Compact Chip Antenna For Uwb Applications

In this article, we have proposed a compact chip antenna for UWB applications. The proposed antenna consists of two metal (top and bottom), one via, two pads, and CPWG feeding. The proposed chip. antenna occupies a compact area of 6 nun x 6 mm x 1 mm and shows a low profile of 1 mm, thus making it suitable for thin mobile phone applications. The proposed chip antenna has a point-source-like radiation pattern, ultra-wideband, compact size, almost flat gain, and low-cost. (C) 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 53:473-477, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.25685