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EDITOR'S CHOICE Multi-Band Ceramic Antennas Enhance Communications for IoT Applications Pulse Electronics Corp. has announced its embedded ceramic multi-band chip antennas that combine GPS and WiFi for high efficiency in a compact package. Their small size, low cost, high efficiencies, and multi-band capabilities fulfill the demands of many consumer and industrial electronic devices. These can be a seamless antenna solution for many Internet of Things (IoT) applications in the medical, transportation, point-of-sale, vending, utility, security, and tracking industries, as well as for Smart homes/cities. Pulse Electronics' W3095 is a 2-in-1 GPS/Glonass and dual-band WiFi/ BT/BLE (2.4 and 4.9-5.9 GHz) antenna, which provides a significant reduction of antenna space when implementing both GPS and WiFi antennas on the same board. It has more than 60 percent efficiency in the GPS/GLONASS bands, more than 80 percent efficiency in the 2.4 GHz bands, and more than 50 percent efficiency in the 5GHz bands. It has a high isolation of at least 19 dB between bands. The W3056 is a compact, single-feed, dual-band, GPS and BT/BLE/WiFi ceramic antenna. It has over 65 percent efficiency in the GPS band and over 70 percent efficiency in the 2.4 GHz band. This dual-band antenna has a very small form factor of 10 by 3.2 by 1 mm (L x W x H) with a ground clearance area of 10.80 by 6.25 mm for an easy fit on surface mount applications. The W3056 has up to 2.5 dBi gain. EtherModule 2.0 Released For M2M and IoT Vendors Ethertronics has released EtherModule 2.0, a plug-and-play, active antenna system module for Machine to Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) vendors. Joining the EtherModule family of active antenna system modules, EtherModule 2.0 addresses the challenges facing today's M2M and IoT product designers by allowing characteristics of the antenna and RF performance to be adapted to the environment experienced by the antenna; providing optimal connectivity in less-than-ideal RF environments. Using EC446, which integrates a microcontroller, a tunable capacitor, and low-loss Sp4T switch, EtherModule 2.0 is capable of correcting the impedance mismatch and retuning the antenna to compensate for frequency shifts caused by environmental changes, such as loading changes due to hand or head proximity. Volume 19 / Issue 3 Editor & Publisher David Webster Director of Content Nick Depperschmidt Senior Editor Shannon Given Associate Editor Heather Williams News Editors Sue Hannebrink, Scott Webster Robert Schaudt, Judy Lamare Advertising Sales and Marketing Robert Schaudt, Advertising Sales Manager Administration Marsha Grillo, Director Support Services/Circulation Marc Vang, Director Ross Webster, Data Entry Webmaster CJ Brewer Production Julie Hammond Carmen Abraham ANTENNA SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY (ISSN #1092-2553) is a publication of Webcom Communications Corp. Subscriptions for one year (bi-annually) are free to qualified recipients in the U.S., $44 for non qualified U.S. and $60 outside the U.S. Single copies are $20 each plus shipping. Back issues are available. Payment must be made in US funds in order to process the order. Direct all subscription inquiries, orders and address changes to Fulfillment Services. © Copyright 2015 Webcom Communications Corp. Material in this publication may not be reproduced in any form without written permission. Requests for permission should be directed to the customer service manager. Reprints: For reprint requests contact Webcom Communications at 720-528-3770. Webcom Communications Corp. 7355 E. Orchard Road, Ste. 100 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Phone 720-528-3770 Fax 720-528-3771 www.AntennasOnline.com EtherModule 2.0 covers a wide frequency range from 700 MHz to 3 GHz. The module portion is in a stamp module form factor of 14 mm by 10.5 mm by 1.6 mm, which can be surface mounted onto a host board. The 4 Antenna Systems & Technology Fall 2015 www.AntennasOnline.com http://www.AntennasOnline.com http://www.AntennasOnline.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Antenna Systems & Technology - Fall 2015

Editor’s Choice
Dual Tuning - The OEM's Secret Weapon in Spectrum Proliferation
A Hybrid "Hexa-Band" Cellular Antenna
Tunable and Fixed Filtering Solutions Enhance Dynamic Range of 4G-LTE Measurements
Antenna Systems 2015: Conference Preview
Low-Cost and Frequency-Selective Metamateiral and Its Antenna Applications
Antennas
Components/Subsystems
Software / System Design
Industry News
Hiding a DAS
Marketplace

Antenna Systems & Technology - Fall 2015