GPS, Wi-Fi multiband ceramic antennas enhance IoT applications
San Diego, CA. Pulse Electronics has announced its embedded ceramic multiband chip antennas that combine GPS and Wi-Fi for high efficiency in a compact package. They can serve in many Internet of Things (IoT) applications in the medical, transportation, point-of-sale, vending, utility, security, smart-home, smart-city and tracking industries
Pulse Electronics’ W3095 is a 2-in-1 GPS/GLONASS and dual-band Wi-Fi/BT/BLE (2.4 and 4.9-5.9 GHz) antenna that provides a significant reduction of antenna space when implementing both GPS and Wi-Fi antennas on the same board. It has over 60% efficiency in the GPS/GLONASS bands, over 80% efficiency in the 2.4G-Hz bands, and over 50% efficiency in the 5GHz bands. It has a high isolation of at least 19 dB between bands.
The W3056 is a compact, single-feed, dual-band, GPS and BT/BLE/Wi-Fi ceramic antenna. It has over 65% efficiency in the GPS band and over 70% efficiency in the 2.4-GHz band. This dual-band antenna has a small form factor of 10 x 3.2 x 1mm (L x W x H) with a ground clearance area of 10.80 x 6.25 mm for an easy fit on surface-mount applications. The W3056 has up to 2.5-dBi gain.
“These new embedded multiband ceramic chip antennas are unique in the industry. They are a perfect antenna solution to solve your wireless needs when space is a challenge and high efficiency is needed,” said Dr. Seung Hoon Baek, sSenior FAE for wireless infrastructure at Pulse Electronics. “Plus, having a 2-in-1 combo antenna is a 50% savings in antenna cost compared to using separate GPS and WiFi antenna systems.”
Pulse Electronics’ new W3095 and W3056 antennas are RoHS compliant and halogen-free. They both come in 1,000-piece tape-and-reel and are available now.
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Rick Nelson is a technical journalist who has served as executive editor of Test & Measurement World, chief editor of EDN, and executive editor of EE-Evaluation Engineering. He has also contributed to publications including Vision Systems Design and Electronic Design, and he has participated in many live panel discussions and webcasts. Rick has also held systems-engineering and product-development positions at General Electric and Litton Industries. He received his B.S.E.E. degree from The Pennsylvania State University.
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