SP Devices Introduces High-Performance MTCA.4 µTCA Products
In this issue we are pleased to announce the introduction of a new form
factor - MTCA.4 µTCA. All our ADQ V6 family members are now available in
this new form factor.
Supporting Multi-Channel Data Capture With MTCA.4 µTCA
With family members SDR14, Micro-TCAADQ412, and
ADQ1600
the ADQ V6 digitizer family offers a wide range of sampling rates and
vertical resolution. With the introduction of the
MTCA.4 µTCA form factor the synchronization and
multi-channel capabilities of the family is extended, making it an ideal
solution for data acquisition in for example big physics.
The newly introduced MTCA.4 µTCA device provides standard
digitizer functions which are already well established on the other
existing form factors, PCIe, PXIe, and USB. In addition, the
MTCA.4 µTCA digitizer offers a number of additional
hardware connectors for custom data links that can be accessed through an
FPGA firmware development kit (ADQ Development Kit) that is available for
each respective device. All members of the ADQ V6 digitizer family are
based on the Xilinx Virtex 6 LX240T FPGA.
ADQ V6 Digitizer Family Product Matrix
SP Devices' Value Proposition for the Test & Measurement Markets
In test and measurement (T&M) systems performance and signal fidelity is
SP Devices' proprietary ADX interleaving IP enables unprecedented sampling
rates and high effective bandwidth with no loss of dynamic range while the
ADL linearization IP improves the linearity of the analog input path and
therefore increase the dynamic range and the total performance of the T&M
system. In summary, the use of ADX and ADL IP from SP Devices will provide
the performance needed for these advanced T&M systems while allowing for
the use of COTS components. custom components. By using signal processing
technology from SP Devices, performance degrading artifacts originating
from the analog domain is compensated for in the digital domain and as a
result our customers can stay ahead of competition and achieve
state-of-the-art performance based on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)
components.
SP Devices' proprietary ADX interleaving IP enables unprecedented sampling
rates and high effective bandwidth with no loss of dynamic range while the
ADL linearization IP improves the linearity of the analog input path and
therefore increase the dynamic range and the total performance of the T&M
system. In summary, the use of ADX and ADL IP from SP Devices will provide
the performance needed for these advanced T&M systems while allowing for
the use of COTS components.
About SP Devices' ADX Interleaving Technology
Time-interleaving of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) is a way to
increase the overall system sampling rate by using several ADCs in
parallel. The challenge is to handle the mismatch between the individual
ADCs, especially at higher frequencies. With its unique self-learning and
high-resolution capabilities, SP Devices' ADX technology offers previously
unseen performance. Corrections are made transparently and in real-time
without any need for calibration signals or idle time slots during which
to perform calibration. The mismatch correction algorithm supports a
resolution of up to 16 bits, with a preserved SFDR of up to 95 dB,
depending on the properties of the specific ADC array.
SP Devices Provides Solutions to the Complete Value Chain
We help our customers to improve competitiveness regardless of where they
are positioned in the value chain. The offering from SP Devices covers the
complete range from Silicon Manufacturers to System Integrators. SP
Devices' products are available as Silicon IP, FPGA IP, reference designs,
and complete digitizer boards.
The ADX interleaving technology is available as silicon IP for chip
manufacturers and semiconductor companies who need to increase ADC
sampling speed. ADX is also available as FPGA IP, targeting the market of
system suppliers, digitizer companies, and T&M companies.
For customers who do not want to design their own digitizer solution, SP
Devices offers both off-the-shelf digitizer solutions as well as
customized digitizers.
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