Communication ASICs
Decades of RF design experience, coupled with proven mixed-signal IP, means assured performance for custom ASIC developments for your wired or wireless communications systems.
Case Studies
Benefits
Benefits over discrete design
Differentiated Solutions – RF CMOS integration from VHF to mmWave
Complete "antenna to bits" solution
Complete system line-ups – from baseband to converters to RF FEMs
Optimized Performance – ADCs and DACs from Msps to Gsps
Smallest Size – up to 75% reduction in PCB area
IP Protection – integrate your proprietary IP into silicon making it secure
Improved Reliability – reducing your bill of materials through integration means less components to place and thus improved reliability
Security of Supply – ownership of the design gives better security of supply
Custom ASICs ensure the seamless integration of analog and digital subsystems within your wired or wireless communications systems. Shrinking communications boards onto a single custom chip and integrating as much as possible onto that chip, you achieve superior noise performance, cut front-end power consumption, and significantly reduce variability in radio performance in volume production.
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Inquiries Distributors and Representatives Register for newslettersDual band full-duplex satellite transceiver ASIC
Features
Low IF L-band receiver with complex filtering
Zero IF transmit
Integrated VCO synthesizer
Low IF VHF band with digital image rejection correction
External VCO tank to improve block
TSMC 0.18mm CMOS 6LM technology process
Benefits
Lower Power
Smaller size total footprint
Reduced BOM
Improved signal integrity & reliability
Satellite Modem/Handset ASIC
Features
Multiple waveform modulation scheme support
Potential for multiple antenna options
Scan, memory BIST, Analog test bus
400k digital gates
Superior noise isolation strategies employed
TSMC 0.18mm CMOS 6LM technology process
Benefits
Lower Power
Smaller size total footprint
Reduced BOM
Improved signal integrity & reliability
GEO Satellite Modem & AFE ASIC
Features
Full transceiver design
- Receiver ADC, Filter, VGA, PLL
- Transceiver Filter, DAC, LO PLL
Full duplex Geo Mobile Radio (GMR)
Integrated DSP hardware accelerators
TSMC 0.18mm CMOS technology process
Benefits
Lower Power
Smaller size total footprint
Reduced BOM
Improved signal integrity & reliability
GEO Satellite Digital Baseband ASIC
Features
Integrating digital & interfacing to single RF ASIC
ARM Cortex-R4F
Multi-channel DMA controller
8MB of on chip SRAM & OTP
Interrupt controller (100 interrupt sources)
Oscillator & Clock generation
TSMC 40nm LP CMOS technology process
Benefits
Lower Power
Smaller size total footprint
Reduced BOM
Improved signal integrity & reliability
1st Generation Satellite Modem Chipset
Features
2 separate chips
- Digital baseband chip
- Radio Frequency Amplifier
Benefits
Lower Power
Smaller size total footprint
Reduced BOM
Improved signal integrity & reliability
Fixed Wireless Access ASIC
Features
Analog Baseband system on chip
- Link between baseband & RF IC elements
Provides multi-channel broadband digitization
Filtering prior to baseband
- High speed ADC/DAC + JESD204 interface
Included integration of customer IP
Low power, smaller footprint solution
CMOS technology process
Benefits
Lower Power
Smaller size total footprint
Reduced BOM
Improved performance
Digital Beamforming ASIC
Features
Enabling next generation communications
Single chip solution
RF + Digital Beamforming
No power penalty
500MHz Instantaneous Bandwidth
CMOS technology process
Benefits
Lower Power
Smaller size
Reduced BOM
Improved performance
Broadband Data Communication for WPC and PMA Power Transfer Links
Features
Broadband data communication link according to Software Defined Radio (SDR)
Direct sampling approach
Power transmission meets Wireless Power
Consortium (WPC1) and Power Matters Alliance (PMA) standards
Dual mode operation supported
Benefits
Simultaneous energy and data transmission
Inductive transmission channel (no electrical contacts required)
Galvanic isolated power and data transceivers
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