Title :
VHSIC phase 2 technology and the EHF modem/controller
Author_Institution :
TRW Electron. Syst. Group, Redondo Beach, CA, USA
Abstract :
The author conducts a brief survey of TRW very-high-speed integrated circuits (VHSIC) Phase 2 technology and then explores its potential benefits along with its limitations to an EHF modem/controller. The impact of TRW VHSIC Phase 2 SuperChips is analyzed for the overall command-post and manpack modem/controller requirements, hardware architecture, data/control flow and mechanical design. It is found that the use of TRW VHSIC Phase 2 chips results in an order-of-magnitude improvement of size, weight, power, and reliability over conventional technology. Design areas which potentially limit the impact of high levels of integration are also discussed, along with their solutions
Keywords :
VLSI; digital integrated circuits; modems; EHF modem; SuperChips; VHSIC phase 2 technology; VLSI; controller; data/control flow; hardware architecture; mechanical design; Artificial satellites; Communication system control; Costs; Downlink; Integrated circuit technology; Macrocell networks; Military computing; Modems; Throughput; Very high speed integrated circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1988. MILCOM 88, Conference record. 21st Century Military Communications - What's Possible? 1988 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1988.13475
