| Single-chip adaptive wireless platform
| Support for improved RF performance and scalability
| 2nd and 3rd generation, released in the second half of 2019

Xilinx today announced that it is expanding its portfolio of Zynq UltraScale+ RF (radio frequency) SoCs, supporting enhanced RF performance and scalability.

Building on the success of the Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC in multi-markets, this next-generation device can cover the entire sub-6GHz spectrum, a key requirement for next-generation 5G implementations.

It supports a 14-bit ADC (Analog-to-Digital Converter) with direct RF sampling rates of up to 5 GS/S (Giga-samples per second) and a 14-bit DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter) at 10 GS/S, both of which provide analog bandwidths of up to 6 GHz.
Xilinx's RFSoC portfolio is a single-chip adaptable platform. The portfolio includes Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs of the 2nd and 3rd generations.
The second-generation product is currently sampling, with production scheduled for June 2019. The device is available to meet Asia’s deployment schedule and supports the new 5G radio.
The third generation products support full sub-6GHz direct-RF and extended millimeter-wave interfaces, and can reduce power consumption by up to 20% in the RF data converter subsystem compared to the base portfolio. It is scheduled to be released in the second half of 2019.

The new products monolithically integrate high-performance RF data converters that provide the broad spectrum coverage required to implement a range of applications, including 5G wireless communication systems, cable access, advanced phased-array radar solutions, test and measurement, and satellite communications.

Eliminating discrete components enables power and footprint reductions of up to 50%, making it an ideal solution for telecommunications operators looking to implement massive Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (mMIMO) base stations for 5G systems.

“We are excited to accelerate the development of adaptable, intelligent 5G infrastructure with these high-performance additions to our Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC portfolio,” said Liam Madden, senior vice president of hardware and systems product development at Xilinx. “With solutions that fully cover the sub-6GHz spectrum bands, our customers can accelerate the design and development of next-generation systems to further enhance their competitive advantage.”

Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs provide customers with pin compatibility across the portfolio, enabling easy performance scaling and design deployment of systems utilizing first-generation devices following the Gen 2 and Gen 3 roadmaps.