Product category: Electromechanical Components
News Release from: Omron Electronics | Subject: Wi-PlaDs antennas
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 17 November 2006
Polymer antennas ease UWB integration
Polymer UWB antennas are aimed at new high datarate wireless transmission applications including wireless home Internet, streaming HDTV video and cable replacement
Omron has launched the world's first mass-producable polymer UWB antennas for ultrawideband (UWB) in Europe. The antennas are aimed at new high datarate wireless transmission applications including wireless home Internet, streaming HDTV video and cable replacement. Omron Wi-PlaDs UWB antennas use a polymer identified specifically for this application, allowing them to be manufactured using Omron's proprietary moulding technology to deliver a cost-effective solution meeting the performance requirements to allow high bandwidth video transmissions via a spread spectrum technology.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 November 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Key benefits of Wi-PlaDs antennas include flexibility, allowing antennas to be produced in a variety of shapes, enabling compact and individualistic product designs.
Compared with ceramic antennas, the antennas also offer improved omnidirectional gain.
Omron is initially delivering Wi-PlaDs antennas in two forms.
The S1 plug-in antenna is characterised for wall-powered applications such as consumer TV receivers, where the highest performance is required.
For portable and other applications, where space is the primary driver, Omron offers the N1 surface mounting chip antenna.
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Michael Sturm, General Manager for European marketing at Omron Electronic Components Business Europe, said: 'Omron's new UWB antennas make it realistic for any manufacturer of high volume consumer and office equipment to UWB-enable their products, giving a high performance wireless connection at an affordable cost'.
'Our vision is that UWB will allow consumers to enjoy HD video wherever they wish, without the inconvenience of unsightly wiring'.
He added: 'Omron offers reliable and low power electromechanical switching components for ADSL and VDSL telecomms access networks'.
'We now also have optical and switching and multiplexing solutions addressing optical access systems for FTTH or CWDM transmission systems'.
'Wi-PlaDs positions Omron for success in wireless HDTV streaming also'.
'The antenna is an important part of any wireless solution', said Dan Karr, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Tzero, creator of the innovative UltraMIMO UWB solution for streaming HDTV video.
'The Omron WXA-S1FL provides an exceptional implementation - optimised for the challenging application of video transmission - that should meet the needs of even the most demanding consumer device manufacturer'.
The Omron Wi-PLADS WXA-S1FL is an omnidirectional UWB antenna displaying 0dBi gain, flatness within 3dB, and VSWR significantly below 3.0 in the frequency range 3.1 to 4.9GHz.
This is the frequency range used by the WiMedia UWB common radio platform, which defines MAC and PHY layers optimised for PC and consumer electronic applications.
The WXA-S1FL has a profile of 39.5mm and diameter 23mm, delivering a compact antenna solution optimised for wireless multimedia networking.
For portable applications where space is at a premium, the Omron Wi-PLADS WXA-N1SL SMD polymeric chip antenna offers similar performance, with a form factor of just 12 x 5 x 1.1mm.
The WXA-N1SL is optimised for WiMedia Alliance's UWB common radio platform as well as for the Certified Wireless USB specifications from the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF).
Omron will also work to optimise all future versions of the antenna for the recently announced next-generation Bluetooth-over-UWB platform. Request a free brochure from Omron Electronics....
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