EDN

Developing the Right Flow for Aggressive RFIC Designs

RFIC designers face several significant challenges. Considering a large IC such as a wireless transceiver, a full-range of on-chip functionality exists which in particular stresses the functional ...
EDN

Exploration of the design space for integrated Bluetooth CMOS RFICs

In order to give some perspective to the design problem for a Bluetooth receiver, it is useful to examine the performance required to meet two well-understood specifications: sensitivity and ...
Design-Reuse

Cadence and Samsung Foundry Collaborate to Certify RFIC Design Reference Flow on 8nm Process Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif.— October 3, 2022 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced that Samsung Foundry has certified an 8nm RFIC design reference flow to develop 5G RFICs for use with ...
Electronic Design

Keysight unveils silicon RFIC interoperability in ADS

Keysight Technologies has introduced the latest release of its Advanced Design System (ADS) software, ADS 2015. Featuring silicon RFIC interoperability with Cadence’s Virtuoso, GoldenGate-in-ADS, and ...
Dataquest

Natcast finalizes first NSTC R&D contracts to accelerate AI-driven RFIC design innovation

Natcast, the purpose-built, non-profit entity designated by the Department of Commerce to operate the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) established by the CHIPS and Science Act, ...
Design-Reuse

Cadence RFIC Solutions Support TSMC N6RF Design Reference Flow

SAN JOSE, Calif.— June 16, 2022-- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced that Cadence ® RFIC solutions are enabled to support TSMC’s N6RF Design Reference Flow and process design ...
Electronic Design

RFICs Find Applications Everywhere

The growth of smaller, more power-sensitive wireless-communication products has fueled the explosive development of RF integrated circuits (RFICs). Highly integrated RF components now populate ICs, ...