World’s Smallest Antenna Increases Wi-Fi Speed By 200 Times

September 7, 2012 Interference Technology Antennas, News, Products

Researchers from A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME) in Singapore have successfully developed the world’s smallest high performance cavity-backed slot (CBS) antenna. Operating at an extremely high frequency of 135 GHz, the silicon-based antenna exhibited signal transmissions 30 times stronger than on-chip antennas operating at the same frequency. The antenna measures approximately 1.6 mm x 1.2 mm and, in combination with other millimeter-wave building blocks, can support a wireless speed of up to 20 GB per second—more than 200 times faster than present day Wi-Fi.

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