SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc.
(NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced delivery of its Zynq® UltraScale+™
RFSoC family, a breakthrough architecture integrating the RF signal
chain into an SoC for 5G wireless, cable Remote-PHY, and radar.
Based on 16nm UltraScale+ MPSoC architecture, the All Programmable
RFSoCs monolithically integrate RF data converters for up to 50-75
percent system power and footprint reduction, and soft-decision
Forward Error Correction (SD-FEC) cores to meet 5G and DOCSIS 3.1
standards. With silicon samples already shipping to multiple
customers, the early access program for the Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC
family is now available.
A System on Chip for the RF Signal Chain
Zynq RFSoCs
combine RF data converters and SD-FEC cores with high performance
16nm UltraScale+ programmable logic and ARM® multi-processing
system to create a comprehensive analog-to-digital signal chain.
While RF to digital signal conditioning and processing is typically
segmented into stand-alone subsystems, the Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC
brings analog, digital, and embedded software design onto a single
monolithic device for system robustness. Devices in the family
feature:
- Eight 4GSPS or sixteen 2GSPS 12-bit ADCs
- Eight to sixteen 6.4GSPS 14-bit DACs
- Integrated SD-FEC cores with LDPC and Turbo codecs for 5G and
DOCSIS 3.1
- ARM processing subsystem with Quad-Core Cortex™-A53 and
Dual-Core Cortex™-R5s
- 16nm UltraScale+ programmable logic with integrated Nx100G
cores
- Up to 930,000 logic cells and over 4,200 DSP slices
Applications addressed by the Zynq RFSoC family include remote
radio head for massive-MIMO, millimeter wave mobile backhaul, 5G
baseband, fixed wireless access, Remote-PHY nodes for cable, radar,
test & measurement, SATCOM, and Milcom / Airborne Radio and
other high performance RF applications.
5G Wireless
Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC devices now make
viable the most bandwidth intensive systems for next generation
wireless infrastructure. 5G imperatives—ranging from 5X bandwidth,
100X user data rates, and 1000X greater network capacity—would be
unattainable without breakthroughs at the system level. The
integration of discrete RF data converters and signal chain
optimization in Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs allow remote radio head for
Massive-MIMO, wireless backhaul, and fixed wireless access to
realize high channel density with 50-75 percent power and footprint
reduction. Multiple integrated SD-FEC cores enable 10-20X system
throughput vs. a soft core implementation for 5G baseband within
stringent power and thermal constraints.
Cable Remote-PHY
Similarly, in next-generation cable
broadband services, Zynq RFSoCs provide a combination of small form
factor, power efficiency, and hardware flexibility to enable
Remote-PHY systems. Distributed access architectures push DOCSIS
3.x PHY functionality from the centralized headend equipment to the
Remote-PHY node located closer to consumers. By replacing
inefficient analog optical transmission with ubiquitous Ethernet
transport, network capacity, scale and performance improves. With
RF integration and an LDPC FEC-enabled signal chain, RFSoCs ensure
flexible R-PHY deployment for greater spectral efficiency
prescribed by DOCSIS3.1.
Radar
Zynq RFSoCs also deliver the needed performance
and adaptability for key government programs such as the
Multi-function Phased Array Radar (MPAR) initiative to combine the
functions of several national radar networks into a single system
for aircraft and weather surveillance. Because these leading edge
systems must operate in real time, the inherent integration of
RF-Analog makes the Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC an ideal solution. Zynq
RFSoC devices are currently designed into the Rockwell Collins'
Common Module beamformer for the DARPA Arrays at Commercial Time
Scales (ACT) program, which aims to shorten design cycles and
in-field updates, while pushing past traditional barriers for
delivering radar arrays.
Availability
Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC device samples are
shipping now. Vivado® Design Suite early access supporting Zynq
UltraScale+ RFSoC devices is now available. Customers interested in
the Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC early access program can contact their
local Xilinx representative. For more information, please
visit: xilinx.com/rfsoc.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is a leading provider of All
Programmable semiconductor products, including FPGAs, SoCs, MPSoCs,
RFSoCs, and 3D ICs. Xilinx uniquely enables applications that are
both software defined and hardware optimized – powering industry
advancements in Cloud Computing, 5G Wireless, Embedded Vision, and
Industrial IoT. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.
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