Transversal Radio Frequency Filter Integrated Circuit (TRAFFIC)

Abstract

TRAFFIC is a general-purpose, high-performance transversal filter monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) in silicon germanium (SiGe) for direct-throughput processing of RF signals in the microwave and millimeter wave spectrum. This technology is a central component necessary to advance the emerging class of systems that perform analog signal processing, with the promise of greatly reducing the SWaP of RF front-ends while providing broadband instantaneous reconfigurability and multi-function RF capability. This core technology is expected to accomplish a diverse set of tasks, including tunable RF front-end filtering, pre-linearization of signals for amplifier saturation compensation, and direct throughput matched filtering. These capabilities are critical for a number of EW and communications applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 25, 2019
Accession Number
AD1075615

Entities

People

  • Adilson S. Cardoso
  • Christopher T. Coen
  • Douglas R. Denison
  • John D. Cressler
  • Moon-Kyu Cho
  • Nelson E. Lourenco

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • 5G Wireless Networks
  • Amplifiers
  • Attenuation
  • Circuits
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Gain
  • Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Microwave Integrated Circuits
  • Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits
  • Radio Frequency
  • Semiconductors
  • Simulations

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • 5G - DoD 5G Program
  • 5G - Internet of Things