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Virtual Antenna Technology: A Different Approach to IoT Antenna Design
- UHF antennas, operating in the 300 MHz to 3 GHz range, have wavelengths from 1 m down to 10 cm.
- Antenna boosters, commercially known as Virtual Antenna technology, represents significant breakthrough for wireless devices.
- Antenna boosters consist of small, passive, surface-mount chips that are placed on the ground plane of a wireless device.
- Designers can freely shape the frequency response by adjusting the matching network using matching network synthesis tools.
- Antenna boosters are gaining popularity because of their universality and easy-to-integrate nature.
- Triple radio antenna component simplifies integration into compact IoT devices with GNSS, cellular, and Wi-Fi/BLE radios.
- An AI-powered antenna integration design platform, Oxion, enables engineers to test feasibility of a Virtual Antenna design in real-time.
- Virtual Antenna technology is suited to manage the trends for miniaturization, better energy efficiency, and higher frequency operation for IoT industry.
- Design engineers focus on optimal placement of the antenna boosters and designing an appropriate matching network.
- Antenna boosters are a viable choice for compact design, faster design cycles, and easier integration into IoT devices.
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