SBIR Phase I: Transparent Antenna Technology for Next Generation Wireless Consumer Devices

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The broader impact/commercial potential of this project is that it offers low cost, and compacttablet/mobile devices with better wireless connectivity and increased battery life. Lower cost of thesedevices will enable their widespread use in the society and enable use of broadband services with higherefficiency and better connectivity. The transparent antenna technology offers a platform on whichseveral other applications can be built. For instance, compact health monitoring sensors can beintegrated with wireless capability by integrating antennas on their displays. This technology also willalso improve wireless capability of wearables as they have very limited real estate for antennas.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to develop transparent antennatechnology for wireless consumer devices. This SBIR project will advance our understanding ofinteractions between touch sensor and transparent antennas and enable development of multifunctionaltouch sensors that not only operates as a touch sensor but also a transparent antenna aswell. A very comprehensive research approach will be undertaken in Phase I. Namely, in addition toevaluating performance of the antenna technology in the presence of touch sensor, performance oftouch sensor in the presence of transparent antennas will also be characterized to ensure that theproposed multi?]functional touch sensors meet the requirements of wireless consumer devices such astablets and mobile phones.