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The ADH438S is a low noise Divide-by-5 Static Dividers utilizing InGaP GaAs HBT technology in an 8-Lead Glass/Metal Hermetic SMT package. This device operates...
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When you say a "clipped sine wave", I assume that you mean a signal that is starting to look more like a square wave than like a sine wave. The device will work fine with this signal type.
The maximum input power for ADH438S is +13 dBm which is 2.83V pp. So if you are going to drive the part with a sine wave, keep the peak-to-peak voltage under this level. HMC432 is a similarly architected device and will also operate with a square wave input. Its maximum input power is +15 dBm or 3.56 Vpp.
When you say, a clipped sine wave, I assume that you mean a signal that is starting to look like a square wave. For example, let's say you have a 2Vpp and you clip this so that it is now a 1Vpp signal. So the output voltage looks like a sinewave until it clips, then it is flat. If you are asking if HMC432 can work with such a signal, the answer is yes.
