Integrated mixed-signal ASIC with ADC, DAC, and DSP
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1. An integrated analog to digital converting and digital to analog converting (ADDA) RF transceiver for satellite applications, configured to replace conventional analog RF down and up conversion circuitry, comprising:
- a plurality of radiation tolerant high speed analog to digital conversion (ADC) units, each configured to take in an RF signal and output a sampled digital signal;
a plurality of radiation tolerant high speed digital to analog conversion (DAC) units, each configured to take in a sampled digital signal and output an RF signal;
a plurality of radiation tolerant digital inputs;
a plurality of radiation tolerant digital outputs;
a plurality of radiation tolerant digital signal processing (DSP) cores, each capable of processing data from one high speed ADC unit and outputting the processed data on one or more digital outputs; and
a plurality of radiation tolerant digital signal processing (DSP) cores, each capable of processing data from a digital input and outputting the processed data to one DAC unit.
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Abstract
An integrated analog to digital converting and digital to analog converting (ADDA) RF transceiver for satellite applications, configured to replace conventional analog RF down and up conversion circuitry. The ADDA RF transceiver includes one of more ADCs, DSPs, and DACs, all on a single ASIC. Further, the circuitry is to be radiation tolerant for high availability and reliability in the ionizing radiation environment present in the space environment.
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1. An integrated analog to digital converting and digital to analog converting (ADDA) RF transceiver for satellite applications, configured to replace conventional analog RF down and up conversion circuitry, comprising:
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a plurality of radiation tolerant high speed analog to digital conversion (ADC) units, each configured to take in an RF signal and output a sampled digital signal; a plurality of radiation tolerant high speed digital to analog conversion (DAC) units, each configured to take in a sampled digital signal and output an RF signal; a plurality of radiation tolerant digital inputs; a plurality of radiation tolerant digital outputs; a plurality of radiation tolerant digital signal processing (DSP) cores, each capable of processing data from one high speed ADC unit and outputting the processed data on one or more digital outputs; and a plurality of radiation tolerant digital signal processing (DSP) cores, each capable of processing data from a digital input and outputting the processed data to one DAC unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method used in a satellite, comprising:
providing an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) that; down-converts a first RF signal and converts it to a lower frequency signal; receives the lower frequency signal and converts it to a first digital signal; converts the first digital signal to a second digital signal; receives the second digital signal and converts it to an analog signal; and receives the analog signal and converts it to a second RF signal.
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20. A method used in a satellite, comprising:
providing an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) that; down-converts a first RF signal and converts it to a lower frequency signal; receives the lower frequency signal and converts it to a first digital signal; receives a second digital signal and converts it to an analog signal; and receives the analog signal and converts it to a second RF signal.
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21. A method used in a satellite, comprising:
providing an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) that; receives a first analog RF signal and converts it to a first digital signal; down-converts the first digital signal to create a lower-frequency second digital signal; receives a third digital signal and up-converts the third digital signal to create a higher-frequency fourth digital signal; and converts the fourth digital signal to a second analog RF signal.
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22. An integrated analog to digital converting and digital to analog converting (ADDA) RF transceiver for satellite applications, configured to replace conventional analog RF down and up conversion circuitry, comprising:
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a plurality of high speed analog to digital conversion (ADC) units, each configured to take in an RF signal and output a sampled digital signal; a plurality of high speed digital to analog conversion (DAC) units, each configured to take in a sampled digital signal and output an RF signal; a plurality of digital inputs; a plurality of digital outputs; and a plurality of digital signal processing (DSP) cores, each capable of processing data from one high speed ADC unit and outputting the processed data on one or more digital outputs and capable of processing data from a digital input and outputting the processed data to one DAC unit; wherein the entire ADDA RF transceiver is contained in a single package; wherein the circuitry described above has been designed to be radiation tolerant; wherein the circuitry described above can handle a broad range of RF frequencies and bandwidths.
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