Wide-scan phased array antenna fed by coax-to-microstriplines for 5G cell phones

The new design and analysis of a wide-scan phased array antenna for the future 5G cellphone platforms is proposed in this manuscript. The antenna is designed on a low-cost FR-4 substrate with 0.8 mm thickness, 4.3 permittivity, and overall size of Wsub×Lsub=60×120 mm2. Eight dipole antenna elements fed by coax-to-microstriplines have been used to form a linear array at the top portion of the cellphone PCB. The antenna is working at 24 GHz and has end-fire radiation beams with a wide-angle scanning capability. The simulated results in terms of different antenna specifications have been presented and discussed.