Cadence RF Design Blogs

New Murata SMD Library for Microwave Office Support

StandingWaves — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:30:00 GMT

Due to their physical construction (leads, internal structure, PCB traces), all electronic components, including surface mount capacitors, have unwanted parasitic characteristics that deviate from their ideal electrical behavior, especially at high f...(read more)

Efficiently Defining the Fundamental, 2nd and 3rd Harmonics Load Impedances

StandingWaves — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Defining the 2nd and 3rd harmonics load impedances of an RF/microwave transistor in non-linear operation is a strongly determining factor not only for the synthesis of the output matching but also for the simulation of load-pull power and efficiency ...(read more)

Silicon MMIC Design with Cadence Virtuoso Studio RF Platform

StandingWaves — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:30:00 GMT

Monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) combine passive and active components onto a single semiconductor substrate to operate at microwave frequencies (300MHz to 300GHz). Often packaged into discrete surface mount components for PCB-based s...(read more)

Introducing Cadence's Virtuoso Studio RF: Advancing RF Design

StandingWaves — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:00:00 GMT

Next-generation RF to millimeter-wave silicon MMIC and module product development software Cadence is excited to announce the launch of its latest RF design and analysis platform, Virtuoso Studio RF. This powerful and highly interactive platform lev...(read more)

Empowering RF Power: Must-See Video Series for AWR Users!

PratigyaM — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:46:00 GMT

Calling all AWR Microwave and RF designers—getting the most out of your tools just got easier (and faster)! We’re thrilled to launch a 3-part video web series for Cadence AWR Microwave/RF Design designed to help you master the use of the ...(read more)

RF and the Moon: Enabling Lunar-Based Infrastructure and Physical AI Communication

StandingWaves — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 02:00:00 GMT

Data centers have become indispensable in the AI age, providing the computational backbone to power advancements from Earth-based industries to interstellar exploration. For autonomous vehicles, robots, and drones—the "physical AI" leading huma...(read more)

Unlock Your RF Engineering Potential with a Cadence AWR Free Academic Trial!

Jasmine — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:47:00 GMT

Are you ready to revolutionize your RF design experience? Look no further! Cadence AWR software is your gateway to mastering the intricacies of Radio Frequency (RF) circuit design, and now, you can explore its power with our exclusive Free Academic T...(read more)

Training Insights New Course: Planar EM Simulation in AWR Microwave Office

John Dunn — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:44:00 GMT

New online training course for AXIEM EM Simulator in AWR Microwave Office is available.(read more)

Designing a 30MHz to 1000MHz 10W GaN HEMT Power Amplifier

NaomiM — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 21:17:00 GMT

By David Vye, Senior Product Marketing Manager, AWR, Cadence When designing multi-octave high-power amplifiers, it is a challenge to achieve both broadband gain and power matching using a combination of lumped and distributed techniques. One approach...(read more)

Training Webinar: Microwave Office: An Integrated Environment for RF and Microwave Design

John Dunn — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 06:08:00 GMT

A recording of a training webinar on Microwave Office is available. Topics show the design environment, with special emphasis placed on electromagnetic (EM) simulation. Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...(read more)

Training Webinar: Microwave Office - Comprehensive RF and Microwave Design Creation

John Dunn — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 04:56:00 GMT

A training webinar on Microwave Office will be given June 27, 2023. The emphasis will be on EM simulation.(read more)

Knowledge Booster Training Bytes - Working with Data Sets in Microwave Office

John Dunn — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 19:39:00 GMT

Data sets are a powerful and easy-to-use feature in Microwave Office. Data can be effortlessly be swapped in graphs, and circuit schematics.(read more)

Knowledge Booster Training Bytes - The Close Connection Between Schematics and Their Layouts in Microwave Office

John Dunn — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 04:03:00 GMT

Microwave Office is Cadence’s tool-of-choice for RF and microwave designers designing everything from III-V 5G chips, to RF systems in board and package technologies. These types of designs require close interaction between the schematic and its layout. A new Training Byte demonstrates how the schematic-layout connections is built into Microwave Office.(read more)

μWaveRiders: Setting Up a Successful AWR Design Environment Design - Layout and Component Libraries

TeamAWR — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 20:15:00 GMT

When starting a new design, it's important to take the time to consider design recommendations that prevent problems that can arise later in the design cycle. This two-part compilation of guidelines for starting a new design is the result of years of Cadence AWR Design Environment platform Support experience with designs. Pre-design decisions for user interface, simulation, layout, and library configuration lay the groundwork for a successful and efficient AWR design. This blog, part 2, covers the layout and component library considerations designers should note prior to starting a design.(read more)

μWaveRiders: Scoring Goals with the Latest AWR Design Environment Optimizer

TeamAWR — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:55:00 GMT

AWR V22.1 software introduces the Pointer-Hybrid optimization method which uses a combination of optimization methods, switching back and forth between methods to efficiently find the lowest optimization error function cost. The optimization algorithm automatically determines when to switch to a different optimization method, making this a superior method over manual selection of algorithms. This method is particularly robust in regards to finding the global minima without getting stuck in a local minima well.(read more)