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Taoglas has developed a unique ceramic miniature loop antenna series for GPS/GALILEO applications. At

5.0*3.0*0.5mm, the GLA.01 GPS/GALILEO Loop antenna is a miniature edge mounted antenna designed for

small space requirements. The radiation pattern is more omni-directional than traditional patch antennas.

The GLA loop antenna series show at least three times the efficiency of traditional linear polarized

1575.42MHz MHz antennas. Efficiencies of 40% to 90% are achievable. A peak gain of 2.5dBi places this

antenna's gain performance within the range of a much larger 15mm to 18mm patch antenna.

Mechanically, the GLA.01 at only 0.5mm in height has a very low profile, and with a footprint of 6.0 x 5.5mm

needs less space on the board. It does require clearance of 6.0 x 5.5mm. Based on the loop effect, this

antenna works best when placed on the center of the edge of the board, but can still work better than

traditional linear polarized chip antennas even when placed at corners as a substitute.

The GLA.01 is delivered on tape and reel and now allows M2M customers to use an omni-directional antenna

in devices where orientation of the product is unknown.

This antenna can be mounted with no performance degradation in either orientation as long as the antenna

is soldered correctly via Surface mounting. Please see the integration instructions section for further detail

regarding the optimum way to integrate this antenna into your device.

For further optimization to customer-specific device environments and for support to integrate and test this

antennas performance in your device, contact your regional Taoglas Customer Services Team.

Applications:

Navigation or position tracking systems

Hand-held devices when GPS/GALILEO function is needed, e.g., smart phone. PDA

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