Antenna design for connected and Internet of Things (IoT) devices is hard. Learn how new tools help engineers handle layouts and components faster.
Designing antennas for connected and IoT devices is getting tricky. If you are an engineer, you know that handling different printed circuit board shapes, big components like batteries or displays, and tight deadlines can make antenna design a real challenge. That is where Taoglas’ updated Antenna Integrator can help.
Now we can model antennas on nine printed circuit board shapes. These are circle, arc, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, L-shape, U-shape, stepped, and even custom layouts. You can also add rectangular or cylindrical metallic blocks to represent components that might affect antenna performance. This lets you see potential problems before they happen.
Collaboration gets easier too. We can now export designs in 3D Standard for the Exchange of Product model data, Portable Document Format, Drawing Exchange Format, or Joint Photographic Experts Group formats, which helps electrical and mechanical teams work together smoothly. The antenna library has also grown, adding NLA.01, DLA.01, and PCS.62, so you have more options when designing.
The tool’s artificial intelligence (AI) learns from real-world use cases. We can get reports in about 24 hours, which saves time and reduces the number of design iterations. Earlier updates added Ultra-Wideband support and more performance data.
“ABI Research’s findings mirror what we’re seeing across the industry. Engineers need faster, smarter ways to deliver reliable connectivity as devices pack in more radios and functionality,” said Dermot O’Shea, CEO of Taoglas. “With Antenna Integrator, we’re giving design teams the ability to model real-world actual layouts, account for surrounding components, and pick the right products for their design, helping them achieve optimal performance from the start.”
With Internet of Things devices growing fast, ABI Research expects 13 billion antennas to ship globally by 2030. Tools like Antenna Integrator help us all handle the growing complexity of designing antennas for connected devices.
