Ethertronics Develops Quad-Band WiFi/WLAN Antenna, Improving Performance for Mobile Device Applications

Designed for Worldwide Operation of WiFi & WiMAX, Compact and Efficient Antenna Enhances End-User Experience with Faster Data Rates & Longer Battery Life

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ethertronics, a provider of embedded antenna solutions for wideband and multi-band wireless devices, today announced the introduction of its third-generation quad-band WiFi/WLAN internal antenna solution. Designed to operate on 2.4, 4.9, 5.2 and 5.8 GHz spectrum bands (also known as 802.11a/b/g/n+), this robust antenna is ideal for integration into a variety of devices, including mobile phones, notebook computers, industrial handhelds and access points.

Ethertronics’ WiFi/WLAN quad-band antenna is based on the company’s patented Isolated Magnetic DipoleTM (IMD) technology, allowing for quicker time to market, minimizing antenna size without degrading performance, and optimizing antenna patterns and operating characteristics without being effected by surrounding component placement and supporting high volume manufacturing processes by being surface mountable and fully compliant with the European RoHS directive 2002/95/EC.

“As new, feature-rich portable devices come to market, it is critical that design teams consider how to best integrate internal RF components without sacrificing overall performance,” said Rick Segil, VP Marketing of Ethertronics. “Since we are able to minimize antenna size without degrading performance, we have an ideal solution for manufacturers wanting to develop compact, feature-packed mobile devices with unique form factors or specialized industrial designs. Additionally, our IMD technology provides `real life' benefits of longer battery life, superior reception range and faster data rates, which are important to both carriers and end-users alike.”

Ethertronics’ IMD technology delivers on the key needs of today’s wireless devices. Available in both standard and custom solutions, Ethertronics’ IMD technology can be quickly implemented into a range of product designs, from single to penta-band coverage with the capability to deliver up to 40 percent higher performance than competing antenna technologies. With the IMD technology, multiple antennas for cellular, mobile TV reception, GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi and WiMAX are easily integrated with fewer constraints and greater functionality.

About Ethertronics

Ethertronics designs and manufactures high-performance standard and customized embedded antenna solutions for wideband and multi-band wireless devices. Ethertronics’ leading-edge antenna product lines have been selected by major customers to support a wide range of applications, including cellular, UMTS, WiFi, WiMAX, Bluetooth, GPS, MediaFLO and Digital Video Broadcast, among others. The company’s patented Isolated Magnetic Dipole™ (IMD) technology enables wireless equipment manufacturers to tune both the antenna and antenna feed-line independent of each other, allowing for smaller size, greater flexibility in design implementation, shortened design cycles and higher overall “real-life” performance. The U.S.-headquartered company maintains a global network of design centers and low-cost, high-volume manufacturing operations. For more information about Ethertronics, visit the company’s Website at: www.ethertronics.com.

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