Michael Larson

RF routing is changing. Modern advancements are making it possible to embed high-performance components directly into systems, ready for use in high-wavelength operations. Here's how:

-Additively manufactured electronics — Developers need to be able to design components with high levels of precision and flexibility. AME processes make this possible, crafting components suitable for high-wavelength operation while minimising thermal stress.

-RF simulation — Simulations give engineers the required insight to design the ideal 3D structure of the component, optimising it for use with high wavelengths.

-Miniaturisation — RF routing relies on powerful components that can be easily deployed within a system. Miniaturisation is making it easier to create these components and embed them directly. Precise AME techniques are also helping make this possible.

You might have noticed a pattern here: AME is at the forefront of RF-routing development, and it looks likely to stay this way.