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RF PCB Material Selection

wendydu
wendydu over 15 years ago

Does anybody can give some RF PCB material selection guide?

Or maybe give us the tips about how to choose the PCB material while we design RF board?

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  • SteveH
    SteveH over 14 years ago in reply to Chris_Pinter +1
    Good advice Chris - We don't really know if he is building one or a thousand or what his accuracy requirements are, but here is what I know. When working for HP building their Network Analyzers we used…
  • Chris_Pinter
    Chris_Pinter over 14 years ago in reply to Former Member

    Hello Richard,

     

    Based on the questions you have put forth, It looks like you might be missing a little bit on your understanding of RF theory.  Radio propagation is a little different then low frequency theory.   Velocity should not be something you need to consider.  However the length of the trace might be an issue depending on a variety of factors.

     

    It might not be a good idea to build this board without some help.   The devil is in the details.    If you like I am available for the next month or so until I start my next project in March.  I can give you a hand reviewing your design and helping you get on the right track.

     

    Give me a call or drop me an email if you are interested.   www.pinterec.ca

     

    Contact:  Chris Pinter   http://www.pinterec.ca/contact-us/

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  • SteveH
    SteveH over 14 years ago in reply to Chris_Pinter

    Richard - Take a look at the book:

    Foundations of Interconnect and Microstrip Design

    By: TC Edwards

     

    On Amazon you can search the table of contents and it has a nummber of chapters and presents Coupler Design Equations.

     

    HTH - Steve H.

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  • Former Member
    Former Member over 14 years ago

    Steve, I have got the book "Foundations of Interconnect and Microstrip Design" and this is a wonderful book with all needed explanations, E & H propagation fields, guide lines and so on...

     

    I put the first 15 pages of this book on line as a pdf file for anyone who would like to have a look on the content....

     

    Thanks to Chris as well for his proposal to check my drawing on the VSWR-meter project before starting any manufacturing if any need...

     

    I will try to extract the substantial matter of this book to reach my goal. Some working weeks are needed to swallow such a "Bible"...

     

    Richard

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  • sfcircuits
    sfcircuits over 8 years ago

    Hi all,

     

    The PCB material for RF depends on the application. Check out our guide and material recommendations for RF circuits: https://www.sfcircuits.com/pcb-production-capabilities/rf-pcb

     

    You can also see some of our design and manufacturing considerations to optimize your RF PCB project.

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