The EV1HMC8500LP5D from Analog Devices is a HMC8500 evaluation board. This is a 2 layer board fabricated using Rogers 4350 and best practices for high frequency RF design. The RF input and RF output traces have a 50 ohm characteristic impedance. The board is attached to a heatsink using an electrically and thermally conductive epoxy providing a low thermal and low dc resistance path. Components are mounted using SN63 solder allowing rework of the surface mount components without compromising the circuit board to heatsink attachment. The evaluation board and populated components are designed to operate over the ambient temperature range of -40°C to +85°C.
Attach EV board to a temperature controlled plate to control temperature of HMC8500 during operation
