We were honored to have Mark Zakhem from Inovonics present at the SIMULIA Americas Users Conference, May 3-4, 2023 in Novi, Michigan.

Abstract: At Inovonics, most of our products require the use of a custom printed antenna specifically made for each product. Over the past few years, I have used CST Studio Sutie to design our most complicated and unique antennas to date, achieving form factors and functionally not possible before the use of CST. I was a presenter for CATI last year for their webinar, where I highlighted all the unique solutions and methods used through CST to achieve these complex and unique antenna design solutions. I showcased the capabilities of building unique environments for the antennas, optimizing through parameters, using the 2D/3D results (Electric & Magnetic Fields) and Far Field results for further validation, and an overview of the CST software concerning antenna simulation. I also touch on using Solidworks to aid in the antenna simulations, which involve importing unique custom enclosures to see their effect on the antennas. Many of the designs shown would have not been possible without the use of CST Studio, showcasing the possibilities of what can be achieved through simulation.

Bio: Mark Zakhem is a Sr. Hardware Design Engineer at Inovonics. He received his undergraduate degree from CU Boulder in Electrical Engineering and Masters Degree from CU Boulder with a focus on RF and Highspeed design. He has been with Inovonics for nearly 2 years and his main focus of work has been designing custom printed antennas for new products. Over the past few years, he has used CST Studio to design the most complicated and unique antennas to date. Last year he presented for CATI for their webinar, where he highlighted all the unique solutions and methods used through CST to achieve these complex and unique antenna design solutions. He showcased the capabilities of building unique environments for the antennas, optimizing through parameters, using the 2D/3D results (Electric & Magnetic Fields) and Far Field results for further validation, and an overview of the CST software concerning antenna simulation.

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