Jacket Micro Devices Inc. (JMD), a worldwide supplier of integrated RF modules for high performance wireless products, published a paper on a complete dual-band WLAN module with two transmits and two receives in a package measuring 4 x 8 mm, approximately four times smaller than the industry standard at Microwave Week 2007 in Honolulu, HI.
JMD used the module to illustrate how the company's patented Multilayer Organic (MLO) technology can be used to design, fabricate and implement a complete multi-band radio unit using SOP technology for dual band WLAN, WiMAX and Bluetooth technology in a single module. Chief technology officer and JMD co-founder Dr. George White presented the technology through a white paper entitled "Global Universal Radio Units (GURU) Realized Using Multilayer Organics (MLO)" during a session related to new SiP technologies on Sunday, June 3.
"JMD's technology opens new doors for manufacturers of mobile devices such as PDAs and laptop computers," said Jim Stratigos, CEO of JMD. "Our customers will use this technology to integrate more functionality into a single mobile communication device that fits in the palm of your hand."
The paper describes the use of JMD's Multilayer Organic technology in developing smaller, high performance multi-band radio components for mobile devices such as laptops and handheld devices. The paper contends that as many as five wireless standards can be incorporated into a package measuring no larger than 70 mm2, enabling a single small device to incorporate functions such as GSM, WLAN, WiMAX, Bluetooth and GPS without adding significant weight or size.