A 12-GHz heterodyne receiver for digital video broadcasting via satellite applications in silicon bipolar technology

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 25-28

  Smerzi, Santo A ^a   Copani, Tino ^b   Girlando, Giovanni ^a   Castorina, Alessandro ^a   Palmisano, Giuseppe ^b  

^a STMICROELECTRONICS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Direct broadcast satellites; Microwave bipolar integrated circuits; Mixers; Phase locked loops; Phase noise; Receivers

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR RECEIVERS; DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE; MICROWAVE BIPOLAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PHASE NOISE;

BIPOLAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; BROADCASTING; HETERODYNING; MICROWAVES; MIXER CIRCUITS; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; SATELLITES; SILICON; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

EID: 4444341540     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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