Antenna Integration for Aerospace and Defense Applications Including Wearables, Drones, and AGVs Aerospace and defense applications have some of the most demanding wireless device requirements — and not only in terms of providing mission-critical reliability and performance. Modules and antennas must be able to accommodate unusual form factors that cannot be altered just to make...

Which One is Right? A Crash Course in Navigating RF Technologies When it comes to designing wireless devices, there are only two sure bets: Another new technology is always just around the corner, and its arrival will make it tougher than ever to choose the right one(s). Part of the challenge is FOMO: fear of...

UWA.01 Antenna by Taoglas The UWA.01 from Taoglas is a UWB Miniature Chip Antenna that operates from 6 to 9 GHz and covers from channel 5 to 12. This linearly polarized antenna delivers a peak gain of 4 dBi with an efficiency of more than 80% and has a VSWR of less than 2.0:1. It is designed...

Patriot Series Antenna by Taoglas The Patriot Series from Taoglas are 18-in-1 Multi-Combination Antennas that operate from 380 to 7.1 GHz. They cover 5G and 4G cellular (600–6000 MHz), dual-band GNSS (L1 and L1/ L5) and a secondary GNSS (L1), Wi-Fi® (2.4, 5.8, and 7.1 GHz), SDARS (2.3 GHz), and LMR/TETRA (380–400 MHz and 700–900 MHz) bands...

Efficient Antenna Design and Simulation for Electrically Large Smart Home Appliances What do GE, LG, Samsung and Whirlpool appliances have in common? They’re all examples of how Wi-Fi connectivity is rapidly becoming standard in refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, and other large appliances. In fact, Wi-Fi is now such an important feature for consumers that retailers such as Best Buy and Home Depot enable shoppers...

Nine Steps for Using Encrypted CST Models for Successful Antenna Integration Computer Simulation Technology (CST) Microwave Studio and High-Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) are the two most common design tools for RF simulation. Most Taoglas antenna simulation models are available in CST to enable customers to build simulations models using Taoglas antennas inside their custom design...

Top Tips for Ensuring Your PCB Maximizes Antenna and Application Performance Printed circuit boards (PCBs) do more than just provide a surface for installing embedded antennas. Like pole, screw, and magnet mounts for external antennas, PCBs directly affect the performance of embedded antennas and thus the quality and reliability of the applications using them.For example, whether...

AHP54510 GPS/GNSS Antenna by Taoglas The AHP54510 Series from Taoglas are Dual-Feed Stacked GNSS Patch Antennas that operate from 1166-1186 MHz, 1525-1559 MHz, 1559-1563 MHz, 1563-1587 MHz, and 1593-1610 MHz. They are directional antenna solutions that cover the GPS L1/L5, Galileo, GLONASS, and BeiDou constellations. These RHCP-polarized antennas are designed to be a premium solution for high-precision...

What’s Inside is What Counts: Understanding Antenna Coaxial Cables Radio frequency (RF) cables are a key component in cellular, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices that use external rather than embedded antennas. They carry signals between the antenna and the transmitter and/or receiver, which means they directly affect the performance and reliability...

What Does an IP67 Rating Really Tell You about an Antenna’s Durability? IP ratings are an important spec to consider when comparing external antennas for cellular, GNSS, Wi-Fi and other technologies. Short for “ingress protection,” an IP rating is a shorthand description of the enclosure’s ability to keep foreign objects such as water and dust...