Title :
A low power 9.75/10.6GHz down-converter IC in SiGe:C BiCMOS for Ku-band satellite LNBs
Author :
Philippe, P. ; Praamsma, L. ; Breunisse, R. ; van der Heijden, E. ; Meng, F. ; Bardy, S. ; Moreau, F. ; Wane, S. ; Thomas, E.
Author_Institution :
NXP Semicond., Caen, France
Abstract :
A low cost / low power BiCMOS Ku-band down-converter IC with integrated LO-PLL for satellite TV is presented. The down-converter section shows 43dB conversion gain, with 6.5dB noise figure and output IP3 of 16dBm. The LO-PLL section achieves state-of-art integrated phase noise performance of 1° rms. The down-converter operates from the 5V supply commonly available in satellite TV outdoor units. Its current consumption of 52mA is to our knowledge the lowest ever reported for a similar function.
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; Ge-Si alloys; carbon; field effect MMIC; low-power electronics; phase locked loops; television broadcasting; BiCMOS; Ku-band satellite LNB; SiGe:C; current 52 mA; current consumption; down-converter section; frequency 10.6 GHz; frequency 9.75 GHz; integrated LO-PLL; low power down-converter IC; noise figure; noise figure 6.5 dB; satellite TV outdoor units; state-of-art integrated phase noise; voltage 5 V; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Frequency conversion; Noise figure; Phase locked loops; Radio frequency; Satellite broadcasting; Voltage-controlled oscillators; BiCMOS integrated circuits; low-noise amplifiers; phase noise; phase-locked loops; receivers; satellite broadcasting;
Conference_Titel :
Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting (BCTM), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-165-6
DOI :
10.1109/BCTM.2011.6082784
