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AFE8030

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8-transmit, 8-receive, 2-feedback RF-sampling transceiver, 600-MHz to 6-GHz, max 1200-MHz IBW

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AFE8030

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Applications Wireless infrastructure Number of TXs and RXs 8 TX, 8 RX, 2 F Number of DUCs per TX 2 Number of DDCs per RX 2 RF frequency (max) (MHz) 6000 RF frequency (min) (MHz) 600 Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85 Rating Catalog
Applications Wireless infrastructure Number of TXs and RXs 8 TX, 8 RX, 2 F Number of DUCs per TX 2 Number of DDCs per RX 2 RF frequency (max) (MHz) 6000 RF frequency (min) (MHz) 600 Operating temperature range (°C) -40 to 85 Rating Catalog
FCBGA (ABJ) 400 289 mm² 17 x 17 FCBGA (ALK) 400 289 mm² 17 x 17
  • Octal RF sampling 12GSPS transmit DACs
  • Octal RF sampling 3GSPS receive ADCs
  • Dual RF sampling 3GSPS feedback ADCs
  • Maximum RF signal bandwidth:
    • TX/FB: 800MHz
      • 1200MHz in 4-channel mode
    • RX: 600MHz
  • RF frequency range: up to 6GHz
  • Digital Step Attenuators (DSA):
    • TX: 40dB range, 1dB analog and 0.125dB digital steps
    • RX/FB: 31/25dB range, 1dB step
  • Single or dual-band DUC/DDCs
  • Dual NCOs per chain for fast frequency switching
  • Supports TDD operation with fast switching between TX and RX
  • Internal PLL/VCO to generate DAC/ADC clocks
  • Optional external CLK at DAC or ADC rate
  • SerDes data interface:
    • JESD204B and JESD204C
    • 8 SerDes transceivers up to 32.5Gbps
    • 8b/10b and 64b/66b Encoding
    • 12-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit and 32-bit resolution
    • Subclass one multi-device synchronization
  • Package:
    • 17mm × 17mm FCBGA, 0.8mm pitch
  • Octal RF sampling 12GSPS transmit DACs
  • Octal RF sampling 3GSPS receive ADCs
  • Dual RF sampling 3GSPS feedback ADCs
  • Maximum RF signal bandwidth:
    • TX/FB: 800MHz
      • 1200MHz in 4-channel mode
    • RX: 600MHz
  • RF frequency range: up to 6GHz
  • Digital Step Attenuators (DSA):
    • TX: 40dB range, 1dB analog and 0.125dB digital steps
    • RX/FB: 31/25dB range, 1dB step
  • Single or dual-band DUC/DDCs
  • Dual NCOs per chain for fast frequency switching
  • Supports TDD operation with fast switching between TX and RX
  • Internal PLL/VCO to generate DAC/ADC clocks
  • Optional external CLK at DAC or ADC rate
  • SerDes data interface:
    • JESD204B and JESD204C
    • 8 SerDes transceivers up to 32.5Gbps
    • 8b/10b and 64b/66b Encoding
    • 12-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit and 32-bit resolution
    • Subclass one multi-device synchronization
  • Package:
    • 17mm × 17mm FCBGA, 0.8mm pitch

The AFE8030 is a high performance, wide bandwidth multichannel transceiver, integrating eight RF sampling transmitter chains, eight RF sampling receiver chains and two separate RF front end for the auxiliary chains (feedback paths). The high dynamic range of the transmitter and receiver chains allows generating and receiving 3G, 4G and 5G signals for wireless base stations, and the AFE8030 wide bandwidth capability is designed for multi-band 4G and 5G base stations.

Each receiver chain includes a 31dB range DSA (Digital Step Attenuator), followed by a 3GSPS ADC (analog-to-digital converter). Each receiver channel has analog peak power detectors and digital peak and power detectors to assist an external or internal autonomous automatic gain controller, and RF overload detectors for device reliability protection. The single or dual digital down converter (DDC) provides up to 600MHz of combined signal BW. In TDD mode, the receiver channel can be configured to dynamically switching between traffic receiver (TDD RX) and wideband feedback receiver (TDD FB), with the capability of re-using the same analog input for both purposes.

The feedback path includes a 25dB range DSA driving a 3GSPS RF sampling ADC, followed by a single wide DDC or two narrower DDCs with up to combined 800MHz bandwidth (1200MHz in 4-channel mode).

The AFE8030 is a high performance, wide bandwidth multichannel transceiver, integrating eight RF sampling transmitter chains, eight RF sampling receiver chains and two separate RF front end for the auxiliary chains (feedback paths). The high dynamic range of the transmitter and receiver chains allows generating and receiving 3G, 4G and 5G signals for wireless base stations, and the AFE8030 wide bandwidth capability is designed for multi-band 4G and 5G base stations.

Each receiver chain includes a 31dB range DSA (Digital Step Attenuator), followed by a 3GSPS ADC (analog-to-digital converter). Each receiver channel has analog peak power detectors and digital peak and power detectors to assist an external or internal autonomous automatic gain controller, and RF overload detectors for device reliability protection. The single or dual digital down converter (DDC) provides up to 600MHz of combined signal BW. In TDD mode, the receiver channel can be configured to dynamically switching between traffic receiver (TDD RX) and wideband feedback receiver (TDD FB), with the capability of re-using the same analog input for both purposes.

The feedback path includes a 25dB range DSA driving a 3GSPS RF sampling ADC, followed by a single wide DDC or two narrower DDCs with up to combined 800MHz bandwidth (1200MHz in 4-channel mode).
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* Data sheet AFE8030 Octal-Channel RF Transceiver with Feedback Paths datasheet (Rev. B) PDF | HTML 19 Jun 2025
Application brief AFE8030 Dual Band Receiver Digital Step Attenuator Calibration PDF | HTML 01 Aug 2025
Application note RF Sampling Resource Guide PDF | HTML 05 Mar 2024
User guide Interfacing AFE7769DEVM With the Hitek Agilex eSOM7 FPGA PDF | HTML 28 Sep 2023
Certificate AFE8030-HBEVM EU RoHS Declaration of Conformity (DoC) 13 Mar 2023
Application note Temp Profile to Maintain Optimum FIT Performance 23 Jul 2019

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The AFE8030 evaluation module (EVM) is an RF-sampling transceiver platform that can be simultaneously configured to support up to eight-transmit eight-receive plus two-feedback (8T8R + 2FB) channels. AFE8030EVM evaluates the AFE8030, which belongs to a family of octal-channel, RF-sampling, analog (...)

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Hitek Systems' embedded System On Module (SOM) featuring Altera's Agilex 7 FPGA and TI's wireless infrastructure transceivers function as a quick evaluation and prototyping platform for 5G wireless solutions such as macro cell, repeater, and massive MIMO applications. This development platform is (...)

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