— New DirectRF+™ Transceiver
Extension Adds High-speed Digitization of up to Eight RF Inputs and
Eight RF Outputs in 3U VPX Module to Support Next-generation
Defense Systems —
FREDERICK, Md., May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Spectrum Control
Inc. announces a revolutionary new Direct RF extension to
its SCi Blocks family of miniature, modular, and
intelligent RF+Digital™ system building blocks. This new
DirectRF+™ module enables customers to rapidly deploy
configurable mission-ready RF front-ends and high-speed digital
signal conversion with minimal performance risk. Spectrum Control's
unique approach to miniaturizing wideband RF using small-footprint
RF-on-mezzanine and System-in-Packaging (SiP) devices delivers
world class signal conditioning and conversion without
compromise.
The new SCi Blocks RF+Digital module is intended for a wide
range of aerospace and defense applications. The integrated
solution can be deployed in existing and emerging defense platforms
and expands the technology to small platforms, such as UAVs and
expendables. The new module offers user-enabled switching from a
radar mission to a SIGINT gathering mission to Electronic Warfare
(EW) in an all-in-one SOSA-aligned 3U VPX module. The
combination of high-fidelity RF signal handling and integrated
digital conversion offers system developers multi-mission
flexibility and unmatched size/density.
This extension to the company's SOSA-aligned wideband module
platform leverages Altera® Agilex™ 9 FPGAs to
add direct digitization of eight RF inputs and eight RF
outputs at sample rates up to 64 Gsps with ultra-low converter
interface latency. The Altera FPGA provides a step function
improvement in digital modularity and interoperability in RF
systems with the revolutionary inclusion of analog-to-digital
conversion and processing.
"The promise of integrating Altera's Agilex™ 9 SoC
FPGA Direct RF-Series to radically alter the size, weight, power,
and cost (SWaP-C) of future ISR missions in the electromagnetic
spectrum is upon us," said Ian Dunn,
chief technology officer at Spectrum Control. "Our SCi Blocks
family enables the rapid deployment of new wideband RF+Digital
systems. The modularity and channel control of the architecture is
designed to manage the integration of digital and analog
technologies into a high-performance, single-slot solution. As you
shrink critical functions, it opens up the opportunity to use these
SWAP-C improvements to enable new capabilities or support new
mission parameters."
Dunn continued, "Plus, fixed analog and digital functions need
to make room for more software functionality and the growing
application of AI."
"Altera's Agilex™ 9 SoC FPGAs Direct RF-Series enable
partners like Spectrum Control to leverage next generation
technologies to deliver State of the Art (SOTA) technology to the
Defense Industrial Base at an accelerated pace," said John Sotir, Senior Director Military, Aerospace,
and Government Business Unit, Altera.
About Altera® Agilex™ 9 SoC FPGA Direct
RF-Series
The Altera Direct RF Series FPGAs wideband system solutions offer
integrated data converters with high sample rates up to 64 Gsps,
wide radio frequency (RF) input bandwidth of up to 36 GHz, and FPGA
programmability. All this in a single package, providing
significant size, weight, power, and cost (SWaPC) as well as low
RF-to-baseband latency advantages. This integration allows
instantaneous bandwidths of up to 32 GHz and frequency agility in
small packages.
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About the SCi Blocks Family
Spectrum Control's SCi Blocks (pronounced "sky blocks") RF+Digital
architecture revolutionizes how RF is integrated into digital
defense systems. Platform elements include SiPs, RF-on-mezzanine
and SOSA-aligned 3U OpenVPX modules. Each offers a dramatic
reduction in size, weight, and power (SWaP) and an open-standard
digital interface for tuning, monitoring, & control, and vastly
simplified system integration. Visit spectrumcontrol.com/sci-blocks
for more information
About Spectrum Control
Ensuring highly reliable and high-fidelity radio signal
transmission can be the difference between life and death in
mission-critical applications. Spectrum Control offers the world's
most comprehensive portfolio of high reliability products for
controlling that electromagnetic spectrum: components, IMAs,
subsystems, RF+Digital blocks, and custom solutions. The company is
leveraging its design and manufacturing prowess to create
disruptive new products that deliver revolutionary size and
performance advantages. Leading companies and governments trust
Spectrum Control to help them design, engineer, and build the
devices and solutions that connect and protect our world.
RF+, RF+Digital, DirectRF+, and SCi Blocks are trademarks of
Spectrum Control Inc.
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