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Radio frequency and microwave printed circuit boards require a special touch that your normal PCB supplier may not be able to handle. PCBHERO is a trusted supply chain partner for PCBs. We can properly engineer and develop your RF PCB with high-frequency laminates with tight lead times and high-quality controls to ensure proper operation.
To address the needs of customers all around the world, PCBHERO has become a leading RF and microwave PCB supplier that focuses on high-frequency PCB laminates.
You can trust PCBHERO with your specialized products because we have the team, tools and experience in dealing with laminates that have specialized needs related to mechanical, thermal, electrical and other specific performance characteristics that are outside of the typical FR-4 materials.
Put your product in safe hands by trusting a top RF and microwave PCB supplier who focuses on tight tolerance requirements and delivering the support you need on time, every time.
GENERAL GUIDE TO AN RF PCB
Modern PCBs combine a variety of digital and mixed-signal technologies, so layout and design has become more challenging, especially when RF and microwave are in the mix for sub-assemblies. There are a few things to consider when looking at radio frequency PCBs, whether you’re working with us, another RF printed circuit boards supplier or designing your own.
First up is that the RF frequency range is normally 500 MHz to 2 GHz, though designs above 100 MHz will typically be considered RF PCBs. If you venture above 2 GHz, then you’re in the microwave frequency range.
RF and microwave printed circuit board designs have a few major differences to consider — differences between themselves and your standard digital or analog circuit.
In simplest terms, an RF printed circuit board is working with what’s essentially a very high-frequency analog signal. Your RF signal can be almost any voltage and current level at any point in time, as long as it’s between your minimum and maximum limits.
RF and microwave printed circuit boards operate on a frequency and pass signals within a certain band. Band pass filters are used to transmit signals in the “band of interest,” and anything outside of this frequency range is filtered out. Bands can be narrow or wide and can be carried via high-frequency carrier waves.