ANALOG/RF DESIGN

Faststream Technologies has deep expertise in Analog, Mixed-Signal (AMS Design) Wireless, and RF Design services. It covers amplifiers, signal condition, passive and active filter, PLLs, audio processing, low-noise design, micropower design, A/D, D/A conversion, and many more related areas. We have sound experience from DC to low GHz microwave frequencies. Besides this, we are prominent in designing wireless devices that operate in the 2.4 GHz Industrial, Scientific, and Medical ISM band.

Tools used for Analog and Mixed-Signal Design

Cadence Virtuoso is used for Schematic Capture and Mask Design.
Cadence Specter, Specter-RF, ADE, and Specter Multi-Mode Sim with Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS Design) are used for Circuit simulation.
Keysight ADS Momentum is 3-D planar EM simulation software used for RF circuit and antenna analysis
Mentor Calibre is our primary tool for RC parasitic extraction and DRC and LVS checking
MATLAB/SIMULINK is used for System Analysis modeling
Faststream’s server farm provides more than enough power than is needed to simulate and check the largest analog cores and chip designs.

Analog Design Expertise

Analog and power amplifiers
Precision analog signal processing, e.g. peak-detectors, RMS detectors, current sources, multipliers, etc.
Phase-Locked Loop (PLLs)
Low-noise and low-jitter system designs
Micro-power and battery-power designs
RF amplifier in Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) and filter applications
Semiconductor Design in Discrete Applications
Custom designs for magnetic material and Transformers
Circuit simulation and optimization using PSPICE, LTSPICE tool
Digital to Analog and Analog to Digital Data-conversion up to 24-bit and 1 GSPS+
2.4 GHz ISM Band Wireless design such as WiFi, BLE, Zigbee, etc.

RF DESIGN

Modern design and simulation tools, test and measurement tools, prototyping tools, and a full-scale production facility enable us to swiftly and affordably support the transition of concepts to high-performance designs.

Our RF Design Capabilities

Digital Signal Processing

Algorithms for detection and synchronization have been improved
Estimation, monitoring, and equalization of channels
Algorithms for Error Correction Codes (ECC)
Algorithms for Crest Factor Reduction (CFR)
Algorithms for nonlinear impairment repair
Channelization with several carriers

Digital Hardware Design

RTL development on FPGA(Flash and SDRAM based)
Implementations based on microprocessors and digital signal processors
Signal integrity modeling and high-speed design
Designing the timing, analyzing the limitations, and verifying the results
Design verification, manufacturability, and design test

Hardware Verification

ASIC implementation aspects design verification
SystemVerilog is used to verify logic
UVM’s standard verification procedure
Generators of stimuli, monitors, and checkers (scoreboards)
Test planning, random test creation, coverage collecting, analysis, and closure are all steps in the
testing process

Mechanical Design

Product packaging with a creative twist
Design for industry
Simulation of heat and air flow
Designing components out of plastic, sheet metal, extruded metal, and die-cast metal
Design for earthquakes and vibrations

Power & Protection Design

Architecture for power, protection, and grounding
Specification and design of AC/DC and DC/DC power converters
Design of a backup power solution
Lighting and electrical surge protection
Design of an environmental controller

RF Hardware Design

Design of the Rf architecture and component choices
Simulation of RF signal integrity (S11, S21)
Amplifiers with high output
Duplex (full) Radiofrequency architectures
AD/DA at a high rate
Design considerations and simulations for EMI and EMC.

System Design

System design and trade-off analysis from beginning to conclusion
Definition of a specification
Analysis of RF block and level budgets
Budget for impairment, as well as simulation and analysis
Design considerations for EMC and EMI
Optimization of radio parameters and performance
Compliance with industry standards is tested and verified

Software Design

Design and development of software architecture
Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems
Development of low-level drivers
Development of an application
Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) and UML

WIRELESS DESIGN

Expertise in Wireless Protocol

Layer-1 & Layer-2
BPSK, QPSK, QAM, OFDM Modulator/Demodulator
Designing of different signal processing algorithms like AGC, Packet Acquisition, Time Synchronization, Frequency Synchronization, Channel Estimation
Forward Error Correction Blocks-LDPC Encoder/Decoder.
Reed Solomon (RS) Forward Error Correction for SAS-5, 25G Ethernet, OTN2e.
Soft-Decision FEC
802.11 MAC implementation
Custom implementation 802.11n for 10Km Link

Our Complete RF and Wireless Design Solutions:

End to End Designs from Antenna to Network
Our complete Expertise in antennas
Various Mesh Network Solutions augmented through multi-RF Networks
Development of RF Amplifier up to 20W
Communications to the Internet of Things (IoT)
Bluetooth (BLE) on Low Energy or Classic and RFID
GPS and Wi-Fi
Various RF Test Development for wireless solutions varying range in DC 30 GHz
RF Cellular Solutions on Base Station routers for GSM, 2G, 3G, and LTE & WiMAX Deployments.
ZigBee based products

RFIC Design Services OFFERED

RF, Analog & Mixed-Signal IC’s and Module design services
RF, Analog & Mixed-Signal layout design services
RF Prototype Board Design & Development
Highly Integrated Packaging, MCMs (Multi-Chip Module)

TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE

Process: RFCMOS, CMOS, BiCMOS, GaAs, SiGe, InGaP/GaAs
Packaging: Standard packages, Modules