Analog Devices’ D/A Converter Improves Television Viewing Experience

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today introduced a D/A converter that brings the future of television to today's home viewers, enabling them to enjoy ultra–high-definition (UHD) and 4K television across more channels at unprecedented streaming and download speeds. The new AD9162 D/A converter represents a breakthrough for the industry because it provides broadband and wireless service operators with the industry’s highest bandwidth and dynamic range to satisfy rising consumer demand for higher quality, always-on data and video streaming without requiring expensive, large-scale architecture or converter design changes.

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The 16-bit, 12-GSPS AD9162 converter’s best-in-class 2.5-GHz bandwidth exceeds the 1.794-GHz optional future requirement specified by the cable industry’s DOCSIS 3.1 standard by nearly 40 percent. The wider bandwidth affords cable operators the ability to plan next-generation network upgrades and capacity expansions without changing converter designs, which reduces product development time and engineering resources.

The AD9162 converter’s industry-best dynamic range (-82-dBc SFDR at -167-dBm/Hz NSD) allows designers to synthesize signals across a wide frequency spectrum from direct-to-RF up to 6 GHz. In wireless applications, this eliminates an IF-to-RF up-conversion stage and local oscillator generation, reducing base station component count, size and power consumption. The AD9162 supports all wireless communications infrastructure protocols (WCDMA, LTE, LTE-A, point-to-point), enabling advanced multiband and multi-standard radio designs.

Additional Features and BenefitsThe AD9162 converter features a 2x interpolator (FIR85) that enables configurations for lower data rates and converter clocking to reduce overall system power and ease filtering requirements. In mix-mode operation, the RF D/A converters can be configured to reconstruct RF carriers in the 2nd and 3rd Nyquist zones up to 7.5 GHz while maintaining exceptional dynamic range.

Product Specifications

 

Product

DDSFrequencyHopping

UpdateRate

Direct RFSynthesis

BasebandMode

NormalMode

Mix-Mode

        
      
      
        
          AD9162
        
        
           
        
        
          NA
        
        
           
        
        
          12 GSPS
        
        
           
        
        
          6 GSPS
        
        
           
        
        
          DC to 2.5 GHz
        
        
           
        
        
          DC to 6 GHz
        
        
           
        
        
          1.5 to 7.5 GHz
        
      
      
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
      
    
    
      
        
          

Pricing and Availability

 

Product

SampleAvailability

FullProduction

Price EachPer 1,000

Packaging

        
      
      
        
          AD9162
        
        
           
        
        
          Now
        
        
           
        
        
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          $150
        
        
           
        
        
          8 mm x 8 mm CSP-BGA

          

11 mm x 11 mm CSP-BGA

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