GC5016-PB

Product Overview

GC5016-PB from Texas Instruments is a wideband quad digital up/down converter used for RF and microwave frequency conversion. This product detail focuses on practical mixer parameters such as RF/LO/IF range, conversion performance, linearity, drive requirements and package compatibility.

The device is suitable for receiver, transmitter, upconversion or downconversion stages where the exact suffix must be matched for package, tape-and-reel format, connector style, temperature grade and RF layout before purchase.

Key Features

• Manufacturer: Texas Instruments
• Part Number: GC5016-PB
• Device Type: wideband quad digital up/down converter
• Mixer Configuration / Topology: four-channel digital up-converter and down-converter with digital mixing, filtering and decimation/interpolation
• RF Frequency Range: digital IF/baseband sample-rate dependent, not an analog RF front-end mixer
• LO Frequency Range / Drive: numerically controlled oscillator / digital mixer inside the DDC/DUC signal chain
• IF Frequency Range: wideband digital IF processing for 3G cellular BTS transmit and receive channels
• Conversion Gain / Loss: digital frequency translation rather than analog conversion loss/gain
• Linearity / P1dB: digital datapath performance set by input word length, filtering and output formatter configuration
• Noise Figure / Isolation: digital processing device; analog noise figure not applicable
• Supply / Bias: digital core/I/O supply per GC5016 data sheet
• Package / Case: 252-BGA 17 mm x 17 mm package
• Operating Temperature: industrial digital signal processor operating temperature class
• Design Notes: Match LO drive level, RF/LO/IF port orientation, grounding, exposed-pad or waveguide mounting, and external matching network to the exact suffix before approval.

Applications

Wireless infrastructure, cellular base stations, microwave radios, satellite communication equipment, CATV receivers, LNB modules, test instruments and broadband receiver or transmitter conversion paths.

Repair, prototype and shortage-support builds where original mixer suffix, package footprint, connector style and frequency plan must remain compatible with the existing RF design.

Quality & Sourcing

Antrex Electronics can support sourcing for GC5016-PB through available stock checks, BOM consolidation and alternative-lot review. For RF mixer components, date code, MSL handling, original label condition and package integrity should be reviewed before shipment.

For production recovery, repair support or shortage coverage, Antrex Electronics can coordinate visual inspection, package verification and third-party testing when required. This helps buyers manage risk when sourcing discontinued, legacy or hard-to-find RF mixer parts.