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- 1. EuMW Space and Defense Mark Moffat Peregrine Semiconductor Europe Managing Director
- 2. Peregrine: Solving the World’s Toughest RF Challenges Fabless semiconductor company • Pioneered use of CMOS SOI for RF • Performance on par with GaAs, with all the Peregrine Semiconductor Proprietary 2 benefits of CMOS • Perfected technology over 25 years Serving multiple end-markets • Leading innovator in the mobile handset space • Bringing RF innovation to aerospace, automotive test & measurement and other industrial markets • Initial Public Offering August 2012 • Headquarters in San Diego, CA • 300+ employees
- 3. Company Overview: Driving the RF SOI Revolution Mobile High Performance Analog (HPA) Intellectual Property Rights 3 Global 1
- 4. Snapshot: EuMW Space & Defense 2012 Peregrine Semiconductor Proprietary 4
- 5. Expanding Opportunities for RADAR: Even since 2012 Cosmo SkyMed TX_IN RX_IN Military SAR Radar Space X Band SAR – Earth Observation Proposed CASA RADAR Ground Weather Radar Peregrine Semiconductor Proprietary 5 Commercial Airborne Radar Storm Tracking Existing NEXRAD Prototype Peregrine Semiconductor Proprietary 2 Serial Bus Interface CLK DATA EN VDD VSS RX_OUT TX_OUT
- 6. Why mmwave on UltraCMOS® Technology 768 483 UltraCMOS® Standard CMOS Results in High Linearity Microwave blocks UltraCMOS® Technology UltraCMOS® Integration 391 345 179 1000 RonCoff 100 20% Improvement Target 253 Production Release Year 113 Cgd Drain Gate Bulk Cgs Cbd gdb gbs Cbs gm gds Cgb rd rs Source The small signal model is simplified with the removal of the shaded elements associated with the bulk node. UltraCMOS® • Insulating substrate • CMOS Digital, Analog, RF • Logic functions • High yielding • High ESD rating • Processed in multiple fabs UltraCMOS® Linearity • High Q insulating substrate • Allows RF Integration • High Q passives (L/C) • Lange Couplers • Wilkinson Combiners • RF Hybrids
- 7. Example of Microwave Distributed Structures • Lange Physical Length = 1600 um • Line width = 7 um, Line separation = 9 um • EM Simulated over DC to 100 GHz ( phase S21-phase S31 ) deg Frequency (GHz) 7 P1 P3 P4 P2 Magnitude Balance dB(S21) dB(S31) Frequency (GHz) Return Loss dB(S33) dB(S22) dB(S11) Frequency (GHz)
- 8. Integration of Microwave Elements • Integration of high performance coupler structures relies on a low loss substrate • UltraCMOS loss tan is < 0.00014 @ 19 GHz - Better than Alumina at 0.0012 • Capability can be used in other distributed circuits • Wilkinson power dividers • Broad band baluns 8 7um W&S
- 9. PE82670 – Introducing the first Peregrine core-chip Peregrine Semiconductor Proprietary 9 TX_IN Part # RF Freq (GHz) DSA Bits RX_IN Phase Shift bits Insertion loss (dB) Isolation (dB) Package Export Status Release Status PE82670 9.0-10.1 6 6/10 14 50 Bare die UK AS – Feb 15 FP – Jul 15 Die on Test Board Monolithic solution Built on UltraCMOS ® Silicon-on-sapphire technology Accurate Reliable Repeatable performance, chip to chip, lot to lot, for the lifetime of your product Serial Bus Interface CLK DATA EN VDD VSS RX_OUT TX_OUT
- 10. Current Performance – Phase range Peregrine Semiconductor Proprietary 10
- 11. Phase and amplitude adjustment PHASE ADJUSTMENT ON LINEAR SCALE - 10.6 GHZ (+90 DEG FOR CLARITY) - 9.6 GHZ - 8.6 GHZ (-90 DEG FOR CLARITY) Peregrine Semiconductor Proprietary 11 AMPLITUDE ADJUSTMENT (DB)
- 12. Isolation –Key Performance Parameter TX_IN TO RX_OUT ISOLATION BLUE TRACE – SIMULATED PCB RED TRACE – MEASURED PCB LOWER TRACES – DE-EMBEDDED DIE PERFORMANCE Peregrine Semiconductor Proprietary 12
- 13. In Summary • Peregrine discussed these concepts back in 2012 • Since 2012, we have developed fundamental MMIC design capabilities • Successfully developed an X-Band core chip • Implemented multiple functions on a single die Peregrine Semiconductor Proprietary 13 • MMIC design elements: Lange Coupler • RF design elements: Tx/Rx switches • Analog Design elements: Voltage regulation • Digital elements: Control interface • Performance that matches or exceeds that of existing solutions • Peregrine has now shown that UltraCMOS® technology is a viable solution for integrated high-frequency products
- 14. Thank You NASDAQ: PSMI psemi.com