2-2016

RF & Wireless
Flexible dual-band FPC antennas for WiFi and ISM
Figure 1: Dromus, Amoris and Montana: Easy to assemble
antennas for WiFi and ISM
Antenova announced three newstyle
antennas: flexible dualband
FPC antennas for Wi-Fi
and ISM in industrial and consumer
electronics applications.
Two of the antennas, named Dromus
and Amoris, are high performance
dual band Wi-Fi antennas
operating on the 2.4-2.5 GHz
and 4.9-5.9 GHz wireless bands,
including Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/j/n/
ac. They are suitable for access
points, portable electronics, PC
cards, games consoles, set-top
boxes, network devices, and
wearable technology. They are
made to different dimensions, so
that electronics manufacturers
can select the best fit and performance
for their wireless device.
The third antenna, named Montana
operates in the ISM bands of
863-870 MHz and 902-928 MHz.
This antenna is for use in industry,
remote sensors, smart metering,
medical devices, monitoring
equipment, lighting, security and
automotive applications.
The flexible FPC antennas are
each just 0.15 mm thick, and
are supplied with a peel-back
self-adhesive area to fix them
inside a small electronic device,
in various configurations. They
are supplied complete with a
cable and a connector to attach
them to the underside covering
or housing of a manufacturer’s
electronic product. Each antenna
weighs less than 0.5g.
The three new antennas can be
popped into the IPEX MHF
(UFL) mating connector on a
host PCB or wireless module,
and are effectively “plug and
play”. Antenova’s design team
adopts a philosophy of Design
For Integration (DFI) – an
approach to antenna design
which puts the integration into
the customer’s device right at
the heart of the design process.
Antenova also provides technical
assistance to customers during
the testing stages of the design
process.
Dromus, Amoris and Montana
are the first three antennas to
ship from Antenova’s new family
of “flexiiANT” products, which
was announced in May this year.
Their product names follow the
company’s tradition of naming
each antenna after a species of
ant from around the globe.
Commenting, Colin Newman,
Managing Director at Antenova
Figure 2: Amoris Dual-Band
Wifi Antenna
says: “The market opportunities
are in the areas of energy,
smart homes, healthcare, automotive,
retail, and the new wearable
technologies, and we have
antenna solutions for all of these
sectors.” The new flexible antennas
are available to order now.
■ Antenova Limited
www.antenova-m2m.com
Applications
• Access Points
• Portable Devices
• PC-cards
• Game Consoles
• Set-Top-Box
• Network Devices
• Wearable devices
• MIMO Systems
Figure 3: 3D pattern at 2.45 GHz
Figure 4: 3D pattern at 5,45 GHz
Technical features of “Amoris”
• Antenna for 2,4 - 2,5 GHz and 4,9 - 5,9 GHz applications:
WiFi 802.11/b/g/j/n/ac
• Polarization: Linear
• Peak Gain: 2,8 dBi (2,4/2,5 GHz), 5,1 dBi (4,9/6,0 GHz)
• Average Gain: -1,3 dBi/-1,2 dBi
• Maximum return loss: -14 dB/-10 dB (2,4/4,9 GHz)
• Impedance with matching: 50 Ohm
• Operating temperature: -40 °C to +85 °C
• Maintains high performance within device
• 1,13 mm diameter RF cable with IPEX MHF connector
• Self-Adhesive mounted
• Quick integration minimizes design cycle
• High performance
• Available 3 standard cable lengths
• Weight: