09-03-2021 | Antenna factor | Subs & Systems
The Antenna Company has launched a family of ultra-wideband (UWB) antennas to facilitate high precision positioning and angle-of-arrival applications for low-power sensors, anchors, and tags. The antennas support worldwide operation on UWB channel 5 (6.5GHz) and channel 9 (8GHz).
UWB technology allows a location accuracy of 10cm for real-time location services such as access control, asset tracking, peer-to-peer communication and contact tracing. Applications that utilise two-way ranging, Time-Difference of Arrival or Phase Difference of Arrival are also supported.
The antennas from the company provide high efficiency and omni-directional coverage. The antennas are designed to support industry-leading UWB transceivers, including the Qorvo DW3000.
The UWB product line-up includes the following options: AC71006 - PCB antenna suitable for surface-mount attachment to main PCB; PCB antenna with SMA connector; AC71026 - PCB antenna with micro-coaxial cable and connector; and AC71046 - PCB dual-antenna with optimised spacing for PDoA applications.
“The UWB antenna products announced today improve the spatial awareness of UWB systems, support global frequency bands, and enable ease of integration into OEM devices,” said company CEO David Favreau.
The company also announces it has joined the FiRaTM Consortium to promote the adoption of UWB technology.
“We welcome The Antenna Company’s membership in the FiRa Consortium,” said Charlie Zhang, board chair at the FiRa Consortium and senior vice president, Engineering, Samsung Research America. “The UWB ecosystem benefits from the availability of diverse antenna solutions to realise the many use cases enabled by UWB’s secure ranging capabilities.”
