Is plain old FR-4 (also known as “Glass Epoxy”) PCB material suitable for use in RF designs[1]? This question comes up time and again. Many say no, fewer say yes – who's right? As I have published ...

As anyone who is a veteran of many RF projects will tell you, long component leads can be your undoing. Extra stray capacitances, inductances, and couplings can change the properties of your design to ...

In this article, we point out some important facts in designing RF application PCB boards. Of course there are many other facts that are not listed below but for the beginners these may be enough for ...

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 ...

Antenna performance isn't just about the antenna itself. The PCB beneath it is determining range, efficiency, & wireless ...

Hirose has released a multi-RF board-to-board connector that provides a size reduction of up to 71% compared to conventional designs. With what is said to be the industry’s smallest width of only 2.2 ...

Hirose has developed a micro-RF connector that features a low-profile of only 1.2 mm when mated. Intended to offer greater design flexibility, the space-saving K.FL2 Series connector is available in ...

The printed circuit board assembly process has undergone revolutionary changes over the past three decades. What once relied ...