Data converters bringing the digital world into
RF microwave range
Download our free white paper to learn some of the design secrets behind the
EV12DS460.
Excerpt:
"Microwave system designers are constantly on the look out to improve performance and attain
higher operating bandwidths. Design simplification and the reduction of power, size and weight
are also desirable; UWB data converters offer significant system simplification for multi-channel
transmit paths. Many component developments have emerged over the last few years that help.
However, few of these have the potential impact of a new digital-to-analog converter (DAC),
the EV12DS460A. Indeed, the novel DAC claims to place complex bandwidth across a huge spectral
range that includes the microwave K-band out to 26.5 GHz.
Initial details of a prototype monolithic microwave IC (MMIC) emerged during last year's
European Microwave IC conference. Early indications showed a product capable of turning in
solid X-band performance (8 to 12 GHz). Subsequently, detailed wide-band testing revealed
that this DAC is capable of lot more than that. The part operates across eight Nyquist zones
with a low noise floor and minimal spurious signal generation."
EV12DS460A - the world's first K-band capable Digital-to-Analog
Converter. This ground breaking DAC provides an analog bandwidth extending beyond 7 GHz facilitating
multi-band, direct digital synthesis up to K-band (26.5 GHz). A flexible 4:1 or 2:1 input
multiplexer enables guaranteed sampling rates up to 6 GSps with the capability to operate
at 7 GSps.
![Teledyne e2V Intros World's First K-Band DAC - RF Cafe](images/teledyne-e2v-k-band-dac-1.jpg)
EV12AS350 - Teledyne e2v's
EV12AS350
is set to be the only 12-bit resolution ADC on the market that combines signal digitization
at 5.4 GSps, input bandwidth in excess of 4.8 GHz and latency as low as 26
clock cycles with a noise of -150 dBm/Hz. Unlike other ADCs on the market, it will be
free of non-harmonic spurs, creating a pure signal for coders to manipulate in a range of
demanding applications.
![Teledyne e2v's EV12AS350 12-bit ADC at 5.4 GSps - RF Cafe](images/teledyne-e2v-k-band-dac-2.jpg)
About Teledyne 2ev
We partner with our customers to improve, save and protect people's lives. Our innovations
lead developments in communications, automation, discovery, healthcare and the environment.
We offer: RF Power solutions for: defense electronic countermeasures, Radar systems, Stellar
satellite communications amplifiers, and missile control safety & arming devices Imaging
solutions, including CCD & CMOS sensors and cameras, for space and earth observation imaging,
and machine imaging. Semiconductor solutions for aerospace & defense, space and industrial
markets requiring: lifecycle management, hi-rel microprocessors, high-speed data converters,
high-reliability ICs with lifetime continuity of supply, manufacturing, assembly and test
services. We employ approximately 1,650 people across 10 countries in Europe, America and
Asia, have annual sales of £220m, and are listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Contact Info:
Darrek Porter Director of Marketing Teledyne Microwave Solutions Office: (404)-368-9714
Mobile: (404)-394-1347 E-mail:
darrek.porter@teledyne.com
Posted August 22, 2017
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