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1.Introduction

The ILA.08 is a new 868 MHz ISM band embedded ceramic loop antenna from

Taoglas featuring a good efficiency of 45% at the center of the band. It is the

perfect solution for the growing amount of devices using the 868Mhz band, such as

Sigfox or LoRa applications in Europe, or in metering applications.

This antenna works the best when placed at the center of the board edge. The

ILA.08 antenna, at 5 x 3 x 0.5 mm, is low profile and would be suitable for devices

with space constraints. The ILA.08 is delivered on tape and reel and now allows

M2M customers to use an omni-directional SMT antenna. The omni-directional

radiation characteristics allow for excellent performance regardless of device

orientation. This is especially useful for devices that are not fixed in one particular

spot during use. When there is little PCB space available for antenna placement, but

high performance is required, the ILA.08 is the ideal choice.

The antenna is manufactured in a TS16949 first tier automotive approved facility

and has passed the most stringent reliability testing. Since it is SMD, it is much

easier to integrate and more reliable in high volume production compared to helical

antennas which are cumbersome to install and subject to variability due to need for

manual assembly.

Typical Applications:

- Sigfox

- Lora

- LPWAN

- Automated Meter Reading (AMR)

- RFID

- Remote Monitoring

- Healthcare

- Sensing

- Alarm Systems

- Handheld Devices