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Frequency (min) (MHz) 400 Frequency (max) (MHz) 4200 I/Q input common-mode voltage (typ) (V) 0.25 PLL/VCO Yes P1dB (typ) (dBm) 12 OIP3 (typ) (dBm) 31 Noise floor (typ) (dBm/Hz) -159 Unadjusted carrier suppression (typ) (dBm) -50 Unadjusted sideband suppression (typ) (dBc) -50 Rating Catalog Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85
Frequency (min) (MHz) 400 Frequency (max) (MHz) 4200 I/Q input common-mode voltage (typ) (V) 0.25 PLL/VCO Yes P1dB (typ) (dBm) 12 OIP3 (typ) (dBm) 31 Noise floor (typ) (dBm/Hz) -159 Unadjusted carrier suppression (typ) (dBm) -50 Unadjusted sideband suppression (typ) (dBc) -50 Rating Catalog Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85
VQFN (RGZ) 48 49 mm² 7 x 7
  • IQ Modulator with Integrated PLL and VCO
  • Integer-N/Fractional-N PLL
  • Modulator Supports 400 MHz to 4200 MHz
  • PLL and VCO Supports 280 MHz to 4100 MHz
  • OIP3 at 900 MHz = 31 dBm
  • OIP3 at 1800 MHz = 30 dBm
  • VCO 1800-MHz Open Loop Phase Noise = –141 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz Offset
  • Independent LO Output Supports divide-by 1/2/4/8
  • Modulator Low Power and High Gain Modes
  • Multiple Power Down Modes
  • IQ Modulator with Integrated PLL and VCO
  • Integer-N/Fractional-N PLL
  • Modulator Supports 400 MHz to 4200 MHz
  • PLL and VCO Supports 280 MHz to 4100 MHz
  • OIP3 at 900 MHz = 31 dBm
  • OIP3 at 1800 MHz = 30 dBm
  • VCO 1800-MHz Open Loop Phase Noise = –141 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz Offset
  • Independent LO Output Supports divide-by 1/2/4/8
  • Modulator Low Power and High Gain Modes
  • Multiple Power Down Modes

The TRF3722 is a high performance direct conversion quadrature modulator with exceptional linearity and low noise performance. The typical
0.25-V baseband common mode voltage supports seamless interface with current source DACs. The device integrates the PLL and VCO to provide the local oscillator (LO) to the modulator. The PLL and VCO provides excellent phase noise performance to satisfy the most stringent transmit communication requirements. The device also provides additional LO output for driving a second modulator or down converting mixer. The modulator features a high gain mode for a typical 3-dB gain increase and a low power mode when power optimization is desired.

The TRF3722 is a high performance direct conversion quadrature modulator with exceptional linearity and low noise performance. The typical
0.25-V baseband common mode voltage supports seamless interface with current source DACs. The device integrates the PLL and VCO to provide the local oscillator (LO) to the modulator. The PLL and VCO provides excellent phase noise performance to satisfy the most stringent transmit communication requirements. The device also provides additional LO output for driving a second modulator or down converting mixer. The modulator features a high gain mode for a typical 3-dB gain increase and a low power mode when power optimization is desired.

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* Data sheet TRF3722 Quadrature Modulator with Integrated PLL and VCO datasheet (Rev. B) PDF | HTML 27 Feb 2017
Application note TRF3722 Operation with Local Oscillator (LO) 3rd Harmonic (Rev. A) 02 Jul 2018
Technical article Can a clock generator act as a jitter cleaner? PDF | HTML 23 Mar 2017
Technical article Don’t let bad reference signals destroy the phase noise in your PLL/synthesizer PDF | HTML 10 Jan 2017
Technical article A survival guide to scaling your PLL loop filter design PDF | HTML 22 Nov 2016
Technical article What to do when your PLL does not lock PDF | HTML 12 Jul 2016
Technical article Issues with jitter, phase noise, lock time or spurs? Check the loop-filter bandwid PDF | HTML 06 Jun 2016
EVM User's guide TSW3XJ8XEVM User's Guide (Rev. B) 09 Mar 2016
Design guide TRF3722 RF Output S22 File 04 Sep 2014

Design & development

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Evaluation board

TRF3722EVM — TRF3722 Evaluation Module

The TRF3722EVM is the evaluation module (EVM) designed for testing the performance of the TRF3722 high-performance, quadrature modulator with integrated PLL and VCO. The TRF3722 is a direct up-conversion RF device which integrates a highly-linear, low-noise IQ modulator and a wideband (...)

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Evaluation board

TSW38J84EVM — TSW38J84 Evaluation Module

The TSW38J84EVM Evaluation Module is an evaluation board that allows system designers to evaluate the performance of Texas Instruments' dual transmit signal chain consisting of the DAC38J84, TRF3722, TRF3705, and the LMK04828. For ease of use as a complete dual RF transmit solution the TSW38J84EVM (...)

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GUI for evaluation module (EVM)

SLAC661 TSW3xJ8xEVM Software

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Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
High-speed DACs (>10 MSPS)
DAC37J84 Quad-Channel, 16-Bit, 1.6-GSPS, 1x-16x Interpolating Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) DAC38J84 Quad-Channel, 16-Bit, 2.5-GSPS, 1x-16x Interpolating Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)
IQ modulators
TRF3705 300MHz to 4GHz Quadrature Modulator TRF3722 400-MHz to 4.2-GHz Quadrature Modulator with Integrated Wideband PLL/VCO
Hardware development
Evaluation board
TSW38J84EVM TSW38J84 Evaluation Module
GUI for evaluation module (EVM)

SLOC306 TRF3722 GUI Installer

Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
IQ modulators
TRF3722 400-MHz to 4.2-GHz Quadrature Modulator with Integrated Wideband PLL/VCO
Simulation model

TRF3722 S-Parameter Model

SLWM004.ZIP (20 KB) - S-Parameter Model
Reference designs

TIDA-00409 — 1-GHz Bandwidth Dual Channel Transmitter up to 4-GHz Reference Design

The TSW38J84 EVM reference design provides a platform to demonstrate a wideband dual transmit solution that incorporates an integrated LO.  The reference design utilizes the 2.5 GSPS DAC38J84 device with the high performance modulators: TRF3722 (including integrated PLL/VCO) and TRF3705. The (...)
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