RF+ Systems-in-Package

Complete platform for mixed signal integration in small surface-mount packages: high fidelity RF signal conditioning, power supply & distribution, and digital tuning, command & control.

Fully embedded, system-ready solutions

  • Miniaturization and integration of system functions saves valuable board space without compromising performance

  • Pre-engineered system blocks significantly reduce engineering time

  • Volume-ready surface mount solutions simplify manufacturing and qualification

Applications include wireless comms, test & measurement, and aerospace & defense.

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Overview mmWave Block Converters 32 GHz Quad Clock Gen Custom SiPs

Highly Integrated, Miniature Solutions

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Software-definable RF+ system blocks reduce the size and complexity of today's RF+Digital systems

  • Miniature and integrated
  • Software-instrumented
  • Dramatically reduced cost and development time
  • No performance trade-offs

The Smarter Way to Build RF+Digital Systems

Simplified design and rapid development. Each SIP saves you thousands hours of engineering time across multiple disciplines from RF to digital engineering, from mechanical to process engineering. We do the hard work of designing, qualifying, purchasing, assembling and testing the dozens components that make up each SiP. The result is a plug-and-play approach to critical sections of your block diagram. Leverage our unparalleled RF and subsystem engineering capability to save time and cost.

Software-instrumentation for tuning and control. These SiPs offer a digital-ready interface for easy integration into your system. Use our embedded FPGA-based control architecture to build sophisticated configuration profiles to maintain device performance across wide frequency ranges and different signal attenuation requirements. All this functionality, on-board, at a very low power signature.

Unified power regulation, power conversion, and power routing.​​​​​​ Spectrum Control SiPs handles all of the power management for the integrated components with one or two low-voltage power inputs, depending on the device.

Streamlined component sourcing. We select the best-performing component parts, pre-characterize them, model the system performance, build, test and tune. Instead of you sourcing 30 or 40 discrete parts you purchase these integrated system blocks from us.

MAE Innovators Award 2024 Platinum

The Military + Aerospace Electronics Innovators Awards honors developers of the most influential enabling technologies for aerospace and defense applications. These technologies actually solve design problems, often for which there was no known solution before or where the challenge was particularly difficult.
Awards range from platinum, the highest, to the gold awards, and finally to the silver awards -- and are based on recommendations from an independent panel of industry judges.

mmWave Block Converter SiPs

New RF+ SiP family offers high-fidelity millimeter wave block conversion in a high-volume package. Extend the frequency range of your existing 2-18 GHz system or design a new system that operates in the 18-40 GHz bands with small footprint and high performance.

These are single-channel (up or down) block converters that can be integrated to deliver receive and/or transmit functions.

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18-40 GHz DownConverter 

Down-converts wideband mmWave signals (18 - 40 GHz) into standard 2-18 GHz bands

Part Number SCRS-00-1001

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Overview

  • Two-channel millimeter wave block downconverter (BDC)

    • Channel 1 input: 18-26 GHz

    • Channel 2 input:  26-40 GHz

  • Integrated digital gateway with parallel or serial control of:

    • Filter Bands

    • Amplifier Gain

    • Digital Attenuators

    • Regulators (ON/OFF, Sequencing)

    • RF Detector ​Thresholds

    • Temperature

  • On-board memory provides storage capacity for calibration data allowing for
    optimal performance over wide temperature ranges

  • Integrated power supply generated from +/- 9 VDC

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18-40 GHz UpConverter 

Up-converts standard 2-18 GHz bands into mmWave signals (18 - 40 GHz)

Part Number SCRS-00-1003

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Overview

  • Two-channel millimeter wave block upconverter (BUC)

    • Channel 1 output: 18-26 GHz

    • Channel 2 output:  26-40 GHz

  • Integrated power supply generated from a single +9VDC input
    and a separate +5VDC supply for direct output PA bias and control

  • Integrated digital gateway with customizable parallel or serial interface to control
    and provide status of

    • Filter Bands

    • Amplifier Gain

    • Digital Attenuators

    • Regulators (ON/OFF, Sequencing)

    • RF Detector Thresholds

    • Temperature

  • On-board memory provides storage capacity for calibration data to support
    optimal performance over wide temperature ranges

  • Designed for high volume production and  optimized to minimize supply chain risk

  • US-manufactured and sourced

  • Custom configurations available

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32 GHz Clock for Direct Sampling

New RF+ SiP delivers quad-output, low jitter, 32 GHz clock generation with simplified clock management for high-speed direct sampling architectures in a high-volume, plug-and-play package. A cost-effective solution for rapid development, pe-engineered and tested for maximum performance.

Part Number SCRS-00-1004

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  • mmWave Clock Generation

    • Low Additive Phase Noise 32 GHz Clock Generation for 64 GSPS Systems

    • Quad Output CLKEXT Differential Clocks (at 32GHz)

    • Proprietary Balun Filter

    • Includes the TI LMX1204 JESD Buffer/Multiplier/Divider

  • Integrated Power Supply

    • Generated from external +9VDC and +3.3VDC inputs

  • Digital Gateway with Parallel or Serial Control to control and provide status of

    • Digital attenuator

    • LMX1204 serial control access

      • Selectable CKREF signal types (e.g. LVPECL)

      • Level control

      • Divide/multiply ratios

    • Regulators (ON/OFF for power saving)

    • Temperature status

  • ​​​Small footprint

    • 20 mm x 44 mm

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Custom SiPs

Leverage our design, simulation, and manufacturing platform to produce high performance, ultra-small, surface-mount integrated microwave assemblies (IMAs)..

  • Integration-ready with software interface
  • Innovative material science and packaging technology
  • Proven, repeatable miniaturization technology and processes
  • Wideband and high frequency expertise
  • Low NRE
  • Rapid turnaround time from concept to production
  • Cost-effective—designed for volume

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Examples include:

Wideband RF Front End

X-Band RF Front End

Switched Filter Banks

Frequency Converters

Power Amplifiers

Get the RF+ SiP solution that is right for you

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The RF+ SiP platform is designed to offer standard products as well a fully custom implementations, designed specifically to your requirements, with low NRE.

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