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SUMMIT3741™

39 GHz Beamforming Front End IC
Operating from 37 GHz to 41 GHz

The Summit3741™ integrates novel power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, T/R switching, beamformers, calibration, gain control, beam table memory, temperature and power telemetry, and high-speed SPI control for a front-end module with optimal partitioning for 5G infrastructure.

The device is suitable for Antenna-in-Package (AiP) implementations, as well as conventional chip-on-board integration through the use of interposers.

SUMMIT3741 also features enhanced and cutting-edge digital integration, uniquely enabled by the GLOBALFOUNDRIES® (GF®) 45RFSOI process, which has inherent advantages over other semiconductor technologies for mmWave applications.

SUMMIT3741 product highlights:

  • Operation from 37 GHz to 41 GHz
  • Four-element dual-polarization TX/RX
  • Independent dual-polarization beam directions
  • Ultra-low TX- and RX-mode power consumption
  • High-power, high efficiency stacked SOI CMOS PAs
  • Low-loss T/R switch for TDD support
  • 6-bit full-360o phase shifting and 0.5dB-step 16dB- range variable gain in each path
  • Fully calibrated for gain/phase matching Across ICs
  • On-chip temperature sensor
  • Gain control for temperature compensation
  • On-chip power sensor for each TX
  • Operates from 1V, 1.8V and 4V power supplies
  • 100MHz SPI with 2048-entry on-chip beam table storage
  • 6-/8-bit chip ID with multiple modes of programming
  • Flip-chip die with 75μm bump size and 200μm bump pitch

Overview of our RFICs and BFICs

NameDescriptionApplication AreaFrequency
Stampede2731Tx analog beamformer, dual beam dual polarization, 4 channels per pol. RF in RF outSATCOM27.5 GHz-31 GHz
Stampede2731LPLow power version of Stampede2731SATCOM27.5 GHz-31 GHz
Blueway1721Rx analog beamformer, dual beam dual polarization, 4 channels per pol. RF in RF outSATCOM17.7 GHz-21.2 GHz
Summit2427e2T2R analog beamformer, dual polarization, 4 Tx/Rx channels per pol. RF in RF out5G, FWA, Radar24.25 GHz-27.5 GHz
Summit2629e2T2R analog beamformer, dual polarization, 4 Tx/Rx channels per pol. RF in RF out5G, FWA, Radar24.25 GHz-29.5 GHz
TRB028012T2R analog beamformer, dual polarization, 16 Tx/Rx channels per pol. Includes UDC and synthesiser in same IC. IF IN, RF out5G, FWA, Radar24.25 GHz-29.5 GHz
Skyline2429e24.25 GHz-29.5 GHz
TRXBF021T1R analog beamformer, 16 Tx/Rx channels. Includes UDC and synthesiser in same IC. IF IN, RF out5G, FWA, Radar24.25 GHz-29.5 GHz
Summit37412T2R analog beamformer, dual polarization, 4 Tx/Rx channels per pol. RF in RF out5G, FWA37 GHz-41 GHz
TRB039012T2R analog beamformer, dual polarization, 16 Tx/Rx channels per pol. Includes UDC and synthesiser in same IC. IF IN, RF out5G, FWA37 GHz-43.5 GHz
TRXBF011T1R analog beamformer for V band, 16 Tx/Rx channels. Includes UDC and synthesiser in same IC. IF IN, RF out5G, FWA, Radar, Track to Train57 GHz-71 GHz