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News Release from: Maxim Integrated Products | Subject: MAX211 direct-conversion satellite TV tuner
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 12 September 2007
Direct-conversion tuner cuts costs
The MAX2112 is ideal for DVB-S2 and free-to-air applications in which low cost and ease of use are key requirements.
Maxim Integrated Products has released the MAX2112 low-cost, zero-IF, direct-conversion tuner for satellite TV This tuner receives QPSK and 8PSK signals in the 925 to 2175MHz range and downconverts them to baseband for demodulation
To reduce total solution size and cost, it provides a low, 8dB noise figure and a wide, -75 to 0dBm dynamic range, eliminating the need for an external LNA.
Its VCO autotuner function simplifies firmware for ease of use.
The MAX2112 is ideal for DVB-S2 and free-to-air applications in which low cost and ease of use are key requirements.
The MAX2112 operates from a single 3.3V supply, consumes only 300mW, and is designed for use with a 27MHz crystal.
The MAX2112 is packaged in a 5 x 5mm, 28-pin TQFN and is available in both the commercial (0C to +70C) and extended industrial temperature (-40C to +85C) ranges.
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