GNSS Receiver Fits On A Chip

June 30, 2007

Model MAX2769 is a universal, single-chip global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver for Global Positioning System (GPS), Galileo, and GLONASS navigation satellite systems. By achieving a total cascaded noise figure of 1.4 dB, the receiver chip eliminates the need for an external low-noise amplifier (LNA). The chip, which is fabricated on low-lower silicon-germanium (SiGe) BiCMOS process technology, includes a dual-input LNA, image-reject filter, variable-gain amplifier (VGA), voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), fractional-N frequency synthesizer, crystal oscillator, and analog-to-digital converter (ADC). For more information, visit the MAXIM Integrated Products site at: www.maxim-ic.com

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.