mm-Wave and RF Data Converter Design Challenges

Advanced node CMOS processes have enabled high-function density and operational frequencies of mixed-signal designs. In particular, analog to digital and digital to analog converters have radically evolved over the last decade to enable new direct RF sampling architectures with high channel counts on a single die. Raytheon has developed technology for years in collaboration with government research institutes (eg MIDAS Wideband mm-Wave Digital Tile | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore) to explore these technologies. This workshop will share some of challenges we have overcome relevant to transitioning an R&D mixed-signal prototype to a real production application.