RFMW Application Focus: Tx/Rx Communication and Phased-Array

This session will cover a multi-channel Tx/Rx RFMW Communications System design and how RFMW and digital domains are merging to allow advanced design and characterization techniques. We will follow the development of a microwave Transmit/Receive system, as well as the requirements and architectures for phased-arrays, from simulation to trade-offs to test, calibration and production. We will show how the system-level performance and environmental requirements drive the electrical and mechanical design specifications, packaging approach and materials selection. We will demonstrate modeling/simulation approaches from the device to the system level for both electrical and mechanical aspects and we will describe bread-boarding strategies to affirm simulation models and to minimize risk. Lastly, we will demonstrate production test strategies and methodologies to guarantee performance compliance of the deliverable product.