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In February 2017, AMD/ Xilinx® announced the introduction of a new technology called RFSoC. The proposition was simple; add RFclass analog to digital and digital to analog data converters to Xilinx’s already powerful MPSoC, ARM processor enhanced family of high performance FPGAs. AMD’s new RFSoC brings a powerful and unique solution for addressing some of the most demanding requirements of high bandwidth and high channel count systems. This paper compares RFSoC to current trends in A/D and D/A converters, and the strategies for getting the most performance out of this new family of FPGAs.
Read this white paper to learn:
- What is RFSoC?
- How RFSoC reduces size, weight and power on a component level
- How RFSoC reduces cost for applications such as MIMO antennas and multi-function phased array radars
- Design considerations for data converter interfaces
- Overcoming Hardware design challenges with RFSoC
- Zynq Ultrascale+ RFSoC product lines
- AMD/Xilinx software and IP design roadmap
- Board support packages and FPGA design kit options to speed development and deployment
