The MicroApps seminars have been an integral part of IMS for over three decades. This year, everything RF is a sponsor of the 15-minute seminars that will take place from June 9 to June 11, in the MicroApps Theater in the exhibit area of the Thomas M. Menino Convention and Exhibition Center (MCEC), Booth 15122.
The sessions cover a broad range of topics aligned with the IMS 2026 theme, “Revolutionizing RF,” including design methodologies and techniques, modeling and simulation innovations, 5G/6G technologies, test and measurement, and applications of algorithms, signal integrity, and AI/ML. A new focus area this year is “Applied AI/ML,” highlighting how artificial intelligence and machine learning are enabling faster, more comprehensive measurement and design solutions in microwave engineering.
Presentations are organized by subject area to help attendees easily identify sessions relevant to their interests, with opportunities to connect with presenters at their company booths for further discussion.
Here is the schedule for MicroApps Seminars, IMS 2026!
Tuesday, 9 Jun
Shift Left your Signal Integrity — Automated SI-Driven PCB Optimization with GenAI
Time: 10:02 – 10:17
New Load Pull Analysis for RFIC Design
Time: 10:19 – 10:34
Machine Learning Driven, Electromagnetically Aware, RFIC Layout and Design Co-Optimization
Time: 10:36 – 10:51
Co-design of Acoustic Filter and Silicon IC for Improved System Level Performance
Time: 10:53 – 11:08
StartUp Panel: Startups and Digital Twins: Accelerating Design, Development, and Deployment
Time: 11:10 – 11:58
5G Filters for Semiconductor Device Test Bench
Time: 12:00 – 12:15
Time: 12:17 – 12:33
Low Noise Amplifiers for Cryogenic Applications
Time: 12:35 – 12:50
SWaP-C Drone Challenges? Printed RF Filters may be Your Solution
Time: 12:52 – 13:07
Using PA Biasing Controllers to Reduce Bias Circuit Complexity
Time: 13:09 – 13:24
AI-Assisted Workflows for Passive Component Design
Time: 13:26 – 13:41
Time: 13:43 – 13:58
A Practical Simulation Approach for RF Desense Mitigation of Consumer Electronics
Time: 14:00 – 14:15
Advanced Stability in RF Design
Time: 14:17 – 14:32
About Sampling Rates, Master Clock Rates, and Nyquist Zones on the USRP X440
Time: 14:34 – 14:49
Co-Site Interference – The Efficient Simulations in WIPL-D Software
Time: 14:51 – 15:06
Impact of reference clock slew rate on RF synthesizer phase noise and improvement techniques
Time: 15:08 – 15:23
Time: 15:25 – 15:40
Time: 15:42 – 15:57
Time: 15:59 – 16:14
Time: 16:16 – 16:32
How To Reduce Thermal Drift in Transmit/Receive Modules (TRM)
Time: 16:34 – 16:49
Wednesday, 10 Jun
Software Defined Radio (SDR) on a chip – from Ethernet to RF with an integrated processor sub-system
Time: 09:45 – 10:00
Time: 10:02 – 10:17
Time: 10:19 – 10:43
Power Integrity in the Era of Advanced Packaging: Changing the Paradigm of FEM
Time: 10:36 – 10:51
Enabling low cost Wi-Fi SoCs for Defense and Aerospace Applications
Time: 10:53 – 11:08
StartUp Panel: RF Entrepreneurship in the Age of AI, New Space, and New Defense
Time: 11:10 – 11:55
MEMS Oscillators for RF Engineers
Time: 12:00 – 12:15
Simulating Receiver Degradation Due to an Adjacent Transmit Signal
Time: 12:17 – 12:32
The Development and Commercialization of a Disruptive High Performance PCB Substrate
Time: 12:35 – 12:50
Frequency Controlled Oscillator (FCXO) replaces VCXO in Jitter-Attenuation Applications
Time: 12:52 – 13:07
Time: 13:09 – 13:24
A 5.8 GHz band, Watt-Class, Rectenna for Step-downed Output DC Voltage
Time: 13:26 – 13:41
Advancing Antenna Simulations with Surrogate Modeling Techniques
Time: 13:43 – 13:58
Innovative Antenna Design: Leveraging 3D Printing for Advanced Direction-Finding Applications
Time: 14:00 – 14:15
Revolutionizing RF AI: Integrating EM Solvers with NVIDIA Omniverse for Real-Time Synthetic Data
Time: 14:17 – 14:32
Streamlining Antenna Placement and Co-Site Analysis on Electrically Large Platforms
Time: 14:34 – 14:49
Time: 14:51 – 15:06
Optimizing Beyond Parameters: Advanced Electromagnetic Design
Time: 15:08 – 15:23
Time: 15:25 – 15:40
Optimizing RF Sampling Designs for the n104 Band (>6 GHz)
Time: 15:42 – 15:57
Time: 16:00 – 17:00
Thursday, 11 Jun
Time: 09:45 – 10:00
Dynamic Gain Model Pre-Distortion Methodology applied towards Digital Beam Former Design
Time: 10:02 – 10:17
Multi-Chip Synchronization of RF Channels
Time: 10:19 – 10:34
RF Signal Chain Solutions Revolutionizing Satellite Communications, 5G, Aerospace and Defense
Time: 10:36 – 10:51
Using Thin Film Sputtering Technologies to Create New Bias Options
Time: 10:53 – 11:08
RF Wireless System Digital Twins and Automation for AI
Time: 11:10 – 11:25
Time: 11:27 – 11:42
Artificial Intelligence Driving Next Generation Test and Measurement instrumentation
Time: 11:44 – 11:59
Gain more insight with residual measurements
Time: 12:01 – 12:16
GSM and NB-IOT: Methods for Testing and Correlation in RFIC Performance Characterization
Time: 12:18 – 12:33
Material Measurements in the 1-170 GHz range supporting AI and other emerging technologies
Time: 12:35 – 12:50
Performing Large OTA Data Collections with the USRP
Time: 12:52 – 13:07
Phase calibration across frequency
Time: 13:09 – 13:24
Software-defined Pulse Generation for RF and Microwave Experiments
Time: 13:26 – 13:41
ZIF based SDR Transceiver as a new solution for Test, Measurement and Radar applications
Time: 13:43 – 13:58
StartUp Panel: From Vision to Profitability: The Startup Journey
Time: 14:00 – 15:00
Click here to view IMS 2026 event coverage on everything RF.
everything RF has published a magazine for IMS 2026 that lists over 150 products featured by companies at IMS 2026. A physical copy of the magazine will be available at the event in the Publication bins, at the everything RF Booth (24048) and at various company booths on the exhibition floor. In the meantime, you can download a digital version of the magazine below.
