RF Microwave Teaching Solution

Keysight’s RF Microwave Teaching Solution focuses on end-to-end RF circuit design flow, and integrates industry-oriented and real-world examples to prepare students for emerging technology trends. The lab courseware comes with a modular prototype kit utilizing a 1.8 GHz receiver module – a 5G New Radio n3 band – as well as lab sheets and assignments that focus on the complete physical design spectrum, from specifications and simulation to prototype building and validation.

The RF Microwave Lab Courseware forms a core component of the Keysight RF Microwave Teaching Solution. In addition to the lab courseware, this comprehensive solution includes Keysight PathWave Advanced Design System (ADS) and SystemVue software, as well as hardware instruments such as network analyzer, RF signal generator and RF spectrum analyzer.

RF and microwave engineering covers the physical layer of wireless communication, and is incorporated into almost everything that transmits or receives a radio wave, such as mobile phones, radios and WLAN. Emerging trends such as 5G and microwave sensing imaging drive rapid innovations in the technology landscape and imposes new requirements on RF components, resulting in design challenges such as increased integration and exponential demands on performance. The increasing complexity brought about by these trends means many companies will need additional expertise to execute the technology in the design of their devices.

To prepare industry-ready students, Keysight’s RF Microwave Teaching Solution focuses on the complete RF circuit design flow, from design specifications and simulation to prototype building and validation, operating on the 5G New Radio Band n3 downlink frequency. This gives students a solid foundation in RF microwave fundamentals and paves the way for them to specialize in more advanced wireless applications in areas such as 5G and IoT.

Designed to work hand-in-hand with industry-standard test and measurement instruments and electronic design automation (EDA) software, the RF Microwave Teaching Solution provides students the engineering essentials, practical skills and real-world application knowledge that will make them highly sought after by the industry.

Deepen their students’ knowledge base with content that covers the RF circuit design life cycle

• Students not only learn RF and microwave design concepts, the teaching solution is also tailored so they learn how to design and simulate key RF components with EDA software, build prototypes, and measure, characterize and validate RF components and systems with industry-standard test and measurement instruments

Accelerate their students’ learning by using the same instruments and design software utilized in the industry, and providing activities that strengthen RF and microwave concept learning.

• Keysight PathWave ADS and SystemVue software are considered the industry-standard for RF and microwave design by many companies. The RF Microwave Teaching Solution introduces design and simulation methods (such as harmonic balance techniques and impedance matching) using these software, allowing students to learn and practice the same practical design skills as they need when they are working in the industry.
• Using the RF Microwave Lab Courseware’s modular prototype kit exposes students to real-world RF testing and teaches them about different test parameters and the recommended test setup for each component in an RF communication system. In the process, they learn to handle and configure RF instruments, connectors and other accessories, and how to set up those instruments based on the test objective. The reconfigurable modular hardware kit also allows for rapid prototyping, so students can easily experience real-world measurement effects.
• In the lab sessions, students not only compare the performance of different component specifications and how they affect the overall design result, they also get to correlate the measured performance of the prototype kit with the results simulated by the software.

Increase the employability of their students.

• Keysight is a world-leading technology company that delivers breakthrough solutions and trusted insight in electronic design, test, manufacturing and optimization. By partnering with Keysight, educators can be assured that their courses contain up-to-date and industry-relevant content, giving students the engineering knowledge and skills most sought after by the industry.

Save time and resources, allowing them to focus on other aspects of teaching.

• It can take a university lecturer up to six months to develop content for a new course – content that may not be industry-oriented – and additional effort to design a training kit for practical lab sessions. Keysight’s RF Microwave Lab Courseware comes with a dedicated modular prototype kit, and offers lab sheets and assignments that focus on the complete industry design flow and covers real-world applications such as designing receiver system at the 5G New Radio band.

Easily integrate the lab courseware into their current curriculum.

• No matter how a university’s current RF and microwave engineering track is set up, the Keysight RF Microwave Teaching Solution allows educators to obtain just what they need. The complete teaching solution – which comes with the lab courseware, hardware instruments and Keysight design and automation software – is ideal for learning institutes that wish to set up a new RF course and lab space. For universities that wish to upgrade their existing RF and microwave courses, the Keysight RF Microwave Lab Courseware can be combined with their current courses to provide hands-on learning experience with real-world application content.