Virtual AntennaTM Technology: the Next Generation Antenna for Wireless Devices

Informazioni relative al progetto

VATech

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 674491

DOI

10.3030/674491

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 8 Maggio 2015

Data di avvio 1 Giugno 2015

Data di completamento 31 Maggio 2017

Finanziato da

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Costo totale

€ 1 082 485,00

Contributo UE

€ 757 739,50

Coordinato da

FRACTUS SA
Spain

Periodic Reporting for period 2 - VATech (Virtual AntennaTM Technology: the Next Generation Antenna for Wireless Devices)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2016-06-01 al 2017-05-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

The main objective of the project is to take to market a new disruptive antenna technology (Virtual AntennaTM) which has been patented by Fractus, based on a new element (antenna booster) as replacement of existing antennas in wireless devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops. The aim is to obtain a unique miniature and multiband solution (10 times smaller in volume than conventional antennas) for these devices and valid for all frequency bands of operation (2G, 3G, 4G).
The appearance of new mobile bands and smart antenna technologies, adds additional challenges to the integration of conventional antenna solutions inside handset platforms. Virtual AntennaTM Technology, as a miniature multiband antenna technology, can solve all existing limitations by offering advantages (mainly cost, size reduction, off-the-shelf, pick&place maintaining technical performance) for wireless devices manufacturers.
The Information Society will benefit of the advantages that the antenna brings to wireless devices, for example, more bands for sending very fast information and the possibility of making smaller and thinner devices.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

• Development of 2 new products (RUN mXTEND and ALLmXTEND).
• 2 papers with oral presentations at EUCAP’16.
• Two invited workshops.
• One pitch at Mobile World Congress (Shangai).
• Over 20 customer projects: recommendations, simulation and integration services.
• Attendance to several Trade shows.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

Reducing the size of the antenna component by a ten times factor represents an order of magnitude smaller than other current state of the art handset antennas, while offering the required electromagnetic performance.
Big market is ahead of mobile phone and other wireless devices manufacturers. The concept is disruptive because the solution is standard, miniature, its cost half the cost of conventional solutions, it has several patents granted and matches a specific demand from the mobile devices market.
Although the main target for the initial deployment are smartphones, tablets, M2M devices and headsets manufacturers, a wider expansion will be made to secondary devices (eBooks, laptops and other wireless devices)
All developments that contribute to improved performance and Internet services on mobile devices, have tremendous impact in terms of social benefits, since the use of such devices is constantly present in the daily life of society, both at the workplace (mails , agendas, etc.) and personal life (social networks , contacts, etc.)

New product All-In-One