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SLW8308B(BGA) Transceiver for 5.5G\/6G Satcom Application\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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SLW8308B is a CMOS silicon on insulator (SOI), 24GHz to 44GHz, mmWave 5.5G\/6G Satcom beamformer, with IF up\/down conversion and an on-chip frequency synthesizer.
The SLW8308B drives 4 horizontal and 4 vertical polarized antennas via independent RFV and RFH bond pads. A 52MHz external reference signal is required to generate LO signal.
In transmit mode, the signal at the IF input pin is up-converted to RF by mixing with the LO signal. This RF signal drives 8 independent transmit channels via the 1:8 power splitter. The transmit channels feed the 8 RFV\/RFH antenna ports. In receive mode, the RF input signals pass through the 8 receive channels and combine via the 8:1 power combiner. The combined RF signal is down-converted to IF by mixing with LO signal to drive the IF pin. In both modes, each transmit and receive channel includes a phase shifter (PS) to control the phase, and variable gain amplifiers (VGAs) to control the amplitude. The phase shifter has a full 3600 phase adjustment range in either transmit or receive mode, with 5 bits of resolution (expandable to 9 bit resolution).
The RFV and RFH bond pads can be connected directly to a 5.5G\/6G Satcom mmWave antenna array. The SLW8308B can be programmed using a 3-wire serial port interface (SPI). Various SPI modes are available to enable fast startup and control during normal operation. The amplitude and phase for each channel can be set individually, or multiple channels can be programmed simultaneously using the on-chip SPI for beamforming.<\/p>\n

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Application<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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    \n
  • Telecommunications Industry\n
      \n
    • Next Generation 5.5G\/6G Satcom Networks and Infrastructure<\/li>\n
    • Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)<\/li>\n
    • Repeaters<\/li>\n
    • Smartphones (integrated PLL) \u2013 SAT2PHONE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Internet of Things (IoT)\n
        \n
      • High-bandwidth Internet of Things devices and applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Artificial Intelligence (AI)\n
          \n
        • Data Transfer up to 18 Gbps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Automotive Industry\n
            \n
          • Connected vehicles, autonomous driving and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • Smart Cities\n
              \n
            • Urban infrastructure, public safety and intelligent transportation systems<\/li>\n
            • Low-Altitude Economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
            • Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)<\/li>\n
            • Ka-Band Satellite Communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              IF Operation:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
                \n
              • Variable IF between 3.5-10GHz<\/li>\n
              • Integrated PLL.<\/li>\n
              • External clock 52 MHz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                Key Features<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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                \u2022 RF range: 24.0 GHz to 44.0 GHz,
                \u2022 Supported bands: n257, n258, n259, n260, n261,
                \u2022 8 channels, dual polarized,
                \u2022 5-bit PS resolution for phase control.
                \u2022 Amplitude control by VGA,
                \u2022 Beam positions calibration by PS and VGA,
                \u2022 Fast TDD switching of the transmit and receive channels,
                \u2022 Supports 3\/4-wire SPI up to 1 MHz SPI clock speed,
                \u2022 High-speed digital SPI-based interface,
                \u2022 Fast beam switching drive 4 horizontal and 4 vertical antenna ports,
                \u2022 Matched with 50 \u03a9 single-ended RF input and output,
                \u2022 Three power supply: 1.8V, 1.0V, and 3.0V,
                \u2022 Package: 6.25mm x 6.25mm x 0.9mm, 72 balls \u00d80.4mm, 0.65mm patch.<\/p>\n

                <\/strong><\/h3>\n

                Transmit operation per channel:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

                \u2022 OP1dB: +16dBm Typ,
                \u2022 High linear nominal gain: 8dB Typ.<\/p>\n

                <\/strong><\/h3>\n

                Receive operation per channel:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

                \u2022 High gain: 25 dB Typ,
                \u2022 Low Noise Figure 4.2 dB Typ.
                \u2022 High Linearity: IIP3 = -8 dBm Typ<\/p>\n

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                SLW8308 Transceiver for 5.5G\/6G Satcom Application\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

                <\/span><\/p>\n

                SLW8308 is a CMOS silicon on insulator (SOI), 24GHz to 44GHz, mmWave 5.5G\/6G Satcom beamformer, with IF up\/down conversion and an on-chip frequency synthesizer.
                The SLW8308 drives 4 horizontal and 4 vertical polarized antennas via independent RFV and RFH bond pads. A 52MHz external reference clock is required to generate LO signal.
                In transmit mode, the signal at the IF input pin is up-converted to RF by mixing with the LO signal. This RF signal drives 8 independent transmit channels via the 1:8 power splitter. The transmit channels feed the 8 RFV\/RFH antenna ports. In receive mode, the RF input signals pass through the 8 receive channels and combine via the 8:1 power combiner. The combined RF signal is downconverted to IF by mixing with LO signal to drive the IF pin. In both modes, each transmit and receive channel includes a phase shifter (PS) to control the phase, and variable gain amplifiers (VGAs) to control the amplitude. The phase shifter has a full 3600 phase adjustment range in either transmit or receive mode, with 5 bits of resolution (expandable to 9-bit resolution).
                The RFV and RFH bond pads can be connected directly to a 5.5G\/6G Satcom mmWave antenna array. The SLW8308 can be programmed using a 3-wire serial port interface (SPI). Various SPI modes are available to enable fast startup and control during normal operation. The amplitude and phase for each channel can be set individually or multi- channels can be programmed simultaneously using the on-chip SPI for beamforming.<\/p>\n

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                Application<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                 <\/p>\n

                  \n
                • Telecommunications Industry\n
                    \n
                  • Next Generation 5.5G\/6G Satcom Networks and Infrastructure<\/li>\n
                  • Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)<\/li>\n
                  • Repeaters<\/li>\n
                  • Smartphones (integrated PLL) \u2013 SAT2PHONE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                  • Internet of Things (IoT)\n
                      \n
                    • High-bandwidth Internet of Things devices and applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)\n
                        \n
                      • Data Transfer up to 18 Gbps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                      • Automotive Industry\n
                          \n
                        • Connected vehicles, autonomous driving and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                        • Smart Cities\n
                            \n
                          • Urban infrastructure, public safety and intelligent transportation systems<\/li>\n
                          • Low-Altitude Economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                          • Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)<\/li>\n
                          • Ka-Band Satellite Communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            IF Operation:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
                              \n
                            • Variable IF between 3.5-10GHz<\/li>\n
                            • Integrated PLL.<\/li>\n
                            • External clock 52 MHz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                              Key Features<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                              <\/strong><\/p>\n

                              \u2022 RF range: 24.0 GHz to 44.0 GHz,
                              \u2022 Supported bands: n257, n258, n259, n260, n261,
                              \u2022 8 channels, dual polarized,
                              \u2022 5-bit PS resolution for phase control.
                              \u2022 Amplitude control by VGA,
                              \u2022 Beam positions calibration by PS and VGA,
                              \u2022 Fast TDD switching of the transmit and receive channels,
                              \u2022 Supports 3\/4-wire SPI up to 1 MHz SPI clock speed,
                              \u2022 High-speed digital SPI-based interface,
                              \u2022 Fast beam switching drive 4 horizontal and 4 vertical antenna ports,
                              \u2022 Matched with 50 \u03a9 single-ended RF input and output,
                              \u2022 Three power supply: 1.8V, 1.0V, and 3.0V,
                              \u2022 Package: 5.56mmx5.63mmx230um, 214 C4 ball bumps with \u00d880um.<\/p>\n

                              <\/strong><\/h3>\n

                              Transmit operation per channel:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

                              \u2022 OP1dB: +16dBm Typ,
                              \u2022 High linear nominal gain: 8dB Typ.<\/p>\n

                              <\/strong><\/h3>\n

                              Receive operation per channel:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

                              \u2022 High gain: 425 dB Typ,
                              \u2022 Low Noise Figure 4.2 dB Typ.
                              \u2022 High Linearity: IIP3 = -8 dBm Typ<\/p>\n

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                              <\/span> Products<\/span><\/a><\/span> 9<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>SLW8308B(BGA) Transceiver for 5.5G\/6G Satcom Application\u00a0 SLW8308B is a CMOS silicon on insulator (SOI), 24GHz to 44GHz, mmWave 5.5G\/6G Satcom beamformer, with IF up\/down conversion and an on-chip frequency synthesizer.The SLW8308B drives 4 horizontal and 4 vertical polarized antennas via independent RFV and RFH bond pads. A 52MHz external […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3533","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/embtechs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/embtechs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/embtechs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/embtechs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/embtechs.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3533"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/embtechs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3885,"href":"https:\/\/embtechs.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3533\/revisions\/3885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/embtechs.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}