A technical paper titled “Circuits for 5G RF front-end modules” was published by researchers at Skyworks Solutions Inc.
“Worldwide adoption of fourth-generation wireless (4G) long-term evolution (LTE) smartphones and the actual transition to fifth-generation wireless (5G) is the main driving engine for semiconductor industry. 5G is expected to reach high data rate speeds (1 Gbps) and low latency (<1 ms). 5G requires more RF bandwidth and therefore an increase in the number of components such as RF switches, acoustic filters, and power amplifiers integrated in few RF front-end modules. Also, there is an increase in the number of RF radio transmitters and receivers operating at the same time. This paper presents new architecture elements for 5G RF front-end modules. Circuit details and measurements are presented to reduce the RF noise, improve the efficiency, and help the coexistence of multiple radio transmitters. These circuits will help extend the 5G applications with radar-like sensing applications, remote medicine, and autonomous driving.”
Find the technical paper here. Published May 2023.
Balteanu, F. (2023). Circuits for 5G RF front-end modules. International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, 15(6), 909-924. doi:10.1017/S1759078722001295
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