EDN

RF Design with Op Amps: Part 2

In Part 1 of this article, we introduced RF design using op amps. In Part 2, we address practical circuit examples of RF and intermediate frequency (IF) amplifiers. This circuit in Figure 1 produces ...
EDN

RF Design with Operational Amplifiers: Part I

Originally, operational amplifiers (op amps) were not thought of as candidates for RF design, but the advent of newer, faster devices has now made them an attractive option for some applications. The ...
RF Globalnet

Breaking Down The Barriers In High-Frequency RF Engineering

Engineers designing RF systems at millimeter wave frequencies face exponentially increasing challenges as losses compound, parasitics dominate, and system integration becomes critical.
Electronic Design

Developing smarter RF systems with model-based design

Model-based design saves time and money by moving design tasks from the lab and field to the desktop. It provides a common design environment that links designs directly to requirements, allowing you ...
Design-Reuse

Introducing Cadence's Virtuoso Studio RF: Advancing RF Design for 3D-IC

Next-generation RF to millimeter-wave silicon MMIC and module product development software Cadence is excited to announce the launch of its latest RF design and analysis platform, Virtuoso Studio RF.
Electronic Design

eGaN® FET- Silicon Power Shoot-Out: Small Signal RF Performance

In this eGaN FET-silicon power shoot-out series article, we examine RF performance using the 200 V EPC2012 [3] eGaN FET as a starting point. The eGaN FET is optimized as a power-switching device but ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Best Practices And Constraint Management Tools Speed RF Design For The IoT

The IoT has increased the demand for good radio frequency (RF) design practices from the mains, to wall outlet power, all the way to the antenna. With several IoT standards employed today, constraint ...