Ka-Band Beamformer ICs and Panels Introduced by Sivers
Technology Unlocks Next-Gen Phased Array SATCOM Terminals
The general availability of the Cloudchaser beamforming chipset and Maverick antenna-array panels for Ka-band SATCOM ground terminals has been announced by Sivers Semiconductors.
“This marks an important step in supporting scalable, production-ready Ka-band phased array designs.”
Harish Krishnaswamy, Sivers Semiconductors
The Cloudchaser chipset includes the BLUEWAY1721 receive beamforming IC and the STAMPEDE2731/ STAMPEDE2731LP transmit beamforming ICs. Cloudchaser enables electronically steered antenna systems for ground terminals with support for two simultaneous beams. Multi-beam support enables “make-before-break” and two simultaneous links across satellites, orbits and networks. The transmit beamforming IC is offered in two variants, supporting high and medium output power levels. This feature helps customers optimize their user terminal size, configuration complexity and energy footprint.
“Making Cloudchaser and Maverick available for the broad market allows customers to begin evaluating and integrating the technology into next-generation SATCOM terminals,” said Harish Krishnaswamy, Managing Director, Wireless Division at Sivers Semiconductors. “This marks an important step in supporting scalable, production-ready Ka-band phased array designs at a time when strategic demand for our technology is rapidly increasing, both from the European ecosystem as well as worldwide.”
To reduce customer design time, Sivers’ is also making available the Maverick (BFM02701 and BFM02702) Ka-band transmit and receive array panels. The Maverick platform integrates the Cloudchaser chipset with antenna arrays in a compact flat-panel design to simplify development of electronically steered SATCOM terminals.