AWR1642: Why the transmit line and the RX antenna are not align in AWR1642BOOST EVM

Wesley He

Part Number: AWR1642

Hi team,

Customer is curious why the transmit line and the RX antenna are not align in AWR1642BOOST EVM reference design sprr261a.zip

Is here any reason why the line is not align? I had attached the details picture of it near RX3 and RX4.

Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Wesley

over 7 years ago

0 Wesley He over 7 years ago

TI__Expert 6205 points

The reference design link is AWR1642BOOST Design Database www.ti.com/.../sprr261

0 Vivek Dham over 7 years ago in reply to Wesley He

TI__Guru 58035 points

Hello Wesley,
Those are just tool resolution issues when you connect two Clines. These would be much lower than the etching accuracy in the fab. So those can be ignored.

Regards,
Vivek

0 Wesley He over 7 years ago in reply to Vivek Dham

TI__Expert 6205 points

Hi Vivek,

Thanks for your reply.

So during the layout, is that means we should align transmit line and antenna line as close as possible?

Regards,

Wesley

0 Vivek Dham over 7 years ago in reply to Wesley He

TI__Guru 58035 points

Hello Wesley,
That is right.

Regards,
Vivek

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