Ipx-551

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| Metric | IPX‑551 | Conventional SiGe LNA‑Mixer (e.g., ADI AD9375) | Prior Photonic Receiver (e.g., H. Liu 2022) | |--------|---------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| | NF (dB) | 2.1 | 3.5–4.2 | 3.0–4.5 | | SFDR (dB·Hz²⁄³) | 115 | 108 | 110 | | Bandwidth (GHz) | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | | Power (mW) | 180 | 350 | 260 | | Integration level | Full SoC (photonic + ADC + DSP) | Mixed‑signal board | Photonic chip + external ADC | IPX-551

IPX‑551 outperforms existing electronic front‑ends in NF and SFDR while consuming ~50 % less power. Compared with earlier photonic prototypes, the IPX‑551 achieves a 30 % reduction in chip area (≈ 3 mm²) and eliminates the need for an external high‑speed ADC, thanks to the monolithic SAR ADC. | Question | Why it matters | Your

The IPX‑551 leverages a silicon‑nitride (Si₃N₄) waveguide platform with a core thickness of 400 nm and a propagation loss of < 0.2 dB/cm, enabling low‑loss (>30 dB) optical routing across the chip. The DP‑MZM uses a lithium‑niobate on insulator (LNOI) thin film bonded to the Si₃N₄ waveguide, providing high electro‑optic efficiency without compromising CMOS compatibility. | Metric | IPX‑551 | Conventional SiGe LNA‑Mixer (e

The –3 dB RF bandwidth measured from S₂₁ is 4.5 GHz, comfortably covering a full 5G NR carrier (up to 400 MHz) plus adjacent channels for carrier aggregation.