.7 to 3.6 V, Tx output power of 0 dBm max, and Tx noise figure of 3 dB. The MAX2553 also has an Rx supply current of 86 mA. Housing is in 7 x 7-mm TQFN packages, and temperature range is –40° to 85°C. (Contact company for pricing — available now.)
By Christina Nickolas
Maxim Integrated Products , Sunnyvale , CA
Sales 408-737-7600
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