Electromagnetic Failure Analysis Services Explained

A receiver that passes bench testing but loses sensitivity inside its enclosure, a microwave applicator that develops a localized hot spot, or an antenna that shifts frequency after production assembly rarely has a single obvious cause. Electromagnetic failure...

Transmission Line Impedance Calculator Guide

A transmission line impedance calculator is useful long before an RF layout reaches fabrication, but only when its output is interpreted as an electromagnetic model rather than a final guarantee. A calculated 50-ohm microstrip trace may be appropriate for an initial...

RF Power Combiner Design for Real-World Systems

A power amplifier can meet its standalone data-sheet targets and still fail at the system level when the combining network introduces the wrong phase, insufficient isolation, or an unmanageable thermal concentration. RF power combiner design is therefore not a matter...

Impedance Matching Network Design for RF Systems

A power amplifier that meets its datasheet specifications can still underperform badly when connected to the wrong load environment. The same is true for antennas, receivers, microwave heaters, plasma sources, and medical applicators. Impedance matching network design...

RF Circuit Design Services for Demanding Products

A 50-ohm interface on a block diagram can conceal the hardest work in an RF product. At operating frequency, every transmission-line discontinuity, package parasitic, ground return, dielectric tolerance, and nearby conductor can alter the response. RF circuit design...