RF+Digital Blocks

Tech insertion for legacy platforms
Solutions for new and next-generation systems

The SCi Blocks ("sky blocks") RF+Digital architecture integrates analog plus digital technology with industry-leading mixed signal miniaturization and channel density to create innovative system building blocks with significant SWaP-C advantages.

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Download the whitepaper:

  • Advances in analog miniaturization
  • Software-definable RF modules
  • The evolution of direct sampling 

 

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Platforms and Products

Learn more about the platforms and products that can be used standalone or together to address mission needs

Systems-in-Package (SiPs)

Standard and custom IMAS with high fidelity RF, integrated power, and digital control in miniaturized SMT packages. RFFEs, block converters and more.

Demos

Live Virtual demos
These are live-streamed, customized demonstrations where we can switch between digital camera, computer displays, signal sources and various signal analyzers to change inputs,  and outputs to showcase the performance of SCi Blocks products in various conditions.

RF-on-Mezzanine (sticks)

Wideband (0.2 to 18 GHs) Tx/Rx cards with 2 GHz IBW and integrated power and digital control. Available in single- or dual-channel packages or in custom configurations.

In-person meeting at our demonstration lab in Marlboro, Massachusetts.
This approach is useful when you want to meet our team in person, see a demo, and talk in detail about your system or project with technical and business discussion.

3U OpenVPX Modules

SOSA-aligned wideband transceivers:
8-channel transceiver with configurable Tx/Rx options and 16-channel DirectRF module with 64 GSPS sampling.

Commercial Applications

SCi Blocks technology can be applied to any application where miniaturization of RF functionality can add value.

  • Radar
    Enhance radar receivers for surveillance, imaging, or target tracking
     
  • Test and Measurement Equipment 
    Enables precise spectral analysis and monitoring
     
  • Healthcare
    Rely on SiPs for medical diagnostics and patient monitoring
     
  • Consumer Electronics
    Smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and portable devices
     
  • Automotive
    Enable advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), infotainment, connectivity
  • IoT
    SiPs can support various IoT applications, from smart home devices to industrial sensors
     
  • Medical Devices
    SiPs are used in medical wearables, implantable devices, and diagnostic tools
     
  • Industrial
    Employ SiPs in factory automation, monitoring, and control
     
  • Wireless Communication
    Suitable for high-frequency communication systems (5G, satellite)

A New RF+Digital Approach

Spectrum Control is leveraging its 70 years of spectrum leadership with a clear vision for addressing these new requirements.

From SiPs to mezzanines to modules our SCi Blocks architecture is revolutionizing how RF is integrated into the open, and increasingly digital systems of today and tomorrow - miniaturized, modular, and intelligent.

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We are lowering the artificial boundaries between the analog and digital domains. Ultra-miniature, RF+DIGITAL integrated solutions simplify system design and integration and deliver on the SWaP-C promise without compromise.

Miniature
Spectrum Control has dramatically reduced the size of the RF front ends and other systems with small, highly integrated building blocks that deliver wideband fidelity and excellent signal isolation along with power management and digital tuning & control. The team redesigned RF functional elements, densified the RF circuits with novel designs and materials, simulated the performance, and then implemented the designs using surface-mount manufacturing.

Modular
These SCi Blocks products are designed to be easily integrated into existing or new systems using standard interfaces. That speeds up system integration and allows for easy future upgrades.

Intelligent
RF with a brain. Each of these sophisticated SiPs, Mezzanines, and Modules was designed from the ground up with integral digital control and I/O for RF tuning, and block management.

EMSO Solutions for Today+Tomorrow

SCi Blocks are ideal for a wide range of defense applications. Their high level of integration, compact size, and software control offer distinct advantages to system developers. The applications listed below are for example only. Talk to a SCi Blocks specialist about your specific application or mission requirements.

  • Radar
    Enhance radar receivers for surveillance, imaging, or target tracking
     
  • Electronic Warfare
    Get full spectral visibility in highly compact packages
     
  • Missiles and Smart Munitions
    The small form factor and low cost of SCi Blocks solutions mean they can be used to enable smart ordinance
     
  • UAVs and Drones
    Incorporate wideband Rx for spectral visibility and Tx for spoofing or enemy disruption
     
  • Simulation and Training
    Use SCi Blocks to create realistic mission scenarios
     
  • Test and Measurement
    Enables precise spectral analysis and monitoring.

Mission needs are different. The flexible SCi Blocks architecture allows you to address the unique requirements of legacy, current, and next generation ISR, SIGINT,and EW systems.

Legacy (4th Gen)

Companies tasked with upgrading legacy systems can benefit from current SCi Blocks products. Flexible 3U OpenVPX modules can easily address wideband/multi-band signal capture and conditioning with standard IF outputs.

Current (5th Gen)

Emerging platforms such as attritables, unmanned systems can benefit from a small, lightweight form factor like the wideband Tx/Rx packaged mezzanines. These can readily be configured to meet the specific needs of the platform.

Future (6th Gen)

Spectrum Control is addressing the requirements for direct-to-digital with a Direct RF solution in partnership with Intel/Altera. What sets us apart is the RF+ co-processor that can efficiently pre-condition wideband signals for digital conversion and processing at the edge.

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