Antenna-in-Package (AiP) Using Through-Polymer Vias (TPVs) for a 122-GHz Radar Chip

High-performance IC-to-antenna interconnection is one of the key enablers for the mass production of high-end millimeter wave (mmW) radar systems above 100 GHz. In this work, a radar system with an on-package antenna array working at 122 GHz is presented. The antenna is placed on top of the molded package and the antenna-to-chip interconnection...

5G SIW-Based Phased Antenna Array With Cosecant-Squared Shaped Pattern

In this article, a concept of a phased antenna array based on substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) technology for 5G base stations is proposed. The array has a cosecant radiation pattern in the vertical plane for uniform illumination in a sector area. The array itself consists of 16 SIW traveling wave subarrays of 12 slot-coupled microstrip...

Design of a Wideband Phased Patch Antenna Array

The increasing number of drones forms a more significant problem every year. Negative impact becomes more apparent during daily life as, for example, airport operations are shut down due to unauthorized users of drones. This report focuses on designing a new wideband antenna array as part of an integrated radar system to detect small objects,...

Designing a wireless communication system for smart sensor shorts in football: Using lossless data compression and pattern diversity

Decreasing injuries in football is a topic of interest for the KNVB and KNHB. To reach this goal, the use of smart sensor pants is researched. The data will be used to develop models for finding injury risk factors that are related to movements. Currently, the system is capable of reading out the IMUs and storing the data on an SD-card, for post...

A X-Band Patch Antenna Array With Low Cross-Polarization: For Weather Radar Applications

Meaningful dual-polarized radar estimations suitable for radar meteorology require a cross-polarization discrimination (XPD) and isolation (XPI) in excess of 30 dB to reach a differential reflectivity accuracy lower than 0.1 dB. A planar dual-polarized patch antenna array featuring low cross-polarization is proposed to meet these requirements...

SIW Based Antenna Array with Power Equalization in Elevation Plane for 5G Base Stations

In this paper, we present a 5G base station phased antenna array concept based on the power equalization in the elevation cut. We designed aperture coupling microstrip patch array exploiting a substrate integrated waveguide structure as feeding line for realization of the cosecant radiation pattern in elevation cut. The antenna is designed to be...

Dual-Band Planar Wide-Angle Scanning Phased Arrays

Design and full-wave analysis of supershaped patch antennas

The rapid development of wireless communication systems and the subsequent burst of wireless devices place several demands on the antenna designs. In particular, the development of high-performance radio systems require the adoption of broadband antennas featuring low profile, high gain, embedded installation and reduced manufacturing costs....