Component
École Nationale Supérieure d'Électrotechnique d'Électronique
Objectives
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
• Implement design methods for complex telecommunications systems that must meet electrical performance criteria.
• Define a system architecture and analyze its performance.
• Develop equipment by applying RF integrated circuit design methods.
Description
Course by S. George, Thales Alenia Space:
General information about satellites:
Satellite missions
Telecommunications payload architecture:
Equipment
Technologies
Future developments: Flexible payloads
Impact on equipment and technologies
Application BE:
Development of satellite payload architecture using COTS (Components On The Shelf) components that must meet the following criteria: gain, noise figure, and linearity
Design of equipment (VGA: Voltage Gain Amplifier) using 12GHz MMIC technology.