Miniaturized Printed Inverted-F Antenna for Internet of Things: A Design on PCB with a Meandering Line and Shorting Strip

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Antenna</td><td class="align_center">Type</td><td class="align_center">Volume (include the matching network)</td><td class="align_center">Extra components</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Proposed PIFA</td><td class="align_center">PCB</td><td class="align_center">15 × 6.0 × 0.035 mm<sup>3</sup></td><td class="align_center">No extra cost required</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Walsin</td><td class="align_center">LTCC</td><td class="align_center">12 × 5.0 × 1.2 mm<sup>3</sup></td><td class="align_center">1 antenna and 2 passive components</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Murata</td><td class="align_center">LTCC</td><td class="align_center">12 × 5.0 × 1.2 mm<sup>3</sup></td><td class="align_center">1 antenna and 2 passive components</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Comparison between proposed PIFA, Walsin [<a href="/journals/ijap/2018/5172960/#B12" target="_blank">12</a>], and Murata antennas [<a href="/journals/ijap/2018/5172960/#B14" target="_blank">14</a>].</div>

International Journal of Antennas and Propagation

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Table 3: Miniaturized Printed Inverted-F Antenna for Internet of Things: A Design on PCB with a Meandering Line and Shorting Strip 