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Akronic, P.C.

Akronic, P.C. is a leading semiconductor IP provider that specializes in RF and mm-Wave IC design. Their expertise encompasses high-frequency subsystems of wireless radio transceivers, utilizing advanced CMOS and BiCMOS processes. The company is well-versed in both device modeling and chip layout, achieving optimal performance in noise reduction, power output, and linearity. Their meticulous attention to electromagnetic simulation and packaging ensures their solutions align closely with real-world measurements. Akronic is committed to pushing the boundaries of integrated circuit design by employing sophisticated circuit topologies and maintaining minimal power consumption while utilizing the smallest possible silicon area. The company prides itself on its ability to deliver first-silicon success through its custom-made passive components, robust design methodology, and comprehensive parasitic extraction. Akronic’s design approach is honed by their emphasis on process-aware parasitic extraction and stability considerations. They harness advanced 3D electromagnetic simulation techniques to fine-tune chip-to-PCB transitions, ensuring precise supply and ground routing. At Akronic, they focus on converting customer requirements into tangible silicon solutions with applications spanning telecom and radar sensors. They possess extensive experience in developing integrated wireless transceivers, particularly in the mm-Wave frequency domain, which leads to frequent adoption of their chips in production. Akronic’s commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction ensures they remain at the forefront of RF and mm-Wave IC design services. Read more

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Analog/Mixed-Signal IC

Akronic specializes in designing state-of-the-art analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits. Their extensive experience covers all essential building blocks used in modern telecom and radar transceiver radios. Akronic's portfolio includes low-pass filters, often utilizing Leapfrog, OPAMP, or Gm-C architectures. These incorporate sophisticated configurations like Chebyshev or Butterworth to achieve high cut-off frequencies exceeding 1GHz. Their ICs also encompass base-band functions such as bandgap voltage references and gain-control operations, ensuring precise signal management. The company's expertise extends to high-speed signal converters, featuring both switched-capacitor and current-source DACs, along with advanced ADC designs like successive-approximation and time-interleaved architectures. Additionally, Akronic's frequency synthesis capabilities embody both fractional and integer-N PLL technologies, complete with multi-modulus prescalers and loop filters. Their focus on minutiae extends through aspects like VCO design, including innovative drivers and multiplexing solutions, making their analog and mixed-signal ICs a hallmark of advanced integrated design. Akronic integrates power-efficient designs with meticulous attention to signal integrity and stability. They provide linear-in-dB or stepped gain-control mechanisms and boast advanced AGC and ALC loop designs. Their emphasis on advanced compensation techniques, like LO leakage control, ensures optimal real-world performance, reinforcing Akronic’s authority in analog and mixed-signal innovation.

Akronic, P.C.
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Samsung, TSMC
1000nm
A/D Converter, Amplifier, Analog Comparator, Analog Subsystems, Coder/Decoder, D/A Converter, PLL
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mmW-IC Wireless Transceivers

Akronic stands out in the design of mmW-IC wireless transceivers, optimized for both telecom and radar sensor applications. Leveraging a solid understanding of the mm-Wave spectrum, the company has produced numerous complete integrated transceiver solutions. These designs are often customized to CMOS and BiCMOS processes, ensuring high-frequency operation across a vast range from 6 to 120 GHz. The company's mmW-IC transceivers are geared towards high-speed communication applications such as backhaul and fronthaul systems. They deliver efficient wireless connections at frequencies like 30GHz and 39GHz, and extend their capabilities to unlicensed 60GHz bands for Gbps wireless links. Akronic’s engineering solutions efficiently accommodate E-band wireless links at 71-76GHz and 81-86GHz, including extremely high-frequency operations at 120GHz for multi-Gbps communications. In the radar sensor realm, Akronic employs its mmW expertise for advanced FMCW radar transceivers ideal for automotive applications and high-resolution sensing technologies. The ICs can support various imaging and radar frequencies, such as 77-81GHz, which is crucial for automotive radar, establishing Akronic’s leadership in innovative mmW wave transceiver design and deployment.

Akronic, P.C.
19 Views
Samsung, TSMC
1000nm
Bluetooth, RF Modules, W-CDMA
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RF & mm-Wave IC

Akronic's RF and mm-Wave integrated circuits are at the forefront of high-frequency subsystem designs for wireless radio transceivers. They operate over a wide range of frequencies from a few MHz to up to 100GHz. With a profound engineering approach, the company optimizes its circuit topology choices to enhance performance attributes such as noise reduction, output power, and linearity, while limiting power consumption. This strategy ensures minimal silicon footprint with maximum operational efficiency. The company excels in designing DC and single sideband (SSB) up/down conversion mixers, employing both active and passive components. Their ICs also feature essential RF elements like variable gain amplifiers and low noise amplifiers, which are critical for radio transceiver applications. The inclusion of VCOs, power detectors, and sophisticated LO generation tools rounds out a comprehensive RF and mm-Wave offer. Akronic's methodologies involve sophisticated supply and ground routing, and thorough internal de-coupling strategies. Their extensive use of electromagnetic simulations and a special 3D EM simulation approach guarantee a high correlation between simulations and intermediate results. This careful alignment ensures Akronic's RF and mm-Wave ICs deliver unparalleled functionality and integration for client applications.

Akronic, P.C.
18 Views
Samsung, TSMC
1000nm
Amplifier, PLL, RF Modules
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