Is Your RF Feed Line Losing Signal? | 1 Min PCB Design Review

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Are you losing signal where you least expect it? In this One Minute PCB Design Review, Tech Consultant Zach Peterson examines a wideband RF generator board, uncovering a set of small but meaningful layout and component decisions that could affect signal performance. Zach reviews mismatched decoupling capacitor footprints, unnecessary SPI pull-up resistors, and a feed line routing arrangement that could be significantly improved with a simple component placement adjustment.

Zach also dives into a commonly overlooked RF layout best practice: opening the copper around feed lines to minimize dielectric loss from solder mask. Whether you're designing RF test equipment, signal generators, or any high-frequency PCB, the details Zach highlights here apply broadly. If you want to tighten up your RF layouts and avoid signal integrity pitfalls, this quick review is packed with practical, actionable guidance.

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