Abracon PTM Introduction to AMCA Series Ceramic Multilayer Chip Antennas Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors WWW.ABRACON.COM WWW.ABRACON.COM AMCA Series Multilayer Chip Antennas Purpose To introduce AMCA Series, Multilayer Chip Antennas. Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors Objective Present the advantage, performance and applications of Abracon AMCA Series. Content 22 pages Learning Time 25 minutes Welcome to Abracon’s AMCA Series; Ceramic Multilayer Chip Antenna Training Module. This training session will provide an overview of the key features and benefits; as well as, discuss the applications of this product series. WWW.ABRACON.COM Product - AMCA Series Ceramic Multilayer Chip Antennas Abracon AMCA Series-Part Numbering Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors AMCA 31 2R450G S1F T Part Series Size Center Frequency Series Code / Hazardous Substance Packaging Code Multilayer Chip Ant 31, 52, 62 72, 81 & 92 2R450G equals 2.450GHz Series Code S1, 01, 02 / F = Hazard Free Blank: Bulk / Cut Tape T: T/R 1000pcs per reel T3/T4: T/R 3K or 4K per reel The AMCA Series offers a range of Multilayer Chip Antennas as described by their part number code WWW.ABRACON.COM Abracon AMCA Series Part Numbering & Descriptions Part No Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors Description / Band Center Frequency Size Bandwidth (MHz) AMCA312R450G-S1F-T Chip Antenna – WLAN / WiFi / Bluetooth 2450MHz 2405 ~ 2495MHz 3.1 x 1.6 x 1.2mm AMCA312R800G-S1F-T Chip Antenna WLAN 2800MHz 2750~ 2850MHz 3.1 x 1.6 x 1.2mm AMCA522R350G-S1F-T Chip Antenna WLAN 2350MHz 2275 ~ 2425MHz 5.2 x 2.1 x 1.1mm AMCA522R510G-S1F-T Chip Antenna WLAN 2510MHz 2410 ~ 2610MHz 5.2 x 2.1 x 1.0mm The ACMA Series covers a broad range of RF bands including IEEE 802.11b/g & IMT, and WiMax bands. The term IMT ( International Mobile Telecommunications) is the root name which encompasses both IMT-2000 and IMTAdvanced (4G) collectively. WWW.ABRACON.COM Abracon AMCA Series Part Numbering & Descriptions Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors Center Frequency Description / Band Bandwidth (MHz) AMCA522R540G-S1F-T Chip Antenna WLAN 2540MHz 2440 ~ 2640MHz 5.2 x 2.1 x 1.0mm AMCA522R710G-S1F-T Chip Antenna WLAN 2710MHz 2610~ 2810MHz 5.2 x 2.1 x 1.0mm AMCA522R780G-S1F-T Chip Antenna WLAN 2780MHz 2680 ~ 2880MHz 5.2 x 2.1 x 1.0mm AMCA622R640G-01F-T Chip Antenna WLAN 2640MHz 2540 ~ 2740MHz 6.0 x 2.0 x 1.0mm Part No Size IMT 5.384A describes the bands, or portions of the bands, 1710 ~ 1885 MHz, 2 300 ~ 2400 MHz and 2 500 ~ 2 690 MHz. These are identified for use by administrations wishing to implement International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) in accordance resolution 223 (Rev.WRC-07 The AMCA series covers the upper two IMT bands. WWW.ABRACON.COM Abracon AMCA Series Part Numbering & Descriptions Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors Center Frequency Description / Band Bandwidth (MHz) AMCA722R470G-S1F-T Chip Antenna WLAN 2470MHz 2370 ~ 2570MHz 7.0 x 2.0 x 1.0mm AMCA722R860G-02F-T Chip Antenna WLAN 2860MHz 2760~ 2960MHz 7.0 x 2.0 x 1.0mm AMCA813R010G-S1F-T Chip Antenna WLAN 3010MHz 2910 ~ 3110MHz 8.0 x 1.0 x 1.0mm AMCA922R660G-S1F-T Chip Antenna WLAN 2660MHz 2410 ~ 2610MHz 9.0 x 2.0 x 1.0mm Part No Size The AMCA antennas also covers portions of the WiMax (IEEE-802.16.) bands, that operates globally between 2-11 GHz (3.5 GHz in Europe) for Fixed WiMax and 2-6GHz for Mobile WiMax. They also cover several TDD LTE bands. In both cases the AMCA antenna are applicable for the user equipments. WWW.ABRACON.COM USA Radio Frequency Allocation from 2GHz to 3GHz Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors USA RF Allocation Spectrum: The chart shows the relevant section of US Radio Frequency Allocation between 2GHz and 3GHz. It can be seen that a wide range of Fixed and Mobile bands are available across this frequency bandwidth. The AMCA Series covers many bands used by IMT User Equipment (UE) applications (fixed and mobile). WWW.ABRACON.COM Example of Block Diagram WiFi / WLAN TCVR Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors Block diagram shows application of Chip Antenna with a RFIC. In this WiFi or ISM example; the 2.45GHz antenna provides the transmission and reception of signals. In many handheld solution the choice of antenna will be a ceramic chip type. Abracon also provides other BOM elements for example SAW, Balun, BPF, as well as Crystals or Resonators. WWW.ABRACON.COM Ceramic Multilayer Chip Antenna Technology Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors What are Chip Antennas? Chip antennas come in various sizes and are often seen as small ceramic blocks with minimal metal artwork and SM pads into which the signal is launched. Multilayer Ceramic Technology The AMCA Series are made from LTCC (Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic). This technology is the same used in multilayer inductors and capacitors, allowing the devices to be small but especially low profile. The metallization is all within the devices, so only the pads and can be seen at the ends of the package. Chip Antennas are small ceramic blocks, either solid or multilayer; this type are the latter, and have been manufactured using LTCC technology, so allowing exceptional low profiles. This allows for compact very low profile devices. WWW.ABRACON.COM Ceramic Multilayer Chip Antenna Technology Size of Multilayer Chip Antennas Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors • Antenna size is one of the determining factors to achieve Gain and Bandwidth requirements that are important for radio system design. • A reduction of size while maintaining efficiency leads to a reduction in bandwidth; conversely maintaining efficiency and bandwidth leads to a lower gain (1). Part Number AMCA31-2R450G-S1F-T AMCA52-2R350G-S1F-T AMCA62-2R640G-01F-T AMCA72-2R470G-S1F-T AMCA81-3R010G-S1F-T AMCA92-2R660G-S1F-T Code / Size (mm) Bandwidth (MHz) (31) 3.2 x 1.6 x 1.2 (52) 5.2 x 2.1 x 1.0 (62) 6.0 x 2.0 x 1.0 (72) 7.0 x 2.0 x 1.0 (81) 8.0 x 1.0 x 1.0 (92) 9.0 x 2.0 x 1.0 Peak Gain (dBi) 90MHz +0.5dBi 200MHz +2.5dBi 200MHz +2.6dBi 200MHz +2.7dBi 200MHz +2.0dBi (2) 200MHz +3.0dBi (Note (1): Subject to similar frequency bands and the same dielectric constant) (Note (2): Lower gain here is subject to higher operating frequency 3.010GHz) The size of the Chip Antennas is determined by the dielectric constant (Er) of the Ceramic. Designers need to consider trade-offs of board space, gain and bandwidth requirements when picking an antenna. WWW.ABRACON.COM Key Features of Multilayer Chip Antennas Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors o Multilayer Chip Antennas offer… o Use of multilayer technology offers compact design. o Available across a range of bands, makes these ideal for multi-band applications like Mobile Phone / Tablets / WLAN / WiMax / LTE o Multilayer technology provides exception low profile, light weight, range of form factor suitable for compact applications. o The range of form factors gives designers scope to exploit excellent gain and directivity performance relative to their size. o Ease of matching during application development. o Better SAR response than PCB traces . o Improved isolation allowing multiple antenna applications. o Omni-directional radiation highly suitable for mobile communications. Multilayer Chip Antennas offer a range of advantages to designers who have restricted space or cannot afford an external antenna. Key features include low profile compact designs, and choice of form factors giving designers flexibility to trade size, efficiency, & gain to meet system requirements while minimizing antenna profile. WWW.ABRACON.COM Antenna Radiation Patterns Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors 3D Radiation Pattern shows Omni-directional Pattern The diagram shows the omni-directional 3D radiation patter of a typical Chip Antenna. This provides 360 degree coverage, and is suited to handheld devices. WWW.ABRACON.COM Typical Antenna PCB Matching Chip antennas should be matched within the environment of the final product. Normally this process can be done with inductors and / or capacitors. Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors Note: It is recommended to pre-place the π-type circuit layout that offers full flexibility to match the antenna to 50 Ohms, in the final product layout. Depending on matching, NC may apply to certain components in the matching configurations above. The diagram shows a typical pcb layout for a chip antenna, with matching components. Typically the antenna will need a no-ground region / keep out area. Matching should be done in final production environment. π-type circuit layout should be adopted for flexibility. WWW.ABRACON.COM Comparison between Dielectric & LTCC Multilayer Chip Antennas • ABRACON offers both Dielectric and LTCC Multilayer Chip antennas from the ACA and AMCA series respectively. Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors Dielectric Chip Antennas: ACA series • Made from a solid ceramic block onto which silver is printed or sprayed to make an antenna pattern. This might take the form of a meandering line of silver metallization to create a helical type antenna, (see below). • Process scalable based on block size, suitable for low to high volumes. • More costly, approximately 50% • Higher gain for same size block LTCC Chip Antennas: AMCA series • These are made from several layers of dielectric sheets, that are pressed then fired. The multilayer technique allows metallization on each layer that are joined internally with via holes. So in this process the helical pattern would be contained internally across the layers. • Lower cost • Lower gain for same size compared to dielectric types. • Wide range of size formats, all very low profile. • Process suited to very high volumes Abracon offers both Dielectric and LTCC multilayer chip antennas. The dielectric types have higher gains & costs compared to LTCC types, that offer wider range of sizes, very low profiles and lower costs. WWW.ABRACON.COM What RF Applications need Chip Antenna Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors Mobile Phones Tablets Mobile Gaming Bluetooth WLAN WLAN 802.11b/g 802.11a/b /g/j/n Zigbee Dual 802.15 Band IMTGPS and WiMax Bands TDD LTE Bands And Other Apps 2.45GHz / 2.47GHz AMCA31-2R450G-S1F-T AMCA72-2R470G-S1F-T All REMAINING PARTS Chip Antennas are useful for mobile wireless systems where a compact solution is required WWW.ABRACON.COM Applications for Chip Antennas Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors o Chip Antennas are used extensively by the mobile phone manufacturers, but these tier 1 customers are not our targets o Bluetooth Applications: o Bluetooth exists in many products, such as telephones, tablets, media players, and gaming like Lego Mindstorms NXT, Playstation 3, PS Vita, Nintentdo Wii, and HD Headsets, Modems and watches: o Bluetooth Headsets / Intercoms o Bluetooth Audio Headsets o Keyboards / Mouse o Games Consoles / Controllers o Wireless bridge between two Industrial Ethernet (e.g. PROFINET) networks. o Short range transmission of health sensor data from medical devices to mobile phone, or dedicated “Telehealth” devices. o Personal security applications – tags The Bluetooth technology offers a wide selection of applications involved with Bluetooth enabled devices. WWW.ABRACON.COM Applications for Chip Antennas o WiFi Applications: The “Internet of Things” o Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors o o o o o o o o The number of Internet-connected devices is the world in 2011 was estimated at 20 billion by 2020 this is expected to rise to 50 billion devices. Networking Consumer Electronics Computing and Peripherals Headsets Automotive and Transport Health & Fitness Smart Energy Industrial Communications The “Internet of Things” offers an increasing wide application of connected or controlled WiFi solutions. A wide selection of WiFi certified product exist, and offer opportunities for Chip Antennas. WWW.ABRACON.COM Applications for Chip Antennas IMT Standardization: IMT-2000 / IMT Advanced: Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors IMT Standards Drives Technology and Telecom Operators to invest in infrastructure IMT Applications: o Mobile Health - Easy to carry devices - Better coverage - Backhaul capability for body sensor devices o Smart Energy - Smart Appliances - Programmable wireless connected thermostats - Adoption of smart energy devices in medium to dense residential areas o Smart City - Telematics - Environmental control - Public safety (webcam monitoring) o Architecture of Internet of Things - Ubiquitous wireless Connected World IMT Standards drive Ubiquitous wireless Connected World and generation of new applications WWW.ABRACON.COM Applications for Chip Antennas WiMax - 802.16 - Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access WiMax is short for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. It is a metropolitan wireless standard ratified by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) under the name IEEE-802.16. Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors Standard Frequency Speed Fixed WiMax (802.16-2004) 2-11 GHz 75Mbps Mobile WiMax (802.16e) (3.5 GHz in Europe) 2-6 GHz 30Mbps The AMCA antenna can be used in WiMax User Equipment (UE) devices, like dongles, laptops, mobile wireless. WiMax standard is a metropolitan wireless standard. The AMCA chip antennas cover global bands for WiMax user equipments. They can be used in dongles, mobiles and wireless devices to connect to the internet. WWW.ABRACON.COM Applications for Chip Antennas E-UTRA and LTE-Advanced The range of AMCA antenna cover certain E-UTRA TDD bands (LTE), between 2.3GHz to 3.6GHz Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors LTE Band Frequency (MHZ) Duplex Common Name Antenna PN Antenna B/W (MHz) 38 2570 - 2620 TDD IMT-E / 2600 AMCA922R660G-S1F-T 1660 - 3660 40 2300 - 2400 TDD 2300 AMCA522R350G-S1F-T 2275 - 2425 TDD 3500 AMCA813R010G-S1F-T 2010 - 4010 42 3400 - 3600 The AMCA antenna can be used in WiMax User Equipment (UE) devices, like dongles, laptops, mobile wireless. The AMCA chip antennas cover several of the E-UTRA and LTE-Advanced bands, and can be used in user equipments like dongles, or other LTE equipments covering these bands. WWW.ABRACON.COM Cross Reference Guide ABRACON MURATA YAGEO (PHYCOMP) AMCA31-2R450G-S1F-T ANCV12G44SAA127 CAN4311712002451K TAIYO YUDEN JOHANSON TECHNOLOGY Inc AH316M245001-T 2450AT42A100 ANTENOVA AMCA31-2R800G-S1F-T LDA212G8610K-285 Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors AH104F2350S1-T AMCA52-2R350G-S1F-T AMCA52-2R510G-S1F-T 2500AT43A0100 AMCA52-2R540G-S1F-T AMCA52-2R710G-S1F-T AH104F2550S1-T 2500AT43A0100 AMCA52-2R780G-S1F-T AMCA62-2R640G-01F-T LDA212G4410K-283 AH104F2650S1-T 2600AT44A0600E AMCA72-2R470G-S1F-T AMCA72-2R860G-02F-T LDA212G8610K-285 AMCA81-3R010G-S1F-T LDA313G0313F-240 AMCA92-2R660G-S1F-T 2650AT43A0100E The table summarizes the best matches offered by the ACA series to other antenna company products. Products are alternatives and may not be a drop-in solution, so please refer to the specifications. A10192-L WWW.ABRACON.COM Antenna Performances Crystals Oscillators Filters Precision Timing Inductors P/N Size VSWR Max Gain – Peak / Avg Qty/Reel L/T AMCA31-2R450G-S1F-T 3.2x1.6x1.2mm <2.0 max 0.5 / -1.0dBi 1k & 3K 8Wks AMCA31-2R800G-S1F-T 3.2x1.6x1.2mm <2.0 max 0.5 / -1.0dBi 1k & 3K 8Wks AMCA52-2R350G-S1F-T 5.2x2.1x1.1mm <2.0 max 2.5 / 0.5dBi 1K & 4K 8Wks AMCA52-2R510G-S1F-T 5.2x2.1x1.0mm <2.0 max 2.5 / 0.5dBi 1K & 4K 8Wks AMCA52-2R540G-S1F-T 5.2x2.1x1.0mm <2.0 max 2.5 / 0.5dBi 1K & 4K 8Wks AMCA52-2R710G-S1F-T 5.2x2.1x1.0mm <2.0 max 2.5 / 0.5dBi 1K & 4K 8Wks AMCA52-2R780G-S1F-T 5.2x2.1x1.0mm <2.0 max 2.5 / 0.5dBi 1K & 4K 8Wks AMCA62-2R640G-01F-T 6.0x2.0x1.0mm <2.0 max 2.6 / 0.7dBi 1K & 4K 8Wks AMCA72-2R470G-S1F-T 7.0x2.0x1.0mm <2.0 max 2.7 / 1.0dBi 1K & 4K 8Wks AMCA72-2R860G-02F-T 7.0x2.0x1.0mm <2.0 max 2.7 / 1.0dBi 1K & 4K 8Wks AMCA81-3R010G-S1F-T 8.0x1.0x1.0mm <2.0 max 2.0 / 0.5dBi 1K & 4K 8Wks AMCA92-2R660G-S1F-T 9.0x2.0x1.0mm <2.0 max 3.0 / 1.0dBi 1K & 4K 8Wks The table summarizes the suggested the technology advantages of size, efficiency and gain offered by the AMCA Series. 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