FM Antenna Module Targets Mobile Devices

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Oct. 29, 2009

The model M10332 flexible-printed-circuit (FPC) FM antenna module from Antenova Ltd. is ideal for mobile device applications requiring frequency-modulated (FM) radio functionality. According to Greg McCray, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Antenova, "Antenova's M10332 internal FPC FM Antenna Module has been designed to address the growing market for FM radio functionality in mobile phones, which analysts predict will be included in about 55 percent of all mobile phones sold in 2011." Compared to typical existing internal FM antennas, the M10332, which measures 33 x 5 mm, is 70 percent smaller in area than those currently available in handsets. The module includes a patent-pending antenna circuit and low-noise amplifier (LNA) in a laminate base package. The module can be easily interfaced to any FM receiver as the LNA output is matched to 50 Ohms, but custom impedance can also be provided.

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.