Design of a SoC-Based Highly Integrated RF Transceiver Module

To address the issues of high customization, long development cycles, and excessive power/volume in radio frequency (RF) transceiver modules for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and radar systems, this paper presents an ultra-compact universal RF transceiver module design based on a full application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) architecture. Centered on a wideband RF System-on-chip (SoC) and a reconfigurable digital SoC, the module integrates the complete RF transceiver chain—including filtering, amplification, mixing, Analog-to-Digital/Digital-to-Analog Converter (ADC/DAC) conversion, digital preprocessing, and high-speed data transmission. Test results demonstrate that the 8-channel module achieves a 53.1% area reduction and 55.1% lower power consumption (only 40.9 W) compared with conventional architectures, while all key RF specifications meet system requirements. The proposed solution improves upon existing limitations in high integration, low power, and generality, offering a low-cost, rapid-development technical route for transceiver modules in radar and communication applications.