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Miniature Chip antennas

02/09/2022

The demand for wireless connectivity has covered basically all applications and fields; therefore, the technology industry devotes a lot of effort into improving the efficiency and functionality of wireless communication. Good antenna design is crucial to succeed in the vast market of wireless devices. Portable devices are striving for smaller, lighter and thinner antennas and for faster delivery to the market. Chips antennas are a popular choice to achieve all the features mentioned above.

Unictron has three kinds of chip antennas:

  • Monopole antenna
  • TELA antenna
  • Pillar antenna

Main Features

Monopole:

  • Antenna length is of 1/4 wavelength
  • Dominating electric field
  • Horizontal polarization
  • The radiated current is distributed on the anenna and the metal ground

Tela Antenna:

  • Loop antenna design, dominating magnetic field
  • Metal around the antenna is used as a common radiator
  • Horizontal polarization
  • No metal shielding under/above the antenna
  • Installed away from the corner, ideally center of the PCB edge

Pillar Antenna:

  • Design with the direct radiated current perpendicular to the ground plane
  • Dominating electric field
  • Pillar height is taller than the other chip antennas
  • Provides both horizontal and vertical polarizations
  • Optional no-ground-clearance implementation
  • Can be placed anywhere on the board.
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