Multi-band antennas with integrated circuitry in mobile phones

Authors

  • Leo P. Ligthart Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
  • Kevin Boyle Philips Research Laboratories, United Kingdom

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1109/ICATT.2005.1496878

Keywords:

planar inverted F-antenna, multi-band, co-design of antenna with front-end circuitry

Abstract

Focus of this article is on the co-design of multi-band antennas and RF circuitries. Simple circuitry can be used for matching in order to extend the antenna bandwidth. Some new design concepts are presented. Improved antenna performance has been obtained.

References

BOYLE, K.R. Antennas for multi-band RF front end modules. PhD Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, ISBN 90-407-2549-7, 2004.

MASSEY, P.J.; BOYLE, K.R. Controlling the effects of feed cable in small antenna measurements. Proc. of Twelfth Int. Conf. on Antennas and Propagation, ICAP 2003, 31 March-3 April 2003. IET, 2003, v.2, p.561-564, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/cp:20030137.

BOYLE, K.R. Differentially slotted and differentially filled PIFAs. Electron. Lett., 2003, v.39, n.1, p.9-10, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:20030105.

Published

2005-06-04