Communications
Broadband communications systems rely on ADI: Virtually every wireless call, text, and download today passes through an Analog Devices IC. Our broad portfolio provides high quality, reliable, and cost-efficient solutions for point-to-point communications systems, private mobile radios, and wireless infrastructure equipment.
Communications
Software Defined Radio
Reusable, software-configurable, and future-proof radio platforms which combine an RF-to-baseband transceiver PHY and a digital processor, allowing seamless connection to FPGA development platforms.
Wideband RF Signal Processing
Components, signal chains, and platform modules for digitizing DC - 2+ GHz wideband RF signals for demanding applications such as RF instrumentation, defense electronics, and communications infrastructure.
Wireless Infrastructure
RF ICs for the entire signal chain, along with converters, amplifiers and more, all supported by design resources to ease the design of wireless infrastructure equipment.
The Deepest Expertise and the Broadest Portfolio in the RF Industry
Analog Devices is the only company with expertise and technologies spanning the entire RF spectrum.
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Student Zone Article page
- Put an End to High Speed Converter Bandwidth Terms
- Grounding and Decoupling: Learn Basics Now and Save Yourself Much Grief Later! Part 3: Decoupling Continued
- Grounding and Decoupling: Learn Basics Now and Save Yourself Much Grief Later! Part 1: Grounding
- Grounding and Decoupling: Learn Basics Now and Save Yourself Much Grief Later! Part 2: Decoupling
Design Notes Page
- Microwave Synthesizer Offers Multioctave Frequency Coverage and Excellent Phase Noise Performance
- Dual-Channel, 8.5 A, 18 V, Synchronous Step-Down Silent Switcher Device with 16 µA Quiescent Current
- ADI’s RF Front-End Family Enables Compact 5G Massive MIMO Network Radios
- 24 GHz to 44 GHz Wideband Integrated Upconverters and Downconverters Boost Microwave Radio Performance While Reducing Size
- ADI’s High Power Silicon Switches Save Bias Power and External Components in Massive MIMO RF Front-End Design
Application Notes
- AN-1315: Autonomous IR Calibration on the ADF7024 (Rev. 0) PDF
- AN-1353: How to Bypass VCO Calibration for the ADF4355-2, ADF4355, ADF4355-3, ADF4356, ADF5355, and ADF5356 (Rev. D) PDF
- AN-1420: Phase Buildout and Hitless Switchover with Digital Phase-Locked Loops (DPLLs) (Rev. 0) PDF
- AN-1390: Manual Band Selection for PLL Lock Time Reduction (Rev. 0) PDF
- AN-0983: Introduction to Zero-Delay Clock Timing Techniques PDF
- AN-756: Sampled Systems and the Effects of Clock Phase Noise and Jitter (Rev. 0) PDF
- AN-1126: More Boost with Less Stress: the SEPIC Multiplied Boost Converter (Rev. 0) PDF
- AN-1177: LVDS and M-LVDS Circuit Implementation Guide (Rev. 0) PDF
- AN-1253: Layout Considerations for Digital Power Management (ADP1046A) (Rev. 0) PDF
- AN-920: Gain, LO, and Phase Compensation in a Single Sideband Transmitter Using the AD9788 TxDAC and ADL5372 Quadrature Modulator (Rev. 0) PDF
- AN-1123: Controller Area Network (CAN) Implementation Guide (Rev. A) PDF
- AN-1285: ADF7021-N Radio Performance for Wireless Meter-Bus (WM-Bus), Mode N (Rev. 0) PDF
- AN-1275: Rolling Data Buffer on the ADF7023 (Rev. 0) PDF
- AN-1276: Embedded Packet Error Rate Testing on the ADF7023 and ADF7023-J (Rev. 0) PDF
- AN-1258: Image Rejection Calibration on the ADF7021, ADF7021-N, and ADF7021-V (Rev. 0) PDF
- AN-1248: SPI Interface PDF
- AN-1182: Understanding and Optimizing the AFC Loop on the ADF7021 for Minimum Preamble (Rev. 0) PDF
- AN-1154: Optimizing Phase Noise and Spur Performance of the ADF4157 and ADF4158 PLLs Using Constant Negative Bleed PDF
- AN-1145: ADP1047/ADP1048 Advanced Power Metering (Rev. 0) PDF
- AN-1106: An Improved Topology for Creating Split Rails from a Single Input Voltage (Rev. A) PDF
- AN-1100: Wireless Transmitter IQ Balance and Sideband Suppression (Rev. 0) PDF
- AN-0988: The AD9552: A Programmable Crystal Oscillator for Network Clocking Applications (Rev. 0) PDF
- AN-0974: Multicarrier TD-SCMA Feasibility PDF
- AN-0996: The Advantages of Using a Quadrature Digital Upconverter (QDUC) in Point-to-Point Microwave Transmit Systems (Rev. 0) PDF
- AN-851: A WiMax Double Downconversion IF Sampling Receiver Design (Rev. 0) PDF
Technical Articles Page
- Revolution and Evolution in Frequency Synthesis: How PLL/VCO Technology Has Increased Performance, Decreased Size, and Simplified Design Cycle
- 5G Drives mmWave Technology Across Multiple Industries
- Secure, Mission Critical Communications Require a New, Easy to Implement Approach
- An Interview with Analog Devices Discussing RF Electronics for Phased Array Applications
- Bits to Beams: RF Technology Evolution for 5G Millimeter Wave Radios
- Silent Switcher µModule Regulators Quietly Power GSPS Sampling ADCs in Half the Space
- System-Level LO Phase Noise Model for Phased Arrays with Distributed Phase-Locked Loops
- Communications Equipment Makers Demand High Power Outputs and Small Solution Footprints
- 5G Communication and Its Future
- Supply Clean Power with Ultralow Noise LDO Regulators
- Physical Size Allocations for RF Electronics in Digital Beamforming Phased Arrays
- Time Sensitive Networks: Real-Time Ethernet
- 2G to 5G Base Station Receiver Design Simplified by Innovative Integrated Transceivers
- 28 nm Analog-to-Digital Converters Enable Next-Generation Electronic Warfare Receiver Systems
- RF Converters Enable Efficient Multiband Radios for Next-Generation Wireless Base Stations
- Need More Bandwidth for the Ka-Band? Here Are Three Options
- Phase Alignment and Control on the ADF4356/ADF5356 Devices
- Receiver IC Blend Mixers, Synthesizers, and IF Amps
- pH Sensor Reference Design Enabled for RF Wireless Transmission
- Transceivers Speed Development of New Military and First-Responder Communications Solutions
- Designing High Speed Analog Signal Chains From DC-to-Wideband
- TEC Controller Applications in Telecommunication Systems
Technical Articles
Product Highlight
Product Selection Guide
Design Tools
Solutions Bulletins & Brochures
Webcast
- Digital Power System Management for Embedded Systems
- Instrumentation Grade mmWave Signal Chains
- I2C Unbounded - Solve Your 2 Wire Challenges
- Deep Learning for Radio Frequency Systems
- Multi-Channel Phase And Frequency Synchronization Made Easy
- RF Detectors Help Solve System Design Challenges
- Six Cybersecurity Must-Haves to Secure the Edge
- RF Technology for 5G mmWave Radios
- Making Precision Signal Chain Design Easier
- Simplify Power Designs with Micromodule Products
- Streamlining Flexible System Design using RF ADCs with DSP
- Innovative Isolated RS-485, SPI and LVDS Communications
- Latest Developments in Analog Devices PLL Portfolio
- Understanding Power System Management
- Explaining Phase Noise
- Overcoming Challenges in GaN Power Amplifier Implementations
- Advances in Phased Array Analog Beamforming Solutions
- Advances In Unmanned Systems Technology Electronics Solutions
- Integrated DPD for Small Cell and Massive MIMO
- Simplify and Reduce Active Filter Design Time
- Fundamentals of Frequency Synthesis, Part 1: Phased Locked Loops
- Performance Clocks: Demystifying Jitter
- Fundamentals of Frequency Synthesis, Part 2: Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS)
- Fundamentals of Data Conversion in Receivers
- Network Clock: How To Achieve Maximum System Up Time
- Fundamentals of Clocks
- RF Technology for 5G Radio Base Stations
- Reliable Connectivity for IoT Devices
- RF Converters Enable Multiple Wideband Applications
- Digital Beamforming Techniques for Phased Array Systems
- The Art of Military Communications
- Enabling Small Form Factor, High Capacity Small Cell Platforms
- Fundamentals of Data Converters
- Getting the Most from ADI PLL Products
- Smart Partitioning and IoT System Development
- Signal Chain Optimization for IoT Applications
- GSPS DACs Enable Ultra-Wide Bandwidth Applications
- RF & MW Control Products in Silicon
- ADI Clocks: Optimizing and Supporting JESD204B Interfaces
- Solving Telecommunication Multiband Needs with Wideband Amplifiers
- Real-Time Audio Applications Enabled by Multicore SHARC DSP + ARM SOC
- Demystifying Dynamic Range in GSPS A/D Converters
- Sensor Signal Conditioning with Synchronous Demodulation
- Simplifying Radio Design Using a Wideband IF Receiver Subsystem IC
Videos
- Test, Build & Harness the 5G Future
- AD5770R: 6-Channel, Current Output DAC for Photonic Applications
- Analog Devices' AD9166 7.5 GHz Single-Chip Vector Signal Generator
- High Power, High Density Switched Capacitor & Hybrid Converter
- LTC33XX, 5V Family of Synchronous Step-Down Silent Switchers
- µModule® Complete System-in-Package Power Management Solutions
- Advanced Modular DC/DC Regulators in High-Density Systems
- Watch the World of Analog Devices at electronica 2018
- µModule® Power Products by Analog Devices
- Introducing the LTM4626 and LTM4638, µModules®
- Introducing the LTM4686 Ultrathin Dual 10A µModule® Regulator
- Introducing ADI's 4th Generation µModule® Regulators
- Analog Devices Trusted Sensor Solutions: Secure IoT Stack
- Complete 24GHz to 44GHz Radio using SiGe and 28nm CMOS
- Millimeter Wave 5G Signal Chain
- MEMS Switch Technology, Breaking New Ground
- RF, Microwave and Millimeter wave Technologies
- RadioVerse AD9375 Integrated RF Transceiver with DPD
- Simplifying RF Component Evaluation and Signal Chain Design
- Dr. Thomas Cameron, ADI's CTO, discusses 5G at EDI CON USA
- GNU Radio Conference 2016 - Radio Architecture Design Challenges
- Broadband RF Power and Return Loss Measurement
- 28nm CMOS RF Data Converters
- AD9375 Transceiver with Integrated Digital Predistortion
- ADRF5720 & ADRF5024
- Complete 24GHz to 44GHz Radio using SiGe and 28nm CMOS
- High Integration SiGe Solutions For Freq. Generation & Conversion
- Millimeter wave 5G Signal Chain
- Wideband Power Efficiency
- ADI and X-Microwave Collaborate to Simplify RF Signal Chains
- Simplify RF, Microwave, and mmWave Design and Evaluation
- Xband Radar Signal Chain using X-Microwave Solution
- Analog Devices Showcases New Products and Full Solutions
- AD9375 Small Cell Radio Reference Design with DPD
- Breaking Through the Isolation Barrier with New Power Controllers
- Demo Video of AD9375 DPD Evaluation Platform
- RadioVerse AD9375 DPD Overview
- Time Sensitive Networking - The Future of Real-time Communication
- Scalable Power Management, Sequencing and Monitoring Platform
- Next Generation of Isolated Controllers
- Power Entry Protection in the Datacenter
- Ultralow Noise LDOs to Maximize Signal-Chain Performance
- Configuring and Simulating Multi-Stage Devices in ADIsimRF
- Configuring and Simulating Wideband Transceivers in ADIsimRF
- Generating Plots and Sweeps in ADIsimRF
- Configuring and Simulating DACs in ADIsimRF
- Building Signal Chains in ADIsimRF
- Introduction to ADIsimRF
- Applications For Radioverse Solutions
- Capabilities of Integrated Transceivers
- Introducing RadioVerse
- Future Trends Radio Communications
- RF and Microwave Technology Update
- Direct RF sampling with phase coherent fast frequency hopping
- Wideband, High dynamic range PA Modules
- High Performance Sub-GHz Radio Development Platform
- ADICUP360 - Complete Sensor to Cloud IoT Development Kit
- Crop Connect - Environmental Monitoring for Smart Agriculture
- Fast Start IoT Development Platform
- Switches in Silicon Technology Replace PIN Diodes
- Isolation of Things: iCoupler® Digital Isolators vs. Optocouplers
- PLL Frequency Planning for Spurious Signal Elimination
- Calibration-Free Return Loss Measurement
- Welcome to RadioVerse: ADI's Technology and RF Design Ecosystem
- Unboxing the AD9371 RadioVerse Integrated RF Transceiver
- AD9371 RadioVerse Integrated RF Transceiver
- Interview: ADI Capabilities in VSAT and Millimeter-wave
- Microwave and Millimeter-wave Integrated Solutions
- AD-PZSDR2400TDD-EB Unboxing, Overview, & Basic Functions
- Getting Started with ADI Software Defined Radio (SDR) SOM
- ADI SDR SOM: How to Stream Real-World Data
- Hot Swap Controllers with Precision Power and Energy Monitoring
- Lowest Noise LDOs Enable Cutting Edge Signal Chain Performance
- Digital Power Platforms for Next-gen Isolated power Delivery
- Increase Performance While Reducing Size with RF PLLs
- ADIsimPLL: Creating a custom voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO)
- Instrumentation and High Speed: LVDS, Energy Harvesting and more
- Energy Harvesting Enabled, Remotely Monitored WSN
- Real-time Occupancy Detection and Analysis
- Solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT)
- iCoupler® Digital Isolators in Motor Control Designs
Press Release
- Analog Devices’ New Multi-Channel, Mixed-Signal RF Converter Platform Expands Call Capacity & Data Throughput for Wireless Carriers
- Analog Devices Announces Breakthrough Solution to Accelerate mmWave 5G Wireless Network Infrastructure
- 60V, Dual, 2-Phase Boost Controller Can Cascade Outputs to Regulate Beyond 200V
- 98% Efficient Bidirectional Buck-Boost Controller for 12V-12V Redundant Battery Systems in Autonomous Vehicles
- ±0.5% Accurate Supervisors Target Very Low Voltage Components
- Dual 10A, Single 20A Ultrathin µModule Regulator with Digital Power System Management
- Highly Programmable Super Sequencer Simplifies Multi-Rail Power System Management
- Isolated 4-Port Power over Ethernet PSE Controller Passes IEEE 802.3bt Conformance Tests
- 18V, 10A (IOUT), Synchronous Step-Down Silent Switcher 2 Delivers 95% Efficiency at 2MHz and Ultralow EMI Emissions
- Industry’s Widest Bandwidth RF Transceiver Speeds Development of 2G-5G Base Stations and Phased Array Radar
- Next Generation Advanced Instrumentation and Defense Applications Enabled by Analog Devices’ High-Speed A/D Converter
- Analog Devices Acquires Broadband GaAs and GaN Amplifier Expert OneTree Microdevices to Enable Complete Cable Infrastructure Solutions
- Analog Devices’ RadioVerse™ Technology and Design Ecosystem Earns Industry Accolades for Breakthrough Wideband RF Transceiver
- Analog Devices’ MEMS Accelerometers Enable Early Detection of Structural Defects
- Analog Devices and Escape Communications to Demonstrate Complete 10 Gbps E-band Radio Solution at IMS 2016
- Analog Devices Silicon SPDT Switch Delivers Fast Settling Time for Demanding Test and Measurement Applications
Analog Dialogue
- Phased Array Antenna Patterns—Part 2: Grating Lobes and Beam Squint
- Phased Array Antenna Patterns—Part 1: Linear Array Beam Characteristics and Array Factor
- Add an Efficient Positive Rail to a Unipolar Negative Supply
- Is It Possible to Fit Low EMI Power Supplies onto Crowded Boards?
- Clock Skew in Large Multi-GHz Clock Trees
- Some Recent Developments in the Art of Receiver Technology: A Selected History on Receiver Innovations over the Last 100 Years
- Automotive Radar Sensors and Congested Radio Spectrum: An Urban Electronic Battlefield?
- An Integrated Bidirectional Bridge with Dual RMS Detectors for RF Power and Return-Loss Measurement
- Massive MIMO and Beamforming: The Signal Processing Behind the 5G Buzzwords
- Analyzing and Managing the Impact of Supply Noise and Clock Jitter on High Speed DAC Phase Noise
- Passive Intermodulation (PIM) Effects in Base Stations: Understanding the Challenges and Solutions
- Complex RF Mixers, Zero-IF Architecture, and Advanced Algorithms: The Black Magic in Next-Generation SDR Transceivers
- High Definition, Low Delay, SDR-Based Video Transmission in UAV Applications
- What’s Up With Digital Downconverters—Part 2
- RF Transceivers Provide Breakthrough SWaP Solutions for Aerospace and Defense
- Where Zero-IF Wins: 50% Smaller PCB Footprint at ⅓ the Cost
- Crossing a New Frontier of Multiband Receivers with Gigasample ADCs—Part One
- New RF DAC Broadens Software-Defined Radio Horizon
- What’s Up With Digital Downconverters—Part 1
- Phase Response in Active Filters
- Powering GSPS or RF Sampling ADCs: Switcher vs. LDO
- Ferrite Beads Demystified
- Design a PLL Filter When Only the Zero Resistor and Capacitor Are Adjustable
- An Engineering Walk Through Virtual Eval, ADI's Online Data Converter Product Evaluation Tool
- Four Quick Steps to Production: Using Model-Based Design for Software-Defined Radio (Part 4)
- Four Quick Steps to Production: Using Model-Based Design for Software-Defined Radio (Part 3)
- Four Quick Steps to Production: Using Model-Based Design for Software-Defined Radio (Part 2)
- Using ESD Diodes as Voltage Clamps
- Four Quick Steps to Production: Using Model-Based Design for Software-Defined Radio (Part 1)
- Interleaving ADCs: Unraveling the Mysteries
- RF-Sampling ADC Input Protection: Not Black Magic After All
- Quickly Implement JESD204B on a Xilinx FPGA
- Power Management for Integrated RF ICs
- ADC Modeling Tools Speed Up Evaluation
- Ask the Applications Engineer—41: LDO Operational Corners: Low Headroom and Minimum Load
- Understanding Switching Regulator Output Artifacts Expedites Power Supply Design
- Complex Power-Supply Sequencing Made Easy
- Dual-Loop Clock Generator Cleans Jitter, Provides Multiple High-Frequency Outputs
- Highest Power Density, Multirail Power Solution for Space-Constrained Applications
- How to Design and Debug a Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) Circuit
- System Demonstration Platform Eases Transition from Evaluation to Prototyping
- Multipliers vs. Modulators
- Understanding How Amplifier Noise Contributes to Total Noise in ADC Signal Chains
- HDMI Made Easy: HDMI-to-VGA and VGA-to-HDMI Converters
- The Successful Implementation of High-Performance Digital Radio
- Modeling Amplifiers as Analog Filters Increases SPICE Simulation Speed
- DDS Devices Generate High-Quality Waveforms Simply, Efficiently, and Flexibly
- Efficient FSK/PSK Modulator Uses Multichannel DDS to Switch at Zero Crossings
- S-Parameters Allow High-Frequency Verification of RF Switch Models
- How to Apply DC-to-DC Step-Up (Boost) Regulators Successfully
- Differential Interfaces Improve Performance in RF Transceiver Designs
- How to Apply DC-to-DC Step-Down (Buck) Regulators Successfully
- Ask The Applications Engineer—40: Switch and Multiplexer Design Considerations for Hostile Environments
- Activate Cell Phone Indicator LEDs While Preserving Standby Time
- Boost Supply and High-Voltage DAC Provide Tuning Signal for Antennas and Filters
- Low-Voltage Current Sink Controls High-Voltage LED String
- New Touch-Screen Controllers Offer Robust Sensing for Portable Displays
- Analog Front End for 3G Femto Base Stations Brings Wireless Connectivity Home
- Design, Simulate, and Document Proprietary Wireless Systems
- Discrete- and Integrated Control of Power Amplifiers in Base-Station Applications
- Broadband I/Q Modulator Eases Radio Design
- Solving Dynamic Range Problems in Analog Systems
- Data Converter Function Can Help Solve Cost and Size Design Challenges in 3G and 4G Wireless Infrastructure
- Single-Chip Clock Generator with 14-Channel Distribution Solves Timing Challenges in Networks
- High-Speed DAC Controls Power Amplifier Ramp Profile
- Power Supply Management—Principles, Problems, and Parts
- Design Your Own VoIP Solution with a Blackfin® Processor—Add Enhancements Later
- Wireless Short-Range Devices: Designing a Global License-Free System for Frequencies <1 GHz
- Switching in USB Consumer Applications
- Using Dual-Axis Accelerometers to Protect Hard Disk Drives
- Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS) Controls Waveforms in Test, Measurement, and Communications
- A Smart Modem for Robust Wireless Data Transmission Over ISM Bands (433 MHz, 868 MHz, and 902 MHz)
- Blackfin® Processor's Parallel Peripheral Interface Simplifies LCD Connection in Portable Multimedia
- Support for the Designer—Improved ADI Website Helps You
- JPEG 2000 Image Compression
- Dynamic Memory Allocation Optimizes Integration of Blackfin® Processor Software
- Solving Power-Management Problems with a Single Chip that Handles up to 7 Channels of Sequencing, Monitoring, and Supervision
- Fast-Locking, High Sensitivity Tuned-IF Radio Receiver Achieved with a 7-GHz Synthesizer
- Single-Chip Digitally Controlled Data-Acquisition as Core of Reliable DWDM Communication Systems
- Versatile Mixed-Signal Front Ends Speed Customized Design of Wireline Broadband Modems and Home Networks
- X-Amp™, A New 45-dB, 500-MHz Variable-Gain Amplifier (VGA) Simplifies Adaptive Receiver Designs
- Design a Direct 6-GHz Local Oscillator with a New, Wideband, Integer-N, PLL Synthesizer
- High Performance Narrowband Receiver Design Simplified by IF Digitizing Subsystem in LQFP
- AD9873 Mixed-Signal Front-End (MxFE) for Broadband Digital Set-Top Boxes
- VDSL Technology Issues—An Overview
- Single-Sideband Upconversion of Quadrature DDS Signals to the 800-to-2500-MHz Band
- DSPs Enhance Flexible Third-Generation Base-Station Design
- Phase-Locked Loops for High-Frequency Receivers and Transmitters - Part 3
- Phase-Locked Loops for High-Frequency Receivers and Transmitters - Part 2
- New TxDAC® Generation
- Phase-Locked Loops for High-Frequency Receivers and Transmitters - Part 1
- Dual Axis, Low g, Fully Integrated Accelerometers
- Selecting Mixed-Signal Components for Digital Communications Systems—Part V
- Innovative Mixed-Signal Chipset Targets Hybrid-Fiber Coaxial Cable Modems
- 200-MHz 16 x 16 Video Crosspoint Switch IC
- Selecting Mixed Signal Component for Digital Communications Systems IV: Receiver Architecture Considerations
- 14-Bit Monolithic ADCs: First to Sample Faster than 1 MSPS
- Selecting Mixed Signal Components for Digital Communication Systems—III: Sharing the Channel
- Build a Smart Analog Process-Instrument Transmitter with Low-Power Converters and a Microcontroller
- Advanced Digital Video Encoders
- Selecting Mixed-Signal Components for Digital Communication Systems-II
- Selecting Mixed-Signal Components for Digital Communication Systems—An Introduction
- Single-Chip Direct Digital Synthesis vs. the Analog PLL
- DACs are Optimized for Communication Transmit Path
- Buffered Multiplexers for Video Applications
- AD607 Architecture
- Wideband Radios Need Wide Dynamic Range Converters
- Highly Integrated Stereo Codec ICs Drive Multimedia
- Fast, Accurate, Timing Recovery for Fiber Optics Links
- Monolithic 80-dB +5 V Single-supply Log Amp Has 50-MHz Frequency Range
- IF Stages are Going Digital for Both Analog and Digital Signals
- Applying a High-performance Video Operational Amplifier
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