Dual‐band LTCC chip antenna design using stacked meander patch for mobile handsets

This paper presents design simulation, implementation, and measurement of a miniaturized GPS/K-PCS dual-band LTCC chip antenna for mobile communication handsets. The dimensions of the LTCC chip antenna is 9 × 15 × 1.2 mm. The meander-type radiating patch for dual-band operation is realized by using via holes with 0.3-mm height to connect upper- and lower-layer antennas. The lower meander-type antenna is to be tuned to the lower frequency (GPS) band. The upper meander antenna has a via-hole connection for the higher frequency (K-PCS) band. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 45: 271–273, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.20793