ADI's AD9361 radio frequency (RF) Agile Transceiver™ specifically designed for 3G and 4G cellular communication systems such as Femtocell/picocell/microcell base stations. The AD9361BBCZ comes in a 144 pin CSPBGA package and the ADRV9361-Z7035 is a system on module (SOM). The AD-FMCOMMS2-EBZ-FMC board provides designers with a rapid prototyping environment that supports multiple communications protocols, including most licensed and unlicensed bands.

The programming flexibility and configurability of the AD9361 combined with the flexibility of a low-power software configurable radio, and its small footprint enables new levels of design versatility. An equally advanced range of customer ecosystem design support features this technology. It minimizes time-to-market constraints and reduces project risk. Operating over a frequency range of 70 MHz to 6 GHz, the AD9361 is a complete radio design that combines multiple functions in a single chip. The RF agile transceivers integrate an RF front end, flexible mixed-signal baseband section, frequency synthesizers, two analog-to-digital converters, and two direct conversion receivers to simplify design and reduce bill of material cost. The AD9361 supports channel bandwidth from less than 200 kHz to 56 MHz, and is highly programmable, offering the widest dynamic range available in the market today. The AD9361 is ideal for communication, radio, and base station applications.