From modest beginnings in the early ’90s until today, the direct RF sampling capability of ADCs has increased from about 20 MHz of Nyquist bandwidth, to over 5 GHz with products like the AD9213.
With the introduction of the AD9213 and the large instantaneous bandwidth it supports, many new options are opened, not just for instrument-grade receivers, but also for direct RF sampling radios, SIGINT, and radar.
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