White Papers
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Wideband Receiver For 5G, Instrumentation, And ADEF
7/16/2021
From the beginning, one of the biggest challenge to radio designers has been the limitations of bandwidth. Early on, our radio forefathers thought that frequencies above a few hundred kHz were of no value because of detector limitations.
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Integrated Hardened DSP On DAC/ADC ICs Improves Wideband Multichannel Systems
7/16/2021
Over the past several decades, wireless system channel counts and bandwidths have steadily increased. The driving factors for these modern telecommunication, radar, and instrumentation systems are their data rate and overall system performance requirements.
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RF And MW Control Products In Silicon
5/10/2021
There are inherent advantages of silicon technology are benefits of Analog Devices’ new RF and microwave (MW) switch and attenuator products implemented in advanced silicon process, when compared to legacy counterparts using gallium-arsenide (GaAs). This paper provides highlights on features and key performance parameters of the new switch and attenuator products.
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Revolution And Evolution In Frequency Synthesis
5/10/2021
This white paper dives into revolution and evolution in frequency synthesis, explaining how pll/vco technology has increased performance, decreased size, and simplified design cycle.
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Power-Up Phase Determinism Using Multichip Synchronization Features In Integrated Wideband DACs And ADCs
4/26/2021
A successful MCS process has been demonstrated using four Analog Devices’ AD9081 MxFETM ICs as the backbone of the subarray. This work is pertinent to any multichannel system present in any phased array radar, electronic warfare, instrumentation, or 5G platform.
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IC Integration Enables Flat-Panel Phased Array Antenna Design
4/22/2021
Advances in semiconductor technology have enabled the proliferation of phased array antenna across the industry. This shift away from the mechanically steered antenna to the active electronically scanned antenna (AESA) began years ago in military applications, but has rapidly advanced more recently in satcom on-the-move and 5G communications.
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Bits To Beams: RF Technology Evolution For 5G Millimeter Wave Radios
4/14/2021
As the 5G ecosystem continues to evolve, Analog Devices will continue to bring to bear our leading-edge technologies and signal chain solutions to enable our customers to develop differentiated systems for the emerging 5G millimeter wave market.
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Phased Array Beamforming ICs Simplify Antenna Design
4/12/2021
Wireless communications and radar systems are facing increasing demands on antenna architectures, for example phased array, to improve performance. Many new applications will only be possible with antennas that consume less power in a lower profile than traditional mechanically steered dish antennas.
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GaN Breaks Barriers — RF Power Amplifiers Go Wide And High
4/12/2021
The increasing demand for higher data rates in telecommunications and higher resolution in industrial systems is pushing the frequency of operation higher for their supporting electronics. Many systems operate over a wide frequency, so increased bandwidths are a common request for new designs.
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Phased Array Antenna Patterns — Part 3: Sidelobes And Tapering
8/4/2020
The third article in a three-part series on phased array antenna patterns discusses antenna sidelobes and the effect of tapering across an array. It provides a method to reduce antenna sidelobes at some expense to the antenna gain and main lobe beamwidth.