1. Interactive Forum (IF) Poster Guidelines
RFIC2019
Interactive Forum (IF) Poster Guidelines

2. Instructions on IF Poster Preparation
Your Interactive Forum (IF) presentation(s) at RFIC2019 will consist of an electronic “poster” on a horizontal 65” monitor, using the provided computer.
A single, electronic poster discussing the participant’s research in broad strokes. This poster should include a penta chart, which covers the primary motivations, insights, and results of the project.
Participants are responsible for preparing and bringing their poster to their specific IF session on a USB drive.
IMPORTANT NOTE: IF Presenters MUST check in with the Session Chair(s) at the Check-In Area at least 15 minutes prior to the start of their session.

3. Penta Chart
A penta chart provides a concise summary of a paper/project by displaying principle information needed to understand the project in a clear and easy-to-read manner.
A penta chart example is provided on Slide 4. The entire poster should be prepared in landscape 16 x 9 format in PowerPoint or PDF format.
The penta chart is divided into five sections:
Status quo – Background and motivation, current state-of-the-art. What problem are you trying to solve, or what improvement are you trying to make?
New insights – Describe what’s new about your approach. Why should people care?
Description - Main achievements, concept, how it works, assumptions and weaknesses.
Quantitative impacts – What were your results, and how do these compare with existing technologies/techniques?
Proposed concept goal - Final product of your work. Where is this leading, and what are the next steps?

4. Paper Title Author Name(s)

5. Project Title Author Name(s)
Summary of Prior Approaches
Prior approach 1
Provides excellent performance metric ABC (e.g., efficiency)
Requires high supply voltage and multiple external components
Design and Architecture
Important measurement 1
Important measurement 2
DIAGRAM(s) OF COMPLETE ARCHITECTURE AND SUB-DESIGNS/CIRCUIT BLOCKS
Note: Provide a summary of the prior approaches related to the paper. Identify benefits and disadvantages.
Design Goal(s)
An XYZ (e.g., transmitter) is proposed to
Maximize metric 1
Achieve metric 2…
Note: State what the high-level architecture is (e.g., transmitter/receiver etc), for what application and outline the goals of the design – what are the issues in prior approaches that are being addressed.
Note: Show important measurements here. Provide key results that validate stated design goals. Include comparison table (Identify critical and relevant parameters)..
Design Descriptor (e.g., A PWM Transmitter)
Critical sub-designs/blocks (e. g.
Sub-design 1
Sub-design 1 consists of …
Sub-design 2
Sub-design 2 consists of ..
DIE PHOTO
TEST BOARD/MEASUREMENT SET-UP
HIGH-LEVEL BLOCK DIAGRAM
An XYZ is described
Feature 1 (e. g., high efficiency/low noise figure etc ) is demonstrated
Future goals and potential enhancements
(e.g.) migrate approach to higher frequencies etc.
An approach that solves key design challenge ABC is introduced which employs
Technique – 1
Technique – 2 etc.
Note: Identify critical blocks in the architecture and provide a detailed architecture diagram that shows the interaction between these blocks. Describe the sub-design/circuit blocks
Note: Identify the new approach and highlight key features. Provide a high-level diagram of the approach.
Note: Show physical set-up (e.g., die photo, test set-up etc.). Summarize clearly what was achieved or demonstrated in the work. Describe future directions, if relevant.