SBASB21 September 2024 DDS39RF12 , DDS39RFS12
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One of the major advantages of the DDS39RF12 and 'RFS12 in applications like Doppler radar, Quantum Computing and Wireless Test is the ability to directly synthesize very low phase noise signals all the way through X-band (12GHz). To take full advantage of the exceptionally low additive phase noise of the DAC, a high-performance clock is required.
Equally important in most systems is the impact of Size, Weight, Area, Power and Cost (SWAP-C). This means each system architect must weight tradeoffs in performance vs. overall system SWAP-C based on system requirements. This section presents three clocking examples based on SWAP-C vs. performance tradeoffs.
Figure 8-6 shows a plot of phase noise for an 8GHz sample clock produced by an integrated PLL+VCO, integrated PLL with external high performance VCO and a fully discrete high performance analog PLL. All examples assume a reference clock is provided as an input to the synthesizer, which can range from low cost surface mount crystal oscillators all the way to expense reference subsystems. The DDS39RF12 and 'RFS12 additive phase noise at 8GHz is also provided for comparison , even for the analog PLL, the clock phase noise degrades the DDS39RF12 and 'RFS12 output phase noise for offset frequencies below 5MHz.