The STMicroelectronics STA011 is an L-band RF front-end IC for digital radio. The document describes it as a single-chip receiver for satellite and terrestrial digital radio, built with STMicroelectronics BiCMOS6G high-speed technology and supplied in a TQFP44 package. It is a super-heterodyne tuner with low IF output, an RF image rejection mixer, integrated RF and IF VCOs, and integrated synthesizers.
The front-end uses a double-conversion receiver architecture and includes the RF functions up to low IF, managing signals to and from the baseband. It has an I2C-bus slave control interface and operates from an unregulated 2.7 to 3.3 V supply. The document covers pin descriptions, electrical specifications, functional description, the I2C-bus interface, programming specifications, an evaluation board, and package information.
| Supply voltage | 2.7 to 3.3 V (unregulated) |
|---|---|
| Package | TQFP44 (10 x 10 x 1.4 mm) |
| Technology | BiCMOS6G |
| Receiver architecture | Super-heterodyne tuner with low IF output |
| IF VGA gain range | 4 dB |
| Integrated oscillators | RF and IF VCOs |
The STA011 is an RF IC for a single-chip satellite and terrestrial digital radio receiver.
The STA011 is supplied in a TQFP44 package.
It operates from an unregulated 2.7 to 3.3 V supply.
It uses a double-conversion receiver architecture.