Xilinx Introduces Breakthrough Zynq RFSoC DFE for Mass 5G Radio Deployments
October 27 2020 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
New class of adaptive radio platforms combines
flexibility for evolving 5G standards and a hardened radio digital
front-end for performance, power, and cost effectiveness
Xilinx, Inc., (NASDAQ: XLNX) today introduced Zynq® RFSoC DFE, a
breakthrough class of adaptive radio platforms designed to meet the
evolving standards of 5G NR wireless applications. Zynq RFSoC DFE
combines hardened digital front-end (DFE) blocks and adaptable
logic to build high performance, low power, and cost-effective 5G
NR radio solutions for a broad array of use cases ranging across 5G
low-, mid-, and high- band spectrum. Zynq RFSoC DFE offers the best
balance of technologies between the cost economies of an ASIC using
hardened blocks and the flexibility, scalability, and
time-to-market benefits of a programmable and adaptive SoC.
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5G radio requires solutions that not only meet bandwidth, power,
and cost challenges for widespread deployment, but must also adapt
to the three key 5G use cases: enhanced Mobile Broadband, massive
Machine Type Communication, and Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency
Communication. In addition, solutions must scale for evolving 5G
standards such as OpenRAN (O-RAN) as well as new and disruptive 5G
business models. Zynq RFSoC DFE integrates hardened DFE
application-specific blocks for 5G NR performance and power savings
while also offering the flexibility to integrate programmable
adaptive logic to enable a futureproof solution for evolving 5G
3GPP and O-RAN radio architectures.
"For the first time, Xilinx is providing a wireless radio
platform with more hardened application-specific IP than adaptive
logic to address low power and low cost 5G requirements,” said Liam
Madden, executive vice president and general manager, Wired and
Wireless Group at Xilinx. “With the market needs around 5G
evolving, integrated RF solutions need to be adaptable to address
future standards. Zynq RFSoC DFE provides the optimal balance
between that adaptability and fixed function IP.”
Zynq RFSoC DFE offers 2X performance-per-watt compared to its
prior generation and scales from small cell to massive MIMO
macrocells. The solution is the industry’s only direct RF platform
that enables carrier aggregation/sharing, multi-mode, multi-band
400MHz instantaneous bandwidth in all FR1 bands, and emerging bands
up to 7.125GHz. When used as a millimeter wave intermediate
frequency transceiver, it provides up to 1,600MHz of instantaneous
bandwidth. Zynq RFSoC DFE is architected such that customers can
bypass or customize the hard IP blocks. For example, customers can
leverage Xilinx’s field-proven DPD that supports existing and
emerging GaN power amplifiers or insert their own unique DPD
IP.
“As 5G continues to evolve in both commercial deployments and
new use cases, it is critical for the supply chain to provide
flexible components for vendors to create cost effective, adaptive
and future-proof equipment. Open RAN takes this requirement to a
much higher level, where flexible designs are paramount to its
success,” said Dimitris Mavrakis, senior research director of 5G at
ABI Research. “With its balance of hardening and adaptable logic,
Zynq RFSoC DFE is a unique offering which combines the cost
characteristics typically found in ASICs while providing the design
flexibility and customization available in an FPGA.”
Availability
Zynq RFSoC DFE design documentation and support is available to
early access customers, with shipments expected during the first
half of 2021. More information on the entire family of Zynq
UltraScale+ RFSoCs, including the newest Zynq RFSoC DFE, can be
found at www.xilinx.com/rfsoc-dfe.
Learn more about the breakthrough Zynq RFSoC DFE at Xilinx
Adapt: 5G, a two-day virtual technical event from November 18-19.
Join us to hear about the latest wireless solutions from Xilinx,
along with sessions on key industry trends and how to stay ahead of
the 5G deployment curve. Register here.
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About Xilinx
Xilinx, Inc. develops highly flexible and adaptive processing
platforms that enable rapid innovation across a variety of
technologies - from the cloud, to the edge, to the endpoint. Xilinx
is the inventor of the FPGA and Adaptive SoCs (including our
Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform, or ACAP), designed to
deliver the most dynamic computing technology in the industry. We
collaborate with our customers to create scalable, differentiated
and intelligent solutions that enable the adaptable, intelligent
and connected world of the future. For more information, visit
xilinx.com.
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