RF and Mixed Signal
MATLAB® and Simulink® products provide engineers with higher-level abstractions to implement RF and mixed-signal systems with greater speed and fidelity in a unified platform. Engineers can:
Model RF and antenna elements, RF transceivers and front ends, and RF PCBs using measurement data such as S-parameters, physical properties, or data sheet specifications.
Develop analog and mixed-signal components such as ADCs, DACs, PLLs, power converters, and SerDes systems and generate IBIS-AMI models for high-speed digital interconnects.
Generate and analyze pattern distortion, compute impedance mismatches, perform RF budget analysis, fit S-parameter data, and visualize antenna coverage.
Observe the effects of ISI, jitter, noise, insertion loss, return loss, and crosstalk, and verify channel compliance with industry standards such as IEEE 802.3, OIF, PCle, and DDR.
Products for RF and Mixed Signal
Antenna Toolbox
Design, analyze, and visualize antenna elements and antenna arrays
RF Toolbox
Design, model, and analyze networks of RF components
RF PCB Toolbox
Perform electromagnetic analysis of printed circuit boards
RF Blockset
Design and simulate RF systems
Mixed-Signal Blockset
Design, analyze, and simulate analog and mixed-signal systems
SerDes Toolbox
Design SerDes systems and generate PAMn IBIS-AMI models for high-speed digital interconnects
Signal Integrity Toolbox
Design, simulate, and analyze high-speed serial and parallel links
Topics
Antenna and RF Propagation
- PCB Antenna for USB Dongle and BLE Applications (Antenna Toolbox)
Design and analyze a PCB antenna for USB dongle and BLE applications at 2.4 GHz. (Since R2022a) - Infinite Array of Microstrip Patch Antenna on Teflon Substrate (Antenna Toolbox)
Model a probe-fed microstrip patch element used as a unit cell in an infinite array. - Urban Link and Coverage Analysis Using Ray Tracing (Antenna Toolbox)
Analyze communication links and coverage areas in an urban environment.
RF Filter and Matching Network Design
- RF and Microwave Filter Modeling (RF Toolbox)
Model RF and microwave filters. - Designing Matching Networks in RF Systems (RF Toolbox)
Design and analyze a matching network for an RF system.
RF System and Transceiver Design
- RF System Design for Radar and Wireless Communications (RF Blockset)
Design an RF system for radar and wireless communication systems. - RF Transceiver Design (RF Blockset)
Design an RF transmitter and receiver. - RF Noise and Nonlinearity Simulations (RF Blockset)
Simulate RF noise and nonlinearities.
RF PCB Circuit Design and Analysis
- On-Chip Square Spiral Inductor for Si RFIC Application (RF PCB Toolbox)
Model and characterize an on-chip square spiral inductor. - Routing Discipline to Reduce Crosstalk (RF PCB Toolbox)
Analyze surface currents and follow routing discipline on a PCB trace.
Data Converters and PLL Design
- Delta Sigma Modulator Data Converter with Half-Band Filter for Decimation (Mixed-Signal Blockset)
Use the delta sigma modulator data converter for an analog-to-digital converter application. - Tune Phase-Locked Loop Using Loop-Shaping Design (Mixed-Signal Blockset)
Tune the components of a passive loop filter to improve the loop bandwidth of a phase-locked loop system.
SerDes System Design and Simulation
- Design SerDes System and Export IBIS-AMI Model (SerDes Toolbox)
Create and analyze a SerDes system, and export an IBIS-AMI model using the SerDes Designer app. - Design DDR5 IBIS-AMI Models to Support Back-Channel Link Training (SerDes Toolbox)
Create transmitter and receiver AMI models that support link training communication (back-channel). - DDR5 Controller Transmitter/Receiver IBIS-AMI Model (SerDes Toolbox)
Create a generic DDR5 controller transmitter and receiver IBIS-AMI model.
High-Speed Serial and Parallel Link Analysis
- Analyze Serial Links with Serial Link Designer (Signal Integrity Toolbox)
Configure and explore the design space of a serial link and analyze the waveforms. - Analyze Parallel Links with Parallel Link Designer (Signal Integrity Toolbox)
Configure and explore the design space of a parallel link and analyze the waveforms.
Related Information
Featured Examples
Model and Analyze High-Speed Backplanes
Model high-speed backplanes from S-parameters and analyze them using rational function.
Surrogate Based Optimization of Six-Element Yagi-Uda Antenna
Optimize directivity and input impedance of a six-element Yagi-Uda antenna.
Architectural 100G Dual-Summing-Node-DFE PAM4 SerDes Receiver Model
The necessity of managing the adaptive loop update factors to ensure that the numerous adaptive loops don't fight against each other.
Model RF Systems with Antenna Arrays Using RF Blockset Antenna Block
Use the Antenna block to design antenna arrays for an RF system.
Dual-Fed Square Microstrip Patch Antenna for BLE Applications
Design and analyze the dual-fed square microstrip patch antenna for Bluetooth Low Energy applications.
