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RF usually has not too many transistors, but sometimes a lot of coils and capacitors. You can see the coils in the design, somewhat snake-like. Capacitors can
by GeorgeTirebiter 5y ago
RF usually has not too many transistors, but sometimes a lot of coils and capacitors. You can see the coils in the design, somewhat snake-like. Capacitors can be realized in many ways, conducting material over a dielectric.
Bulk capacitors are external (as you can see). Matching LC are external because those depend on the antenna; I'm a little disappointed there wasn't more detail given of the antenna, because this type I believe is a 'first' for the RPi 'in-board' antennas, in that they have two lines of series-connected capacitors inside the 'triangle'. I don't yet know how this works.
RF ICs are usually hand-routed, too. So you get to see some real 'Art'.
- pixelpoet 5y agoIt's surprising that humans can beat machines at complex trace routing, especially given modern ML techniques. Thanks for the explanation!