PCB Antennas

What is a PCB antenna?

PCB antenna is a transducer converting current waves into electromagnetic (EM) waves. PCB antennas convert current in high frequency into EM waves that propagate into the air. Installing an antenna, a PCB assembly is able to transmit or receive data at a specific frequency range.

PCB Antenna’s Features

The reason why PCB can be used more and more widely is that it has many unique advantages, which are summarized as follows.

Can be high-density

For decades, the high density of printed boards has been able to develop along with the improvement of integrated circuit integration and the advancement of mounting technology.

High reliability

Through a series of inspections, tests, and aging tests, the PCB can work reliably for a long time (usually 20 years).

Designability

For PCB performance (electrical, physical, chemical, mechanical, etc.) requirements, printed board design can be achieved through design standardization, etc., with short time and high efficiency.

Manufacturability

With modern management, standardized, scaled (quantitative), automated and other products can be carried out to ensure product quality consistency.

PCB Antenna’s Function

The PCB antenna refers to the part on the PCB for wireless reception and transmission.

The antenna is a kind of energy converter.

When transmitting, it converts the high-frequency current of the transmitter into space electromagnetic waves; when receiving, it converts the electromagnetic waves intercepted from space into high-frequency currents and sends them to the receiver. For designing a low-power, short-range wireless transceiver device used in a radio frequency identification system, antenna design is an important part of it.

A good antenna system can make the communication distance reach the best condition. There are many types of antennas, and different applications require different antennas. In a low-power, short-distance wireless transmission system, an antenna system with reliable communication and low price is required, and the PCB antenna is one of the more commonly used ones.

PCB Antenna Types

5G NR PCB Antennas

LTE PCB Antennas

GSM PCB Antennas

Wifi PCB Antennas

NB-IoT PCB Antennas

LoRa PCB Antennas

GPS PCB Antennas

Flexible PCB Antenna Types

5G NR FPC Antennas

4G FPC Antennas

3G FPC Antennas

NB-IoT FPC Antennas

Wifi FPC Antennas

GPS FPC Antennas

LoRa FPC Antennas

Omni Antenna Types

5G Omni Antennas

4G Omni Antennas

Wifi Omni Antennas

LoRa Omni Antennas

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