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High-Volume Manufacturing of Metallized Plastic Gapwaves Antennas for mmWave Applications
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Conference
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2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2023 17th European Conference on. :1-4 Mar, 2023
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In this paper we review the state of the art of high-volume production and give an overview of the main manufacturing aspects that are making plastic antennas a real alternative. Waveguide-based antennas are competing to become the technology of choice for a range of high-frequency high-volume products, such as modern telecommunication and radar systems. To reach widespread adoption however, the performance benefits must be supported by low-cost production. Coupled with the relaxed manufacturing and assembly allowed by gapwaveguide technology, metallized plastic injection molded antennas stand as a compelling solution to bring this vision to reality.