RF Design Tools

About this assessment

This assessment is designed to empower RF engineers and technical professionals with the practical skills needed to excel in circuit and electromagnetic design. Focusing on industry-leading software platforms—ADS, CST, and HFSS—it offers a structured exploration of RF design techniques from simulation setup through to advanced analysis. Participants will gain hands-on experience and insights into optimizing designs for enhanced performance and efficiency. Whether you're seeking to validate your expertise or expand your technical toolkit, this assessment provides a comprehensive overview of modern RF design practices, ensuring you stay ahead in the evolving field of wireless communications.

This section tests advanced RF design topics using ADS. It covers simulation techniques such as Harmonic Balance, Envelope, and Transient simulations, as well as EM co-simulation, layout parasitics extraction, optimization routines, and impedance matching in high-frequency designs.

This section evaluates the candidate's expertise in advanced RF design concepts utilizing CST simulation tools. Questions will cover topics such as adaptive meshing, optimization strategies, solver selection, boundary conditions, port excitation techniques, convergence criteria, radiation pattern evaluation, near-field to far-field transformations, simulation uncertainty mitigation, and electromagnetic-circuit co-simulation integration.

This section tests advanced knowledge in RF design using HFSS. It covers numerical methods, port configurations, meshing strategies, frequency sweeps, and boundary conditions among others. The questions are designed with subtle, hard-to-distinguish choices to challenge in-depth understanding.