Creating a tipping-point product: Analog Devices' AD9361

摘要

We recently had the opportunity to ask Tony Montalvo — RF Transceiver Design Engineering Manager for Analog Devices, and the main force behind the creation of the AD9361 RF Agile Transceiver — about the origin of that PoY-award-winning product. As we noted in our January issue (www.electronicproducts. com/Analog_Mixed_SignalJCs/Communications_ln-terface/Analog_device_is_the_tipping_pointJor_SDR. asp), the AD9361 is the first product to provide "an easy way to implement the necessary analog functionality" for software-defined radio (SDR). Here's our interview with Tony: Electronic Products: How did the idea for the AD9361 come about, and what were the critical factors in committing to the product's development?