Integrated Circuit Development for X-Band Communications

Pacific Monolithics, Inc.

Sunnyvale, CA

Small, reliable, gallium arsenide integrated circuits that provide continuous modulation for X-band satellite communications

• Produced reliable, small size modulator capable of continuous, linear, bi-phase and quadriphase modulation with low loss and well controlled phase performance
• Established workability of design with computer-aided circuit space environment simulation

• Improved production capabilities for GaAs integrated circuits have supported company’s progress in manufacturing devices for wireless communication market

• The integrated circuits for deep space communications have flown on several NASA missions

Return to NASA SBIR Success Listings