The JESD204B interface standard supports the high bandwidth necessary to keep pace with today’s leading high performance, high speed and multi-channel applications, while greatly reducing the number of digital IOs needed and thus easing board layout. Very high-speed ADCs that would have previously required a complex interface design using a large number of FPGA IO are now implemented with just a few pins. The total bandwidth of the JESD204B interface can also be separated into multiple channels based on the requirements of the application again without requiring additional pins.
JESD204B Benefits
Application
Key Benefit
Wireless
Supports high bandwidth with fewer pins to simplify layout
SDR
Support flexibility to dynamically adjust channel configurations
Medical Imaging
Supports high # of channels with fewer pins to simplify layout
Radar
Supports high bandwidth with fewer pins to simplify layout