5G RF Transceiver | 5G Transceiver AD9375 Analog Devices

This application note covers 5G Transceiver basics.It mentions 5G RF Transceiver AD9375 from Analog Devices Inc. 5G RF Transceiver is used as transmitter and receiver using 5G frequency bands. It mentions other manufacturers or vendors of 5G transceivers.

About 5G:
It is the fifth generation wireless technology published in 3GPP release 15 and beyond. It supercedes 4G standards viz. LTE, LTE advanced and LTE advanced pro. It is used for cellular as well as IoT (Internet of Things) applications.

5G wireless technology supports various frequency bands viz. sub 1GHz, 1 to 6GHz and above 6 GHz(millimeter wave frequencies). 5G transceivers operate in the same frequency ranges.

Figure-1 depicts internal diagram of AD9375 5G transceiver chip. The image shown is courtesy of Analog Devices Inc.

Analog Devices 5G Transceiver AD9375

The device AD9375 consists of dual channel transmitters and dual channel receivers with integrated synthesizers for channel selection. It houses DPD and DSP functionalities. It supports MIMO and duplexing techniques such as TDD/FDD. Following table mentions technical features of the device.

Specifications/features	5G transceiver AD9375 support
RF Frequency range	300 MHz to 6000 MHz
Bandwidth	Tx BW: upto 250 MHz Rx BW: 8 MHz to 100 MHz
Data Interface	JESD204B, supports 6144 Mbps lane rates
SPI interface	Available
Duplex techniques	FDD, TDD
DPD algorithm	supported for BWs upto 40 MHz
Power consumption	less than 5 Watts
Previous version	AD9371
Receivers supported	ORx (Observation receivers) with 2 inputs SnRx (Sniffer receivers) with 3 inputs
ADC/DAC resolution	ADC supports 12 bits and DAC supports 10 bits
Reference clock frequency/level DEV_CLK_IN+ and DEV_CLK_IN-	10 MHz to 320 MHz with signal level from 0.3 to 2.0 V(p-p)

Other 5G RF Transceiver Manufacturers

Following is the list of 5G RF Transceiver manufacturers.
• Anokiwave: AWMF-0108 RF Transceiver in Ka-band (frequency range 30 to 300 GHz)
• National Instruments: mmWave Transceiver System
• Intel: 5G RFIC supporting sub-6GHz (3.3 to 4.2 GHz) and mmwave bands (28 GHz).
• MaxLinear, Inc. : The single chip RF transceiver MxL1105 operates in licensed and unlicensed bands from 5 GHz to 44 GHz. Supports MIMO, beamforming and modulations upto 4096QAM
• Samsung Electronics : 5G millimeter wave transceiver