RF Design

03/09/2026

IoT Technical Webinar - Design Once. Connect Reliably. Certify Faster.

Bringing an IoT product to market takes more than a great idea. The right technical decisions at the start can reduce redesigns, improve device performance and help you move through testing and certification faster.

Join experts from RF Design, Sigfox South Africa and iSERT (Pty) Ltd. for a practical technical webinar exploring how to:

-Build the right technical foundation from the outset

-Engineer reliable, power-efficient IoT connectivity

-Reduce risk during testing, approval and certification

-Shorten development cycles and avoid costly rework

Designed for CTOs, engineering managers, product owners, innovation teams and technical decision-makers developing connected devices. Register now: 944fdc67-8cf9-40cc-8565-9b080bf7f43c@fd0b8a05-e399-45c1-89df-55481107f33c" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/944fdc67-8cf9-40cc-8565-9b080bf7f43c@fd0b8a05-e399-45c1-89df-55481107f33c

03/09/2026

u-blox, a global leader in positioning and short-range communication technologies for automotive, industrial, and consumer markets, the Federal Institute of Metrology METAS, responsible for the dissemination of the Swiss official time, and Switch, operator of Switzerland’s national research and education network, today announced the integration of Switzerland’s UTC-traceable timing infrastructure into the u-blox GNSS test laboratory in Thalwil. Through this collaboration, u-blox gains continuous access to a UTC-traceable reference via an unbroken and documented chain of calibrations, ensuring full measurement traceability.

u-blox enhances GNSS timing validation with nanosecond-accurate METAS time service. u-blox brings national time standards directly into its GNSS test lab

03/09/2026

Taoglas Antenna Integrator Adds New Design Capabilities for Faster, More Flexible PCB Development. The Taoglas Antenna Integrator continues to evolve with new enhancements that simplify antenna selection, expand PCB placement options and support more complex RF designs. The latest update introduces improved filtering, corner-mount antenna support, multi-port GNSS capabilities and an expanded antenna library, helping engineers evaluate antenna configurations more efficiently during the early stages of product development. Read more via Taoglas:

The Taoglas Antenna Integrator continues to evolve with new enhancements that simplify antenna selection, expand PCB placement options.

03/09/2026

ATEK MIDAS tunable filters deliver wide frequency coverage, excellent selectivity, and agile tuning for modern RF systems. A compact solution that simplifies receiver architectures, improves interference mitigation, and adapts to mission needs. Ideal for electronic warfare, SDRs, radar, communications, spectrum monitoring, and test systems.

ATEK MIDAS tunable filters deliver wide frequency coverage, excellent selectivity, and agile tuning for modern RF systems.

02/09/2026

The AcSiP AI2021LH is a next-generation, multi-band wireless transceiver module powered by Semtech’s fourth-generation LR2021 chipset. Engineered as a unified RF platform, it integrates Sub-GHz (863–928MHz), 2.4GHz ISM, and licensed S-band (1.6–2.4GHz) operation into a single compact subsystem, eliminating the need for multiple radio designs across regional and application boundaries. https://rf-design.co.za/2026/09/02/acsip-lora-gen-4-ai2021l-new-product-coming-soon/

02/09/2026

The AcSiP AI1121LH is a multi-band LoRa® connectivity module designed for Internet of Things (IoT) LoRaWAN applications. It supports Sub-GHz (863–928MHz), 2.4GHz ISM, and 2.1GHz satellite S-band communications. The module features a compact size and an ultra-low power design, integrating a TCXO (temperature-compensated crystal oscillator) and an RF switch, is suitable for global use in smart homes, agricultural sensors, building automation, smart cities, asset tracking, retail store sensors, smart metering, and environmental monitoring. https://rf-design.co.za/2026/09/02/acsip-lora-gen-3-ai1121l-new-product-coming-soon/

02/09/2026

The Marki Microwave MFBC-00009CH is a passive GaAs MMIC bandpass filter covering 46.50 to 63.50 GHz. With a 54 GHz typical center frequency, it delivers 2.3 dB insertion loss, 20 dB passband return loss, and 67 dB stopband suppression. Passive GaAs MMIC technology enables smaller filter constructions compared with larger circuit board constructions, while tight fabrication tolerances provide low unit-to-unit variation. Available in a compact 2.20 × 2.20 mm wire-bondable die, the MFBC-00009CH is optimized for small-form-factor, mmWave, high-rejection filtering. Passband coverage suits V-band.

02/09/2026

How to Choose the Right 5G IoT Module for Your Product. Selecting a 5G module for an IoT product isn’t as simple as picking the fastest modem on the spec sheet. The right choice depends on your application’s real-world data needs, the network architecture you’ll be deploying on, and a handful of hardware and certification details that are easy to overlook until they cause a redesign. This guide walks through the key questions to ask before you commit to a module. Read more via Cavli Wireless:

Selecting a 5G module for an IoT product isn't as simple as picking the fastest modem on the spec sheet. 5G RedCap vs. Full 5G NR.

02/09/2026

The SGF-60 from HAROGIC Technologies is a Vector Signal Generator (VSG) that operates from 9 kHz to 6 GHz. It is designed to generate different types of RF signals, including CW, AM/FM, digitally modulated, and chirp, in a compact form factor, while maintaining excellent phase noise and harmonic level performance. These features make the generator suitable for R&D, footprint-sensitive, and budget-conscious applications where performance cannot be sacrificed.

The SGF-60 from HAROGIC Technologies is a Vector Signal Generator (VSG) that operates from 9 kHz to 6 GHz. Resolution: 0.1 to 1 Hz.

02/09/2026

The ATEK888P5 from ATEK MIDAS is a Tunable Low Pass Filter (LPF) with a passband from 20 to 530 MHz. It is designed to provide low in-band loss and high out-of-band rejection, and integrates 32 filters in a compact form factor. This LPF has a passband insertion loss of 2 dB, has a switching speed of 240 ns (ON) and 250 ns (OFF), and a settling time of 1.1 µs.

The ATEK888P5 from ATEK MIDAS is a Tunable Low Pass Filter (LPF) with a passband from 20 to 530 MHz. Bandwidth: 510 MHz.