Compact size planar folded pifa design for mobile handset.

A printed compact size folded inverted-F antenna with simple configuration for mobile handset operating within the global system for mobile communication/personal communication system/digital communication system bands is initially proposed.To additionally cover the wireless local-area network frequency spectrum at 2.4 GHz, a narrow stub is protruded from the printed shorting wall. The excitation of these operating bands with desirable bandwidth is achieved by feeding a 50-Ω microstrip line to the folded radiating element through a via hole. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 53:1045-1050, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.25919 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]