Title :
Silicon bipolar 12 GHz downconverter for satellite receivers
Author :
Hutchinson, Craig ; Frank, Michael ; Negus, Kevin
Author_Institution :
Div. of Commun. Components, Hewlett Packard Co., Newark, CA, USA
Abstract :
A silicon monolithic downconverter designed for consumer satellite television receivers operating from 10.7 to 12.7 GHz has been developed. The downconverter includes a double balanced mixer, oscillator, IF filter, two stage IF amplifier, and a double pole single throw switch. The chip is housed in an internally designed 16 lead dual in line plastic package. The unit provides 13 dB of conversion gain and a phase noise of 105 dBc/Hz at a 10 kHz offset when used with an external dielectric resonator. The IC requires a single 5 volt supply and draws 30 mA
Keywords :
MMIC frequency convertors; MMIC mixers; bipolar MMIC; direct broadcasting by satellite; elemental semiconductors; integrated circuit noise; integrated circuit packaging; phase noise; silicon; television broadcasting; television receivers; 10.7 to 12.7 GHz; 13 dB; 30 mA; 5 V; DIL plastic package; DSB; IF filter; Si; bipolar downconverter; consumer satellite TV receivers; double balanced mixer; double pole single throw switch; dual in line plastic package; monolithic downconverter; oscillator; satellite television receivers; two stage IF amplifier; Dielectrics; Filters; Gain; Oscillators; Phase noise; Plastic packaging; Satellite broadcasting; Silicon; Switches; TV receivers;
Conference_Titel :
Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2778-0
DOI :
10.1109/BIPOL.1995.493897
