Title :
Low-cost silicon-germanium ICs for digital satellite outdoor units
Author :
Vaucher, Cicero S. ; Apostolidou, Melina ; Dekkers, Jacco ; Farrugia, Andrew ; Praamsma, Louis
Author_Institution :
Philips Res. Labs., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
Low-cost IC for consumer digital satellite outdoor units are described. The receiver IC includes a mixer and a fully integrated PLL frequency synthesizer, eliminating manual alignment. The transmitter IC is a PLL building block for satellite return channel up-converters.
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; MMIC mixers; digital video broadcasting; direct broadcasting by satellite; frequency synthesizers; microwave frequency convertors; microwave receivers; phase locked loops; radio transmitters; PLL building block; consumer digital satellite outdoor units; integrated PLL frequency synthesizer; low-cost IC; mixer; receiver IC; satellite return channel up-converters; silicon-germanium IC; transmitter IC; Artificial satellites; Costs; Digital video broadcasting; Frequency synthesizers; Germanium silicon alloys; Integrated circuit synthesis; Oscillators; Phase locked loops; Satellite broadcasting; Silicon germanium;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics, 2005. ICCE. 2005 Digest of Technical Papers. International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8838-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICCE.2005.1429835
