Pentek's New Dual Multiband Transceiver with FPGA
Complete software radio transceiver system module; Two 125 MHz, 14-bit A/Ds capable of bandwidths of 50 MHz and above; Enhanced signal-to-noise ratio and spurious free dynamic range; User-programmable FPGA and tools allow custom DSP functions
Upper Saddle River, NJ, March 11, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Pentek, Inc., a pioneer in VME board-level technology, today released its Model 7141 Dual Multiband Transceiver with FPGA. It is a complete software radio system for connection to HF or IF ports of a communications system and joins Pentek's family of high-performance PMC/XMC transceiver modules. The Model 7141 is an enhanced successor to Pentek's popular Model 7140 transceiver, which is widely deployed by many customers for SIGINT, software radio and communications applications. Pentek has significantly boosted analog performance in the Model 7141 so that the signal-to-noise ratio and the spurious free dynamic range are improved by 10 dB, when compared to many competitive products.
Optimized Signal Quality
"Because our customers typically use signals covering a wide dynamic range, better signal quality means that small signals previously lost in noise can now be detected. This is increasingly important for signal intelligence applications, in particular," said Rodger Hosking, vice president. "We accomplished our mission for gaining superior analog performance by using proprietary design techniques in the analog front end which was tailored to bring out the best characteristics of the Linear Technology 14-bit A/D converters.”
Hosking went on to explain that even though A/D converter device manufacturers cite attractive specifications, the challenge in realizing these specifications depends primarily on the printed circuit board layout, component shielding and power supply filtering. The Model 7141 actually went through several successive board layouts until Pentek design engineers were satisfied that they had achieved the desired A/D performance––improved signal-to-noise ratio and spurious-free dynamic range.
Pricing and Availability
For pricing and availability, please contact Mario Schiavone at 201-818-5900. The Model 7141 is also available in PCI or 3U and 6U cPCI form factors and ruggedized versions.
For the release, photograph and data sheet, please visit:
http://www.pentek.com/whatsnew/ViewRelease.cfm?Index=103
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Optimized Signal Quality
"Because our customers typically use signals covering a wide dynamic range, better signal quality means that small signals previously lost in noise can now be detected. This is increasingly important for signal intelligence applications, in particular," said Rodger Hosking, vice president. "We accomplished our mission for gaining superior analog performance by using proprietary design techniques in the analog front end which was tailored to bring out the best characteristics of the Linear Technology 14-bit A/D converters.”
Hosking went on to explain that even though A/D converter device manufacturers cite attractive specifications, the challenge in realizing these specifications depends primarily on the printed circuit board layout, component shielding and power supply filtering. The Model 7141 actually went through several successive board layouts until Pentek design engineers were satisfied that they had achieved the desired A/D performance––improved signal-to-noise ratio and spurious-free dynamic range.
Pricing and Availability
For pricing and availability, please contact Mario Schiavone at 201-818-5900. The Model 7141 is also available in PCI or 3U and 6U cPCI form factors and ruggedized versions.
For the release, photograph and data sheet, please visit:
http://www.pentek.com/whatsnew/ViewRelease.cfm?Index=103
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Pentek, Inc.
Mario Schiavone
201-818-5900
www.pentek.com
To schedule an interview with Rodger Hosking, please contact Patterson & Associates.
Mario Schiavone
201-818-5900
www.pentek.com
To schedule an interview with Rodger Hosking, please contact Patterson & Associates.
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