EDN

Direct RF-Sampling ADCs

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – July 11, 2011 – National Semiconductor Corp. today introduced a family of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that are the industry’s first to directly sample RF signals beyond 2 ...
EDN

Direct-Sampling DACs in Theory and Application

High-speed digital-to-analog converters (DACs) with high resolution in the 12- to 14-bit range enable new types of transmitter designs that employ a direct modulation scheme. In such designs, the ...
Electronic Design

Extending RF’s Boundaries via Direct Data Sampling in the Ka-band

How and why f max hit a wall at the 28-nm node. Progress in RF signal-chain innovation will come not on ASICs but on FPGAs. Developments in direct data-conversion devices will pave the way to SDM air ...
Aviation Week

MDA Space Says Ka-band Array Saves Money, Power With Direct Sampling

MDA Space says it demonstrated a Ka-band direct radiating array using direct sampling. In a July 9 announcement, the Montreal-based company claims the direct sampling configuration is an industry ...
Electronic Design

Fast ADC Facilitates Direct RF Sampling at Higher Frequencies

The critical component in all digital communications receivers is the analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The ADC sampling rate, bandwidth, and noise tolerance establishes the specifications and ...