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March 16 2005 at 02:42 PM
Fractus’ antennas key factor in making handset range 25% slimmer
Barcelona, March 16, 2005 - Fractus, the fractal antenna technology pioneer, has allowed French mobile handset manufacturer Sagem Communications to create its new ultra-slim my300X mobile phone line by developing an ultra-slim internal tri-band GSM antenna.
Fractus has provided Sagem Communications with an antenna that is just 5mm high, some 37.5% smaller than previous antenna designs, enabling a handset that is 25% slimmer than its predecessors.
To conserve space the antenna was custom-designed to deliver the required performance despite being positioned extremely close to other integrated components. Traditionally the antenna has been isolated as much as possible from other components to avoid interference.
The handset market is experiencing unprecedented pressure to produce smaller and more fashionable handsets which is putting an increasing strain on handset designers. As an approved antenna vendor, Sagem has relied on Fractus throughout the handset design process to produce innovative technical solutions that have helped meet the increasingly ambitious style requirements of their handset designers.
“The next-generation of antennas will need to either integrate within other components or at the very least sit closely next to them,” said Josep Puig, Fractus Director, Mobile Handset Antennas. “Fractus jumped in early in the design process. Working with Sagem, we have clearly shown the level of handset design innovation that is possible using Fractus antenna technology.”
The tri-band Fractus antenna operates over GSM on the 900MHz, 1800MHz and 1900MHz frequency bands in Europe and the 850MHz, 1800MHz and 1900MHz in the US.