Our Technology
Syntropy Systems is developing semiconductor and system technologies that move RF conversion and adaptive digital signal processing closer to the antenna.
The result is an architecture designed to reduce analog complexity, lower power consumption, increase digital flexibility, and expand applications for phased-array sensing and communications.
A Simplified Approach to Adaptive All-Digital Sensors
THE CHALLENGE
Traditional RF Architectures Are Complex
Modern phased arrays and RF systems often require multiple layers of analog electronics between the antenna and the digital processor.
A traditional recieve path may include:Antenna → Amplification → Filtering → Mixing → Frequency Conversion → More Filtering → ADC → Digital Processing
A traditional recieve path may include:Antenna → Amplification → Filtering → Mixing → Frequency Conversion → More Filtering → ADC → Digital Processing
Every Stage Can Add
Power Consuption
Cost
Size and Weight
Calibration Requirement
Analog Complexity
Design Constraints
Syntropy's Objective is simple:
DIGITIZE SOONER AND DO MORE DIGITALLY
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DIRECT RF-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION
Syntropy semiconductor technology is designed to receive RF signals across a broad frequency range and convert those signals directly into a form that can be processed digitally.
Moving the digital boundary closer to the antenna can simplify the RF front end and allow functions traditionally performed using analog hardware to move into configurable digital processing.
ALL-DIGITAL BEAMFORMING
Conventional phased arrays use analog or hybrid beamforming to perform sequential sensor sweeps over small spatial volumes, consuming time and/or power.
Syntropy's architecture provides direct digital access to antenna-element information, saving time and/or power consumption with a single, high-resolution sensor sweep over a large spatial volume.
The key is beam formation in the digital domain, enabling systems to create, point and process multiple simultaneous observations, while preserving greater flexibility in how the surrounding RF environment is analyzed.
DESIGNED FOR LOW SWAP
Size, weight, and power can determine whether an RF capability can be deployed at all.
Syntropy's architecture is being developed specifically for power-conscious applications including mobile sensors, unmanned platforms, distributed arrays, aerospace systems, and other environments where conventional RF architectures may be too large or power intensive.
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More Beams. More Flexibility. More Awareness.
Benefits Include:
- More coverage with less transmit power
- Low probability of detection and interception
- Operation in complex RF environments
- Adaptive and AI-driven flesibility
- Software-defined operation and reconfiguation
- Digital precision and reliability