NXP Makes UHF PCB Antenna Design as Easy as 1, 2, 3

With the RFID – PCB Antenna Designer customers can simply input parameters, such as space available on the PCB, target performance, board materials, and target frequency range in the region of application to receive a turnkey UHF antenna design for their specific application. Additionally, the tool offers a comprehensive overview of all the features of the UCODE portfolio, enabling designers to select the right UCODE product for their application.

Facts/ Highlights:

• RFID – PCB Antenna Designer online software tool speeds up RFID implementation in electronics equipment:
  • Enables easy UHF antenna design on PCBs
  • User friendly interface helps non-RFID experts design high performance antennas
  • Customized and application-specific antenna design
• Produced with support from leading engineering companies, CST (Computer Simulation Technology) and Transim, the online design tool is available to use now:
  • CST develops high performance software for the simulation of electromagnetic fields in all frequency bands
  • Transim delivers innovative cloud application engineering solutions for online design support in the electronics industry
• The online RFID – PCB Antenna Designer tool currently supports the following packages:
  • UCODE I²C in SOT902 package
  • UCODE G2iL in SOT886 package
  • UCODE G2iM in SOT886 package

“For customers wanting the benefits of using RFID technology in their products the challenge of designing a good UHF antenna on their PCB board can often be quite daunting. We are helping customers overcome this hurdle with our latest online offering, the RFID – PCB Antenna Designer tool. Created to ease design problems, the tool delivers a full turnkey UHF antenna solution quickly with an outstanding level of performance,” said Mohammed Chemloul, customer application support (CAS) manager, business unit Identification, NXP Semiconductors.