Micro-Ant Inc. has announced the development of its Blade technology, which as applied to microstrip antennas, enhances electrical performance while allowing for smaller, cheaper, and easier production and use.

The Fall River, Mass.-based company claims Blade technology increases overall antenna efficiency, allowing an antenna to be considerably smaller than traditional designs while meeting similar performance requirements.

Micro-Ant has used the technology in commercial and consumer applications including GPS tracking, satellite-based voice, radio, and two-way high-speed Internet. Blade has been type approved by Sirius Satellite Radio, Micros-Ant said.