Research Article

Design of PCB Impedance Matching Inductors and Antennas for Single-Chip Communication Systems

Table 3

PCB antenna versus silicon antenna.

Tradeoffs for antennas built in:SiliconFR4 PCBLTCC

Area/CostHighLowMed
Fabrication ComplexityHighLowHigh
Frequency RangesHighLowHigh
Radiation EfficiencyLowHighLow
Dielectric ConstantHighLowHigh