We have all seen Printed Circuit Board (PCB) antennas: those squiggly bits of traces on PCBs connected often to a Bluetooth, WiFi or other wireless communication chip. On modules like for the ESP8266 ...

There are design challenges for antennas, PCB connectors and components, advise Ifan Yousaf and David Currie, of TE. The environment of smart devices presents design challenges. Electronic devices are ...

Ignion, a Barcelona based IoT antenna developer, has released Oxion 2.0, an AI-driven RF and antenna design tool. RF design tool supports complex RF layouts Credit: Ignion Developed to simplify design ...

Antenova has created a new software tool to help designers place antennas in a wireless design. The tool displays the optimum position for embedded antennas on the PCB, depending upon the dimensions ...

Antennas are mandatory for a product to connect via radio frequency. Obvious examples are cell phones, satellite communications, and even our garage-door openers. But the Internet of Things is ...

The very mention of RF design is usually enough to scare all but the most confident designer. However, wireless specialists such as the company I work for, Nordic Semiconductor, have worked hard to ...

Have you ever built a wireless project and weren’t sure how to make one of those awesome (and cheap!) PCB antennas? “What low-cost solutions does our Antenna Board #referencedesign contain?” said ...

Acal Technology is sampling a new surface mount dielectric antenna from Advanced Crystal Technology which it says combines competitive pricing with a choice of compact footprints and the flexibility ...

What is software defined radio (SDR) and how does it benefit modern communications and RF applications? RF/microwave PCB design for Radar and SDRs. Challenges of SDR PCB design and ways to overcome ...

We all hear about the wireless power transmitter/receiver ICs that Texas Instruments, Linear Technology, IDT, Toshiba and countless others have developed for this rapidly growing market. An often ...