# US 12,183,991 B2 · Electronic device and antenna structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,183,991 B2 - Document ID: US12183991B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/047,301 - Filed: 2022-10-18 - Published: 2023-09-14 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2022-03-08 - Assignees: Wistron Neweb Corp. - Applicants: Wistron Neweb Corporation - Inventors: Hsieh-Chih Lin; Yung-Chieh Yu; Shih-Chiang Wei - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12183991B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/2266: {disposed inside the computer} - H01Q 5/307: Individual or coupled radiating elements, each element being fed in an unspecified way - H01Q 1/2283: {mounted in or on the surface of a semiconductor substrate as a chip-type antenna or integrated with other components into an IC package} - H01Q 5/328: between a radiating element and ground - H01Q 5/371: Branching current paths - H01Q 1/36: Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; {Particular materials used therewith}(H01Q1/08, H01Q1/14 take precedence) - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) ## Abstract An electronic device having an antenna structure is disclosed. The antenna structure includes a substrate, a first radiating portion, a second radiating portion connected to the first radiating portion, a grounding portion, a shorting portion connected between the second radiating portion and the grounding portion, a third radiating portion, a first grounding extension portion connected between the third radiating portion and the grounding portion, and a first capacitive element coupled between a first section and a second section of the shorting portion. The coupling of the shorting portion, the first grounding extension portion, and the third radiating portion generates a first operating frequency band, and the coupling of the first radiating portion, the shorting portion, the first grounding extension portion, and the third radiating portion generates a second operating frequency band, which is higher than the first operating frequency band, through the matching of the first capacitive element. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device, comprising: a substrate; a first radiating portion disposed on the substrate; a second radiating portion disposed on the substrate and connected to the first radiating portion; a grounding portion disposed on the substrate; a shorting portion connected between the second radiating portion and the grounding portion and disposed closer to the grounding portion than the first radiating portion, the shorting portion further comprising a first section, a second section, and a third section, wherein the first section is connected to the second radiating portion, and the third section is connected between the second section and the grounding portion; a third radiating portion disposed on the substrate; a first grounding extension portion connected between the third radiating portion and the grounding portion; a feeding element disposed on the substrate and coupled between the second radiating portion and the grounding portion for feeding a signal; and a first capacitive element disposed on the substrate and coupled between the first section and the second section; wherein the shorting portion, the first grounding extension portion, and the third radiating portion generate a first operating frequency, the first radiating portion, the shorting portion, the first grounding extension portion, and the third radiating portion couple with each other to generate a second operating frequency band through a matching of the first capacitive element, and the second operating frequency band is higher than the first operating frequency band; wherein the third section is located between the first radiating portion and the grounding portion, and the first radiating portion is located between the third section and the third radiating portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising an inductive element coupled between the second radiating portion and the grounding portion, wherein the third radiating portion comprises an opening, the first radiating portion, a part of the third radiating portion at a periphery of the opening, the shorting portion, the first grounding extension portion, and the inductive element are used to generate a third operating frequency band, and the third operating frequency band is higher than the first operating frequency band but lower than the second operating frequency band. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device according to claim 2, further comprising a second capacitive element coupled between the shorting portion and the grounding portion, wherein the first radiating portion, the shorting portion, and the second capacitive element are used to generate a fourth operating frequency band, and the fourth operating frequency band is higher than the second operating frequency band. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the second radiating portion and the grounding portion couple with each other to generate a fifth operating frequency band, and the fifth operating frequency band is higher than the fourth operating frequency band. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the opening is adjacent to the first radiating portion, the first radiating portion couples with the part of the third radiating portion at the periphery of the opening to generate a sixth operating frequency band, and the sixth operating frequency band is higher than the fifth operating frequency band. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a first coupling gap is formed between the second radiating portion and the grounding portion, and the first coupling gap is less than 3 mm. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a second coupling gap is formed between the third section and the first radiating portion, and the second coupling gap is less than 3 mm. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a third coupling gap is formed between the third section and the grounding portion, and the third coupling gap is less than 3 mm. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a second grounding extension portion, wherein the second grounding extension portion extends slanted relative to the first grounding extension portion and is connected between the first grounding extension portion and the third section of the shorting portion. ### Claim 10 An antenna structure, comprising: a substrate; a first radiating portion disposed on the substrate; a second radiating portion disposed on the substrate and connected to the first radiating portion, wherein the second radiating portion is used to couple with a feeding element, and a signal is fed through the feeding element; a grounding portion disposed on the substrate; a shorting portion connected between the second radiating portion and the grounding portion and disposed closer to the grounding portion than the first radiating portion, the shorting portion comprising a first section, a second section, and a third section, wherein the first section is connected to the second radiating portion, and the third section is connected between the second section and the grounding portion; a third radiating portion disposed on the substrate; a first grounding extension portion connected between the third radiating portion and the grounding portion; and a first capacitive element disposed on the substrate and coupled between the first section and the second section; wherein the shorting portion, the first grounding extension portion, and the third radiating portion couple with each other to generate a first operating frequency band, the first radiating portion, the shorting portion, the first grounding extension portion, and the third radiating portion couple with each other to generate a second operating frequency band through a matching of the first capacitive element, and the second operating frequency band is higher than the first operating frequency band; wherein the third section is located between the first radiating portion and the grounding portion, and the first radiating portion is located between the third section and the third radiating portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The antenna structure according to claim 10, further comprising an inductive element coupled between the second radiating portion and the grounding portion, wherein the third radiating portion comprises an opening, the first radiating portion, a part of the third radiating portion at a periphery of the opening, the shorting portion, the first grounding extension portion, and the inductive element are used to generate a third operating frequency band, and the third operating frequency band is higher than the first operating frequency band but lower than the second operating frequency band. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The antenna structure according to claim 11, further comprising a second capacitive element coupled between the shorting portion and the grounding portion, wherein the first radiating portion, the shorting portion, and the second capacitive element are used to generate a fourth operating frequency band, and the fourth operating frequency band is higher than the second operating frequency band. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The antenna structure according to claim 12, wherein the second radiating portion and the grounding portion couple with each other to generate a fifth operating frequency band, and the fifth operating frequency band is higher than the fourth operating frequency band. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The antenna structure according to claim 13, wherein the opening is adjacent to the first radiating portion, the first radiating portion couples with the part of the third radiating portion at the periphery of the opening to generate a sixth operating frequency band, and the sixth operating frequency band is higher than the fifth operating frequency band. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The antenna structure according to claim 10, further comprising a second grounding extension portion, wherein the second grounding extension portion extends slanted relative to the first grounding extension portion and is connected between the first grounding extension portion and the third section of the shorting portion.