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PCB & PCBA for Radar & Sensing

PCB and PCBA for radar and sensing modules that depend on stable RF materials.

RF / microwaveRF / Microwave
Radar and satellite antenna
Applications

What Radar & Sensing projects need

Radar and sensing designs often use Rogers or PTFE materials, hybrid stack-ups and precise features. Feasibility is confirmed per design. This describes typical requirements and is not a customer reference.

  • Rogers and PTFE material options
  • Hybrid stack-ups
  • Feature accuracy
  • Test requirements

Typical applications and certificates

PositioningRF / Microwave
Typical applicationsIndustrial / Security / Automotive / Weather Radar

Related certificates

  • ISO 9001:2015133628
  • IATF 16949:2016NQA T14016 / IATF 0498905
  • AS9100Held by Partner Manufacturing Network
Certificate details

Source: ShinePCB capability workbook, navigation overview. Values are confirmed against your files and the assigned facility during engineering review; certificates are available on request.

Typical radar and sensing modules

Typical requirements from the ShinePCB application capability sheet. Each project is reviewed against its own drawing and specification.

End product / typical modulesApplicable PCB typesKey processesMaterial directionEngineering focus
Industrial / security / automotive / weather radar — RF antenna, front end, signal processingHigh-frequency, hybrid high-frequency, HDIHybrid lamination; impedance; fine lines; back drilling; layer registrationRogers, Isola, PTFEDk/Df consistency; copper roughness; phase consistency; warpage
Satellite communication terminals / ground stations — phased array, RF front end, basebandHigh-frequency, hybrid high-frequency, high-speed multilayerHybrid lamination; impedance; back drilling; high layer countmmWave / microwave; low-lossLow loss; phase consistency; dimensional stability
Aviation communication / radar / RF modulesHigh-frequency, hybrid, high-speed multilayer, rigid-flexHybrid lamination; fine lines; impedance; back drilling; edge metallizationMicrowave; low-loss; high-reliability FR-4RF loss; temperature cycling; vibration; material traceability

Application descriptions show typical board requirements. They are not customer references, and end-product standards remain the responsibility of the product owner. Aerospace projects are supported through AS9100 certified partner factories; automotive radar is built under IATF 16949.

Selected RF builds

Board constructions from the ShinePCB company presentation — not customer references.

18-layer hybrid stack-up of a 77 GHz radar board

77 GHz radar high-frequency board

Layers
18
Materials
TSM-DS3 + FR28 prepreg + S1000-2M, hybrid lamination
Finish
Immersion gold (ENIG)
Special process
Pure PTFE blind/buried-via impedance board, 5 back-drill groups
Panels of black high-speed server boards

AI server high-speed board

Layers
18
Material
Panasonic MEGTRON 8
Thickness / min hole
3.1 mm / 0.15 mm
Finish
Full-board electrolytic hard gold
Challenge
High layer count, blind vias, thick gold over the full board
Rigid-flex boards with flexible interconnect

12-layer rigid-flex board

Structure
12 layers, 4R + 4F + 4R
Materials
ITEQ IT-180 + DuPont AP9141R
Thickness / min hole
1.6 mm / 0.2 mm
Finish
Immersion gold (ENIG)
Application
High-end industrial connector
Round gold-finished millimeter-wave antenna board

Millimeter-wave antenna board

Layers
8
Material
Rogers RT5880
Finish
Soft gold plating, 3 µm gold
Special process
Laser profiling
Stack of gold-finished RF power amplifier boards

5G base-station power amplifier board

Layers
4
Materials
Rogers RO4350B + FR-4
Finish
Immersion gold (ENIG)
Special process
Blind vias, step cavity, partially embedded copper block

Builds from the ShinePCB company presentation. They illustrate process scope and are not customer references.

Typical products

Automotive and industrial radar

Presence and motion sensors

Imaging and detection modules

Radar & Sensing FAQs

Which RF material should I use?

It depends on your frequency and loss targets. See high-frequency PCB.

Can RF and FR-4 be combined?

Hybrid stack-ups are reviewed per project.

Send your board specification for engineering review

  • Engineering review before quotation and production release
  • Prototype and mass-production requirements reviewed separately
  • Each order matched to a qualified facility in the ShinePCB manufacturing network