Title :
Aperture tuned antennas for 3G-4G applications using MEMS digital variable capacitor
Author :
Tornatta, P.A. ; Gaddi, Roberto
Author_Institution :
Cavendish-Kinetics, San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
Industrial design constraints coupled with increased frequency coverage required for today´s mobile Smart Phone handsets, are making it difficult to develop highly efficient broadband antenna solutions. This paper will show how antenna aperture tuning using a high performance MEMS (microelectromechanical system) Digital Variable Capacitor can improve antenna performance across all frequency bands for 3G and 4G LTE communications.
Keywords :
Long Term Evolution; aperture antennas; broadband antennas; capacitors; micromechanical devices; smart phones; 3G LTE communications; 4G LTE communications; Industrial design; MEMS digital variable capacitor; antenna aperture tuning; aperture tuned antennas; broadband antenna; frequency coverage; microelectromechanical system; mobile smart phone handsets; Aperture antennas; Capacitance; Capacitors; Performance evaluation; Tuning; 4G Mobile Communications; Antennas; Capacitors; Cellular Phones; Microelectromechanical Systems; Mobile Communications;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest (IMS), 2013 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6177-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697602
