• The importance of radio frequency (RF) spectrum and bandwidth
• How legacy and heterodyne receivers work and the down-conversion of RF signals
• Direct RF versus IF sampling architectures
• The DoD's vision of microelectronics at the edge
• Overcoming design obstacles for electronic jamming, AESA arrays, and edge processing
• Current direct RF technology and future roadmap (FPGAs, etc.)
• 10 benefits and applications of direct RF