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Mastering RF Filter Selection: A Smarter Path to Performance

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In today’s increasingly complex RF landscape, selecting the right filter is essential to achieving optimal system performance. This webinar introduces a structured, application-driven methodology for RF filter selection, guiding engineers through the critical design parameters that influence filter choice — such as frequency range, bandwidth, insertion loss, power handling, environmental and size constraints. Whether you're working on a high-power radar system, a compact satellite payload, or a commercial wireless device, this session will help you navigate the trade-offs and performance considerations that define successful filter integration.

Attendees will gain actionable insights into aligning system-level requirements with the most suitable filter technologies, including discrete lumped-element filters, cavity and ceramic filters, waveguide solutions, and co-planar designs. The webinar will explore how these technologies perform across diverse environments and industries, from defense and aerospace to commercial aerospace. By the end of the session, participants will be equipped with the knowledge to streamline their design process, reduce development cycles, and ensure robust, high-performance RF systems tailored to their specific application needs and be provided with some key considerations when selecting their filter provider.

Key Takeaways:

  • Learn the fundamentals of RF filters
  • Correlate the applications with filter topologies characteristics
  • Understand the link between filter performance and environmental and size constraints

Presenters

  • Mike Schweyer

    Product Line Manager, Filters and Integrated Filter Assemblies

    Mike is the Product Line Manager for Filters and Integrated Filter Assemblies for Smiths Interconnect. Mike is responsible for interpreting all key market trends, developing strategies, and providing direction into product roadmap and strategy and penetration into key and target accounts. Mike earned a BS and an ME degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Maine. He has over 26 years of industry experience in RF and Microwave technology including product design, product management, manufacturing and test.