Title :
Invasion of Inductor and Capacitor Chips in the Design of Antennas and Platform Integrations
Author :
Chiang, Bing ; Liu, Thomas
Author_Institution :
BSC Enterprise Inc., Melbourne
Abstract :
Inductor and capacitor chips have found new applications in the antenna domain. Antennas can be designed faster utilizing these chips. Examples are given to show how chips are used on single antennas, smart antennas, Shelton-Butler matrix MIMO antenna feed networks, platform integration, and simplifying of manufacturing setups. The invasion impacts two important metrics of the wireless business: reducing cost, and minimizing the time to market.
Keywords :
MIMO systems; adaptive antenna arrays; antenna feeds; chip scale packaging; surface mount technology; Shelton-Butler matrix MIMO antenna feed networks; antenna design; capacitor chips; cost reduction; inductor chips; single antennas; smart antennas; surface-mount device; Antenna feeds; Bandwidth; Capacitors; Costs; Directive antennas; Frequency; Inductors; MIMO; Manufacturing; Printed circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Portable Information Devices, 2007. PORTABLE07. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1039-8
DOI :
10.1109/PORTABLE.2007.25
