The application of VHPIC technology to digitally implemented radio

Author

Masterton, J.

Author_Institution

STC Technol. Ltd., Harlow, UK

fYear

1990

fDate

23-27 Jul 1990

Firstpage

108

Lastpage

112

Abstract

Reports some results and conclusions from a research and development programme aimed at a demonstration of the application of very high performance integrated circuit (VHPIC) technology to a `Universal Radio´. The programme has been carried out as a collaborative venture with the UK Ministry of Defence, and exploits UK developments in fine geometry CMOS and bipolar silicon technology. This programme exploits both 1.25 μm CMOS and 2 μm bipolar technologies developed under the Alvey initiatives. The objective has been to develop both circuit techniques and integrated designs for the critical analogue to digital converter and the digital signal processor for use in high performance radios. The demonstration equipment is a very high performance VHF/UHF communications receiver in which all signal processing from the channel filter to the audio or data outputs is realised by DSP

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; analogue-digital conversion; bipolar integrated circuits; digital radio systems; digital signal processing chips; integrated circuit technology; radio receivers; 1.25 micron; 2.0 micron; Si; UK Ministry of Defence; VHF/UHF communications receiver; VHPIC technology; analogue to digital converter; audio output; bipolar silicon technology; channel filter; data outputs; digital radio; digital signal processor; fine geometry CMOS technology; signal processing; very high performance integrated circuit;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Radio Receivers and Associated Systems, 1989., Fifth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Cambridge

Print_ISBN

0-86341-705-1

Type

conf

Filename

98695