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RF and the Moon: Enabling Lunar-Based Infrastructure and Physical AI Communicati…

Data centers have become indispensable in the AI age, providing the computational…

StandingWaves
StandingWaves 28 Feb 2025 • 5 min read
RF , featured , RFIC , physical ai

Unlock Your RF Engineering Potential with a Cadence AWR Free Academic Trial!

Are you ready to revolutionize your RF design experience? Look no further! Cadence…

Jasmine
Jasmine 4 Jun 2024 • 2 min read
featured , Cadence Academic Network , AWR Design Environment , awr , TRIAL

Designing a 30MHz to 1000MHz 10W GaN HEMT Power Amplifier

By David Vye, Senior Product Marketing Manager, AWR, Cadence When designing multi…

NaomiM
NaomiM 3 Oct 2023 • less than a min read
featured , AWR Design Environment , Power amplifier , RF design , microwave office
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μWaveRiders: Cadence AWR Design Environment Schematic/System Diagram Tips & Tric…

The second in the series of AWR Design Environment Tips and Tricks, this blog highlights…

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TeamAWR 22 Nov 2021 • 7 min read
RF Simulation , Circuit simulation , AWR Design Environment , awr , Tips/Tricks , RF design , microwave office , Visual System Simulator (VSS)

Cadence AWR Design Environment Empowers RF/Microwave System Design

Microwave Product Digest (MPD) Article Features AWR Design Environment V16 Software…

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TeamAWR 1 Nov 2021 • 1 min read
5G , Virtuoso RF Designer , AWR Design Environment , awr , Multiphysics analysis , RF design , AWR Media Alert , Allegro PCB Designer , IC design , Wireless Communication

μWaveRiders: Cadence AWR Design Environment/Project Browser Tips & Tricks

AWR Software Tips & Tricks: Design Environment and Project Browser The first in the…

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TeamAWR 25 Oct 2021 • 7 min read
RF Simulation , Circuit simulation , AWR Design Environment , awr , Tips/Tricks , RF design , microwave office , Visual System Simulator (VSS)

μWaveRiders: Modeling PCB Trace Effects at the System Level with INTRCONN

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TeamAWR 23 Sep 2021 • 4 min read
PCB , RF Simulation , PCB traces , AWR Design Environment , INTRCONN , RF design , Visual System Simulator (VSS) , integrated circuit

μWaveRiders: Cadence AWR Design Environment V16 Software Release Highlights

The Cadence AWR Design Environment V16 production release is now available for download…

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TeamAWR 23 Jul 2021 • 3 min read
RF Simulation , Circuit simulation , Analyst 3D FEM EM Simulator , RF design , AXIEM 3D Planar Simulator , microwave office , Visual System Simulator (VSS) , awr v16 , AWR Design Environment release

μWaveRiders: RF/Microwave Technology Driving the Connected Car

A recently published white paper, RF/Microwave Technology Driving the Connected Car…

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TeamAWR 9 Jun 2021 • 2 min read
AWR Design Environment , RF communications , RF design , Radar systems , ADAS , Cadence Intelligent System Design

μWaveRiders: Scripting in the Cadence AWR Design Environment

What are the advantages of using Python over VBA for scripting in the Cadence AWR…

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TeamAWR 13 May 2021 • 3 min read
AWR Design Environment , Python , API , VBA , AWR Microwave Office , scripting , IDE

μWaveRiders: Enhancing Load Pull with Cadence AWR Software

The Cadence AWR Design Environment platform V15 offers enhanced load pull capabilities…

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TeamAWR 16 Apr 2021 • 5 min read
PCB , source impedance , load impedance , AWR Design Environment , Load Pull analysis , Load Pull data , Load Pull template , RF design , AWR Microwave Office , PA

μWaveRiders: Cadence AWR University Program for RF/Microwave Students

For students in the RF/Microwave area of study, the Cadence AWR Design Environment…

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TeamAWR 17 Mar 2021 • 4 min read
microwave , RF , AWR Analyst , Cadence Academic Network , AWR Design Environment , AWR AXIEM , RF design , AWR VSS , university program

TECHTALK Webinar: Fast MMIC Design with Distributed EM Analysis

Join us March 24th, 2021 at 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT for this webinar with Nick Chopra…

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TeamAWR 12 Mar 2021 • 2 min read
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Multi-Band Antennas for IoT on the Go — New White Paper

Massive machine type communications (mMTC) along with enhanced Mobile Broadband …

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StandingWaves 5 Mar 2021 • 1 min read
embb , 5G , RF , mmtc , mobile , urllc

μWaveRiders: Simulating Mixed-Signal RF Systems with AWR VSS Software

This blog highlights the types of RF systems that AWR Visual System Simulator (VSS…

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TeamAWR 24 Feb 2021 • 4 min read
RF Simulation , AWR Design Environment , AWR Visual System Simulator , Analysis , RF communications , RF design , Radar systems , AWR VSS

Design of a Novel mmWave MIMO Radar System

Radar uses reflected radio waves to determine the range, angle, or velocity of objects…

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TeamAWR 22 Feb 2021 • 13 min read
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New White Paper Showcases Capabilities in Cadence Software for 5G/6G Design Chal…

A new “5G NR Design for eMBB” white paper showcases the unique system and circuit…

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TeamAWR 1 Feb 2021 • 2 min read
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μWaveRiders: Cadence AWR Design Environment V15.03 Software Release Highlights

The Cadence AWR Design Environment V15.03 production release with many enhancements…

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TeamAWR 13 Jan 2021 • 2 min read
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μWaveRiders: Cadence AWR EM Simulators Solve Complex RF/Microwave Structures for…

RF designers increasingly rely on electromagnetic (EM) simulations to characterize…

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TeamAWR 15 Dec 2020 • 3 min read
RF , AWR simulation , AWR Analyst , AWR Design Environment , awr , EM simulation , AWR EM Simulators , Electromagnetic analysis , Electromagnetic (EM) , AWR AXIEM , Analyst 3D FEM EM Simulator , AXIEM 3D Planar Simulator , simulation

Solving RFIC and RF Module Design Issues

When creating new RFIC modules, designers typically need an array of tools and applications…

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Kim Khoury 5 Jun 2020 • less than a min read
RF , Virtuoso RF Designer , ICADVM18.1 , RFIC , Virtuoso Meets Maxwell , Virtuoso RF , RF design , Custom IC Design , Custom IC

Measurement of Phase Noise in Oscillators

The other day, I happened to sneak out some time for myself after having sent the…

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Jommy 7 Sep 2018 • 1 min read
HBnoise , HB , Spectre RF , pnoise , phase noise , harmonic balance , pss , Oscillator

How to Set Up and Plot Large-Signal S Parameters?

Large-signal S-parameters (LSSPs) are an extension of small-signal S-parameters and…

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KamalKishore 4 Dec 2017 • 1 min read
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Triple Beat Analysis: What, Why & How?

The Triple Beat analysis is similar to Rapid IP2/IP3 analysis except that it uses…

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kmayank 30 Nov 2017 • 2 min read
Virtuoso ADE , Virtuoso , Spectre , RF design

Measuring Rapid IP3

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Link to: 7 Habits of Highly Successful S-Parameters: How to Simulate Those Pesky…

Hi All, If you were unable to attend IMS 2017 in June 2017, the IMS MicroApp …

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7 Habits of Highly Successful S-Parameters: How to Simulate Those Pesky S-Parameters…

Hello Spectre Users, Simulating S-parameters in a time domain (transient, periodic…

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Tawna 16 May 2017 • less than a min read
S-parameter , Spectre RF , Spectre , International Microwave Symposium

Noise Simulation in Spectre RF Using Improved Pnoise/Hbnoise and Direct Plot Form…

Did you check out the new Pnoise and Hbnoise Choosing Analyses forms in the MMSIM…

Jommy
Jommy 18 Apr 2017 • 3 min read
HBnoise , HB , Spectre RF , pnoise , noise simulation , Virtuoso , RF design , pss

Cadence Presenting Four Spectre RF MicroApp Papers at IMS2016, May 22-27

Hello Spectre RF Users, Next week is my all time favorite technical conference -…

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Distortion Summary in New CDNLive YouTube Video and at IEEE IMS2014 Next Week!

Hi Folks, Check out this great new video on YouTube: CDNLive SV 2014: PMC Improves…

Tawna
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How to Specify Phase Noise as an Instance Parameter in Spectre Sources (e.g. vsource…

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See Cadence RF Technologies at IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2014

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RF Simulation , IMS , RFIC , Spectre RF , Virtuoso , International Microwave Symposium , IEEE
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