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RF-Class TxDAC®
High Performance MixMode™ DACs
1st Generation
2nd Generation
Single
AD9739
14b, 2.5 GSPS
Single
Single
AD9736/35/34
AD9789
14-10b, 1.2 GSPS
2x Interpolation
14b, 2.4 GSPS
Highly Integrated
All LVDS Inputs
1
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RFDAC Frequency Coverage
1st
2nd
3rd
0
1
21
41
61
81
Mix
RZ
T(f) (dB)
-10
Normal
-20
-30
-40
0.5FS
2
FS
1.5FS
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2FS
RFDAC Normal Mode
Output Spectrum
0
1
21
41
61
81
Mix
RZ
T(f) (dB)
-10
Normal
-20
-30
-40
0.5FS
3
FS
1.5FS
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2FS
RFDAC in MixModeTM
Output Spectrum
0
1
21
41
61
81
Mix
RZ
T(f) (dB)
-10
Normal
-20
-30
-40
0.5FS
4
FS
1.5FS
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2FS
DAC Quad Switch Enables RF Upconversion
Theory vs. Practice
Frequency Response (using OFDM test vector) @ DACCLK=2.4 GHz
 Mix-Mode (blue trace)
nd Nyquist zone (i.e. 1.2 to 2.4 GHz)
 Flat RF Passband in 2
rd
 Small Region in 3 Nyquist zone available
 Bandwidth roll-off beyond 2.5 Ghz also attributed to transformer,
impedance matching, RF DAC core output bandwidth

FIRST
NYQUIST ZONE
SECOND
NYQUIST ZONE
0
THIRD
NYQUIST ZONE
MIX MODE
–5
RZ MODE
–10
–15
NORMAL
MODE
–20
–25
–35
0FS
0.25FS
0.50FS
0.75FS
1.00FS
FREQUENCY (Hz)
5
1.25FS
1.50FS
07851-080
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Figure 1a. Plot compares different modes of operation using Mix-Mode EVB
using MABACT0039 Balun. Normal Mode(Pink), RTZ Mode(Yellow), and Mix-Mode (White).
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1-Carrier WCDMA ACLR Results (FDAC = 2,457.6MSPS)
-40
-50
-45
-55
2nd Nyquist Zone
3rd Nyquist Zone
-50
Normal Mode
-65
-70
1st ADJ CH
-75
MixModeTM
-55
ACLR - dBc
ACLR - dBc
-60
-60
-65
1st ADJ CH
-70
-75
-80
2nd ADJ CH
-80
-85
5th ADJ CH
-85
2nd ADJ CH
-90
0
6
122.88 245.76 368.64
491.52
614.4
737.28
Fout - MHz
860.16 983.04
1105.9
1228.8
5th ADJ CH
-90
1229 1475 1720 1966 2212 2458 2703 2949 3195 3441 3686
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Fout - MHz
AD9739: RF Performance
4-carrier ACLR at 2.1 GHz
10dB/DIV
10dB/DIV
4-carrier ACLR at 2.8 GHz
REF
BW
(MHz)
3.84
3.84
3.84
3.84
3.84
3.84
LOWER
(dBc) (dBm)
0.22 –25.31
–66.68 –92.21
–68.01 –93.53
–68.61 –94.14
–68.87 –94.40
–69.21 –94.74
UPPER
(dBc) (dBm)
0.24 –25.29
0.14 –25.38
–66.82 –92.35
–67.83 –93.36
–67.64 –93.17
–68.50 –94.03
CENTER 2.81271GHz
#RES BW 30kHz
FREQ
REF
RMS RESULTS OFFSET BW
CARRIER POWER (MHz)
5
–27.98dBm/
10
3.84MHz
15
20
25
30
ACLR=67+ dBc
7
VBW 300kHz
SPAN 63.84MHz
SWEEP 207ms (601pts)
(MHz)
3.84
3.84
3.84
3.84
3.84
3.84
LOWER
(dBc) (dBm)
–0.42 –28.40
–64.32 –92.30
–66.03 –94.01
–66.27 –94.24
–66.82 –94.79
–67.16 –95.13
ACLR=64+ dBc
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UPPER
(dBc) (dBm)
–0.10 –28.07
–0.08 –28.06
–65.37 –93.34
–66.06 –94.03
–63.36 –93.34
–66.54 –94.51
07851-042
VBW 300kHz
FREQ
RMS RESULTS OFFSET
CARRIER POWER (MHz)
5
–25.53dBm/
10
3.84MHz
15
20
25
30
SPAN 63.84MHz
SWEEP 207ms (601pts)
07851-043
CENTER 2.09758GHz
#RES BW 30kHz
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Signal Chain comparison
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Architecture
Complex-IF/ZIF Tx Architecture
High Speed Dual DAC
AD9122/ AD9125/
AD9146/AD9148
ASIC/FPGA
• Low speed fabric
• Low speed interface
Customer IP
9
QDUC
ADL5375
IF DAC
Fine NCO
Inv SINC
ADRF670x
Modulator
IF DAC
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VGA
PA
Direct-RF DAC
Architecture
Direct Real-RF
Tx Architecture
ASIC/FPGA
• Low speed fabric
• Low speed interface
QDUC
Coarse NCO?
Customer IP
Embedded
RF DAC
Inv SINC
Fine NCO
10
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VGA
PA