{"id":10771,"date":"2024-05-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/?p=10771"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:13:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:13:44","slug":"exploring-rf-pcb-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/printed-circuit\/exploring-rf-pcb-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring RF PCB design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-megaphone\">\n<iframe frameBorder=\"0\" height=\"482\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=TLFIE3815254798\"\nwidth=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><!-- Megaphone -->\n\n\n<p>RF PCB design involves the creation of printed circuit boards that manage high-frequency signals for radio frequency and microwave applications, ensuring optimal performance and minimal interference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m your host, Steph Chavez. Today, we&#8217;re delving into the fascinating world of RF PCB design<br>with our guest Per Viklund, Director of IC Packaging and RF Product Lines at Siemens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, you will learn about the unique challenges of RF PCB design, the importance of integrating RF, analog, and digital components, and the effective use of modern design tools like <a href=\"https:\/\/eda.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/pcb\/xpedition-enterprise\/?ref=EBS_blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xpedition<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/eda.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/pcb\/pads\/?ref=EBS_blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PADS Professional<\/a> tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you\u2019ll learn in this episode:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>RF design challenges and how to overcome them through co-design and continuous education. (4:35)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PCB design conferences, tools for RF design integration. (10:31)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RF PCB design fundamentals and tools for efficient design. (15:48)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advice for the new generation just getting started in their careers on how to approach RF PCB design. (18:25)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/05\/1711646885910.jpg\" alt=\"Per Viklund\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Per Viklund<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Director IC packaging &amp; RF Product lines, Siemens\u00a0<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/per-viklund-b723a11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Per on LinkedIn <\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/11\/steph_chavez300-small.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen V. Chavez\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Stephen V. Chavez<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Principal Technical Product Marketing Manager, Siemens<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stephen-v-chavez-59985012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Steph on LinkedIn <\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RF PCB design involves the creation of printed circuit boards that manage high-frequency signals for radio frequency and microwave applications,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86822,"featured_media":10790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spanish_translation":"","french_translation":"","german_translation":"","italian_translation":"","polish_translation":"","japanese_translation":"","chinese_translation":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[751],"tags":[756,954,955,953],"industry":[],"product":[283],"coauthors":[937],"class_list":["post-10771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-printed-circuit","tag-pcb-design","tag-rf-circuits","tag-rf-design","tag-rf-pcb-design","product-xpedition-enterprise"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/05\/RF_design_1280x720.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/86822"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10771"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10792,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10771\/revisions\/10792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10771"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=10771"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=10771"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=10771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}