Antennas meet high bandwidth consumer entertainment demand

As content streaming and video-on-demand push consumers’ WiFi networks to their limits, manufacturers are moving up to the 5GHz spectrum, which offers the benefits of a less crowded frequency, less interference, fewer disconnects and signals as fast as 1Gb/s.

Antenova has developed two new SMD antennas for this market - specifically for smart TVs, wearable electronics, access points, portable devices, PC cards, internet-connected set-top boxes, network devices and consumer MIMO applications.

The Sharpi antenna is an ultra-compact ceramic antenna solution for 5GHz, measuring just 1.0x0.5x0.5mm. The second antenna, Trogona (part no. SR42W009) is manufactured from FR4 materials, and is a dual-band antenna operating in both WiFi bands, 2.4-2.5GHz and 5.17-5.84GHz. Trogona works over a ground plane with no clearance, and is also suited for gaming consoles and IP cameras.

Both antennas are designed for integration and maintain good performance when placed within a device. They are easy to integrate into a PCB layout using Antenova’s guidance on positioning, and the company also offers antenna matching and testing services if and when they are required.

Colin Newman, CEO, Antenova, commented: “The 5GHz spectrum will give consumers a better user experience, with more bandwidth, more robust wireless signals, better reach and less interference from other devices using 2.4GHz and a lot of manufacturers have requirements for compact antennas. We developed Sharpi and Trogona in response to our customers who have been asking for small SMD antennas that meet the 802.11/ac standard.”

The Sharpi and Trogona antennas are ready to ship, and Antenova has samples and evaluation boards available.