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A Review on the Design of Inverted F-Antenna for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, WiMAX and Zigbee Applications

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Communication through the wireless medium has a greater demand nowadays and it increases day by day due to the rapid increment of mobile users. Constantly, the antennas play a major role in the expanding wireless communication systems. Also, the demand increases for the smaller minimum-cost antenna for both industrial and domestic applications. The Inverted-F Antenna (IFA) designs support these requirements. This paper explains the study of the design of various band IFA forms for different applications like Bluetooth, WLAN, Wi-Fi and Zigbee. The design parameters and performance of different forms of IFAs are discussed and categorized in this paper. This review paper ultimately aims to highlight the Performance of IFA designs taken for analysis through gain comparison and return loss comparison for a fixed range of frequency.

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Renit C performed the data curation of the system. The paper was written by Renit C under the supervision of Ajith Bosco Raj T. The formal analysis of the paper was suggested by Ajith Bosco Raj T. Methodology was by Renit C and Asha Beaula C. Writing and Original drafting were by Renit C and Asha Beaula C. Review and Editing was by Renit C and Asha Beaula C consistency. All authors read and approved the final paper.

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Renit, C., Raj, T.A.B. & Beaula, C.A. A Review on the Design of Inverted F-Antenna for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, WiMAX and Zigbee Applications. Wireless Pers Commun 134, 953–973 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-024-10940-8

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