Inkjet-printed patch antennas for wireless chip-to-chip communication on flexible substrates

Quirin Hirmer, Andreas Albrecht, Marco Bobinger, Marius Loch, Michael Haider, Johannes A. Russer, Markus Becherer, Paolo Lugli

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Abstract

Printed electronics become more and more relevant for applications in wearable electronics and sensors. Inkjet printing of silver nano-particles can be done at very low cost with a reasonably high precision and conductivity. In this paper, we investigate flexible patch antennas for wireless chip-to-chip communication scenarios, rapidly prototyped using an inkjet printing process. A patch antenna with a return loss of almost -20 dB at a resonance frequency of 2.09 GHz that agrees well with the conducted simulations is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPRIME 2017 - 13th Conference on PhD Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages141-144
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781509065073
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Jul 2017
Event13th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2017 - Giardini Naxos - Taormina, Italy
Duration: 12 Jun 201715 Jun 2017

Publication series

NamePRIME 2017 - 13th Conference on PhD Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, Proceedings

Conference

Conference13th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, PRIME 2017
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityGiardini Naxos - Taormina
Period12/06/1715/06/17

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