Topic: Integration and Complexity Challenges in Mobile RF on the Path to 6G

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Affiliation: 

Senior Director of Engineering, Skyworks Solutions

 

Bio:​

Josh Caron is Senior Director of Engineering at Skyworks Solutions, where he leads advanced development of RF acoustic filters and front end modules for next generation mobile devices. With more than three decades of experience spanning RF systems, acoustic filtering, power amplifier architectures, and heterogeneous integration, Josh has played a key role in delivering high performance solutions used in billions of wireless devices worldwide.
 
Earlier in his career, Josh worked on acoustic wave sensors and materials research as part of Dr. John Vetelino’s group at the University of Maine, where he earned his BSEE and MSEE degrees and contributed to early advancements in SAW/BAW based sensing technologies. His industry work has since focused on advancing the state of the art in RF acoustic filters and addressing the increasingly complex challenges of modern cellular front ends, including wideband architectures, carrier aggregation, thermal and linearity scaling, coexistence management, and advanced packaging.
 
Josh is deeply engaged in bridging device level innovation with system level requirements as the industry moves toward 5G Advanced and 6G. He is the inventor on more than 60 U.S. patents, both issued and pending, and has collaborated closely with global OEMs and technology partners to shape the next generation of mobile RF performance.