Qorvo and National Instruments have collaborated to test the first commercially available 5G RF front-end module (FEM). The tests were demonstrated at the 20th GTI Workshop in London, UK.
Qorvo’s QM19000 5G FEM, which combines a power amplifier and low noise amplifier into a single package, is targeted for mobile devices operating in the 3.4 GHz spectrum. The FEM was tested with the advanced NI PXI system as part of an ongoing effort to help customers design and test 5G technology for early deployments of 5G in mobile devices.
The flexibility of the NI PXI system enabled rapid testing of Qorvo’s 5G FEM design with a wide range of waveforms – all while re-using the same hardware. PXI test systems, based on NI’s vector signal transceiver (VST) technology, deliver a smarter approach to automated test. NI’s software-centric approach enables semiconductor customers to address their most difficult test coverage, measurement quality and time-to-market requirements.
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