Mixer Technology for Advanced Communications, Part 2: Mixer Design

Explore practical RF mixer design techniques — from frequency planning to system-level analysis — to optimize performance, minimize spurs, and validate 5G/6G architectures.

Mixer Design Criteria & Architecture

Frequency Planning & Spur Management

Key Performance Metrics

Nonlinear & Phase Noise Analysis

Simulation with Microwave Office

System-Level Modeling with VSS

eBook Overview

This eBook discusses practical design and simulation for modern RF systems.

In this ebook, you’ll learn how to:

Define mixer design criteria and plan RF, IF, and LO frequencies
Identify and manage spurs using frequency planning and spur tables
Evaluate conversion loss, noise figure, linearity, and compression
Use Cadence Microwave Office testbenches for nonlinear and phase-noise analysis
Analyze system-level metrics like ACPR, EVM, BER, and CCDF with VSS

Download this eBook and see how mixer design decisions impact real receiver and transmitter performance in 5G and emerging 6G systems.