Antenna Engineering Capabilities

Our world-class engineering and manufacturing capabilities support our global leadership in highly optimized antennas making PCTEL the leading global supplier of innovative solutions for fleet and IoT applications including public safety, precision agriculture, and intelligent transportation. Our capabilities include:

State-of-the-art 3D EM field solvers for accurate first-time simulation of antenna performance
In-house antenna measurement with MVG-Satimo Stargate-24 multi-probe near-field chambers
In-house mechanical test capability, and top-of-the-line mechanical CAD tools

Engineering Tools and Equipment

Two Satimo SG 24 near-field test ranges
40 ft. tapered antenna test chamber
CST Microwave Studio and IE3D E-Field Design Software
Microwave Office Circuit Analysis, Keysight PathWave (Genesys)
Inventor and SOLIDWORKS mechanical design tools
In-house environmental lab (UV, ESD, temperature, humidity, and salt spray test capabilities)
FORTUS 3D printing/radome prototyping with multiple dielectric choices
FARO Edge laser scanner for highly precise measurements
Cadence PCB design software

Wireless Product Development Center

RF Engineering & Testing Experience

Board level expertise – PAs, LNAs, general RF circuits for WiFi, Bluetooth, GNSS & others
Product level RF experience – protocol, frequency domain, and time domain
Skilled with all manner of parametric testing for TX and RX
Expert with system-level testing in cabled test beds, over-the-air, channel emulators, etc.

Embedded Antennas Design and Development Expertise

Creative embedded antenna designs for multiple platforms, indoor and outdoor
802.11ac and 802.11ax designs
PCB design with Cadence tools

Mechanical Engineering Proficiency

Indoor and outdoor enclosure designs, thermal designs, antenna radomes, and radio/electronics coexistence
Experience with plastic and die-casting to match a deep understanding of environmental/physical deployments

Environmental Testing Capabilities

Test Name	PCTEL & Contract Manufacturers
Temperature Shock	✓
Low Temperature Storage/Operation	✓
High Temperature Storage/Operation	✓
Humidity Cycle	✓
Salt Fog	✓
UV Test	✓
IPX6 Water Ingress	✓
IPX7 Water Ingress	✓
Pull Test	✓
Air Leak Test	✓
Vibration	✓
Impact Test	✓
Handling Drop	✓