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

StandingWaves
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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
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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
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featured , AWR Design Environment , Power amplifier , RF design , microwave office
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See Cadence RF Technologies at IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2014

RF Enthusiasts, Come connect with Cadence RF experts and discover the latest advances…

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

Broadband SPICE -- New Tool for S-Parameter Simulation in Spectre RF

Hi All, Here's another great new feature that I've found very helpful... Broadband…

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nport , Spectre RF , Broadband SPICE , nport settings , Spectre , s parameter simulation

New Memory Estimator Helps Determine Amount of Memory Required for Large Harmonic…

Hi Folks, A question that I've often received from designers, "Is there a method…

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HB , Spectre RF , MMSIM , spectreRF , harmonic balance , memory estimator

Have You Tried the New Transmission Line Library (rfTlineLib)?

Happy New Year! Have you tried the new Transmission Line Library (rfTlineLib)…

• 4 min read
RF , RF Simulation , transmission line , RFIC , Wilsey , Spectre RF , rfTlineLib , spectreRF , SpectreRF tutorials

SpectreRF Tutorials and Appnotes... Shhhh... We Have a NEW Best Kept Secret!

It's been a while since you've heard from me...it has been a busy year for sure.…

• 1 min read
RF Simulation , wireless , Wilsey , tutorial , spectreRF , Appnote , RF design , transmission lines , harmonic balance , SpectreRF tutorials

SpectreRF at 2013 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium in Seattle, Washi…

If you are attending the International Microwave Symposium ( IMS 2013 ) in Seattle…

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nport , RF , RF Simulation , analog/RF , Circuit simulation , RFIC , Wilsey , shooting newton , Virtuoso Spectre , HB , Spectre RF , ADE-L , Analog Simulation , nport settings , MMSIM 12.1 , RF spectre spectreRF , spectreRF , RF design , International Microwave Symposium , harmonic balance

Simulating Crystal Oscillators is Much Easier in MMSIM12.1 - Part 2

Greetings, Simulating crystal oscillators got a lot easier in MMSIM12.1... We…

• 5 min read
RF , RF Simulation , analog/RF , APS , Circuit simulation , Virtuoso Spectre , HB , Spectre RF , Analog Simulation , MMSIM , Virtuoso Spectre Simulator GXL , MMSIM 12.1 , analog , Analysis , ADE , Virtuoso Spectre Simulator XL , spectreRF , Spectre , RF design , Circuit Design , VCO , crystal oscillator , Oscillator , simulation

Simulating Crystal Oscillators is Much Easier in MMSIM12.1 - Part 1

Greetings! Simulating Crystal Oscillators got a lot easier in MMSIM12.1... We…

• 8 min read
RF , RF Simulation , analog/RF , 12.1 , HB , Spectre RF , ADE-L , Analog Simulation , MMSIM , MMSIM 12.1 , analog , RF spectre spectreRF , Virtuoso Spectre Simulator XL , spectreRF , RF design , Circuit Design , harmonic balance , VCO , crystal oscillator , Oscillator

MMSIM 12.1 SpectreRF -- Preview of Coming nport Attractions! Part 2

Greetings, MMSIM 12.1 contains many new features to aid RF designers. Many of these…

• 2 min read
nport , RF , RF Simulation , analog/RF , Circuit simulation , Wilsey , Virtuoso Spectre , HB , Spectre RF , spectre spectreRF , ADE-L , Analog Simulation , MMSIM , nport settings , Virtuoso Spectre Simulator GXL , analog , ADE , RF spectre spectreRF , spectreRF , Spectre , harmonic balance , simulation

MMSIM12.1 SpectreRF Preview of Coming Attractions! - Part 1

Greetings! MMSIM 12.1 contains many new features to aid RF designers. Here's a preview…

• 2 min read
RF , RF Simulation , analog/RF , envelope , Circuit simulation , Wilsey , shooting newton , Virtuoso Spectre , HB , Spectre RF , spectre spectreRF , ADE-L , Analog Simulation , MMSIM , fast envelope , analog , ADE , RF spectre spectreRF , spectreRF , Spectre , RF design , harmonic balance

Measuring Bipolar Transistor ft with Fixed Base-Collector Voltage

Recently I had a question from reader. He asked a good question: "How do you to measure…

• 2 min read
RF , RF Simulation , fixed base-collector voltage , parametric analysis , RFIC , bipolar transistor , measuring bipolar transistor ft , Schaldenbrand , analog , ADE , Vbc , Virtuoso , ViVA , RF design , transistor ft , testbench

Modeling Oscillators with Arbitrary Phase Noise Profiles

When you need to include noisy oscillators in SpectreRF transceiver simulations,…

• 2 min read
RF , RF Simulation , analog/RF , APS , HBnoise , Circuit simulation , RFIC , Virtuoso Spectre , HB , Spectre RF , Analog Simulation , MMSIM , pnoise , phase noise , Virtuoso Spectre Simulator GXL , analog , ADE , Spectre , RF design , harmonic balance , VCO , Oscillator , simulation , noise profiles

Measuring 2-Tone Intermodulation Using Envelope-Following Analysis

From time to time, SpectreRF users simulate very large, extracted-view circuits in…

• 4 min read
RF , RF Simulation , analog/RF , envelope , RFIC , HB , Spectre RF , spectre spectreRF , RF designer , Analog Simulation , MMSIM , RF Block Simulation , Virtuoso Spectre Simulator GXL , fast envelope , analog , ADE , RF spectre spectreRF , spectreRF , Spectre , RF design , harmonic balance , SpectreRF tutorials , simulation , wireless integrated circuit verification

Guidelines for Maximizing Speed vs. Accuracy in SpectreRF simulations - Part 3

Several months ago, I started a 3 part series on Guidelines for Maximizing Speed…

• 4 min read
RF , RF Simulation , analog/RF , Circuit simulation , RFIC , QPSS Analysis , shooting newton , HB , Spectre RF , spectre spectreRF , Analog Simulation , MMSIM , RF spectre spectreRF , harmonic trimming , spectreRF , RF design , harmonic balance , mixer

SpectreRF AppNotes and Tutorials....Still One of our Best Kept Secrets!

Some of you may remember the blog written several years ago " Shhhhh...SpectreRF…

• 3 min read
RF , RF Simulation , analog/RF , APS , HBnoise , envelope , QPSS Analysis , shooting newton , HB , Spectre RF , Spectre AppNotes , MMSIM , pnoise , phase noise , Virtuoso Spectre Simulator GXL , fast envelope , analog , ADE , RF spectre spectreRF , Virtuoso Spectre Simulator XL , Virtuoso , Spectre , RF design , harmonic balance , mixer , VCO , RF Measurement library , pss , SpectreRF tutorials , Oscillator

Nport Application Note has been Updated and Re-Released

Happy New Year! After many requests, I set aside some time and updated the Using…

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nport , RF , RF Simulation , analog/RF , APS , Virtuoso Spectre , HB , Spectre RF , spectre spectreRF , MMSIM , nport settings , RF Block Simulation , analog , Virtuoso Spectre Simulator XL , spectreRF , Spectre , RF design , harmonic balance

Guidelines for Maximizing Speed vs Accuracy for Harmonic Balance - Part 2

I am often asked for guidelines on maximizing speed vs. accuracy for SpectreRF…

• 3 min read
RF , RF Simulation , analog/RF , HB , Spectre RF , ADE-L , MMSIM , Virtuoso Spectre Simulator GXL , RF spectre spectreRF , Virtuoso Spectre Simulator XL , spectreRF , RF design , harmonic balance

Guidelines for Maximizing Speed vs Accuracy for Harmonic Balance - Part 1

Greetings, I am often asked for guidelines on maximizing speed vs. accuracy for SpectreRF…

• 2 min read
RF , RF Simulation , analog/RF , APS , HB , Spectre RF , Analog Simulation , Virtuoso Spectre Simulator GXL , ADE , Virtuoso Spectre Simulator XL , spectreRF , RF design , harmonic balance

Measuring Fmax for MOS Transistors

The following question has come up in comments: "How do I measure F max for an MOS…

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RF , RF Simulation , analog/RF , Circuit simulation , RFIC , bipolar transistor , MOS transistors , measuring Fmax , Virtuoso , Fmax , RF design , fmax testbench , simulation , bsim3v3

Guidelines for Setting Pnoise/HBnoise Sidebands to Get Accurate Results

I get quite a few questions from designers along the lines of "How do I set the number…

• 2 min read
RF , RF Simulation , analog/RF , HBnoise , shooting newton , HB , Spectre RF , pnoise , RF spectre spectreRF , spectreRF , RF design , harmonic balance , pss

Q&A: TI Wireless Team Describes Advanced Phase-Noise Characterization for RF Oscillators…

In this interview, members of the Texas Instrument wireless group talk about the…

• 8 min read
RF , analog/RF , APS , Circuit simulation , characterization , HB , MMSIM , pnoise , phase noise , analog , Nand Jha , spectreRF , Spectre , Ted Blank , harmonic balance , Texas Instruments , VCO , pss , TI , Oscillator

My Favorite nport Settings for Spectre and SpectreRF

The nport component located in analogLib can be used in circuits for Spectre and…

• 4 min read
nport , RF , RF Simulation , Circuit simulation , RFIC , Spectre RF , Analog Simulation , nport settings , Spectre , analogLib

Tips for Simulating a Transmit Mixer in SpectreRF

Some typical questions that I receive from newer SpectreRF users are: How do I simulate…

• 8 min read
RF , RF Simulation , Spectre RF , ADE-L , Analog Simulation , MMSIM , spectreRF , Spectre , RF design , harmonic balance , mixer

Measuring Transistor fmax

There were several questions about measuring transistor f max in comments posted…

• 3 min read

New Fast Envelope in MMSIM10.1 is *Really* Fast and Accurate!

Traditionally, envelope analysis is used to simulate circuits with modulated inputs…

• 1 min read
RF , envelope , MMSIM , fast envelope , simulation

Virtuoso APS Supports RF Analyses in MMSIM 7.2 and MMSIM 10.1

A new multi-threading capability has greatly improved simulation speed for RF Designers…

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RF , APS , MMSIMM , spectreRF , Spectre

Measure Twice, Cut Once for Transistor ft

Recently there was an inquiry about the methodology for performing the f t (transition…

• 3 min read
RF , Ft , ADE-L , Analog Simulation , Measuring Transistor ft , transistor , Analysis , ADE , Virtuoso , parametric , sweep

New Time-Saving Feature in IC6.1.4 ISR2: Plot S-Parameter Data Directly From ViVA…

If you haven't heard about it....there is a new feature in IC6.1.4 ISR2 which makes…

• 2 min read
RFIC , Virtuoso Spectre , Spectre RF , ADE-L , RF designer , MMSIM , Spectre , ViVA , RF design , Circuit Design , harmonic balance , pss
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