Thanks to the extensive components libraries and built-in analysis tools in Altium Designer ®, you’ll be able to create an accurate amplifier simulation and run a number of analyses. Signal integrity is a particular concern in these systems, and designers should use their simulations to evaluate performance With newer microwave and mmWave systems set to become more common, especially as 5G and radar applications become ubiquitous, more designers will need to start designing specialized systems around RF amplifiers. The results from your simulations should be taken as a reference for comparisons once you start testing prototypes or using an evaluation board for specialized components.

This is where simulation tools become useful for evaluating designs. If you’re busy innovating novel functionality for your next system, then you’ll likely be building custom circuits from a variety of ICs and/or discrete components. Many component manufacturers are in the business of producing specialized ICs, SoCs, and SoMs for particular applications, but these components are not always adaptable to your needs. Your simulation tools, whether they are used for amplifiers or any other circuit, are important for helping validate your circuits before you layout your board.

Tests and measurements with your circuits are very important, but they won’t mean anything if you don’t have a basis for comparison. It might also mean you’ve narrowed down to the components you need for your system and your evaluating proposed functionality for your system. It means you’ve finally gotten through the design phase and you’re ready to test prototypes. We’d all love to get to the test and measurement stage quicker. Length matching for high-speed signals is all about synchronization.

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