Smallest GPS Surface-Mount Antenna; Requires Only 140 Square Millimeters Board Space and No Ground Plane.Business Editors WELLINGBOROUGH, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2003 Antenna specialist Sarantel has announced a small, passive, surface mount version of its GeoHelix(TM) GPS antennas for demanding applications requiring internal or tightly integrated surface mount antennas. The GeoHelix-SMP requires only 10x14mm of board space and because of inherent resistance to RF and other interference can be mounted adjacent to other antennas and other signal sources. As with all Sarantel's antennas, the GeoHelix-SMP is balanced and requires no ground-plane, saving space and weight. It offers a wider beam-width than conventional patch antennas (3dB contour up to 120 degrees typical) meaning that more GPS satellites can be seen simultaneously, resulting in greater accuracy and positioning reliability. Furthermore it has a particularly small near-field which means that the weak signals from the satellites are not de-tuned when the handset is close to human tissue such as the hand or head. Barrie Foley, Sarantel's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , commented, "The demand for surface mount antennas, following our first introduction of active versions earlier in the year, has been surprisingly high. I believe it indicates that GPS is no longer being considered as an add-on but a core function of many new portable products. The GeoHelix-SMP surface mount device is a result of our commitment to continuous improvement and innovation and offers manufacturers the possibility of lower production costs and better performance." The GeoHelix-SMP antenna, which operates on the GPS L1-band (1575.42MHz), measures only 35mm x 14.0mm x 11.2mm (uncapped) and uses Sarantel's patented design in which copper tracks, deposited onto a small ceramic cylinder, are individually and automatically laser trimmed for optimum frequency response. They are being manufactured on Sarantel's fully automated assembly line in Wellingborough UK. Sarantel will supply this antenna as an edge-mount device with a choice of SMA (1) See SMA connector. (2) (Shared Memory Architecture) See shared video memory. (3) (Software Maintenance Association) A membership organization that began in 1985 and ended in 1996. or MCX See Media Center Extender. male connectors. Sample and production quantities of GeoHelix-SMP are available now. Company contacts: US: Brad Hurte, Sarantel Inc., 19243 NE 149th Street, Woodinville, Washington, 98077. Tel: +1 425-861-0463 Email: info-usa@sarantel.com Asia/Pacific: Joe Murray, Sarantel Pte Ltd, 6 Temasek Blvd, #41-05, Suntec Tower 4, Singapore 038986 Tel: +65 6820 8849 Email: info-asia@sarantel.com UK: Jo Trimarco, Sarantel Ltd, Unit 2, Wendel Point, Ryle Drive, Park Farm South, Wellingborough, NN8 6AQ UK. Tel: +44 (0)1933 670561 Email: info@sarantel.com Press contact: Andrew Shephard, EML EML - Extended ML. A language for formally specifying SML programs. ["Formal Program Development in Extended ML for the Working Programmer", D. Sannella, Proc 3rd BCS/FACS Workshop on Refinement", Springer 1990]. +44 (0) 20 8408 8000 Email: sarantel@eml.com About Sarantel Founded in September 2000, UK-based Sarantel (www.sarantel.com) specialises in miniature antennas for portable and mobile wireless devices, including GPS and Wi-Fi, as well as GSM, PCN 1. PCN - Program Composition Notation. 2. (communications) PCN - Personal Communication Network. and PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. mobile telephones. Built on 20 years of research effort, Sarantel Ltd is a privately funded company formed from the management buyout of the Symmetricom Inc. antenna division. The company recently had a first close on its $10m series B funding round. MTI MTI Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore) MTI Metal Treating Institute MTI Moving Target Indicator (radar) MTI Magyar Távirati Iroda (news agency in Budapest, Hungary) Partners (www.mtifirms.com) led the round, joined by series A investor, VCF VCF Valencia Club de Futbol (Spanish soccer team) VCF Virtual Career Fair VCF Value City Furniture VCF Virtual Case File (FBI automated case management system) VCF Voltage Controlled Filter Partners (www.vcf.co.uk), and eTechnology VCT VCT Voluntary Counseling and Testing VCT Vinyl Composition Tile VCT Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (ISO Country code) VCT Venture Capital Trust (UK fiscal status) (www.etchvct.com). Sarantel's antennas are based on high-dielectric miniature ceramic cylinders onto which a copper track is etched. Compared with the conventional antennas used in portable wireless products, Sarantel's devices have a much wider beamwidth, meaning better reception, and make the receivers less susceptible to the de-tuning effects of the user's hands and head. The company has pioneered a highly cost-effective automated volume manufacturing process at its Wellingborough, UK, facility. In addition to offering its antennas to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and manufacturers, Sarantel licenses the design and manufacturing process to high volume manufacturers around the world. www.sarantel.com Ref: EMF emf: see electromotive force. (1) (ElectroMagnetic Field) See electromagnetic radiation. 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