rf front end/adc-dac device technology reliability (new) description: we propose to study and...
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RF Front End/ADC-DAC Device Technology Reliability (New)
Description:• we propose to study and characterize state-of-the-art high-speed ADCs and
DACs for use in RF front end space applications, and to identify the technical risks and mitigation techniques.
• state-of-the art ADC and DAC technologies will be surveyed and evaluated .
• state-of-the art ADC and DAC will be characterized vs temperature voltage and signal dynamics
Motivation and Benefits• Modern RF systems interface directly to baseband, removing IF components
and moving ADC and DAC as close as possible to the RF input. This requires high-speed and high dynamic range ADCs and DACs. Currently available space-qualified ADCs and DACs have limited speed, performance and radiation tolerance
• The motivation is to understand and address the technology and reliability challenges necessary to enable confident use of key SoA
ADC and DAC devices in space RF front end applications.
Deliverables:
• ADC/DAC technology & reliability report• ADC temp, rad characterization test report• DAC temp, rad characterization test report • ADC/DAC Device Technology ’07 final report
Schedule/Costs
FY08 Plans:• survey currently available > 50MSPS ADC/DAC technologies
• performance parameters• footprint, materials and construction• reliability data• radiation tolerance
• perform automated ADC_DAC reliability tests• power consumption vs. temp & radiation• gain temperature coefficient• signal to Noise ratio vs. temp & radiation• effective number of bits vs. temp & radiation• non-linearity vs. temp & radiation
CL SEI imageBenefits these planned NASA missions: Juno, Europa
NASA and Non-NASA Organizations/ProcurementsADC and DAC devices and test hardware will be procured at total cost of less than $
Total Full-Cost = $
Lead Center/PI: JPL, James SkinnerCenter Funding Split: JPL –
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2008O N D J F M A M J J A S
study ADC/DAC device
technologies
report on ADC/DAC tech study
procure ADC/DAC devices for tests
plan performance tests
build ADC/DAC test boards
assemble test system
performance tests
report on test results
final report
2007RF Device Technology Reliability
Par-4
ADC test board
powersupplies
voltmeter
ammeter
temp. chamber
Nat’l Instr. Labview - based automatic test equipment (ATE)
ADC
ADC
ADC
ADC
ADCinterfacelogic and
serialinterface
signalgenerator
spectrumanalyzer
powermeter
digitalinterface
digitalsignal
processor
analog-to-digital converter (ADC) test workstation
DAC test board
powersupplies
voltmeter
ammeter
temp. chamber
Nat’l Instr. Labview - based automatic test equipment (ATE)
DAC
DAC
DAC
DAC
DACinterfacelogic and
serialinterface
spectrumanalyzer
powermeter
digitalinterface
digitalsignal
processor
digital-to-analog converter (DAC) test workstation
4:1 mux