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Flexible. High Performance. Cost Effective.

  • Meets 5G NR requirements with 2X performance/watt
  • Hardware adaptable to keep pace with the evolution of 5G
  • A 5G NR radio solution that balances flexibility and cost

Technology

Meets 2nd Wave 5G NR Requirements

2X Performance/Watt

vs. Zynq™ RFSoC Gen3

400MHz

Instantaneous Bandwidth in FR1 (8T8R)​

7.125GHz​

Direct RF Bandwidth

RF Digital Block
Features:
  • Adaptive RFSoC platform integrates more hardened IP than soft logic, enabling a flexible solution that is high performance, power-efficient, and cost-effectiveness
  • The instantaneous BW supported is 400 MHz and 1600 MHz in FR1 and FR2, respectively, to solve diverse multiband requirements
  • Up to 8T8R with integrated feedback ADCs for single-chip FDD radio solution
  • Hardened DPD IP is based on AMD production proven soft-core and enhanced to support advanced wideband GaN Power Amplifiers to improve power efficiency

5G Use Cases

Adapt to New and Evolving 5G NR Use Cases

The unique combination of standard compliant hard IP with adaptable logic in Zynq™ RFSoC DFE enables customers to adapt radio units to evolving requirements defined by diverse and emerging use cases (eMBB, URLLC, mMTC) with minimal time-to-market impact.
5G Use Cases
5G Rollout

The Market

Balances Flexibility and Cost to Adapt to 5G Market Disruption

Zynq RFSoC DFE allows for market agility as the 5G Rollout undergoes disruptive business models driven by interoperability initiatives (e.g., ORAN, TIP), new service providers, and increased competition.

The platform’s hardware adaptability enables innovation while delivering the same benefits of an ASIC without the NRE: reducing risk and lowering overall TCO for new market entrants and traditional OEMs alike.

Application

Scalable from Small Cell to Massive-MIMO

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Small Cell

Power & Cost Efficient for small cell applications

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Fixed Wireless Access

IF Transceiver for 5G NR FR2 mmWave Spectrums

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Multi-Mode Macrocell

Support for 5G and 4G LTE

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Massive-MIMO Macrocell

Full Sub-7GHz Direct RF

Support & Resources

Zynq RFSoC DFE Product Brief

Zynq RFSoC DFE Product Brief

Zynq RFSoC DFE offers the best balance of technologies - the cost economies of an ASIC using hardened blocks with the flexibility, scalability and time-to-market benefits of a programmable and adaptive SoC.

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