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Analog Devices Press Release - May 10, 2010
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Analog Devices Introduces Low-Power Radio Frequency Prescalers
Complementing ADI’s industry-leading PLL synthesizers, the ADF500x RF prescaler circuits operate up to 18 GHz
with very low power consumption.
 NORWOOD,
Mass.--( BUSINESS WIRE)--
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a global leader in
high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing applications and leading provider of RF ICs (radio frequency
integrated circuits), announced today the availability of new
RF prescaler circuits for a variety of applications, including point-to-point radios, VSATs (very small
aperture terminals) and microwave communication systems. A prescaler is a circuit that generates an output signal
related to an input signal by a fractional scale factor. Designed using ADI’s industry-leading RF and PLL (phase
locked loop) synthesizer design expertise, the
ADF500x RF prescalers offer the industry’s highest performance for a fixed divide ratio of 2, 4 or 8 and can
operate to 18 GHz with very low power consumption.
Using a nominal 3-V supply, the ADF500x devices have differential 100 Ω RF outputs that allow a direct
interface to the differential RF inputs of ADI’s PLL products. This launch of the ADF500x series of products
includes three new devices: the
ADF5000 divide-by-2 prescaler;
ADF5001 divide-by-4 prescaler and
ADF5002 divide-by-8 prescaler.
ADF500x Prescaler Features and Benefits:
Divide by
2, 4 or 8 options
Integrated RF de-coupling capacitors
Low power consumption: active mode at 30 mA and
power down mode at 7 mA
Low phase noise at -150 dBc/Hz
Single DC supply that is +3V compatible with ADI’s
extensive offering of
PLLs
Pricing, Availability, Tools and Complementary Products
The ADF500x RF prescalers are available now in 3 mm x 3 mm LFCSP packaging and are priced at $6.97
per unit in 10,000-unit quantities. They complement ADI’s wide range of
PLL products and are supported by ADI’s popular
ADIsimPLL™, a free downloadable design tool available at
http://www.analog.com/adisimpll
that enables the rapid and reliable evaluation of high-performance PLL products by performing simulations of all
key performance variables. More information, including complete data sheets, is available at
http://www.analog.com/pr/adf5000.
ADI’s RF IC Portfolio Covers Entire RF Signal Chain
Using a unique combination of design skills, system understanding and process technologies, Analog
Devices offers the broadest portfolio of RF ICs covering the entire RF signal chain from industry-leading
high-performance RF function blocks to highly integrated WiMAX and short-range, single-chip transceiver solutions.
The RF function blocks include DDS and PLL synthesizers; TruPwr™ rms power detectors and logarithmic amplifiers;
X-Amp® VGAs; power amplifiers, LNAs and other RF amplifiers, mixers and direct conversion modulator and
demodulator products. These products are supported by a wide range of free design tools to ease the development of
RF systems. For more information, visit:
http://www.analog.com/pr/RF.
About Analog Devices, Inc.
Innovation, performance, and excellence
are the cultural pillars on which Analog Devices has built one of the longest-standing, highest-growth companies
within the technology sector. Acknowledged industry-wide as the world leader in data-conversion and
signal-conditioning technologies, Analog Devices serves over 60,000 customers, representing virtually all types of
electronic equipment. Celebrating over 40 years as a leading global manufacturer of high-performance integrated
circuits for analog- and digital-signal processing applications, Analog Devices is headquartered in Norwood,
Massachusetts, with design and manufacturing facilities throughout the world. Analog Devices' common stock is
listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “ADI” and is included in the S&P 500 Index.
http://www.analog.com
Follow ADI on Twitter at
http://www.twitter.com/ADI_News.
Contact
Analog Devices, Inc.
Colleen Cronin
781-937-1622
Colleen.cronin@analog.com
Posted 5/6/2010 |
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