Analog Devices introduced four high-speed data converter products that support signal sampling rates necessary to accommodate multicarrier radio platform requirements for today’s 3G and 4G cellular infrastructure communication standards, including CDMA2000, UMTS/LTE, TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE.
The AD6649 and AD6643 IF diversity receivers and AD9643 and AD9613 high-speed A/D converters complement other receive chain components to simplify control loops and enhance base station receiver sensitivity and dynamic range. When paired with AD’s dual-channel ADL5202 VGA (variable gain amplifier), the AD6649 IF receiver ensures that both weak and strong incoming cellphone call signals are effectively received and processed. The VGA is directly controlled by the AD6649 which can use the 1 dB gain step resolution in a simplified AGC (automatic gain control) loop.
The AD6649 claims to be the industry’s first IF diversity receiver able to monitor the incoming signal power and adjust the VGA gain setting directly without the need for a microprocessor. It integrates many of the functions required for a diversity receive path in a single device, including a low-latency peak detector and an RMS signal power monitor. There is also an integrated DDC (digital down-converter) that includes a 32-bit NCO (numerically controlled oscillator), a decimating half-band filter and an output FIR (finite impulse response) filter that provides an effective band-pass filtering function and reduces the output rate.
The AD6643 is an IF diversity receiver for cost-sensitive applications that integrates two high-performance A/D converters and noise shaping requantiser (NSR) digital blocks. The integrated NSR circuitry allows for improved SNR (signal to noise ratio) performance in a smaller frequency band within the Nyquist bandwidth. With the NSR feature enabled, the outputs of the A/D converters are processed such that the AD6643 supports enhanced SNR performance within a limited portion of the Nyquist bandwidth while maintaining 11-bit output resolution. The NSR block can be programmed to provide a bandwidth of either 22% or 33% of the sample clock.
For wideband, multicarrier wireless communications applications that require only a dual A/D converter function without DDC functionality due to cost or size constraints, there is the AD9643 14-bit A/D converter with sampling speeds up to 250 MSps. It features a multistage, differential pipelined architecture with integrated output error correction logic. Wide bandwidth inputs support a variety of user-selectable input ranges, while an integrated voltage reference eases design considerations. Programming for setup and control are handled using a three-wire, SPI-compatible serial interface. Also available is the 12-bit, pin-compatible AD9613 A/D converter.
For more information contact Stella Homan, Avnet Kopp, +27 (0)11 809 6100, [email protected], www.avnet.co.za
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