The Intel Programmable Solutions Group is bringing the latest FPGA technology to the annual meeting of the AOC (Association of Old Crows). AOC 2023 is the premier international symposium and exhibition for those involved with Electronic Warfare (EW), Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO), Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA), Information Operations (IO), and other information-related capabilities. The event dates back to World War II and this year’s event celebrates the organization’s 60th anniversary. Intel will be celebrating by bringing its most advanced FPGA technology to the party. The event takes place on December 11-13 in National Harbor, Maryland.
The centerpiece of Intel’s presence at this anniversary event is a presentation by Senior Principal engineer Ben Esposito titled “Direct RF FPGAs with Integrated 64 Gsps Data Converters.” Esposito’s talk focuses on the new family of Intel® Direct RF FPGAs, which integrate multiple high-speed analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters (ADCs and DACs) that can each operate as fast as 64 Gsamples/sec (Gsps). This world-leading capability was developed in collaboration with Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems under the US DARPA CHIPS (Common Heterogeneous Integration and Intellectual Property (IP) Reuse Strategies) program. When Intel® Direct RF FPGA was announced early last year, Deon Viergutz, Vice President of Lockheed Martin’s Spectrum Convergence organization, wrote:
“This technology allows us to integrate our latest generation electronic warfare systems into smaller airborne platforms and air-launched effects that were previously unattainable due to size constraints of the air vehicle. As a result, we’ve created the Ultra Small Affordable Electronic Warfare (USAEW) sensor that provides the 21st-century warfighter advanced capabilities while substantially reducing the systems’ size, weight, power, and cost by an order of magnitude.”
Intel® Direct RF FPGA technology, as embodied in the company’s Intel® Agilex® 9 and Intel® Stratix® 10 AX FPGAs, creates an unprecedented opportunity for DIB contractors to reduce SWaP-C in a wide range of agile radar, sonar, and communications systems – including EW, EMSO, CEMA, IO, and related systems – by enabling near instantaneous tuning across the entire RF spectrum. This technology makes it possible to develop previously unbuildable systems. Esposito will cover these topics in his AOC 2023 talk, which takes place on Monday, Dec. 11, 2:30PM-4:00PM, Potomac Ballroom B.
(For more information on using Intel® Direct RF FPGAs, see the new Intel Solution Brief: “Wideband and Agility Features for Intel® FPGA Device.”)
In addition to Esposito’s breakout session talk, Intel will feature several FPGA demos in its booth (#1510), located in the exhibit area at AOC 2023:
- A Wideband Agility Demo that shows the frequency hopping ability of Direct RF conversion using Intel FPGAs and how this capability, combined with wideband monitoring, can deliver significant advantages for specific RF applications.
- An Intel® Stratix® 10 AX Radio Waveform Classification Demo, showing how a Direct RF FPGAs can very quickly classify RF waveforms in real time.
- An EVP Demo, which shows the use of Intel-developed FPGA tool sets to design and debug Direct RF FPGA designs. These Intel FPGA development tools support the RF and mixed-signal designer at all key design-phase stages from product evaluation to implementation.
(For more information about the latest Intel® Direct RF FPGAs and the use of Intel development tools with these FPGAs, click here.)
To meet with the Intel PSG team directly at AOC 2023, please contact your local Intel sales representative.
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