Parsec Technologies, Inc. is now offering antenna design services to help GPS/GNSS and M2M customers efficiently and effectively imbed modules into their products. GPS/GNSS and M2M modules continue to shrink in size and need additional LNA’s and antennas to maximize signal strength. The future of GPS/GNSS and M2M tracking will come from non-traditional RF products that require RF experts in antenna design as well as LNA + filter design and placement. It is also very important to optimize the antenna and LNA + filter design to embed correctly into each new device. The additional of an external to system on chip (SoC) LNA +filter and antenna need to be carefully considered and modeled to optimize the design. Parsec is here to help with that critical extra step. The services are as follows:
1) Full 3D design and manufacturing tolerance verification using CST for antennas. The 3D model is built around the importing of mechanical realization of PCBAs and plastic enclosures from other 2D and 3D design tools.
2) Material characterization of plastics and PCB materials to reduce hardware spins.
3) Passive Intermodulation Testing, Return Loss and Isolation Testing, Antenna Pattern Testing in anechoic chambers.
