1 Features

• 14-Bit, dual channel 2.6/3.0-GSPS ADC

• Noise spectral density:

– NSD = -156 dBFS/Hz (no AVG, 3 GSPS)

– NSD = -159 dBFS/Hz (2x AVG , 3 GSPS)

– NSD = -161 dBFS/Hz (4x AVG, 2.6 GSPS)

• Single core (non-interleaved) ADC architecture

• Aperture jitter: 50 fs

• Low close-in residual phase noise:

– -127 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset

• Spectral performance (fIN = 1 GHz, -1 dBFS):

– 2x internal averaging

– SNR: 64.7 dBFS

– SFDR HD2,3: 75 dBc

– SFDR worst spur: 90 dBFS

• Spectral performance (fIN = 1.8 GHz, -1 dBFS):

– 2x internal averaging

– SNR: 61.6 dBFS

– SFDR HD2,3: 70 dBc

– SFDR worst spur: 90 dBFS

• Input fullscale: 1.1/1.35 Vpp (2/3.5 dBm)

• Code error rate (CER): 10-15

• Full power input bandwidth (-3 dB): 2.3 GHz

• JESD204B serial data interface

– Maximum lane rate: 13 Gbps

– Supports subclass 1 deterministic latency

• Digital down-converters

– Up to four DDC per ADC channel

– Complex output: 4x to 128x decimation

– 48-bit NCO phase coherent frequency hopping

– Fast frequency hopping: < 1 us

• Power consumption: 2.2 W/channel (2x AVG)

• Power supplies: 1.8 V, 1.2 V

2 Applications

• Phased array radar

• Spectrum analyzer

• Software defined radio (SDR)

• Electronic warfare

• High-speed digitizer

• Cable infrastructure

• Communications infrastructure

3 Description

The ADC32RF5x is a single core 14-bit, 2.6

GSPS to 3 GSPS, dual channel analog to digital

converters (ADC) that supports RF sampling with

input frequencies up to 4 GHz. The design maximizes

signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and delivers a noise

spectral density of -156 dBFS/Hz. Using additional

internal ADCs along with on-chip signal averaging, the

noise density improves to -161 dBFS/Hz.

Each ADC channel can be connected to a quad-band

digital down-converter (DDC) using a 48-bit NCO

which supports phase coherent frequency hopping.

Using the GPIO pins for NCO frequency control,

frequency hopping can be achieved in less than 1 μs.

The ADC32RF54 and ADC32RF55 supports the

JESD204B serial data interface with subclass 1

deterministic latency using data rates up to 13 Gbps.

The power efficient ADC architecture consumes 1.8

W/ch at 3 Gsps and provides power scaling with lower

sampling rates.