Hybrid CRFs: Design and Optimization

This lecture covers the design and optimization of hybrid CRFs, focusing on the challenges and benefits of combining CRF and ladder structures. The presentation emphasizes the importance of low loss, steep skirt design, and rejection levels. It also discusses the need for simultaneous optimization of the entire device, including EM simulation for layouts above 1 GHz, and the implications for designing duplexers. The instructor showcases the complexity of CRF design and the advantages of a hybrid approach.