1 Features
1• Quadruple Modulus Prescaler for Lower Divides
– RF PLL: 16/17/20/21 or 32/33/36/37
– IF PLL: 8/9 or 16/17
• Advanced Delta Sigma Fractional Compensation
– 12-Bit or 22-Bit Selectable Fractional Modulus
– Up to 4th Order Programmable Delta-Sigma
Modulator
• Improved Lock Times
– Fastlock / Cycle Slip Reduction With Single-
Word Write to Change Frequencies
– Integrated Time-Out Counter
• Wide Operating Range
– LMX2487 RF PLL: 1.0 GHz to 6.0 GHz
• Useful Features
– Digital Lock Detect Output
– Hardware and Software Power-Down Control
– On-Chip Input Frequency Doubler
– RF Phase Comparison Detector Up to 50 MHz
– 2.5-V to 3.6-V Operation With ICC = 8.5 mA

2 Applications
• Cellular Phones and Base Stations
• Direct Digital Modulation Applications
• Satellite and Cable TV Tuners
• WLAN Standards

3 Description
The LMX2487 device is a low power, high
performance delta-sigma fractional-N PLL with an auxiliary integer-N PLL. It is fabricated using TI’s
advanced process.
With delta-sigma architecture, fractional spurs at
lower offset frequencies are pushed to higher
frequencies outside the loop bandwidth. The ability to
push close in spur and phase noise energy to higher
frequencies is a direct function of the modulator
order. Unlike analog compensation, the digital
feedback technique used in the LMX2487 is highly
resistant to changes in temperature and variations in
wafer processing. The LMX2487 delta-sigma
modulator is programmable up to fourth order, which
allows the designer to select the optimum modulator
order to fit the phase noise, spur, and lock time
requirements of the system.
Serial data for programming the LMX2487 is
transferred through a three-line, high-speed (20-MHz)
MICROWIRE interface. The LMX2487 offers fine
frequency resolution, low spurs, fast programming
speed, and a single-word write to change the
frequency. This makes it ideal for direct digital
modulation applications, where the N-counter is
directly modulated with information. The LMX2487 is available in a 24-lead 4.0 × 4.0 × 0.8 mm WQFN
package.