Frequency Synthesizer for Space Applications Accomplished

The frequency synthesizer project SISSI (= SiGe Space Synthesizer) was successfully finished end of 2009. The goal of this publicly funded project was to develop an integrated wideband frequency synthesizer for satellite communications tunable from 8 to 12 GHz. The main target applications are HDTV and internet-via-satellite services such as DVB-RCS. The project was coordinated by Kayser-Threde GmbH and included also the project partners IMST GmbH and IHP GmbH. Support in digital circuit design by Humboldt University Berlin, Informatik, is gratefully acknowledged. This research was funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the German DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt). The results of the work have been summarized in a joint publication (the final publication is available at www.springerlink.com, DOI: 10.1007/s10470-010-9454-z)

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