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Antenna Masterclass By Dr. Jaume Anguera

Nightmare or Simplicity: Choosing the Right IoT Antenna

Join our CTO and IEEE fellow, Dr. Jaume Anguera, in this antenna masterclass presentation that highlights the pitfalls of the commonly used Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) antenna. He reveals how recent developments in antenna technology have produced better and more reliable options for your IoT deployment.

Featured in this presentation:

• Side by side comparisons of FPC and Virtual Antenna® solutions.
• Why "sticker antennas" aren't a reliable option for today's device makers.
• What applications carry the most risk.
• Impact of PCB size.
• The cost of using the wrong solution
• FPC vs Virtual Antenna® technology whitepaper.

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FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (FPC) ANTENNAS ARE OLD TECHNOLOGY

What are the Pitfalls of FPC antennas

Unpredictable performance from testing through production

FPC antenna performance can change dramatically and unpredictably when the FPC antenna is placed inside the IoT device enclosure.

Limited tuning flexibility and fixed bandwidth

FPCs are inherently resonant and designed to operate within specific, limited frequency bands making them bandwidth specific.

Not fit for small device designs & small PCB's

FPCs have a large surface area and require a minimum distance of >20mm to the PCB and are thus difficult to integrate into small IoT product designs.

Meet our Masterclass Speaker

Dr. Jaume Anguera , CTO and Founder at Ignion, Lead inventor of Virtual Antenna® technology, IEEE Fellow, Associate Professor of  Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Universitat Ramon LLull,  h-index 52 ( top 2.0% of the ranking of Spanish scientists).

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    Build a Better Product with our Asset Tracking Design Guide

    Boost your IoT device design capabilities with our dedicated asset tracking guide. Packed with insights on best practices in this complicated and challenging market, our guide is an invaluable resource for IoT device makers.

    Why Our Design Guide is an Essential Tool

    Ignion has successfully deployed asset tracking solutions in multiple global products and our support for these projects has given us insider information on how designs can be optimized for the unique challenges:

    • Battery life.
    • Small form factor devices.
    • Environmental factors.
    • Multiple radio frequencies.
    • Time To First Fix.
    • Certification.

    You will learn which Virtual Antenna® components are ideal for these projects and how the Antenna Intelligence Cloud™ gets your project onto the right path from the beginning. Download the guide now to get to market faster with a successful asset tracking product.


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      IGNION partners with AWS and Ausum Cloud to transform the IoT Antenna design process.

      Ignion, with Ausum Cloud support, has developed the Antenna Intelligence Cloud ™ an RF design platform on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This easy-to-use digital twin enables IoT developers to integrate Virtual Antenna® correctly and quickly into their own products without the necessity of physical hardware, de-risking the design process. All integrated in a predictable process.

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        NB-IoT and LTE-M Learning week IoT Antenna Integration Showcase

        Join our antenna and product ingeneer Jordi Miró in this webinar. He will be doing a Live IoT antenna integration demo.

        Try one of our main RF Antenna Process optimization ingredients: Ignion's unique antenna digital twin design tool. Just fill up the form and start designing!

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          Virtual Antenna® technology vs Flexible Printed Circuit

          By downloading this whitepaper you will have access to an in-depth lab report showing the differences between FPC and the Ignion Virtual Antenna® solution. The features of these two antenna types are clearly explained as well as the impact antennas have on the overall IoT device design.

          Whitepaper highlights:

          - FPC Antenna solution pros and cons and performance specs.
          - Virtual Antenna® solution pros and cons and performance specs.
          - Environmental impact on antenna performance.
          - Antenna efficiency test results between Virtual Antenna® solution vs FPC antenna.
          - The importance of considering antenna design from the beginning to prevent redesign engineering expense, time to market delays and unnecessary costs.

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