Hi everyone
I am trying to design an impedance matching network for my RF-DC rectifier with a 10k ohm load connected to the output at 434Mhz
assuming the source impedance is 50 ohm

Is it as simple as just connecting a port in Cadence virtuoso to the rectifier and get the resistance and reactance from the simulation and then put those numbers in an online matching network design or is it more complicated than that ??

 

What comes to mind is using an RF transformer to transform impedance. I'm not sure if there are practical solutions available for 434 MHz and for the impedance ratio that you require. That will require research on your part.

If I remember correctly, the transformer winding ratio you need is the square-root of the required impedance ratio... sqrt(10,000/50) = ~ 14 in your example.

 

Where will you get enough 434MHZ RF to be worth the effort of rectifying it??