Customer Background
A global defense technology company specializing in EW and tactical signal intelligence systems was developing a next-generation platform focused on real-time signal detection, jamming, and spectrum monitoring. The system demanded a high-performance, reconfigurable RF processing solution capable of handling wideband signal acquisition and transmission with minimal latency.
Challenges & Requirements
The customer needed a cost-optimized, production-ready SoM that met both technical and delivery requirements for their mission-critical EW platform. The system required high-speed ADC/DAC performance, low power operation, and deterministic latency for real-time signal interception and jamming. In addition to hardware capability, the project demanded a technically qualified supplier with proven RF domain expertise, strong engineering support, and the ability to ensure consistent lead time and delivery for volume production.
iWave Scope of Work:
- Cost Optimized RFSoC Solution: Delivered a tailored ZU49DR RFSoC SoM configuration meeting both performance and target price constraints.
- RF Expertise & Validation: Leveraged in-house RF testing and validation infrastructure to ensure product reliability and signal integrity.
- High-Speed RF ADC & DAC: Integrating 16-channel 12-bit RF ADCs operating up to 2.058Gsps and 14-bit RF DACs achieving up to 6.554Gsps, enabling direct RF
digitization and generation. - Custom Carrier Card Design: Designed and delivered custom carrier card within 16 weeks to meet project specific requirements.
- Production & Lead time: Supporting the customer’s forecast of hundreds of SoMs annually with reduced lead time, ensuring timely delivery.
Solution Highlights
- Compatible with ZU49/ZU39/ZU29DR and ZU48/ZU47/ZU43/ZU28/ZU27/ZU25DR devices
- Up to 16 ADC Channels @2.5Gsps
- Up to 16 DAC Channel @10Gsps
- 8GB DDR4 for PS with ECC (Expandable)
- 8GB DDR4 for PL, 32GB eMMC Flash (Expandable)
- Up to 930K Logic cells & 425K LUTs
- Dual 400 Board-to-Board Connectors
- 16 x PL-GTY High Speed Transceivers (up to 28.21Gbps)
- 4 x PS -GTR High speed Transceivers (up to 6Gbps)
