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Hittite Launches New Groundbreaking Wideband Quantizer Solution
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Industry First Complete Quantizer to Accept Input Frequencies to 18 GHz
Chelmsford, MA, 2/13/2013 - Hittite Microwave Corporation, the world class supplier of complete
MMIC based solutions for communication & military markets, has introduced a complete Multi-GHz
Quantizer chip set that enables quantization of ultra wideband signals from DC to 18 GHz with
excellent linearity and low noise. This groundbreaking Multi-GHz Quantizer solution can facilitate
unparalleled levels of performance in test and measurement systems, Bit Error Rate Testers (BERTs),
and Pulse Detection Systems including Pulse Doppler Radars where wideband sampling capability
is a necessity.
 The
HMC9000
Multi-GHz Quantizer chip set includes an 8-bit 1000 MSPS ADC (Analog to Digital Converter) and
a high performance T/H (Track-and-Hold) amplifier which offers precision signal sampling over
18 GHz of input bandwidth. This combination of ADC and T/H delivers high linearity of >50
dB SFDR up to 7 GHz and low noise of >40 dB SNR up to 9 GHz at 1 Vp-p full scale level.
To enable rapid prototyping of the Multi-GHz Quantizer, Hittite offers both the
EVAL01-HMC9000
and the EKIT01-HMC9000
evaluation platforms. The
EVAL01-HMC9000
is a fully populated evaluation PCB which includes the
HMC9000
Multi-GHz quantizer and other key supporting circuitry such as Hittite’s
HMC988LP3E
and HMC1034LP6GE.
The HMC988LP3E
is a Clock and Delay Control which ensures very accurate system sampling, while the
HMC1034LP6GE
PLL with Integrated VCO is used as the system clock and provides a total system jitter of only
100 fsrms.
The full
EKIT01-HMC9000
evaluation and application reference kit expands on the
EVAL01-HMC9000
and adds a hardware platform based on the Xilinx Spartan®-6 FPGA. The
EKIT01-HMC9000
reference kit includes complete software and hardware user guides as well as complete design
and layout files. Hittite’s proprietary EasySuiteTM firmware and software code simplifies
configuration of the Multi-GHz Quantizer and enables the data acquisition system designer to
realize new levels of functionality and performance.
The Multi-GHz Quantizer chip
set is available in SMT package format. Samples and evaluation PC boards for all SMT packaged
products are available from stock and can be ordered via the company’s e-commerce site or via
direct purchase order. Data sheets are available on-line at
www.hittite.com.
[borders/inc-300x250.htm]About
Hittite Microwave
Hittite Microwave Corporation is an innovative designer and
manufacturer of high performance integrated circuits, or ICs, modules, subsystems and instrumentation
for technically demanding digital, RF, microwave and millimeterwave applications covering DC
to 110 GHz. The Company's standard and custom products apply analog, digital and mixed-signal
semiconductor technologies, which are used in a wide variety of wireless / wired communication
and sensor applications for Automotive, Broadband, Cellular Infrastructure, Fiber Optics &
Networking, Microwave & Millimeterwave Communications, Military, Test & Measurement,
and Space markets. The Company is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
Contact
Beth McGreevy
Marketing Communications Manager
mcgreevy@hittite.com
Hittite Microwave Corporation
2 Elizabeth Dr.
Chelmsford,
MA 01824
978-250-3343, ext. 1117
978-250-3373 Fax
Posted 2/17/2013
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