MEP EP#182: The Wireless Research Center
Gerard Hayes
- Has nearly three decades of experience in government and commercial electromagnetic research and design
- Prior to establishing the Wireless Research Center in 2010, Dr. Hayes worked for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications and Lockheed Martin
- At Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (USA) Inc., Dr.Hayes provided global technical leadership in the Technology and Research organization with contributions to handset antenna design, technology, and radiated performance optimization
- At Lockheed Martin (formerly Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.), Dr. Hayes supported research and development efforts for space-based, phased array application
- Experience encompasses electromagnetic theory, bioelectromagnetics, antenna design, RF circuit analysis, and material engineering
- Participated in the development of international standards for OTA, HAC, and SAR evaluation which includes IEEE, IEC, CTIA, and C63 standards
Shruthi Soora
- Senior staff engineering consultant at the Wireless Research Center
- Has over 15 years of experience in RF and antenna engineering in the commercial, defense and medical device markets and has developed products from early concept to production
- Has held technical positions at RFMD, HTC, Sony Ericsson and Harris.
The Wireless Research Center
- What is it?
- Accreditations
- A2LA (American Association for Laboratory Accreditation)
- CTIA (Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association)
- Verizon Authorized Independent Test Lab for OTA radiated performance
- OTA Testing
- FCC Pre-certification
- Lots of engineers looking for this
- LTE (Long-Term Evolution)
- WCDMA (Wide-Band Code-Division Multiple Access)
- Total Radiated Power
- Total Isotropic Sensitivity
- Engineering Services
- Antenna and RF design
- Simulation and Analysis
- Field Testing and Propagation Modeling
- Engineering and Development
- First time tips and tricks for engineers developing their first product.
- What do they need to test for?
- Estimated costs
- What to bring
- What is the result? What do you get?
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