Analog Devices' ADF4371 and ADF4372 microwave broadband synthesizers consist of a phase-locked loop (PLL) with fully integrated voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs), low-dropout regulators (LDOs), and tracking filter technology. These devices boast the industry's lowest jitter (36 fs at 10 GHz) and facilitate the implementation of high-resolution fractional-N or integer-N PLL frequency synthesizers when used with an external loop filter and reference source.
The compact 7 mm × 7 mm synthesizers offer increased bandwidth, a smaller board footprint, greater reliability, low noise, and a wider clock range and flexibility to complement a broad range of RF applications such as wireless infrastructure equipment (Multi-Carrier Global System for Mobile Communication (MC-GSM; 5G)), test equipment and instruments, clock generation, and aerospace and defense designs. For development, the devices are compatible with corresponding evaluation boards and an SDP-S controller board, also available from Mouser.
