Title :
Producing satellite receiver chips: an exercise in backward designing
Author_Institution :
Pacific Monolithics Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Abstract :
The cell library design approach and the ´pizza´ mask, two techniques to reduce cost and design time, are discussed. Three case studies are presented illustrating the effect of cost considerations on the design of monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs). They concern a 4-GHz television receive-only satellite broadcast downconverter, an MMIC switch, and a 12-GHz satellite downconverter.<>
Keywords :
MMIC; direct broadcasting by satellite; economics; frequency convertors; receivers; satellite ground stations; switching circuits; television receivers; 12 GHz; 4 GHz; MMIC switch; SHF; TVRO convertor; cell library design; cost reduction; design time reduction; monolithic microwave integrated circuits; pizza mask; satellite broadcast downconverter; television receive-only; Business; Costs; Libraries; Military satellites; Pricing; Product design; Radio frequency; Satellite broadcasting; Testing; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuit (GaAs IC) Symposium, 1989. Technical Digest 1989., 11th Annual
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/GAAS.1989.69282
