Florinel Balteanu
Skyworks Solutions Inc, Irvine, CA, USA
| The research field focused on enhancing the performance, cost-effectiveness, and size of 5G radio frequency (RF) solutions, as well as its evolution to 6G, is highly active with numerous developments. It serves as a driving force for the semiconductor industry to reduce transistor feature size, decrease current consumption, and increase speed. By 2022, the number of mobile cellular subscribers has surpassed 6 billion and 5G technology enables high data capacity with low latency through sub-6GHz and mm-Wave spectrum. In future 6G networks, mm-Wave up to 300GHz will play a significant role. The widespread use of smartphones globally has been made possible in part thanks to advancements in CMOS technology at lower feature nodes such as 3nm/5nm, which have greatly improved computational power. This progress has also allowed for enhanced RF CMOS through digital signal processing (DSP) and digital calibration. The smartphone industry operates on a massive scale where hardware changes and improvements require thorough testing for functionality and reliability before being deployed in high volume. This short course will cover the present designs of 5G RF front-end modules used in RF cellular technologies, as well as the obstacles presented by the implementation of 5G and its future progression to 6G. The course will offer a thorough examination of practical 5G RF implementation and the latest advancements in next-generation mobile applications. |
