Xilinx announces new RFSoC devices
On February 21st Xilinx announced new devices aimed for the design of solutions for 5G wireless systems. The announced RFSoC devices will combine existing MPSoC capabilities with integrated ADCs and DACs. The integrated 16nm-based RF data conversion technology includes: Direct RF sampling 12-bit ADCs at up to 4GSPS, with digital down-conversion 14-bit DACs at up to 6.4GSPS, with digital up-conversion Current solutions for SDR are typically based on superhet transceivers. The superhet architecture needs: IF stage including a Local Oscillator for mixing High speed converters, typically needing fast SerDes (JESD204) to interconnect the processing FPGA to the ADC and DAC Direct RF Sampling Receiver - Source: Xilinx Xilinx proposed architecture with integrated DAC and ADC as well as direct RF sampling simplifies and enhances the SDR solution implementation: Reduced noise Reduced power consumption Reduced PCB size and routing complexity As of the date ...
