Antenna module breaks new (balanced) ground

摘要

Significant innovation has occurred in the past few years in antennas for handheld devices, and an entry from Antenova Ltd offers further proof. The company's Radionova radio-antenna module combines radio and RF components with a balanced dielectric antenna that yields, according to company analysis, lower cost; pc-board-design flexibility and noninteraction; improved radiation efficiency; and reduced chassis currents, which adversely affect pc-board design. The product also offers reduced front-end losses, user-induced detuning, and SAR (specific absorption ratio). Notes Professor Simon Kingsley, chief scientist of Antenova, "In all phones, the RF groups fight for every millimeter, while the antenna guys are given a comparative 'football field' of space to play in."