STMicroelectronics Migrates Chips to Advanced 45nm CMOS RF Technology

(Business News & Technology News, 11 Dec 2007)

STMicroelectronics has successfully manufactured the first functional devices to be built using the CMOS 45nm Radio Frequency (RF) technology. This leading-edge technology will be essential for next-generation WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) applications.

Manufactured on 300mm silicon wafers at Crolles, France, the prototype System-on-Chip (SoC) devices integrate a complete functional chain from the initial detection of the RF signal to the output of digital data ready for subsequent processing. These prototypes deliver state-of-the-art performance and density—only 0.45 square mm for the low noise amplifier, mixer, analog-digital converter and filtering working at 1.1V.

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