DocumentCode :
1675157
Title :
Towards a Smart Wireless Integrated Module (SWIM) on flexible organic substrates using inkjet printing technology for wireless sensor networks
Author :
Palacios, Sebastian ; Rida, Amin ; Kim, Sangkil ; Nikolaou, Symeon ; Elia, Samuel ; Tentzeris, Manos M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
fYear :
2012
Firstpage :
20
Lastpage :
23
Abstract :
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have potential military, industrial, biomedical, environmental, and residential applications. However, implementing sensor networks and realizing their potential faces various challenges. Sensors nodes should be small in size, ultra-low-power, and WSNs should be comprised of large quantities of sensor nodes [1][2]. These challenges emphasize the need for low-cost and eco-friendly substrates suitable for mass production of wireless sensor nodes. Organic substrates is one of the leading solutions to realize ultra-low cost and eco-friendly sensor networks [3]. This paper presents the first IEEE 802.14.4 and ZigBee complaint wireless sensor node on organic substrates. The wireless node is a System-on-Package (SoP) solution operating at 2.4GHz with a printed Planar Inverted-F Antenna (PIFA) on organic substrates using inkjet printing technology. A prototype is realized on FR-4 substrate and used to compare traditional manufacturing techniques with an inkjet-printing solution on paper, which is promising in the large scale manufacturing of ultra-low-cost eco-friendly “green” wireless sensor networks.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; Zigbee; ink jet printing; microstrip antennas; planar inverted-F antennas; system-on-package; wireless sensor networks; FR-4 substrate; IEEE 802.14.4; PIFA; SWIM; ZigBee; eco-friendly sensor networks; eco-friendly substrates; flexible organic substrates; frequency 2.4 GHz; inkjet printing technology; printed planar inverted-F antenna; sensor nodes; smart wireless integrated module; system-on-package; ultra-low cost; wireless sensor networks; Antennas; Prototypes; Radio frequency; Substrates; System-on-a-chip; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology (iWAT), 2012 IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0036-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IWAT.2012.6178388
Filename :
6178388
Link To Document :
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