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5G mmWave Handset System Design – S1: Simulation and Verification of the RFIC (Transceiver) Training

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13 Aug 2025 ICADVM20.1 Sweden Kista-Stockholm
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13 Aug 2025 ICADVM20.1 United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland Bracknell-London
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29 Oct 2025 ICADVM20.1 Sweden Kista-Stockholm
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Length: 1 Day (8 hours)

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Course Description


This course is part of a series of classes on RF mmWave System Design. The intent of the complete series of classes is to successfully enable customers to use the Cadence® tools and recommended flows in a co-design environment. A co-design here refers to using the Virtuoso® multi-technology framework that encapsulates RFIC/PCB/Package flows in a single combined environment to enable faster design. 

This first course shows you how to implement an RFIC transceiver for a 5G mmWave mobile handset working at 28GHz. This is done using the Virtuoso ICADVM tool in conjunction with the Spectre® RF simulator to design and run simulations. 

Along with a walkthrough of the simulation techniques at different stages of the transceiver, the design complexity and proposed architecture are also discussed.

The labs contain block-wise setup and simulation of the complete RFIC design.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Compare the RFIC design challenges at 28GHz with that of 4G design
  • Review the Cadence VRF (Virtuoso RF) flows for co-design and EM simulation
  • Implement the RFIC transceiver portion of a mmWave 5G mobile handset design working at 28GHz
  • Analyze the output of different transmitter blocks using the Spectre RF simulations within the Virtuoso environment
  • Analyze the output of different receiver blocks using the Spectre RF simulations within the Virtuoso environment

Software Used in This Course

  • 95022 Virtuoso MultiTech Framework
  • 95800 Virtuoso Layout Suite EXL
  • 95560 Virtuoso RF Option
  • 38500 Spectre Classic Simulator
  • 38520 Spectre RF Option for 38500

Software Release(s)

ICADVM20.1, SPECTRE21.1

Modules in this Course

  • Overview of the 5G mmWave Reference Design
  • Proposed Flows for the Overall System Design
  • Receiver: LNA, RTPS, QVCO, Down Mixer, and Baseband Filter Design and Simulation
  • Transmitter: Up Mixer, Splitter, Attenuator, and PA Design and Simulation

Audience

  • Analog/RF IC Designers
  • RFIC Board and Package Designers

Prerequisites

You must have experience with or knowledge of the following:

  • RFIC design methodologies
  • Spectre RF analyses
  • Virtuoso ADE Explorer
  • Virtuoso Hierarchy Editor

Or you must have completed one of the following courses:

  • Spectre RF Analysis Using Harmonic Balance
  • Spectre RF Analysis Using Shooting Newton Method

Related Courses

Spectre RF Analysis Using Harmonic BalanceSpectre RF Analysis Using Shooting Newton Method5G RFIC Design: EM Extraction and Post-Layout Simulations Using the EMX Solver

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