World’s first 500Mbaud HSR satellite demodulator chip

STMicroelectronics has announced the world’s first 500Mbaud High-Symbol-Rate (HSR) satellite demodulator chip. STiD135 enables significantly more efficient bandwidth usage and increased throughput in satellite Internet provisioning when deployed with transponders aimed at using the higher frequency bands to send data via Ka-band communication satellites. Compliant with DVB-S2, DVB-S2X and DVB-S2 Annex-M[1], this chip has been designed as part of the French Space Agency (CNES) THD-SAT program, fostering the development of cost-efficient, fast broadband Internet access via High Throughput Satellite (HTS) at a performance equivalent to fiber-optic, ADSL, and 4G networks, taking advantage of the universal accessibility of satellite signals. “The Digital Divide has been clearly identified as an important-to-address societal problem by National and Regional studies such as the European Union’s‘ Digital Agenda” said Eric Benoit, Head of Product Line, Headed Platforms, Consumer Product Division, STMicroelectronics. “A fruit of our collaboration with CNES, the new satellite demodulator chip can deliver useful data throughput of upto600 megabits per second in the Ka band. This represents a valuable step change to what has been available, while simultaneously optimizing the bandwidth efficiency that can be achieved in the lower-frequency Ku band. Together, this will help pave the wa...