Kyocera unveils new wireless BMS antennas

February 04, 2024

KYOCERA AVX just unveiled their new A-Series low-profile, surface-mount automotive antennas.

The A-Series antennas are qualified according to AEC-Q200 standards and support a wide range of wireless technologies, including GNSS L1/L2/L5/L6, ISM, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth, cellular, LTE, 5G, and UWB. They offer frequencies extending from 617MHz to 8.5GHz and are designed to deliver superior RF field containment for improved performance in reception-critical applications.

The A-Series antennas are available in stamped metal, FR-4, ceramic chip, and ultra-small chip packages, all of which are RoHS compliant. Despite the AEC-Q200 automotive industry quality standard not including antenna products, all testing for the A-Series devices has been done per AEC-Q200 procedures and requirements. The A-Series is also available with International Material Data System (IMDS) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) documentation.

Some of the new A-Series antennas feature KYOCERA AVX’s Isolated Magnetic Dipole® (IMD) technology, which allows them to deliver higher functionality and performance in smaller and thinner designs. Two of these antennas, the A1001013 and A1001011, can operate both on- and off-ground, a critical capability for heavily metallic environments such as wireless battery management systems (wBMS).

“The new A-Series provides automotive design engineers with reliable, high-performance antennas tested in accordance with AEC-Q200 standards, and manufacturers are already taking note,” said Carmen Redondo, Director of Global Marketing for Antennas at KYOCERA AVX. “One of the A-Series antennas, the A1001013, has been selected for inclusion in Analog Devices’ (ADI) wireless battery management system (wBMS) reference design, based in part on its unique ability to operate in both off-ground and on-ground environments.”