The AD9088 from Analog Devices is a Highly Integrated Mixed Signal Front-End Transceiver. It is well suited for applications that require both wideband ADCs and DACs to process signal (s) having wide instantaneous bandwidth. This front-end consists of a 16-bit DAC with a sampling rate of 16 Giga Samples per second (GSPS) and a 12-bit ADC with a sampling rate of 8 GSPS. It integrates eight transmit and receive channels and also supports a bypass mode that allows full bandwidth capability of the ADC and/or DAC cores to bypass the DSP datapaths. This front-end is equipped with low latency loopback and frequency hopping modes targeted at phased-array radar systems and electronic warfare applications. It consumes 14 to 20 W of power.
This mixed signal front-end device consists of a 48 lane, 32.5 Gbps, JESD204C or 20 Gbps JESD204B data transceiver port, an on-chip clock multiplier, and a digital signal processing (DSP) functionality for either wideband or multi-band, direct-to-RF applications. It also includes programmable FIR filters for transmit/receive chains and can be controlled using serial interfaces such as SPI, HSCI, and GPIO. This device contains downstream protection circuitry for the power amplifier and an on-chip temperature monitoring unit to prevent thermal breakdown. It is available in a ball grid array (BGA) package that measures 24 x 26 mm and is ideal for electronic test and measurement systems, microwave point-to-point, E-band, 5G mmWave, and satellite applications.
