10-Bit Broadband Data Converter Operates Beyond 35 GHz

A single-channel sampler can operate across L- through to Ka-band, providing up to 6 GHz of instantaneous bandwidth supporting all current radio link needs.
Dec. 12, 2022

This video is part of our electronica 2022 coverage

Teledyne e2v showcased its EV10AS940, the company's latest advanced 10-bit broadband data convertera part of its push into software-defined microwave technologies. Conventional radios still use heterodyning to mix two signal frequencies in a nonlinear mixer. Moving to high-bandwidth direct-conversion devices enables significantly simplified, software-defined receivers with frequency agility. In a major front-end architectural change, the solution employs single-ended design rules for the clock and signal lines; thus, frequency-dependent baluns can be eliminated. 

Frequency planning, signal demodulation, filtering, and front-end design all benefit, and integrated digital-assist features enhance receiver operation. Four independent numerical controlled oscillators enable agile frequency hopping, and a programmable digital downconverter  provides a variety of decimation intervals from 1 to 1,024. The device connects via license-free ESIstream serial links to FPGA-based signal processing, with a multichannel synchronization facility for synchronous sampling across a plurality of devices.

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About the Author

Alix Paultre

Editor-at-Large, Electronic Design

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications in the embedded electronic engineering space. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Also check out his YouTube watch-collecting channel, Talking Timepieces

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