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PLAS9-X Hardware Interface Overview
2.2 GSM/UMTS/LTE Antenna Interface
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 PLAS9-X_HIO_v00.044 2017-09-19
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2.2.2 RF Line Routing Design
2.2.2.1 Line Arrangement Instructions
Several dedicated tools are available to calculate line arrangements for specific applications
and PCB materials - for example from http://www.polarinstruments.com/ (commercial software)
or from http://web.awrcorp.com/Usa/Products/Optional-Products/TX-Line/ (free software).
Embedded Stripline
This below figure shows line arrangement examples for embedded stripline.
Figure 5: Embedded Stripline line arrangement