Design Services & Support

Custom Antenna Design Services

The Antenna Company offers custom antenna design services and rapid in-house prototyping services for customers who have needs that cannot be met by our range of standard antenna products.

 

Our antenna design engineers have extensive experience designing custom antennas systems for Enterprise MIMO, 5G/Consumer, Smart Energy, and IoT applications such as Asset Tracking and  Wearables.  Our design capability and antenna library spans frequency range from 410 MHz to 39 GHz.

 

Antenna Company’s design flow involves our team of RF engineers and mechanical engineers early in your product development cycle to ensure seamless integration, optimal performance and first-pass regulatory approval.

 

Rapid prototyping and RF characterization enables performance verification in your product ID.

Customer requirement
3D mech file
Antenna selection and stimulation
Throughput optimization
Performance verification
Prototype unit
Final validation and production release
Customer requirement
3D mech file
Antenna selection and stimulation
Prototype unit
Final validation and production release
Throughput optimization
Performance verification
Customer repuirement
3D mech file
Antenna selection and stimulation
Prototype unit
Performance verification
Throughput optimization
Final validation and production release

LPKF Proto-Laser

CNC Milling machine

3D Printer

At Antenna Company, we understand that technical support services such as Impedance matching network design/optimization, Passive OTA measurements and Gerber file reviews are critical services to assure successful integration and product certification of our embedded antenna solutions in your device.

Gerber File Review Services

Many problems that arise during product certification or even earlier in the design cycle can be avoided by ensuring fundamental RF design rules are observed for correct 50 Ohm microstrip transmission line widths, PCB layer stack ups and ground plane clearance for embedded antenna “keep out areas.” To help avoid layout problems further down the development process, The Antenna Company offers Gerber file reviews for designs using our embedded antennas.

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Gerber File Layout

SMITH Chart Image

Circuit Board

Impedance Matching Network Design Services

Embedded surface mount (SMT) and flexible off board mount antennas can be de-tuned by your device’s dielectric housing and available ground plane size of your devices host RF circuit board. If you need support to design and optimize the T or PI Impedance Matching Network (IMN) our technical support staff can help. 

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Passive OTA Measurement Services

Prior to sending your device for PTCRB (PCS Type Certification Review Board), Wireless Carrier Certification, or other regulatory body certifications, it can often save time and money to have the antenna’s performance such as; radiation pattern, gain and efficiency characterized in your device.

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Microwave Vision Group (MCG) Mini OTA Lab 

Simulated 3D Radiation Pattern Plot

Simulated VSWR

CAD Design Simulation Services
Prior to fabricating your circuit board it can be helpful to simulate the expected RF performance, this is especially important for custom design/solutions. The Antenna Company routinely provides its customers with detailed CAD simulation reports using CST™ Microwave Studio for its custom antenna systems that provide insights into; VSWR, isolation, gain patterns, efficiency etc.
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