Twelve-Element MIMO Wideband Antenna Array Operating at 3.3 GHz for 5G Smartphone Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Twelve-Element MIMO Wideband Antenna System Design
2.1. Antenna Element Design and Analysis
2.2. Wideband Antenna Array Design and Analysis
3. Results and Discuss
3.1. S-Parameters Analysis
3.2. Radiation Performance of Antenna Array
3.3. Efficiency of the Designed Antenna Array
3.4. Analysis of ECC and DG Parameters
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ref. | Frequency (GHz) | BW(GHz) | Isolation(dB) | ECC | Elements | Radiating Element Size (mm2) |
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[12] | 3.6 | 3.4–3.8 | <−10 | <−0.1 | 10 | NG |
[13] | 3.5 | 3.4–3.6 | <−10 | <−0.3 | 16 | 19 × 2 (0.22λ × 0.023λ) |
[15] | 3.5 | 3.4–3.6 | <−15 | <−0.1 | 8 | 17.4 × 6 (0.203λ × 0.07λ) |
[17] | 3.5 | 3.4–3.6 | <−10 | <−0.15 | 8 | 10 × 7 (0.12λ × 0.082λ) |
[25] | 3.5 | 3.4–3.6 | <−10 | <−0.1 | 10 | 13.45 × 6 (0.157λ × 0.07λ) |
[30] | 3.5 | 3.4–3.6 | <−10 | NG | 8 | 40.8 × 3 (0.476λ × 0.035λ) |
Proposed | 3.3 and 3.6 | 3.2–3.7 | <−12 | <−0.065 | 12 | 12.95 × 6 (0.151λ × 0.07λ) |
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Yu, H.; Shang, X.; Xue, Q.; Ding, H.; Wang, J.; Lv, W.; Luo, Y. Twelve-Element MIMO Wideband Antenna Array Operating at 3.3 GHz for 5G Smartphone Applications. Electronics 2024, 13, 3585. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13183585
Yu H, Shang X, Xue Q, Ding H, Wang J, Lv W, Luo Y. Twelve-Element MIMO Wideband Antenna Array Operating at 3.3 GHz for 5G Smartphone Applications. Electronics. 2024; 13(18):3585. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13183585
Chicago/Turabian StyleYu, Hehe, Xinwen Shang, Qianzhong Xue, Haibing Ding, Jing Wang, Weiwei Lv, and Yuanzhe Luo. 2024. "Twelve-Element MIMO Wideband Antenna Array Operating at 3.3 GHz for 5G Smartphone Applications" Electronics 13, no. 18: 3585. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13183585