The LT5571 is a direct I/Q modulator designed for high performance wireless applications, including wireless infrastructure. It allows direct modulation of an RF signal using differential baseband I and Q signals. It supports RFID, GSM, EDGE, CDMA, CDMA2000, and other systems. It may also be configured as an image reject upconverting mixer by applying 90° phase-shifted signals to the I and Q inputs. The high impedance I/Q baseband inputs consist of voltage-to-current converters that in turn drive double-balanced mixers. The outputs of these mixers are summed and applied to an on-chip RF transformer, which converts the differential mixer signals to a 50Ω single-ended output. The four balanced I and Q baseband input ports are intended for DC-coupling from a source with a common-mode voltage at about 0.5V. The LO path consists of an LO buffer with single-ended input, and precision quadrature generators that produce the LO drive for the mixers. The supply voltage range is 4.5V to 5.25V.ApplicationsRFID InterrogatorsGSM, CDMA, CDMA2000 TransmittersPoint-to-Point Wireless Infrastructure TxImage Reject Up-Converters for Cellular BandsLow-Noise Variable Phase-Shifter for 620MHz to 1100MHz Local Oscillator Signals