GE ICS-8551, ICS-8553, ICS-8554D Brochure
GE
Intelligent Platforms
radio and
radar
Leading technology
from a leading company.
You can have the peace of mind that comes
from working with a proven supplier.
As a global leader in the design and manufacture of rugged, high-performance signal
processing electronics, we have the experience and the staying power you’re looking
for. GE Intelligent Platforms is one of the
leading independent suppliers of board-level
‘commercial-off-the-shelf’ (COTS) digital
signal processing components to the global
defense, aerospace and security market.
Our solutions are in use in a wide range
of commercial, military and paramilitary
systems worldwide, including ship and airborne radar systems, fixed and mobile radio
systems, and signals intelligence equipment. Even in operating environments that
are extremely hostile to electronics, we’ve
repeatedly proven that we are up to the task.
Our research and development operations
help to ensure that your solutions remain
at the leading edge of signal processing
technology. Whether it is the advanced
algorithms needed to provide specialized
capabilities, or the integration of the latest
and most powerful FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays), we continue to expand what
is possible in signal and sensor processing.
The company is approved to ISO 9001:2000
and AS/EN 9100 for design and manufacture,
and is committed to long-term support of
your application. A full Product Lifecycle
Management package is available for all
products, and it has kept some programs
running for 20 years or more.
RADIO AND RADAR
Exploiting the
digital revolution.
Compact, efficient digital electronics are the brains behind
the latest high-performance radar and radio systems.
As the computing power of digital electronics increases, while their size and weight
decrease for a given performance level, so
does the amount of analog circuitry being
replaced by DSPs and software. Mathematical functions do not add noise. And while
adding a new waveform in an analog radio
means changing the hardware, adding a
new waveform to a digital radio can usually
be accomplished with new software. (Hence
the term Software Defined Radio).
But before a system architect can exploit
the many benefits of software defined radio,
the first requirement is to convert the analog signals to a digital data stream, which
is what GE sensor processing products do.
The key components of our products are
Analog to Digital Converters (ADCs) and
Digital to Analog Converters (DACs). These
devices convert analog signals to digital
data streams and vice versa.
Placing ADCs/DACs as close to the antenna
as possible provides the maximum benefit
in terms of software control and flexibility of
the radio, but also requires high frequency
wideband converters with very good signalto-noise ratio (SNR) and spurious-free
dynamic range (SFDR). Although suitable
components do not yet exist to allow many
UHF and higher frequency signals to be
digitized close to the antenna, it is possible to
achieve this with excellent SNR and SFDR for
many VHF and some UHF signals. Processing
signals in higher RF bands requires the use of
analog heterodyne circuits, which adds cost
and reduces the flexibility of the design.
Whatever the case, we have an extensive
selection of product choices available to
the system architect, plus the experience
and engineering capabilities to modify a
standard product to meet a special need or
create an entirely new product if need be.
In addition, because many of our board level
products include FPGAs, they inherently
offer the designer tremendous flexibility.
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