Realization of a printed-on-display antenna for mobile terminals

To develop an innovatory type of radiator, this paper presents a design method for a printed-on-display (POD) antenna, which is intended to replace the traditional ones, for example, monopole antennas, helical antennas, etc., installed on diverse wireless mobile terminals. These terminals may function as a GSM wireless telephone handset or a GPS (Global Positioning System) handset, etc. The key feature is that they have both an antenna and an electronic display. Further, for those terminals, such a new antenna design removes the drawback of being easily damaged mechanically, and is more integrated electronically. The POD antenna is composed of printed radiators which are made of a material being both electrically conductive and optically transparent, for example, ITO (indium oxide doped with tin oxide). The printed strip will be the fundamental elements for this application.