Intel Announces New TV Antenna

By Doug Lung
published

An article on www.slashgear.com, Intel embedded DTV antenna is world's first describes a new antenna from Intel for use in mobile and portable electronic devices.

The article shows a bent dipole antenna snaked around the base and sides of a laptop or notebook computer configuration. In my experience, such balanced antennas perform much better, especially on high-band VHF channels, than unbalanced "whip" antennas.

Slashgear indicated Intel had filed for a patent on the antennas. If I can find more information on the device, I'll post it next week.

This built-in antenna should make it easier for Intel and network, laptop and portable media player manufacturers to include DTV reception in portable devices, whether it's legacy ATSC TV reception or technology for the upcoming ATSC M/H standard.

Doug Lung
Doug Lung

Doug Lung is one of America's foremost authorities on broadcast RF technology. As vice president of Broadcast Technology for NBCUniversal Local, H. Douglas Lung leads NBC and Telemundo-owned stations’ RF and transmission affairs, including microwave, radars, satellite uplinks, and FCC technical filings. Beginning his career in 1976 at KSCI in Los Angeles, Lung has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast television engineering. Beginning in 1985, he led the engineering department for what was to become the Telemundo network and station group, assisting in the design, construction and installation of the company’s broadcast and cable facilities. Other projects include work on the launch of Hawaii’s first UHF TV station, the rollout and testing of the ATSC mobile-handheld standard, and software development related to the incentive auction TV spectrum repack.
A longtime columnist for TV Technology, Doug is also a regular contributor to IEEE Broadcast Technology. He is the recipient of the 2023 NAB Television Engineering Award. He also received a Tech Leadership Award from TV Tech publisher Future plc in 2021 and is a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.