Applied Radar Inc., a growing technology-based business in North Kingstown, RI, introduced its newest radar signal processor, the Titan V5. This new product will debut at the IEEE International Microwave Symposium in Atlanta, GA, in Booth 1551.

This processor incorporates two Xilinx Virtex-5 field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), which are considered the most advanced FPGA processor available. Customizable mezzanine slots allow for various configurations of high-speed multi-channel data acquisition and waveform generation, and high-speed fiber optic connections allow the transfer of real-time data from board-to-board. This allows advanced radar waveforms to be produced, processed and delivered via fiber optic interconnects to other processors in a radar system. Data rates to 30 Gbps are supported through a new pipelined architecture.

Applied Radar CEO, William H. Weedon, sees this new signal processor as the key enabler in an improved and more capable line of digital beamformers. “This new technology will enable a variety of new radar and electronic warfare system options," said Weedon. “Our team has proven once again that products developed on Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) funds can immediately introduce advanced technology options into our Warfighters’ arsenal.