Foundational RF Expertise. Patented Innovation. Proven Solutions.
Sanders RF Consulting is a Research Triangle Park, North Carolina–based RF consulting firm founded in 2006. We are an experienced team focused on practical wireless product design, RF circuit design and troubleshooting, and EMC/EMI compliance.
Our work focuses on solving difficult RF design problems, improving product performance, and identifying issues early – before formal certification testing costs time and money.
Typical Challenges We Solve
- Certification Failures: Products failing radiated or conducted emissions for EMC/FCC testing
- Performance Gaps: Wireless range or RF performance not meeting your required specifications
- Real-World Reliability: Designs that work in the lab but experience RF/EMC issues in actual use
- Lifecycle Redesign: Necessary redesigns to replace end-of-life (EOL) components or improve existing performance
- Depth of Knowledge: Providing the experienced RF, electrical, and software design talent needed for a new product rollout
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Our Facilities: In-House Screen Room and Laboratory
Our laboratory near Research Triangle Park is equipped to develop and test a wide array of RF products. Using our 3-meter screen room test chamber and specialized in-house equipment, we accelerate your path to market.
- Pre-Compliance Testing: We verify your product’s performance before formal certification to identify issues and recommend necessary design refinements.
- Efficient Project Turnaround: Our facility is located near our formal regulatory certification lab partners, allowing us to transition your project through the final FCC approval stages with ease.
Meet Our Principals
Sanders RF Consulting is led by two principal RF designers and supported by a team of experienced RF, electrical, and software designers with backgrounds in consumer, medical, automotive, industrial, and wireless product development.
Stuart Sanders – CTO
Stuart founded Sanders RF Consulting in 2006. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology and has over twenty years of RF engineering experience at GM, Delco Electronics, Motorola, Ericsson, and Sony Ericsson.
He is a named inventor on 15+ US patents in RF and wireless design, and specializes in helping products pass certification on the first attempt.
Selected US Patents (15+)
| Patent | Company | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Local oscillator with reduced harmonic | Delco Electronics | 1993 |
| Method & apparatus for coupling a differential signal to an unbalanced port | Motorola | 1996 |
| Methods for performing soft hand-over in mobile systems | Ericsson | 2001 |
| Method & apparatus for canceling transmitted signal in homodyne duplex transceiver | Sirit Technologies | 2004 |
| Low cost method for receiving broadcast channels with a cellular terminal | Sony Ericsson | 2004 |
| System and method for implementing antenna diversity | Sony Ericsson | 2005 |
| Implementing hardware/software reset using PC card w_disable line | Sony Ericsson | 2007 |
| Network interface device with shared antenna | Sony Ericsson | 2008 |
Vivian Lund – Senior RF Designer
Vivian was a co-founder of the firm and now supports design and development. She holds a B.S.in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering with a Digital Communications concentration from Michigan Technological University. Previously an RF engineer at Delco Electronics, Motorola, and Ericsson, she is a named inventor on 2 US patents, and focuses on turning complex technical challenges into working, testable solutions.
A History of Innovation: Selected US Patents
Our principals are named inventors on over 15+ US patents, representing decades of core research and development for the world’s leading electronics companies.
| Innovation Focus | Representative Patent | Lead Company |
|---|---|---|
| Transceiver Design | Method & apparatus for canceling transmitted signal in homodyne duplex transceiver | Sirit Technologies |
| Mobile Systems | Methods for performing soft hand-over in mobile systems | Ericsson |
| Antenna Systems | System and method for implementing antenna diversity | Sony Ericsson |
| Signal Integrity | Local oscillator with reduced harmonic | Delco Electronics |
| Network Interfaces | Network interface device with shared antenna | Sony Ericsson |
| Cable Systems | Upstream interference isolating filter for bidirectional cable system | Motorola |
A Proven Portfolio of Success
- Automotive: Addressing EMC problems in vehicles and embedded systems
- Medical: Solving HF diathermy and EMC issues in medical products
- Utility & Satellite: Designing and testing wireless utility meters and satellite transceivers
- Design from Scratch: Full printed circuit board (PCB) design and RF troubleshooting.
- Performance Improvements: RX sensitivity and TX range improvements for wireless products
- End-of-Life Component Replacement: Redesign of products to remove obsolete components
Protecting Your Proprietary Design Ideas
Sanders RF Consulting respects its clients’ proprietary design ideas and safeguards them with non-disclosure agreements.
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If you have further questions, please contact us, or call us at (919) 374-0773.