RF Design Basics and Pitfalls

© 2014 QCG Technology Forum. All rights reserved. This 38 minute presentation will introduce the non-RF specialist engineer to basic RF system and circuit design principles and key mistakes to avoid. Specific topics include: • What distinguishes RF design from low frequency RF design, such as o Specialized analysis and computer aided design o Limitations of standard parts and correctly modeling them at high frequency (Look out for parasitics!) o Board layout techniques particular to RF • Basic RF sub-systems and blocks • IC trends in RF design • What is RF system design and why it is critical in even simple RF systems • What is a link budget and basic link behavior (Guard your decibels!) • Basic RF tools • A basic RF library (Read a few of these, and you will know the score)