VJ5301M400MXBSR Preliminary Data Sheet www.vishay.com Vishay Vitramon Surface Mount Ceramic Chip Antennas for 400 MHz The VJ5301M400 series are small form-factor, high-performance chip-antennas optimized for industrial, automotive, and medical applications. Utilizing unique Vishay materials and manufacturing technologies, these products when properly tuned also comply VJ5301M400MXBSR chip antenna product with the MBRAI standard for portable communication. Vishay VJ5301M400MXBSR chip antennas are covered by one or more of the following patents: Features WO2008250262 (A1), US2008303720 (A1), US2008305750 (A1), WO2008154173 (A1). Small outline (35 mm x 5 mm x 1.2 mm) 1 50 unbalanced tuning interface (max. -8.7 gain ) Other patents are pending. Assembled onto a PCB in the standard reflow process 2 120 MHz half-power tuned bandwidth (360 to 480 MHz) ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS High-reliability ceramic-oxide body construction Low-RF loss, high-Q ceramic Operating Temperature: -40 C to + 85 C Lead (Pb)-free / wet build process Frequency Range (Transmission/Reception): 360 to 480 MHz Reliable Noble Metal Electrode (NME) system Compliant to RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC DESCRIPTION Halogen-free per IEC 61249-2-21 The VJ5301M400MXBSR ceramic chip antenna is a small Wide operating temperature range (-40 C to + 85 C) form-factor, high-performance, chip-antenna designed for operation at 400 . It allows manufacturers to design high quality products that do not bear the penalty of a large Applications external antenna, and is designed to be assembled onto a PC board using a standard reflow process. Medical Telemetry (internal/external) Two way radio communication The VJ5301M400 is the latest in a family of products Land mobile services developed by Vishay , a world leader in manufacturing of Industrial and medical band applications discrete and passive components. QUICK REFERENCE DATA FREQUENCY MAX. GAIN AVERAGE GAIN BANDWIDTH (- 10 dB) BANDWIDTH (- 3 dB) SERIES (MHz) (dBi) (dBi) (MHz) (MHz) VJ5301M400MXBSR 400 - 8.7 - 11.7 48 120 CHIP ANTENNA PERFORMANCE 400 400 MHZ REFLECTED 400 MHZ - 3 dB - 3 dB - 10 dB - 10 dB NOMINAL NOMINAL MHZ AVERAGE POWER REFLECTED BANDWIDTH REFLECTED BANDWIDTH REFLECTED IMPEDANCE FREQUENCY PEAK GAIN COEFFICIENT POWER 360 MHz to POWER 386 MHz to POWER () (MHz) GAIN (dBi) S11 LOSS 480 MHz LOSS 431 MHz LOSS (dBi) < - 23 dB < 0.5 % 50 % 10 % 400 50 -11.7 -8.7 120 45 < 0.5 % < 0.02 dB 3 dB 0.46 dB Table 1 of quick reference data and chip antenna performance 1 See Figures 1 through 6 for more details on the radiation pattern (antenna gain) at 400 MHz the PCB board ground is shorted to earth ground for tuning. 2 Electrical characteristics at +25 C unless otherwise specified. Antenna performance is measured at 400 MHz and 50 Ohm impedance unless otherwise specified. The best results are obtained by mounting the chip following the layout guidelines application note for the evaluation kit. Document Number: For technical questions, contact: chipantenna vishay.com www.vishay.com Revision: 15-Mar-12 1 Preliminary Data Sheet VJ5301M400MXBSR www.vishay.com Vishay Vitramon VJ5301M400MXBSR Tuning Figure 4 VJ5301M400MXBSR XY Radiation Pattern Final tuning configuration and component values for L , L , and C 1 2 1 90 105 75 depend on customer PCB layout. Optimal tuning is possible with -8 120 60 just a few standard components. The nominal values shown are 135 -18 45 for a tuned VJ5301M400MXBEK kit. 150 30 -28 165 15 -38 dBi 180 -48 0 -165 -15 Pole rotation -150 -30 -135 -45 -120 -60 -105 -75 -90 XY / Rotation plane / Horiznotal E-field polarization Figure 5 VJ5301M400MXBSR YZ Radiation Pattern 90 105 75 -8 Figure 1 Tuning example with inductors L , L and capacitor C 1 2 1 120 60 -18 135 45 Power Reflection S11 (dB) Versus Frequency (MHz) 150 30 -28 MHz 360 380 400 420 440 460 480 165 15 -38 0 dBi 180 -48 0 VJ5301M400 -5 Pole rotation -165 -15 -150 -30 -10 -135 -45 -120 -60 -15 -105 -75 -90 -20 Rotation plane / Horizontal E-field polarization YZ / >99% Power -25 Coupled at 400 Figure 6 VJ5301M400MXBSR XZ Radiation Pattern 90 MHz for 105 75 -8 -30 VJ5301M400 120 60 dB -18 135 45 -35 Frequency (MHz) 150 30 -28 165 15 Figure 2 VJ5301M400 tuned to 400 MHz with > 99% power coupled -38 180 -48 dBi 0 Rotation = 0 Receiver Pole rotation -165 -15 Plane Direction XY Y-axis -150 -30 YZ Z-axis -135 -45 XZ Z-axis -120 -60 The radiation patterns reference the elevation that is -105 -75 perpendicular to the azimuth pole rotation in . -90 Figure 3 VJ5301M400 PCB mounting and coordinate directions XZ / Rotation plane / Vertical E-field polarization Document Number: For technical questions, contact: chipantenna vishay.com www.vishay.com Revision: 15-Mar-12 2 Power Reflection S11 dB (50 )