5G mmWave Handset System Design – S1: RFIC (Transceiver) Design

Length: 1 day

Course Description

This course is part of a series of classes that show you how to use Cadence tools and flows in a co-design environment successfully. 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 section of the course shows how you can implement a transceiver RFIC module of a 5G mmWave mobile handset working at 28GHz. This is done using the ICADVM tool in conjunction with Spectre® RF simulator to design and run simulations on the transceiver. You are provided with a walkthrough of the design complexity and simulation techniques. 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
• Implement a 5G mobile handset design using the Cadence Virtuoso multi-technology framework
• Review the Cadence VRF (Virtuoso RF) flows for co-design and EM simulation
• Analyze the output at different transmitter blocks using Spectre RF simulations in the Virtuoso environment
• Analyze the output at different receiver blocks using Spectre RF simulations in 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, SPECTRE20.1

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 Balance
Spectre RF Analysis Using Shooting Newton Method

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