Signal Executive Video Series: Virtually all electronic defense systems require signal processing. The first requirement of these systems is to convert the signals from analog to digital to enable processing and often that is then converted back to analog after processing. In recent years interest has grown in signals higher in the RF spectrum, creating challenges for data conversion as well as the processing engines that are needed. In this video, Bob Sgandurra, Director of Product Management at Mercury Systems, discusses the advancements in Direct RF data converters, system requirements and design engineering.
Watch the interview as Bob answers the following questions:
- What is Direct RF and what are the main advantages?
- What applications can benefit from Direct RF? Is it just RF processing, signals intelligence, radar, and countermeasures or are there more?
- Are there any disadvantages and drawbacks in using Direct RF technology?
- What is the landscape for Direct RF? Who are the players and vendors?
- Are you seeing anything from government and military side to fund Direct RF advancements?
- For specialized processing in chiplets, how will this evolve capabilities?
