RF/Wireless Design: Circuit Level

These courses are intended for professionals who are designing or troubleshooting RF or wireless products at the circuit or component level.

RF Circuit Design (Linear): S-Parameters, Smith Chart, Passive Components, LNA's

Courses covering this topic provide circuit-level designers with the fundamental concepts needed to work effectively with high frequency electronics. Participants gain analytical, graphical, and computer-aided techniques to analyze and optimize RF circuits in practical situations. The courses address linear active circuit design, focusing on stability, bandwidth, and noise considerations.

• RF Design: Core Concepts - Web Classroom (247)

• RF Design: Applied Techniques (248)

• Applied RF Engineering I - Circuits and Transmission Lines Online (270)
  Feb 11-Jul 11, 2022:  Scheduled Online Course, RF Mentor e-Learning: Presented by: Rex Frobenius
  Apr 18-Sep 16, 2022:  Scheduled Online Course, RF Mentor e-Learning: Presented by: Rex Frobenius

• CMOS RF Circuit Design (206)

• Cavity Filters and Multiplexers for Wireless Applications (005)

• PCB Filters and Multiplexers Using Standard SMT Components (245)

• Filters and Multiplexers for Military Systems (246)

• RF Design Fundamentals & Wireless System Techniques - Online (137)
  :  On Demand, RF Mentor e-Learning: Presented by: Rick Fornes

• Semiconductor Device Physics for RF Design (183)

• Introduction to RF Impedance Matching Using Analytical Techniques (229)
  :  On Demand, RF Mentor e-Learning: Presented by: Bob Froelich

• Applied RF Techniques I (001)

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RF Circuit Design (Nonlinear): Power Amps, Mixers, Oscillators

Courses dedicated to this topic provide participants with an understanding of advanced RF and microwave design techniques. Participants are given an overview of nonlinear devies such as receivers, large signal power amplifiers, oscillators, and mixers. For each of the major topic areas, participants learn the underlying theory of operation, design techniques, operational and performance parameters. Design tradeoffs, linearization, and efficiency enhancement techniques of nonlinear circuits are presented.

• RF Design: Applied Techniques (248)

• Applied RF Techniques II (003)

• Applied RF II: Advanced Wireless and Microwave Techniques (086)

• CMOS RF Circuit Design (206)

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RF Power Amplifier Design

Antennas

Antenna design is playing an increasingly important role in the performance of both fixed and mobile products. Courses in this topic provide an understanding of antenna types and performance parameters.

• Antennas & Propagation for Wireless Communications (037)

• 5G, mm-Wave Antennas: Phased Arrays, Propagation, Integration and Test (268)

• Practical Digital Wireless Signals - Measurements and Characteristics (210)

• Practical Digital Wireless Signals (232)

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PLL/Frequency Synthesis/Phase Noise/Jitter

This topic provides both the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to design frequency synthesis circuits and systems using phase-locked loops and related technologies. Key topics covered include: Laplace transfer function, phase noise, oscillators, fractional-n PLL, direct digital synthsis.

• Frequency Synthesis and Phase-Locked Loop Design (052)

• Phase Noise and Jitter - Web Classroom (220)

• Phase-Locked Loop and Frequency Synthesis Design (236)

• Advanced Radio System Architectures (214)

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RF/MW Integrated Circuit (RFIC/MMIC) Design

Engineers designing integrated circuits will benefit from these courses on RF CMOS and available processes for custom integration.

• mmWave RFIC and MMIC Design Techniques (181)

• Semiconductor Device Physics for RF Design (183)

• GaN Power Amplifiers - Web Classroom (228)

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DSP Digital Signal Processing

These courses develop the student's fundamental understanding of DSP theory. The practical aspects of signal processing techniques are stressed allowing DSP professionals to make their processing algorithms more efficient.

• DSP - Understanding Digital Signal Processing (027)

• Hardware DSP: A guide to building DSP Circuits in FPGAs (244)

• Digital Signal Processing and Wireless Communications (029)

• RF Power Amplifier Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD) & Behavioral Modeling (212)

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Fundamental RF Techniques

These programs provide anyone working in the RF industry with the opportunity to efficiently increase their understanding of RF terminology, components, and systems.

• RF Measurements:Principles & Demonstration (135)

• RF Technology Certification - Online (009)
  Apr 18-Oct 14, 2022:  Scheduled Online Course, RF Mentor e-Learning: Presented by: Rex Frobenius

• Introduction to RF Impedance Matching Using Analytical Techniques (229)
  :  On Demand, RF Mentor e-Learning: Presented by: Bob Froelich

• RF and Wireless A la Carte (178)

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mm-Wave: Millimeter Wave Techniques

Both military/aerospace and now commercial applications are finding themselves utilizing higher frequencies in the millimeter-wavelength range. These courses cover techniques to optimize performance and contend with unique issues at these frequencies.

• 5G, mm-Wave Antennas: Phased Arrays, Propagation, Integration and Test (268)

• mmWave RFIC and MMIC Design Techniques (181)

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