My first job on leaving college was maintaining military radios. I had covered RF theory, but found that the practice was significantly different. The company’s detailed design work was performed at a ...

Direct conversion (or low IF) receiver designs have been in existence for many years. They are widely used in mobile phones and cordless telephones because of their simplicity and lower cost. However, ...

Radio frequency (RF) and wireless design are considered specialist skills within the electronics industry, so usually, only those involved understand the terminology and critical principles. However, ...

Designers face increasing challenges from RFI (radio-frequency interference) when integrating batteries and protection circuitry into systems. At a basic level, a battery pack is an energy-storage ...

The many technical factors that must be assessed in 5G antenna design, including their interactions. Further physical/environmental considerations for both the antenna and the entire system. In the ...

The IoT has increased the demand for good radio frequency (RF) design practices from the mains, to wall outlet power, all the way to the antenna. With several IoT standards employed today, constraint ...

The number of RF filters in a typical smartphone is expected to reach more than 100 in 5G devices, writes Bob Hammond – EDA tools for RF filters are available, but they are under‑used. The RF filter ...

The critical component in all digital communications receivers is the analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The ADC sampling rate, bandwidth, and noise tolerance establishes the specifications and ...

23 rd May 22 - T2M IP, the global independent semiconductor IP Cores provider & Technology experts, is pleased to announce the availability of Wireless RF Transceiver/ Receiver IP cores that includes ...