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Adaptable. Intelligent. Never were these words more powerfully relevant. The world is quickly transforming and success is not assured if one is not able to adapt. Intelligence, the ability to obtain knowledge and employ skills that result from learning, is required to make the requisite adaptation and react with speed in a highly complex and dynamically changing situational context. The world of the future will see everything as intelligent and connected, and it will be deployed on a global scale. Rapid innovation driven by dynamic needs will fuel continuous change. There is an opportunity to design and deliver the most dynamic computing technology in the industry. There is currently a technological need to develop highly flexible and adaptive computing platforms that enable rapid innovation across various technologies—from the cloud to the edge, to the endpoint. The creation of scalable and differentiated solutions will help the adaptable, intelligent, and connected world of the future. Xilinx is the leading provider of adaptive computing solutions. It is committed to developing the world's most flexible and adaptive processing platforms that enable rapid transformation through innovation across various technologies. Specializing in programmable logic devices, Xilinx is the semiconductor company that invented the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), the hardware programmable System on Chip (SoC), and the Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform (ACAP). In this eBook, Xilinx and Mouser Electronics will introduce you to the Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC. It is the industry's only single-chip adaptable radio platform now extended to full Sub-6GHz support. Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs integrate RF data converters into an all SoC architecture. The Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC portfolio delivers the right platform for analog, digital, and embedded design, simplifying calibration and synchronization along the signal chain. The multi-generation portfolio features a breadth of devices with varying direct RF performance to meet a diverse spectrum of needs and use cases. Complete with an Arm ® Cortex ® -A53 processing subsystem, UltraScale+ programmable logic, and the highest signal processing bandwidth in a Zynq UltraScale+ device, this family provides a comprehensive RF signal chain for wireless, cable access, test and measurement, early warning/RADAR, and other high-performance RF applications. RFSoC platforms provide adaptation and intelligence for the needs of tomorrow. They facilitate the rapidly deploying end- to-end 5G mobile network architectures by providing wireless backhaul RFSoC via an all-in-one solution. RFSoC platforms are also well suited to handle faster time- to-mission in response to new threats for programmable applications in aerospace and defense applications. RFSoC enables usage of the same module in different adaptive RADAR applications, allowing them to change with new requirements that promote rapid development with best-in-class size, weight, and power (SWaP). Xilinx believes in you–the design engineer, forward-thinking innovators, progressive change agents, and keen builders–to develop the next breakthrough idea. Xilinx is the platform on which your inventions become real. We will get you to market faster, help you stay competitive in an ever-changing world, and keep you at the forefront of your industry. Come in and learn how Xilinx's unique RFSoC platform will not only endure, but thrive, in the era of adaptive intelligence. Thank you to Adiuvo Engineering & Training, Ltd. for their contributions to this eBook. By Paul Golata Mouser Electronics FOREWORD | 3 |