Analog Devices introduces wideband RF transceiver for base-station developers

Analog Devices Inc. has introduced a new wideband transceiver within its RadioVerse design and technology ecosystem. The ADRV9026 is designed to support base-station applications including single and multistandard 3G/4G/5G macrocell base stations as well a massive MIMO (M-MIMO) and small-cell systems. The ADRV9026, ADI’s fourth-generation wideband RF

transceiver, offers quad-channel integration with the lowest power, smallest size common-platform solution, the company said. The new software-defined transceiver supports both frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD) standards, simplifying design and reducing system power, size, weight, and costs for 3G/4G/5G applications.

The RadioVerse design and technology ecosystem offers a one-stop radio design environment focused on simplifying the radio development process for a range of markets and applications. The RadioVerse ecosystem includes rapid prototyping platforms, chip-level evaluation systems, simulation tools, and development kits as well as a global partnership network that provides multiple levels of design support. More information is available at www.analog.com/RadioVerse.

The ADRV9026 is available in a 14-mm x 14-mm BGA package. Key features include

· quad-channel transmitters and receivers with dual-channel observation receivers,

· 650-MHz to 6,000-MHz LO frequency,

· 200-MHz maximum receiver/transmitter bandwidth,

· 450-MHz maximum observation receiver/transmitter synthesis bandwidth, and

· Multichip phase synchronization for all local oscillators and baseband clocks.