RF hardware engineering

Best-in-class RF PCB simulation and verification.

Phineas designs and verifies RF boards with Siemens EDA and Altair tools: schematic and layout in Xpedition Professional and PADS Professional, SI/PI analysis in HyperLynx, and full-wave electromagnetics and antenna design in FEKO. Additional professional engineering tools are selected to fit the technical risk.

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Board-level verification coverage

The analysis plan accounts for operating bands, power, interfaces, physical constraints, production goals, and the program milestone.

RF chainImpedance matching, gain and loss, filtering, isolation, noise, stability risks, and RF-path performance.
ElectromagneticsField behavior, transitions, unintended coupling, shielding, resonances, enclosure interaction, and antenna proximity.
Signal integrityReturn loss, insertion loss, crosstalk, timing risk, transmission-line behavior, and return-path continuity.
Power integrityPDN impedance, decoupling, rail stability, switching-noise coupling, grounding, and RF degradation.
Thermal riskHotspots, derating, temperature-sensitive RF behavior, dissipation, and enclosure constraints.
Manufacturing and testStackup tolerances, controlled impedance, finishes, drills, manufacturability, test access, calibration, and fixtures.

Design toolchain

Siemens EDA, IC design, and Altair simulation

Phineas has licensed access to Siemens EDA PCB packages, Siemens IC design tools, and Altair simulation tools, allowing board, chip, package, and antenna questions to be addressed in one engagement.

01PCB flow

PCB Design & Analysis

Schematic capture and RF layout in Xpedition Professional and PADS Professional. HyperLynx supports signal- and power-integrity analysis, while Valor NPI ties manufacturability checks to fabrication constraints.

  • Xpedition Professional and PADS Professional
  • HyperLynx SI/PI analysis
  • Valor NPI DFM and stackup review
02IC flow

IC Design & Verification

Support for RFIC, ASIC, and mixed-signal programs using Siemens tools for analog mixed-signal simulation, physical verification, functional verification, and design-for-test.

  • Analog mixed-signal simulation
  • Calibre and Questa verification
  • Tessent design-for-test
03EM and multiphysics

Electromagnetics & Multiphysics

Full-wave 3D electromagnetic analysis in Altair FEKO for antennas, enclosures, co-site coupling, and platform integration, with HyperWorks supporting structural and thermal questions that affect RF performance.

  • FEKO full-wave and antenna analysis
  • Co-site and platform coupling
  • HyperWorks structural and thermal analysis

Review the RF design before fabrication

Send the target bands, board status, performance requirements, schedule, stackup, and the design information currently available.

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