Antenna Design For Wireless Products.pptVIP

Antenna Design For Wireless Products Kerry Greer Vice President of Engineering SkyCross Inc. February 25, 2002 Topics Antenna Evolution Changing Wireless Marketplace Issues Driving Antenna Design Antenna Physics Antenna Performance Specifications External Antennas Embedded Antennas Advanced Wireless Device Antenna Concepts Antenna Evolution Antennas Have Always Been the Part That Makes a Wireless Device Wireless Have Traditionally Been External, Connectorized Components Misunderstood, considered “black magic” Gangly, obtrusive Added on at the end of the design Antennas for Mobile Devices Have Evolved Since Their Introduction Whips ? Retractables ? Stubbies ? Embedded Changing Market Antennas are Slowly Becoming More and More Integral, as More and More Devices are Adding Wireless Capability OEMs/Consumers Are Demanding More from Their Wireless Devices Smaller More functionality More power Improved performance FCC Mandate That All Cell Phones Have E-911 Capability Wired/Wireless Networks of Today Future of the Wired/Wireless World Issues Facing Antenna Design Traditional Cost vs. Performance Tradeoffs Three Different Groups Have Three Different Sets of Priorities OEMs ? Service Providers ? Consumers Antenna Considerations OEM Priority Cost Size Performance Multiple operation modes How Much is Better Performance Worth? 1. Cost Antennas are Viewed as Components, with Traditional Price Points: External whip/monopole assemblies: $1 - $2 Internal/embedded antennas: ~$0.50 OEMs Very Reluctant to Consider Higher-priced Antennas for Existing Applications Regardless of Performance Gains Alternative: Provide Multiple Functionality Example: 3 antennas in 1 Cell/PCS/ISM $3 for 1 multi-band antenna is better overall choice than 3 separate antennas for $1 each 2. Reduced Size With the Evolution of Wireless Devices the Antenna has Been Forced to Reduce in Size Some Size Reduction Has Been Natural Result of Physics as Frequencies Increase Example: commercial radio ? broadc