General Description
The MAX2059 high-linearity digital-variable-gain amplifier (DVGA) is designed to provide 56dB of total gain range and typical output IP3 and output P1dB levels of +31.8dBm and +18.4dBm, respectively. The device is ideal for a variety of applications, including single and multicarrier 1700MHz to 2200MHz DCS 1800/PCS 1900 EDGE, cdma2000®, WCDMA/UMTS, and TD-SCDMA base stations. The MAX2059 yields a high level of component integration, which includes two 5-bit digital attenuators, a two-stage driver amplifier, a loopback mixer, and a serial interface to control the attenuators.
The MAX2059 is pin compatible with the MAX2058 700MHz to 1200MHz DVGA, facilitating an easy design-in for applications where a common PC board layout is used for both frequency bands.
The MAX2059 is available in a 40-pin thin QFN package with an exposed paddle. Electrical performance is guaranteed over a -40°C to +85°C temperature range.

Features
♦ +31.8dBm Typical Output IP3
♦ +18.4dBm Typical Output 1dB Compression Point
♦ 1700MHz to 2200MHz RF Frequency Range
♦ 700MHz to 1200MHz RF Frequency Range (MAX2058)
♦ 10.9dB Typical Small-Signal Gain
♦ Includes Two Independent 5-Bit Digital Attenuator
   Stages, Yielding 56dB of Total Gain-Control Range with 1dB Steps
♦ 3-Wire SPI™/MICROWIRE™ Compatible
♦ Integrated Loopback Mixer for Tx/Rx Self Diagnostics
♦ +5V Single-Supply Operation
♦ External Current-Setting Resistors for Scalable Device Power
♦ Lead-Free Package Available

Applications
   DCS 1800/PCS 1900 EDGE Base-Station Transmitters and Power Amplifiers
   cdmaOne™ and cdma2000 Base-Station Transmitters and Power Amplifiers
   WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, and Other 3G Base-Station Transmitters and Power Amplifiers
   Transmitter Gain Control
   Receiver Gain Control
   Broadband Systems
   Automatic Test Equipment
   Digital and Spread-Spectrum Communication Systems
   Microwave Terrestrial Links