Chipcenter's Lee Goldberg says . . . This product provides cable modem and set-top box manufacturers with ease of use, price to performance, and time to market that is unmatched by any competitive solution available today. No external components are required. Pico Tuner reduces manufacturing and design time by eliminating the need for up to 50 additional components and can be mounted on the printed circuit board with standard surface mount pick and place equipment. In addition, the excellent dynamic range and distortion characteristics of the PicoTuner meet the requirements of a demanding Cable Modem environment.
Samples are available in limited quantities.
This handy little device should be very popular for the folks designing cable data and cable telephony applications. The tiny hybrid module is chock full of GaAs, CMOS, and SAW components, not to mention a light scattering of passives. It would also require a very high-volume application plus some fairly sophisticated assembly and test capabilities to make it a worthwhile exercise. But, if you want to know more about the PicoTuner's inner workings, you'll have to click here to view a white paper that the folks at Anadigics so kindly provided.