MIMO performance of today's metal-covered handset

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A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa

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2018-01-01

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en

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5

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12th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation

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This paper discusses on the evolution of smartphones in recent years and its effects on antenna performance. Up-to-date design framework is introduced, and comparison of recent metal-rim antennas is presented. Especially, the paper analyzes further the MIMO performance of a recently published realistic metal-covered handset design with LTE, GPS, and Wi-Fi antennas. The designed antennas cover frequency bands 704-960 MHz, 1.56-1.61 GHz, 1.71-2.69 GHz, 2.4-2.484 GHz, and 5.15-5.875 GHz. New results on multiplexing efficiency and ergodic capacity are presented. In very challenging design environment, the design shows good performance despite the modest matching levels and efficiencies.

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Antenna, Ergodic capacity, Handset, Metal cover, Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), Multiplexing efficiency

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Kurvinen, J, Lehtovuori, A, Hannula, J M & Viikari, V 2018, MIMO performance of today's metal-covered handset . in 12th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation . EurAAP, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, London, United Kingdom, 09/04/2018 . https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2018.0407