I'm Ben — an RFIC master's student focused on CMOS design using Cadence. My work centers on RF front-end building blocks, with current interests in beamforming architectures and open-source IC design ecosystems.
This blog serves as both an engineering log and a personal systems journal. It tracks not only what I design, but also how I stay consistent while navigating ADHD as an engineering student.
My wallet and my needs have a severe impedance mismatch. Please help a student out if you're feeling generous.
Buy me a tapeout ⚡Books I recommend
Really digestible, better than razavi in my opinion for really basic concepts
The go-to reference for RF circuit design
Practical guide.
Tools I use
My daily driver for schematic capture and layout.
System-level RF simulations and S-parameter work.
RF EM simulations and S-parameter work.
Kicad for hobby work, Altium for RF work
Resources worth your time
Free lecture series — better than most paid courses.
Really nail down the practical side of IC design (Open Source)