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RF mmWave Front-End Component Design Trends for 5G Communications RF front-end architectures grow more complex with each generation of communication systems. To accommodate these architectures, more densification and miniaturization is taking place with electronic systems implemented through innova- tions in system-in-package (SiP) design. Cadence offers the broadest, most integrated design solution to bring the Intelligent System Design strategy to the communication products of the future. The Third Wave of Wireless Communications 5G and subsequent systems will close the gap between the physical and cyber worlds. Today, mobile consumers use wireless connectivity to access the web from almost any location. In the future, high-speed coverage will be more widespread and faster, and there will be greater emphasis on uplinking information from real-world events and human and/or internet of things (IoT) activity to the internet. The next wave of communications focuses on the three areas of service: f Enhanced mobile broadband (EMBB) extends the current mobile experience with high data throughput on the order of more than 10Gbps, high system capacity on the order of more than 1000 times that of LTE, and a much better spectral efficiency than LTE (three to four times that of LTE). Its use cases are high-speed mobile broadband and virtual reality, augmented reality, gaming, etc. f Ultra-reliable low latency services (URLLS) focus on low-latency, high-reliability, and high-availability aspects. The expectation is of the order of less than one millisecond of latency and availability on the order of 99.9999%. This is basically for mission-critical use cases and applications. f Massive machine-type communications (mMTC) technology provides connectivity to a huge number of devices whose traffic profile is typically a small amount of data spread sporadically. So latency and throughput are not a big concern. The main concern is the optimal power utilization of those devices because they are battery powered and the expectation of battery life is around 10 years or so. Figure 1: New business services enabled with the third wave of communications, initiated with 5G SOFTWARE SPOTLIGHT 3 www.cadence.com/go/awr