RF Systems Integration/Transceiver Architecture
These courses provide the concepts and techniques that are necessary to understand communication system design at the system block level. Issues such as tradeoffs between spectral efficiency and power efficiency of different approaches and their effects on component performance requirements are covered.
| 063 | RF Wireless System Design Fundamentals This three-day course combines theory with real-life examples to provide participants with a complete foundation in digital communication techniques and their effects on RF circuit parameters, to help them close the gap between traditional RF engineering design and the needs of modern communication systems. Tip:This course offers basic intuition about system performance and whether design specifications are reasonable/attainable. |
| 031 | RF Transceiver Architecture, Design and Evaluation This five day course provides participants with the engineering tools to architect, design, and test wireless systems. Critical system requirements and specifications will be presented for many advanced wireless standards such as EDGE, GSM, CDMA, CDMA2000, Wideband CDMA, 802.11, Bluetooth, etc. Techniques to generate analog and digital signal imputs including: BPSK, DBPSK, QPSK, OQPSK, GSM, p/4 DPSK, QAM, 3p/8-shifted 8PSK, GFSK, OFDMA--as well as their properties-- will be presented. The last part of the course will focus on techniques for designing receivers including: zero IF, low IF and superheterodyne; and concludes with a complete CAD design simulation analyzing overall performance. Tip:The additional time in this course allows for more in-depth discussions about modulation formats and also actual system design examples using CAD software. Note that a linear RF circuit design course such as Applied RF Techniques I is a prerequisite. Course 031-4318:Dec 06-Dec 10, 2010: San Jose, CA Presented by Ed Niehenke Register by 11/1/2010 and pay $1995, otherwise pay $2195 |
| 180 | Radio System Design - Theory and Practice This course identifies the key system design parameters, showing how they compound in a given configuration and hence how they relate to the top level specifications. Various tools are used to provide accurate initial estimates of component performance while others show the relative contribution of each circuit block to the total. These tools help isolate critical parameters allowing designers to focus on the key aspects that have to be top class. In this way designers can focus on the key elements that have to be solved to meet a design requirement in a cost effective manner while making sure that all the parts, when put together, will work as expected. |
| 214 | Advanced Radio System Architectures This course builds on the Radio System Design –Theory and Practice course, but does not require that course as a prerequisite. The key basics are part of the introduction which then builds and expands the necessary theory, principles and practical design information for radio transceiver design for standards such as CDMA2000, W-CDMA, WLAN, Bluetooth, WiMAX and Zigbee. Tools such as spreadsheets and system design examples using CAD software are used to illustrate topics though out the course. Course 214-4283:Oct 18-Oct 20, 2010: Greenbelt, MD Presented by Richard Ranson Register by 9/13/2010 and pay $1495, otherwise pay $1595 |
| 199 | Wireless Transceiver Design Techniques This 5-day course provides technical professionals with the design concepts and development tools required to architect RF transceivers for most wireless applications. The course is intended for working engineers that are in the design, test or support phase of new transceiver technology. A complete understanding of design concepts CAD techniques and system level testing will be covered. Also, Critical system specifications will be discussed based on worldwide standards and an in-depth review of transceiver configurations will be evaluated. The use of RF simulation tools will be used to show design concepts and the trade-offs between modulation techniques and RF performance. The latest RFIC chip sets will be discussed along with the future of RFIC technology. |
| 150 | Wireless System Design and Simulation The purpose of this five day course is to understand the tradeoffs in designing wireless systems, and to show how to seamlessly move between both the circuit and system level in radio transceivers and other RF systems. We do this by looking at typical radio architectures, exploring the design tradeoffs, and simulating at both the circuit and system level. The course treats digitally coded signals in RF and IF components, and explores the compromises that are inherent in the design of a radio transceiver. From the RF perspective, the need to minimize interference from nearby unwanted stronger signals and to allow detection of a desired signal in noise is critical. Avoiding corruption of other signals sharing the spectrum is equally critical. Achieving both together is not so simple! In wireless LAN for instance, we will see how tradeoffs made to solve one problem, like multipath reception, have placed tight constraints on other parts of the system, such as the linearity of the power amplifier. We will interactively simulate a double super-heterodyne, dual-band radio receiver, a direct conversion receiver, and an I-Q modulator and transmitter, as well as multiple components. This provides the opportunity to explore 'what if?' scenarios. |
| 112 | Wireless Circuits, Systems and Test Fundamentals This five day course provides engineers with the fundamental concepts needed to work effectively with high frequency wireless circuits and systems. Participants gain analytical, graphical, and computer-aided techniques to analyze, test and optimize RF circuits and systems in practical situations. Tip: This program is a combination of material from courses 001: Applied RF Techniques I and 063: RF Wireless System Design Fundamentals is included in this course. The course also addresses RF measurement techniques as they apply to today's wireless products. This is a popular "all-in-one" course. |
| 161 | Applied Design of RF/Wireless Products and Systems This three-day course focuses on digital modulation in a practical context. RF designs for cellular phones, wireless LANs, and other cordless products have a difficult journey from concept to mass production. Not only are specialist skills required to architect these systems, and to invent suitable circuit topologies, but also to solve the integration and manufacturability issues of a high volume product. This course teaches the practicalities of turning a prototype circuit into a design suitable for production.Tip: This course provides coverage of board layout, testing and other topics for people who have already taken Applied RF Techniques I or have equivalent experience. Course 161-4338:Feb 28-Mar 02, 2011: San Diego, CA Presented by Chris Potter Register by 1/24/2011 and pay $1395, otherwise pay $1495 |
| 208 | Transceiver and Systems Design for Digital Communications Transciever course with insight into satellite and military/aerospace applications. |
| 185 | RF and Microwave Circuits and Systems The first two days of this five day course cover system level design considerations. The next three days cover nonlinear devices such as power amplifiers, mixers and oscillators. |
| 203 | Short Range Coexistence RF Transceiver Design Techniques This 4-day course provides technical professionals with the design concepts and development tools required to architect short range RF transceivers for most wireless applications. The course is intended for working engineers that are in the design, test or support phase of new transceiver technology. A complete understanding of design concepts CAD techniques and system level testing will be covered. Also, critical coexistence system specifications will be discussed based on worldwide standards and an in-depth review of hybrid, coexistence transceiver architectures will be evaluated. The use of RF simulation tools will be used to show design concepts and the trade-offs between multiple access techniques, modulation techniques and RF performance. The latest RFIC chip sets will be discussed along with the future of RFIC technology. A BSEE or equivalent experience is required along with a good understanding of RF fundamentals. |
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