5G test solutions accelerate RF front-end development

The testbed leverages Keysight’s metrology-grade signal source and signal analysers, as well as Keysight’s industry-proven software tools – SignalStudio (a signal creation tool) and 89600 VSA (a demodulation and vector signal analysis tool) – to validate that their new 5G mmWave RFFE solutions comply to the latest 3GPP Release 15 standards.

“Our extended collaboration with Keysight, initiated more than eight years ago in support of our development of micro-electromechanical systems or MEMS, will enable us to successfully establish AAC as a leading solution provider of 5G RFFE integrated components for a global wireless market,” said Dr. Roger Tay, vice president of research and development and general manager of AAC Technologies. “Thanks to Keysight’s end-to-end 5G solutions and Anokiwave’s mmWave Core integrated circuits, we can accelerate commercialisation of high-performance 5G mmWave integrated front-end solutions in a small form factor that serve emerging small cell and fixed wireless markets.”

“We are proud to play an instrumental role in empowering a leading provider to deliver 5G components that are critical for offering fast, reliable 5G connectivity to end-users,” said Roger Nichols, 5G program manager at Keysight. “Keysight’s 5G solutions, widely adopted by the mobile ecosystem around the world, enable wireless component makers to accurately validate designs for devices and base stations under a multitude of technically demanding scenarios.”

AAC’s 5G mmWave device incorporates Anokiwave’s mmWave Core integrated circuits (ICs) to address demanding 5G technical requirements in a small form-factor by leveraging energy-efficient mmWave beamformer integrated circuits.

AAC also selected Keysight’s high-performance, wafer-level measurement solutions, which are critical for optimising device modelling to accelerate design validation workflow for radio frequency (RF) and mmWave components.