F6501

Preliminary Ku-Band SATCOM Transmitter IC 12.5GHz to 15GHz F6501 Preliminary Short-Form Datasheet Description The F6501 is an 8-channel transmitter (TX) silicon IC designed using a SiGe BiCMOS process for Ku-Band SATCOM phased array applications. The core IC has 360° 6-bit phase control coupled with 35dB 6-bit gain control on each channel to achieve fine beam steering and gain compensation between radiating channels. The device has a 25dB nominal gain and 13dBm OP1dB. The core chip achieves an RMS phase error of 3° and an RMS gain error of 0.4dB over the frequency of operation. The typical total power consumption is 1.4W (175mW per channel) at OP1dB. Competitive Advantage  High integration  Orthogonality of phase and amplitude control  Advanced Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) with 4 state memory  Superior channel-to-channel isolation  Minimal footprint Typical Applications  Ku-Band SATCOM  Aerospace and Maritime  Weather Radar  Beam Steering  Test a...