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Analog Devices Press Release - 4/22/2009
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ADI's Integrated Modulator Reduces Component Count w/Industry-Leading
RF Performance for Broadband Satellite Applications
April 22, 2009 -- NORWOOD, Mass.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)-- Adding to its broad portfolio
of RF ICs, Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a world-leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing
applications, today introduced a new highly integrated modulator for broadband satellite communications
applications, such as VSAT (very small aperture terminals). ADI's new
ADRF6750 modulator offers the highest level of
integration and functionality by combining four devices into one small footprint.
Previous broadband
satellite communication designs required a variety of RF ICs to form an IF (intermediate frequency) signal path.
This multi-chip approach took up considerable board space, added system complexity and increased bill-of-materials
costs. ADI's
ADRF6750 modulator saves space, reduces cost, and
lowers complexity by integrating an analog I/Q quadrature modulator, fractional-N PLL (phase locked loop)
synthesizer, VCO (voltage controlled oscillator) and digitally controlled RF attenuator, all within an 8 mm — 8 mm
LFCSP package. It also supports a user-selectable SPI/I2C serial interface that simplifies design and allows
maximum flexibility.
Operating within the 950 MHz to 1575 MHz frequency range and on a single 5-volt power supply, the
ADRF6750 modulator enables 10 Hz frequency
increments, and the integrated output attenuator provides 47 dB output gain control with 1 dB step resolution. The
device also features monitoring-output and output-disable-control capabilities. Furthermore, the
ADRF6750 modulator offers best-in-class RF
performance, including an output compression (P1dB) of 8.5 dBm, output third order intercept (IP3) of 21 dBm and
noise floor of 148 dBc/Hz.
Availability and Pricing
The ADRF6750
modulator is sampling now with volume production scheduled for July 2009. It is available for $5.75 per unit in
1000-unit quantities. For more information, visit:
http://www.analog.com/pr/ADRF6750.
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 power detectors and logarithmic amplifiers; X-Amp®
VGAs; power amplifiers, LNAs and other RF amplifiers, mixers and direct conversion modulator and demodulator
products. For more information, visit:
http://www.analog.com/rf.
X-Amp is a registered trademark and TruPwr is a trademark of Analog Devices, Inc.
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 throughout the industry
as the world leader in data conversion and signal conditioning technology, 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 used in 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.
For more information on ADI's most recent product releases, visit our
Press Release home page.
Contacts
Analog Devices, Inc.
Colleen Cronin
781-937-1622
Colleen.cronin@analog.com
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