Flexible antennas for 3G and 4G applications

Antenna developer Antenova has expanded its portfolio, this time with the addition of flexible printed circuit antennas designed to cover the 3G, 4G and LTE bands. According to the company, the three antennas offer options for all 4G and LTE bands, as well as a choice of antenna shape and size.

Mitis and Moseni have been developed for 4G and LTE applications, including MIMO, while Zhengi has been designed to work with all 3G bands, as well as 4G LTE bands B7, B30, B38, B40 and B41.

The antennas can be folded and inserted inside a small electronic device, where they will operate flat, folded or curved. They can be placed vertically, horizontally or coplanar to the PCB, and are said to be suitable for applications where there may not be room for an SMD antenna.

Supplied with an IPEX MHF (UFL) cable in a choice of three lengths, the devices are said by Antenova to be ‘plug and play’ and can be integrated without matching.