Silicon integrated circuits for space applications

Within this special session paper we present a selection of our designed and prototyped silicon integrated circuits realized in SiGe BiCMOS technology at 10 GHz and 35 GHz. The circuits have been prototyped within European Space Agency contracts that SIRC implements as well as in an NCBiR project. The ICs, prototyped in IHP SG25V and SG13S technologies, have been mounted as chip on board and measured for their parameters. In this paper, we show a selection of circuit designs, prototyped ICs, mounting and achieved measurement results.