SLVSML2 August   2026 AFE7900-SEP

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  2. 1Features
  3. 2Applications
  4. 3Description
  5. 4Specifications
    1. 4.1  Absolute Maximum Ratings
    2. 4.2  ESD Ratings
    3. 4.3  Recommended Operating Conditions
    4. 4.4  Thermal Information
    5. 4.5  Transmitter Electrical Characteristics
    6. 4.6  RF ADC Electrical Characteristics
    7. 4.7  PLL/VCO/Clock Electrical Characteristics
    8. 4.8  Digital Electrical Characteristics
    9. 4.9  Power Supply Electrical Characteristics
    10. 4.10 Timing Requirements
    11. 4.11 Switching Characteristics
    12. 4.12 Typical Characteristics
      1. 4.12.1  RX Typical Characteristics 30MHz and 400MHz
      2. 4.12.2  RX Typical Characteristics at 800MHz
      3. 4.12.3  RX Typical Characteristics 1.75GHz to 1.9GHz
      4. 4.12.4  RX Typical Characteristics 2.6GHz
      5. 4.12.5  RX Typical Characteristics 3.5GHz
      6. 4.12.6  RX Typical Characteristics 4.9GHz
      7. 4.12.7  RX Typical Characteristics 6.8GHz
      8. 4.12.8  TX Typical Characteristics at 30MHz and 400MHz
      9. 4.12.9  TX Typical Characteristics at 800MHz
      10. 4.12.10 TX Typical Characteristics at 1.8GHz
      11. 4.12.11 TX Typical Characteristics at 2.6GHz
      12. 4.12.12 TX Typical Characteristics at 3.5GHz
      13. 4.12.13 TX Typical Characteristics at 4.9GHz
      14. 4.12.14 TX Typical Characteristics at 7.1GHz
      15. 4.12.15 PLL and Clock Typical Characteristics
  6. 5Device and Documentation Support
    1. 5.1 Receiving Notification of Documentation Updates
    2. 5.2 Support Resources
    3. 5.3 Trademarks
    4. 5.4 Electrostatic Discharge Caution
    5. 5.5 Glossary
  7. 6Revision History
  8. 7Mechanical, Packaging, and Orderable Information

4.12.15 PLL and Clock Typical Characteristics

Typical values at TA = +25°C with nominal supplies. Unless otherwise noted, fREF = 491.52MHz, Phase noise measured at TX output

AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise vs Offset Frequency for PLL and External Clock at 12GHz
measured at TX output, normalized to 12GHz by 20*log10(12GHz/FOUT)
Figure 4-595 Phase Noise vs Offset Frequency for PLL and External Clock at 12GHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and Temperature at fOUT = 1910MHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 11796.48MHz, fREF = 491.52MSPS, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-597 Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and Temperature at fOUT = 1910MHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at –40°C
PLL enabled, fVCO = 11796.48MHz, fREF = 491.52MSPS, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-599 Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at –40°C
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and CP Setting at fOUT = 2.6GHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 11796.48MHz, fREF = 491.52MSPS, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-601 Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and CP Setting at fOUT = 2.6GHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO at 600kHz Offset vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 11796.48MHz, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-603 Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO at 600kHz Offset vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO at 1MHz Offset vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 11796.48MHz, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-605 Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO at 1MHz Offset vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO at 5MHz Offset vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 11796.48MHz, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-607 Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO at 5MHz Offset vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and Temperature at fOUT = 1910MHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 9830.4MHz, fREF = 491.52MSPS, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-609 Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and Temperature at fOUT = 1910MHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at –40°C
PLL enabled, fVCO = 9830.4MHz, fREF = 491.52MSPS, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-611 Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at –40°C
AFE7900-SEP Integrated Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 9830.4MHz, 1kHz to 100MHz, single-sided integration bandwidth, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-613 Integrated Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO at 800kHz vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 9830.4MHz, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-615 Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO at 800kHz vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO at 1.8MHz vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 9830.4MHz, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-617 Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO at 1.8MHz vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO at 50MHz vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 9830.4MHz, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-619 Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO at 50MHz vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 9GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at 25°C
PLL enabled, fVCO = 8847.36MHz, fREF = 491.52MSPS, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-621 Phase Noise for 9GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at 25°C
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 9GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at 110°C
PLL enabled, fVCO = 8847.36MHz, fREF = 491.52MSPS, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-623 Phase Noise for 9GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at 110°C
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 8GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and Temperature at fOUT = 1910MHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 7864.32MHz, fREF = 491.52MSPS, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-625 Phase Noise for 8GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and Temperature at fOUT = 1910MHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise vs Offset Frequency and fVCO at fOUT = 2610MHz
PLL enabled, fREF = 491.52MSPS, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-596 Phase Noise vs Offset Frequency and fVCO at fOUT = 2610MHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at 25°C
PLL enabled, fVCO = 11796.48MHz, fREF = 491.52MSPS, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-598 Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at 25°C
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at 110°C
PLL enabled, fVCO = 11796.48MHz, fREF = 491.52MSPS, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-600 Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at 110°C
AFE7900-SEP Integrated Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 11796.48MHz, 1kHz to 100MHz, single-sided integration bandwidth, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-602 Integrated Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO at 800kHz Offset vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 11796.48MHz, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-604 Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO at 800kHz Offset vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO at 1.8MHz Offset vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 11796.48MHz, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-606 Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO at 1.8MHz Offset vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO at 50MHz Offset vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 11796.48MHz, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-608 Phase Noise for 12GHz VCO at 50MHz Offset vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at 25°C
PLL enabled, fVCO = 9830.4MHz, fREF = 491.52MSPS, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-610 Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at 25°C
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at 110°C
PLL enabled, fVCO = 9830.4MHz, fREF = 491.52MSPS, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-612 Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at 110°C
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO at 600kHz vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 9830.4MHz, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-614 Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO at 600kHz vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO at 1MHz vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 9830.4MHz, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-616 Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO at 1MHz vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO at 5MHz vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 9830.4MHz, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-618 Phase Noise for 10GHz VCO at 5MHz vs Temperature and fREF at fOUT = 2.6GHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 9GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and Temperature at fOUT = 1910MHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 8847.36MHz, fREF = 491.52MSPS, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-620 Phase Noise for 9GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and Temperature at fOUT = 1910MHz
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 9GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at –40°C
PLL enabled, fVCO = 8847.36MHz, fREF = 491.52MSPS, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-622 Phase Noise for 9GHz VCO vs Offset Frequency and fOUT at –40°C
AFE7900-SEP Phase Noise for 9GHz VCO vs Temperature Over Offset Frequency at fOUT = 2.6GHz
PLL enabled, fVCO = 8847.36MHz, fREF = 491.52MSPS, minimum LPF BW, measured at 2TXOUT
Figure 4-624 Phase Noise for 9GHz VCO vs Temperature Over Offset Frequency at fOUT = 2.6GHz