Keysight has seen dramatic changes in mobile network devices and
infrastructure design, development, and deployment in the transition from
4G to 5G. One substantial challenge affecting circuit design is frequencies
extending into the 70 GHz millimeter-wave (mmWave) band. High millimeter-
wave frequencies and the drive towards miniaturization directly impact the
design of the circuits and systems.
These design trends increase the density and complexity of system
integration because they include mixed fabrication technologies and phased
array antennas in RF modules. Engineers must assemble multi-technology
structures and perform the circuit, electromagnetic (EM), and electrothermal
analysis across technology boundaries.
Sophisticated digital modulation schemes are enabling millimeter-
wave broadband data transmission. This process impacts the design of
components and systems because it now requires new figures of merit like
error vector magnitude (EVM) for RF, microwave, and mmWave applications.
Your existing RF and microwave electronic design automation tool may not
fulfill these new critical requirements to assemble, simulate, and verify multi-
technology RF modules.
In this eBook, you will learn four EDA secrets to mastering mmWave
communications circuit design and how to streamline your design workflow
to achieve first-pass success. We will cover assembly and EM /circuit co-
simulation of RF modules, designing for digitally modulated RF signals, and
guaranteeing nonlinear amplifier stability modulated in a multi-technology
3D structure.
Millimeter-Wave Frequencies
Meet Broadband Data
INTRODUCTION
