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Antenna Design and Assessment Services

By integrating wireless connectivity into traditionally non wireless or newly created devices, interesting features can be supported. However, the path from a brilliant product idea to a satisfactory end-product can be stonier than expected.

Integrating off-the-shelf antennas

Integrating off-the-shelf antennas into a new wireless device can be more complex than originally expected. Aspects like number of involved technologies, housing, shielding, cable routing etc. influence the antenna performance. Due to this even the integration of off-the-shelf antennas can be a surprisingly difficult and time consuming task.

Integrating antennas into short range devices

Integrating antennas into short range devices that support technologies like Bluetooth (R), WLAN, or WiMAX is comparatively straightforward.
However, complications often arise when more than one frequency band must be supported and longer distances have to be bridged. The interaction of antennas with their environment becomes stronger, the lower the frequencies are. As a result, embedded antennas supporting e.g. frequency bands below 1 GHz must be specifically designed when built into handheld sized devices.

For antenna design and integration the following aspects have to be taken care of

▬ Supported frequency bands
▬ Available space for antennas
▬ Distance to other electronic components
▬ Housing
▬ Mechanics
▬ Shielding
▬ Regulatory and certification demands

Off-the-shelf antennas

It is seldom possible to use off-the-shelf antennas, especially for devices with WWAN (wireless wide area networks) applications. A growing number of devices support more than one technology and several frequency bands with high bandwidth requirements. On top of that, materials, mechanical constraints and manufacturing technologies must be taken into account.

Regulatory, conformance and performance requirements

Regulatory, conformance and performance requirements have to be fulfilled before final market introduction can take place. 7 layers offers OTA RF antenna testing according to PTCRB, CTIA, 3GPP, WWI. Our test services are recognized by Vodafone, T-Mobile, AT&T etc.

Introduce Antenna design services early into the R&D process!

Antenna design services from 7 layers should be introduced at a very early stage in the R&D process. Once we have fully understood the design of your product we develop an antenna that ideally matches your needs. The necessary assessment processes during the R&D phase can take place in our extensive antenna test facilities.

Our antenna experts have years of experience with wireless technologies, antenna design, manufacturing and market access procedures. This provides an ideal combination in order to bring your product to market as quickly as possible.

 

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